Overview

Training in these areas is essential for careers in medicine, pharmacology, biochemistry, virology, immunology, developmental biology, and in a number of the high-tech industries. Join the Biology (Cell and Molecular Biology) degree at Duke University.

Key Features

From agriculture to the space program, fundamental information from these areas has had enormous impact on the changes that have occurred in our generation.

Because of the importance of these areas of biology to many aspects of modern society there is great demand for coursework at colleges and universities in these subjects.

At Duke, the majority of the science majors are aiming toward graduate or professional school. A growing number of these students are interested in training for research in biochemistry and molecular biology.

Because of its important role in today's biology, faculty in biology have designed an concentration in cell and molecular biology. Faculty in Biological Sciences and in the Basic Sciences of the Medical School also support this major. Students fulfilling the requirements of the Concentration in Cell and Molecular Biology will receive a note on their official transcript.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Cell Signaling and Diseases

Biological Clocks: How Organisms Keep Time

Cell Biology

Developmental Biology

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Virology

Regenerative Biology & Medicine

Marine Molecular Ecology

Sensory Signal Transduction

Experiments in Developmental and Molecular Genetics

Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Colloquium

Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-05 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Durham, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Duke will consider official scores as well as scores that are self-reported on the application. Submitting essay scores from the ACT and/or SAT is optional.

If you are a non-native English speaker or if you are not currently studying in an English-medium curriculum, Duke recommends but do not require that you take an English proficiency test.

Duke requires three letters of recommendation for each applicant: one from your school counselor and two from teachers who have taught you in major academic courses (English, mathematics, social studies, sciences, foreign languages), preferably within the last two years of secondary school.

Both the Common Application and the Coalition Application include a one-page personal essay as well as short essay questions specific to Duke.

Application Fee: $85.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

70265 USD / year

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70265 USD / year

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70265 USD / year

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Living costs

Durham

United States

990 - 1670 USD / month

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Key Features

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Durham

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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