Overview

Department of Microbiology and Immunology / Department of Microbiology and Immunology is located in Ann Arbor, MI, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	4
Doctoral Degrees	11

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam Bachelors degree Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam Bachelors degree Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Oral defense of dissertation, preliminary exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

147

Applied

15

Accepted

6

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

90

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	Bachelors degree
Doctoral Degree Exam	Bachelors degree

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 84
IELTS: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	May 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

60

Total Graduate Students

11%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	Not Reported
Black or African American	Not Reported
White or Caucasian	58%
American Indian or Alaska Native	1.67%
Asian	11.67%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (41%)

Female (58%)

Faculty

45

Total faculty

Full-time - 27

Part-time - 18

Male (26)

Female (19)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Mechanisms by which viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites elicit pathogenesis in the infected host; viral pathogens; bacterial pathogens; eukaryotic pathogens; innate immunity; adaptive immunity cell biology of infection
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	10,244,508

Location & Contact

Address 1150 West Medical Center Drive
5641 Medical Science II Building
Ann Arbor, MI  48109
United States

Contact Dr. Bethany Moore
Chair
Email: bmoore@umich.edu
Phone: 734-764-1817
Fax: 734-764-3562

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