Course Description

Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members.

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Athena Title

Doctoral Research

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Non-Traditional Format

Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.

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Prerequisite

Permission of department

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Semester Course Offered

Offered fall, spring and summer

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Grading System

S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)

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Course Objectives

Dissertation research carried out under the direction of the student's major professor in consultation with the advisory committee.

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Topical Outline

Involves a combination of bioinformatics and laboratory/field experiments designed to test specific hypotheses about some aspect of microbial biology.

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