Overview

Students who truly wish to tackle deep philosophical or political issues that only touch on biology but which don't interact directly with biological issues are encouraged to explore other major options. Similarly, students interested primarily in biology or medicine, and only peripherally in ethics, law or policy, are encouraged to pursue degrees in the proper scientific department.

Objectives

The Distinguished Majors Program (DMP) in Human Biology is designed to achieve the following objectives for the benefit of the students involved:

1. To prepare a small, select group of undergraduates to address the ethical, legal and policy issues raised by developments in the life sciences. To this end, students will be required to establish a solid foundation in biology and a range of related courses in the social sciences and humanities. Students will also be required to perform laboratory or library research on a topic of biological and sociological importance to gain hands-on experience in the integration of traditionally separate disciplines.

2. To facilitate the students' integration of studies in biology, humanities and the social sciences by participation in a 4th year capstone seminar and the submission of a major's thesis. The capstone will be co-taught by faculty from several schools and departments and will build upon the foundation of previous coursework completed by the students. The thesis, based on the student's research and directed or co-directed by faculty outside of the Department of Biology, will synthesize the relevant scientific, ethical, legal, and policy issues of the project described.

3. To prepare students for further study in law, medicine, bioethics, public health, health policy, and health evaluation sciences, or for careers in business sectors such as the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.

Programme Structure

To obtain additional information about the program, we kindly suggest that you visit the programme website, where you can find further details and relevant resources.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 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

Charlottesville, 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.

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General requirements

The University of Virginia accepts applications from first-year and transfer students through the Common Application. Students are required to submit their portion of the application online. Counselors and teachers may choose to submit their documents online or by mail.
We do not accept resumes, research papers, or supplemental application items that do not fit the criteria for arts supplements.
Students whose first language is not English or who have attended an English-speaking school for fewer than two years are encouraged to provide evidence of their English proficiency by submitting the results of the TOEFL or the IELTS.
We require one counselor recommendation and one teacher evaluation for each first-year application.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

55436 USD / year

≈ 55436 USD / year
Out-of-State

55436 USD / year

≈ 55436 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

16258 USD / year

≈ 16258 USD / year

Living costs

Charlottesville

United States

990 - 1600 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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