Doctoral Degree Programs in Iowa

The Doctor of Medicine is a full time, four-year program that prepares students to practice primary care medicine and to pursue further education and trainin…

Graduate study in microbiology is designed to help students become highly qualified in microbiology research and teaching. PhD students develop expertise in …

Entering Doctor of Philosophy students must take two School of Music advisory examinations prior to registering for music history and music theory classes. T…

The DMA is offered with two concentrations: conducting and performance. Entering Doctor of Musical Arts students must take two School of Music advisory exami…

The program's curriculum is designed around three tracks: molecular/cellular, developmental/systems, and cognitive/ behavioral. Following broad-based instruc…

The program prepares students to advance nursing science and contribute to the body of nursing knowledge. It emphasizes student participation with faculty me…

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program is designed to prepare clinicians with the knowledge and skills to provide the highest standard of care for indi…

A PhD in occupational and environmental health (OEH) is an advanced research degree that emphasizes depth of knowledge and original research skills. The degr…

Students must pass a comprehensive examination, prepare and gain approval of a research project, and complete and successfully defend a dissertation that des…

Courses in moral reasoning or ethics, communication, computer science, business, behavioral and social sciences, and the humanities are recommended.

The College of Pharmacy offers a Doctor of Philosophy degree in pharmacy with subprograms in three areas: drug discovery and experimental therapeutics, healt…

The main areas of concentration in the graduate curriculum are metaphysics, epistemology, history of philosophy, philosophy of science, social and political …

Through coursework and participation in research, the Doctor of Philosophy program in physical rehabilitation science emphasizes the development of an indivi…

The Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) is the entry-level professional degree for physical therapists.

Graduate study in physics and astronomy is highly individualized. The department does not offer a PhD in astronomy, but students may pursue a PhD in physics …

The doctoral program in political science is nationally recognized as a leader in the discipline, with outstanding research faculty in each of the major subf…

The PhD program places a strong emphasis on preparation for research, teaching, and other scholarly endeavors, whether in academic settings or in industrial,…

The doctoral program in the Department of Religious Studies trains participants to become advanced practitioners of the study of religion as researchers, sch…

Students are able to take a variety of courses taught by affiliated faculty members from a number of departments and programs across campus. The second langu…

The doctoral program prepares students to conduct research that contributes to the knowledge base of social work, to become leaders in the profession, and to…

The PhD program in Spanish offers courses in the literature of the Spanish-speaking world and Spanish linguistics. In the literature program, students may ta…

The PhD program in speech and hearing science provides flexible, comprehensive training for scholar-researchers interested in communication processes and dis…

Students enter the PhD program in one of two tracks. After passing the MS final examination, a student who will choose either biostatistics, probability/math…