CODRC CURRICULUM
Ph.D. Degree
I. REQUIRED BMS CORE COURSES
Fundamentals of Biomedical Sciences (BMS 600)
Seminar (BMS 680)
Communications in Biomedical Sciences I & II (BMS 660 and 661)
Introduction to Research (BMS 685)
Statistics (PSY 517, EDF 517, MTH580, or equivalent)
Doctoral Research (BMS 882)
II. REQUIRED CLUSTER COURSES
Mammalian Neurophysiology (PHS 628)
Mammalian Physiology (PHS 629)
Physiology of the Cell (PHS 666)
CODRC Colloquium (BMS 665)
III. SUGGESTED ELECTIVES
Advanced Cardiovascular Physiology (PHS 638)
Introduction to Pharmacology (PMC 610)
Introduction to Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology (PMC 643)
Advanced Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology (PMC 645)
Molecular Cloning (BMS 670)
Signal Transduction (BIC 643)
IV. QUALIFYING EXAM
A. Written
- Course work
B. Oral
- Students must first successfully complete the written exams. A written grant in the style of an NIH Pre-doctoral grant proposal format must be submitted on either the student’s research project or another topic. The grant must be submitted within 2 months of completion of the written exam. The Oral examination is a defense of the grant application.
V. OTHER ACTIVITIES
Students are strongly urged to attend one national scientific meeting and present the results of their research.
VI. Dissertation Defense
Non-Thesis M.S. Degree