PhD Departments

The UNC MD-PhD program is proud that we are able to offer PhD degrees from a wide variety of departments. Our students can pursue a PhD in the following fields:

School of Medicine:

• Biochemistry and Biophysics*
• Bioinformatics and Computational Biology*
• Biomedical Engineering (Joint Program with North Carolina State University)
• Cell and Developmental Biology*
• Cell and Molecular Physiology*
• Microbiology and Immunology*
• Molecular and Cellular Pathology*
• Pharmacology*
• Curriculum in Toxicology*
• Curriculum in Neurobiology*
• Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology*

School of Public Health:

• Biostatistics
• Environmental Sciences and Engineering
• Epidemiology
• Health Policy and Administration
• Maternal and Child Health
• Nutrition

School of Pharmacy

• Pharmaceutical Science*

College of Arts and Sciences:

• Anthropology
• Biology*
• Chemistry*
• Computer Science
• Economics
• Mathematics
• Psychology
• Sociology

*Participants in the BBSP program

In the past, all of our students complete their PhD in 3 – 5 years.