Doctor of Philosophy in Cellular and Molecular Biology

Degree Requirements

Required Credit Hours: minimum 54 hours

College Requirements

Required Courses (6 hours)

• COSC701-Research Methods II (2 Hours)
• COSC702-Ethics of Scientific Research II (1 Hour)
• COSS711-Seminar I (1 Hour)
• COSS722-Seminar II (1 Hour)
• COSS733-Journal Club (1 Hour)

Major Requirements

Required Courses (9 hours)

• BIOM700-Laboratory Rotations (3 Hours)
• BIOM720-Advanced Genetics (3 Hours)
• BIOM793-Advanced topics in Cellular and Molecular Biology: A literature review (3 Hours)

Elective Courses

Students should take any 3 courses from the following courses (9 hours)

• BIOM730-Molecular Basis of Diseases (3 Hours)
• BIOM735-Applied Immunobiology (3 Hours)
• BIOM740-Molecular Physiology (3 Hours)
• BIOM745-Selected Topics in Biotechnology (3 Hours)
• BIOM787-Developmental Biology (3 Hours)
• BIOM794-Genomics (3 Hours)

Research Requirements

Required Courses (30 hours)

• COSR900-Dissertation Research (30 Hours)
• COSD910-Dissertation Defense (0 Hour)

Ph.D. Scholarship (All Nationalities) Full-Time

The purpose of the “Ph.D. Scholarship” is to recruit high-achieving graduate students in certain majors at UAEU and provide them with full and continuous financial support to pursue their graduate studies at UAEU.

Student Eligibility

• Have a GPA ≥ of 3.5/4.0 in the Master's degree.
• A score of 6.5 or higher on the IELTS Academic exam or equivalent.
• Have no employment or other financial sponsorship.
• Have a dissertation in one of the UAE priority sectors(Renewable Energy, Transportation, Education, Health, Water, Technology, Space).
• Meet the Ph.D. admission requirements.

Benefits

• Full tuition waiver.
• Monthly Stipend.
• Health insurance (if needed).
• Extra Bonus:
  • Up to AED 3,000 from the supervisor’s external research project, or
  • Up to AED 2,000 from the supervisor’s internal research project.

Duration

4 years

Duties and Expectations

• Maintain a GPA of ≥ 3.3 at the Ph.D. level.
• Be enrolled full-time (minimum of 9 credits/semester) at the Ph.D. level.
• Be available at UAEU full-time.
• Commit to a minimum of 40 hours/week as the following:
  • During the first 3 semesters of active enrollment: 35 hours/week on courses and/or research project + 5 hours/week as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) or Graduate Administrative Assistant (GAA).
  • After 3 semesters of active enrollment: 30 hours/week on courses and/or research project + 10 hours/week as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) or Graduate Administrative Assistant (GAA).

Ph.D. Fellowship (All Nationalities) Full-Time

The purpose of the “Ph.D. Fellowship” is to recruit high-achieving graduate students in certain majors at UAEU and provide them with full and continuous financial support to pursue their graduate studies at UAEU.

Student Eligibility

• Have a GPA ≥ of 3.3/4.0 in the Master's degree.
• A score of 6.5 or higher on the IELTS Academic exam or equivalent.
• Have no employment or other financial sponsorship.
• Have a dissertation in one of the UAE priority sectors(Renewable Energy, Transportation, Education, Health, Water, Technology, Space).
• Meet the Ph.D. admission requirements.

Benefits

a) Full Package:

• Full tuition waiver.
• Monthly Stipend:
• Health insurance (if needed).
• Extra Bonus:
  • Up to AED 3,000 from the supervisor’s external research project, or
  • Up to AED 2,000 from the supervisor’s internal research project.

b) Basic Package:

• Full tuition waiver.
• Health insurance (if needed).
• Additional work (optional) as Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) or Graduate Administrative Assistant (GAA) up to 20 hours per week upon availability by the College or College of Graduate Studies (up to AED 4,000).
• Extra Bonus:
  • Up to AED 3,000 from supervisor’s external research project, or
  • Up to AED 2,000 from supervisor’s internal research project.

Duration

4 years

Duties and Expectations

• Maintain a GPA of ≥ 3.0 at the Ph.D. level.
• Be enrolled full-time (minimum of 9 credits/semester).
• Be available at UAEU full time.
• Commit to a minimum of 40 hours/week as the following:
  • During the first 3 semesters of active enrollment: 35 hours/week on courses and/or research project + 5 hours/week as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) or Graduate Administrative Assistant (GAA).
  • After 3 semesters of active enrollment: 30 hours/week on courses and/or research project + 10 hours/week as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) or Graduate Administrative Assistant (GAA).

Ph.D. Tuition Payer (All Nationalities) Part-time or Full-time

The purpose of the “Ph.D. Tuition Payer” option is to recruit high achieving graduate students who are employed and wish to pursue their graduate studies at UAEU on a part-time basis.

Student Eligibility

• Have a GPA ≥ of 3.0/4.0 in the Master's degree.
• Pay the tuition fees of the Ph.D. program.
• Prefer to have the dissertation in one of the UAE priority sectors(Renewable Energy, Transportation, Education, Health, Water, Technology, Space).
• Meet the Ph.D. admission requirements.

Benefits

• Optional work as Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) or Graduate Administrative Assistant (GAA) up to 10 hours per week upon availability by College or College of Graduate Studies (up to AED 2,000).
• Extra Bonus:
  • Up to AED 3,000 from supervisor’s external research project, or
  • Up to AED 2,000 from supervisor’s internal research project.

Duration

4 - 6 years

Duties and Expectations

• Maintain a GPA of ≥ 3.0 at the Ph.D. level.
• Be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credits/semester.
• The applicant can be an employee and work outside of UAE University.
• The applicant can have external financial sponsorship from any organization.

Merit Fellowship Award

To receive the Merit Award, students are expected to have high academic credentials and maintain their academic success at the UAEU. The Merit Fellowship Award offers financial assistance in the form of partial tuition waiver to qualified students. Students in STEM and strategic areas of the country (renewable energy, transportation, health, water resources, technology, space) will have priority.

Student Eligibility:

• Have Excellent Academic Standing (GPA ≥ 3.6/4.0).
• Maintain a GPA ≥3.6/4.0 during study at UAEU.
• Have no other financial sponsorship or award.

Benefits:

• 50% discount on tuition fees.

Duration:

• Valid until graduation as long as the student is abiding with the Student Eligibility conditions.

• Develop scholarly inquiry grounded in research and the reality of practice in the sciences.
• Offer a rigorous and innovative discipline-based knowledge that prepares students to succeed in a globally challenging, competitive, and changing environment.
• Enhance professional growth, lifelong learning skills, and leadership competencies in the area of specialization for career opportunities in relation to Science.
• Adhere to professional integrity and research ethics, and be committed to values related to the area of specialization.
• Prepare graduates to be inquisitive, to reason critically, and to communicate clearly and effectively.

Program Learning Outcomes

• Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
• Retrieve and Apply advanced knowledge to solve problems in Cellular and Molecular Biology.
• Perform independently an original work of advanced research on a topic in Cellular and Molecular Biology.
• Analyze quantitatively and critically open problems in Cellular and Molecular Biology.
• Communicate effectively Cellular and Molecular Biology finding to a specialized audience as well as the general public.
• Articulate strategies to tackle identified ethical and safety issues that may arise in the field.
• Supervise effectively group efforts to achieve specific tasks.