Overview

The Biophysics Program at University of Maryland aims to train graduate students in the use of theoretical, computational, and experimental methods to gain quantitative insights into biological systems. The post genomic era is bringing tools for unprecedented characterization and control of living systems.

Features

To fully harness these tools for quantitative insights in biology, biomedicine, and bioengineering requires expertise from a number of disciplines. Thus our program includes faculty from Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Materials Science and Bioengineering. The Biophysics Program is open to students with undergraduate degrees in chemistry, physics or biology as well as students with majors in mathematics, computational science or engineering. Because student backgrounds are diverse, we tailor the curriculum to suit the needs of the individual.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Protein Folding/Dynamics

Nucleic Acids

Biophysical Chemistry

Membranes and Ion Channels

Cell Biology for Physicists

Advanced Topics in Biology: Cell Biology

Advanced Topics in Biology: Cell Biology from a Biophysical Perspective

Membrane Transport Phenomena

Protein Structure, Folding and Dynamics

Thermodynamics

Statistical Mechanics

Biological Physics

Theory of Soft Matter and Biopolymers

Basic Biophysics for Motion in Cells

Theoretical Dynamics

Methods of Statistical Physics

Methods of mathematical physics

Electrodynamics

Nonlinear Dynamics of Extended Systems

Quantum Mechanics

Special Topics in General Physics: Physics of Cancer

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

College Park, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Statement of Purpose: In addition to the questions requested by the Graduate School, applicants should include content, both backwards and forwards looking, about their interests in the University of Maryland’s Biophysics Ph.D. program

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TOEFL/IELTS/PTE (international graduate students)

Letters of Recommendation (3)

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

CV/Resume

Publications/Presentations

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

56340 USD / year

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Out-of-State

56340 USD / year

≈ 56340 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

26340 USD / year

≈ 26340 USD / year

Living costs

College Park

United States

1676 - 2838 USD / month

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