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Work closely with internationally recognized faculty members, receive in-depth training in clinical and laboratory research, and leave prepared to be an outstanding nurse scientist and/or academic faculty member.

The Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences (DOCS) PhD Program requires approximately four to five years to complete and employs a core curriculum which is separate from the MS Program. Again, students may concentrate on either Craniofacial and Dental Genetics or Craniofacial Tissue Regeneration.

Join the next generation of leaders and decision makers seeking to improve the health of the community through outstanding basic, translational, and clinical research.

Research topics such as philosophy of mind, ethics, and the history of philosophy.

Further your studies in Physics to build a distinguished career as a researcher at government and industrial laboratories, educator at universities and colleges, or as an independent scientific entrepreneur.

Advance your political acumen focuses in two professional fields including American politics, comparative politics, world politics, political methodology, and mass political behavior.

Prepares for scientific and academic careers emphasizing research and teaching in psychology.

Equip yourself with the skills, tools, and knowledge to succeed in highly competitive environments such as leading universities, government agencies, and nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations around the world.

Stand on the threshold of new ideas and take the leap. Become a researcher, scholar or teacher. Advance the knowledge of rehabilitation sciences through planning or public policy. Make a difference.

Engage with interdisciplinary work and training in Slavic Studies to be competitive on the national job market for academic, alt-ac, and industry careers.

Prepare for leadership roles in social work research, social work education, social policy, planning, and administration.

Analyze the causes and consequences of social change and social inequality in a global landscape.

Prepare assume academic faculty positions at the university level. The program is geared toward improving the educational and related service programs for children and youth with disabilities.

Become an expert in areas of theoretical statistics, applied statistics, or probability.

Experience a collaborative, inclusive learning community and excellence in theoretical and practical research and pedagogy in theatre arts.

Develop the knowledge to transform learning and engagement across urban environments.

The PhD program in Urban Education is geared toward training highly qualified scholars in K-16 urban education with emphasis in supporting students’ deeper understanding and application of law, policy, the social and cultural contexts of education, and evaluation and research methods within the urban context.

This program prepares students for careers in research, leadership, and teaching in academic and practice settings.

Emphasizing statistical theory and methods, this program prepares students to be statistical collaborators in interdisciplinary studies; lead the design and execution of studies; and develop biostatistics methodology.

The Health Services Research and Policy (HSRP) PhD program meets an ongoing need for public health researchers who focus on cost, access and quality of the health care system. Graduates will be prepared to conduct research on policy issues affecting the organization, financing, and delivery of health care and public health services.

Pitt’s doctoral program in human genetics prepares students for careers leading genetics and genomics research in academia or industry.