Doctor of Philosophy — ≥55 Credits
The Graduate Program in Biomedical Informatics offers a Doctor of Philosophy degree. The Doctor of Philosophy degree requires a minimum of 55 credit hours.
Program Objectives
The doctoral degree program’s main objective is to develop the ability to pose compelling scientific questions and propose new methods in Biomedical Informatics. Doctoral program objectives also include those at the master’s and graduate certificate programs.
Doctor of Philosophy Requirements
The PhD program is open to those who already hold a four-year undergraduate degree. Students with no previous graduate credit will be required to complete additional hours beyond the 55-credit hour minimum that are required for the degree to fulfill the 72 graduate semester credit hour requirement of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education.
Additional application requirements can be found here.
Coursework
- Biomedical Informatics Background Courses: 0-9 hours
- Biomedical Informatics Core Courses: 6 hours
- Biomedical Informatics Project Rotations: 4 hours
- DBMI Seminar: 3 hours
- Directed Research: ≥18 hours
- Research Methods and Conduct: 0-7 hours
- Electives: 8-17 hours
Course Descriptions can be found at the end of the Academic Catalog.
Need Additional Information?
Contact the Academic Program Manager, Crystin Mullins, for assistance with questions related to the graduate degree programs.