The College of Arts and Sciences offers a doctoral degree in biomedical sciences with specializations in biological communication,  health and environmental chemistry, and medical physics. 

Centered in the Department of Biological Sciences, the biological communication program requires a strong academic background in biology including cellular and molecular biology. 

Biological communication refers to the mechanisms of production of response to signals in biological systems. The processes that it encompasses range from intracellular and intercellular signaling to chemical communication among organisms. Biological communication at the intercellular, intracellular, and molecular level is a component of almost every disease. Many pathological conditions are treated by pharmacological manipulation of intercellular and intracellular communication processes, and this continues to be a major area of biomedical research. 

Graduates of this specialization will be trained in experimental biology through formal coursework and original research.