生物教育博士

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一般

Make new discoveries and participate in the creation of novel information with leading 博天堂官方生物科学学院的教育工作者和科学家!  这种独特的 program leads to a Doctorate of Philosophy degree in Biological Education.  成为 a multifaceted scholar and educator with a solid background in biology and teaching of biology by working closely with our faculty to develop and advance your skills 在教学和科研方面.  该学位课程在博天堂官方的主校区开设 科罗拉多州格里利市.

这个学位课程是如何运作的?

的 degree program specializes in training biologists to be experts in their disciplines 优秀的大学生物教师. 这是通过完成来完成的 of course work, a dissertation research project, and a supervised teaching experience. Before beginning this program, you should identify a potential faculty research mentor (或导师)从博士中 研究教师 生物科学学院.  与你的研究导师一起，你会 develop a program of research that focuses on your interests and complements the expertise 他的努力最终促成了博士论文的发表. 所有论文 代表生物学或生物学教育方面的严谨研究.

Ph值.D. degree program, you will develop expertise in the concepts, reasoning, and skills of doing science and you will develop expertise in the principles and methods 教学生物学(e.g.、教育学).  你的训练将使你全面发展 skill-set and the expertise to seek a career as an independent scientist, a college 生物老师，或者两者兼而有之!  因此，我们的Ph.D. 该地区授予学位 生物教育.  我们博士班的毕业生都找到了工作 在教学和科研岗位.  我们的许多学生都有多个工作机会 甚至在他们毕业之前，我们也可以为你们做同样的事情!

这个学位课程是为谁开设的?

This degree is appropriate for inquisitive and motivated students who already possess a Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in the 科学 and who want the requisite training appropriate for a professional career in teaching, basic and applied research, advocacy, 政府、生物技术或其他高级科学职位. 在完成 他们的Ph值.D.s, many of our graduates have accepted postdoctoral positions in related fields, academic positions in higher education, and advanced positions in government 私营企业. 

学位要求

This degree requires completion of 64 credits of study, including both scheduled classes 以及针对个人需求和项目量身定制的一对一课程.  的 UNC目录 contain the official descriptions and requirements of all programs at the University 北科罗拉多. 此外，Ph值.D. 学生需要发展和教学 在我们教师的指导下完成一整个学期的课程. 学位达到高潮 with the presentation of the student’s research in a public defense of the dissertation. Chapter(s) from the student’s dissertation are expected to be published in peer-reviewed 期刊.

申请项目

In addition to information about yourself and your academic history, applicants are asked to provide 信s of recommendation, a CV or resume, and a 信 of intent. 的 following sections offer advice on how to maximize the impact of those documents.

推荐信

信件应该包括哪些内容?

Letters of recommendation (also called 信s of reference) are extremely important 你的申请. 选择你要求的人仔细地写这些信. Letter writers should be able to comment on your potential for successful graduate 在有经验的岗位上工作. 通常，他们将是学术教师或工作 supervisors that have knowledge of your academic or scholarly performance and other 在研究生院取得成功的相关属性.

A good 信 of reference will be printed on 信head stationery and include the 后:

• 说明对方是如何认识你的，认识你多久了
• 一个人的专业技能的标志
• Comments on your intellectual strengths, motivation, creativity, time-management skills, work ethic, collegiality, and ability to handle stress and work independently
• 评价你的写作和口头沟通能力
• An assessment of your potential and abilities relative to others at your level of 教育及经历

Some tips on how to make it easy for your recommender to write the best possible 信:

• Ask each potential recommender if they are willing to act as a professional reference 代表你.  如果他们拒绝了你的请求，那就离开. 
• Be sure to let each potential recommender know the deadline for submission of the recommendation, and allow sufficient lead time for them to write and submit a strong 信.
• Provide your recommender the list of expectations (above) for what should be included 在信中.
• 提供一份你的 简历 or resume to each recommender to refresh their memory about your past education and 成就. 如果你还没有和他们联系过，这一点尤为重要 有一段时间.
• 向每位推荐人提供您的意向书副本. 这将有助于他们 understand why you are applying to graduate school and what you want to do with your 先进的教育.

你的履历或简历

你可以选择提供个人简历或简历. 此文件应 summarize your preparation and experience relevant to graduate study in biological 科学. A 简历 is most appropriate for applicants with career goals in academia, while a resume might be more appropriate for currently working professionals. CVs and resumes will be reviewed equivalently and with reference to the career goals 你在你的意向书中概述了. 找到具体的建议，包括什么 在简历或简历上 在这里.

意向书

你的信应该包括什么

至少，您的意向书应包括以下内容:

• 你的学术经历、兴趣和准备
• 该计划的背景资格
• Your career goals and how this degree will help you to achieve those goals
• 你有兴趣与之合作的教员名单
• A statement indicating whether or not you are seeking a graduate teaching assistantship (见下文)

In addition to the required components of the 信 of intent (listed above), you may choose to add more information that you believe is important for the 研究生 Committee who evaluates applications to consider in reviewing your application.  为 example, some applicants may feel it is useful to explain anomalies in their transcript 这与重大的生活事件同时发生.

In addition to communicating your goals and qualifications, your 信 of intent 也可以作为你沟通技巧的一个例子. 仔细准备你的信， 编辑它的逻辑流程，语法和拼写，和简洁的散文.

支付学费的资金选择

T在这里 are several options available to you for obtaining living expenses and tuitionwhile 继续研究生教育. 这些都是:

• 研究生助教(TA): A teaching assistantship is the most common mechanism used by UNC biology graduate 学生在攻读学位的同时赚取收入. 名助教奖学金 支付津贴和学费. 看到 这个页面 了解更多信息.  教学职责各不相同，但通常是学生教学 undergraduate laboratory sections in an area related to their program of study. 
• 研究生研究助学金(GRA): 研究 assistantships are available through individual faculty members (typically the research mentor) who have obtained external grant funding to pay a student to 参与他们的一个研究项目. 联系个别教员询问 如果他们有GRA资金的话.
• 奖学金: 这些奖项通常是根据成绩颁发的. 为了符合大多数奖学金的资格， you must have completed the financial aid application with the University, even if 你不期望获得任何其他类型的经济援助.