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Graduate Life
Driven by science, focused on you.
Embarking on a graduate research journey at the College of Graduate Studies offers a dynamic blend of rigorous academics, cutting-edge research, and vibrant community engagement. Students immerse themselves in an environment that fosters both professional and personal growth.
Empowering you to lead and succeed.
Discover opportunities that strengthen your leadership, accelerate your growth, and prepare you to drive innovation in research, health care, and beyond.
Investing in Your Future
Explore funding options that help you pursue advanced research and education without financial barriers at a top academic health sciences system.
Develop Skills That Shape Discovery
ccess career-building resources, expert mentoring, and research training that position you to lead in health science and innovation.
Academic & research excellence.
Graduate students at MUSC engage deeply in their chosen fields, participating in innovative research projects under the mentorship of distinguished faculty. The curriculum is designed to develop critical thinking and technical skills, preparing students to contribute significantly to advancements in biomedical sciences. Professional development opportunities, such as the Three Minute Thesis competition and the Accelerate to Industry (A2i) program, further enhance students' readiness for a wide range of career paths.
Why should you get a Ph.D.?
"You get to be an expert. People will look to you for opinions and insight into your area of focus. You get to be the first to learn a new piece of information. There is something satisfying about being the first to know something and then sharing it with the community. You get to act like a 5-year-old and ask questions all day (i.e., the 5 W's of journalism: Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How). Rather than only acting like a 5-year-old and asking questions for other people to answer, you ask the why questions to yourself and set out to answer them, leading to breakthroughs in new fields."
- Matthew Greseth, Ph.D. Assistant Director, Graduate Education
College news and highlights.
College of Graduate Studies + Science Research
Celebrating achievement: PREP Program's triumphant research Symposium
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Alumni + College of Graduate Studies
Shaping the future of CGS students through career development programs
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