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Typical BMS ‘Core’ Coursework Schedule for PhD Degree: Years 1 and 2
Required credits – BMS Program Curriculum
- 17 core requirement credits
- 10 track-required and/or elective credits
Fall Year 1
Core Requirements (number of credits)
- BMS 502 Cell and Systems Biology (3)
- BMS 503 Advanced Molecular Genetics (2)
- BMS 504 Art of Scientific Communication I (1)
Spring Year 1
Core Requirements (number of credits)
- BMS 505 Art of Scientific Communication II (1)
- BMS 507 Form and Function of Macromolecular Machines (1)
- BMS 508 Metabolism in Health and Disease (1)
- BMS 590 Colloquium (1)
- BMS 596 Individual Study: Research (2)
Track-Specific
- Required and/or elective courses
End of Year 1
- Qualifying Examination
- Decision regarding Program or Option
- Enter dissertation research lab
Fall Year 2
Core Requirements (number of credits)
- BMS 591 Ethics (1)
- BMS 801 Writing Grant Proposals for Biomedical Research (1)
Track-Specific
- Required and/or elective courses
Spring Year 2
Core Requirements (number of credits)
- BMS 590 Colloquium (1)
Track-Specific
- Required and/or elective courses
Additional core-required credits of BMS 590 are taken after Year 2; 1 credit each Spring semester.
Track-specific options
BGG Curriculum Expand answer
BGG Curriculum (Biochemistry, Genetics and Genomics)
Required Courses
- BMS 512 Data Analysis for the Biomedical Laboratory Scientist: A Practical Approach (2)
- BCHEM 590 Colloquium (2)
At least 6 credits of:
- BCHEM 522 Molecular Genetics: Genes to Genomes (3)
- BCHEM 581 Enzymology: Structure, Energetics, and Function: A Structural Biology (1)
- BCHEM 582 Enzymology: Structure, Energetics, and Function: B Practical Enzymology (1)
- BCHEM 583 Enzymology: Structure, Energetics, and Function: C Mechanisms of Enzyme Reactions (1)
- GENET 582 Genetics of Model Organisms: Molecular Genetic Analysis of Signaling Pathways (1)
- GENET 587 Genetic Approaches to Biomedical Problems (3); and/or
- MCIBS 551 Genomics (3)
BMS Curriculum Expand answer
BMS Curriculum (Biomedical Sciences)
Required Courses
- Colloquium (2)
- Statistics – either BMS 512 (2), PHS 520 (3) or similar course)
Electives
- 5-6 credits
CB Curriculum Expand answer
CB Curriculum (Cancer Biology)
Required Courses
- BMS 550 Fundamentals of Cancer Biology (1)
- BMS 551 Cancer Genetics (1)
- BMS 552 Tumor Metabolism (1)
- BMS 553 Cancer Biology Colloquium (2)
- BMS 554 Cancer Therapy and Immunology (2)
At least 3 credits of:
- BCHEM 510 Carcinogenesis and Chemoprevention (2)
- BMS 568 Current Topics in Translational Cancer Research (2)
- BMS 571 Clinical Rotation (3); and/or
- PHS 552 Molecular Epidemiology (3)
CIP Curriculum Expand answer
CIP Curriculum (Cellular and Integrative Physiology)
Required Courses
- PSIO 504 Cellular and Integrative Physiology (3)
- PSIO 505 Cellular and Integrative Physiology II (3)
- BMS 581 Molecular and Translational Approaches to Human Disease (3)
- PSIO 501 Scientific Analysis and Presentation (2)
TT Curriculum Expand answer
TT Curriculum (Translational Therapeutics)
Required Courses
- PHARM 520 Principles of Drug Action (2)
- PHARM 552 Integrated Systems Pharmacology (1)
- PHARM 561 Neuropharmacology (2)
- PHARM 562 Endocrine Pharmacology (2)
- PHARM 590 Colloquium (1)
- At least 2 credits from the following courses:
- PHARM 551 Anti-infective Therapeutics (1)
- PHARM 553 Gastrointestinal and Immunomodulatory Therapeutics (1)
- PHARM 554 Anticancer Therapeutics (1)
VIRIM Curriculum Expand answer
VIRIM Curriculum (Virology and Immunology)
Required Courses
- MICRO 550 Medical Microbiology (2)
- MICRO 581 Immunology A: Basic Concepts in Innate and Adaptive Immunity (1)
- MICRO 582 Immunology B: Adaptive Immunity (1)
- MICRO 550 Medical Microbiology (2)
- MICRO 581 Immunology A: Basic Concepts in Innate and Adaptive Immunity (1)
- MICRO 582 Immunology B: Adaptive Immunity (1)
- BMS 562 Principles of Immunology C: Dysfunction and Manipulation of the Immune System (1); or
BMS 566 Viral Oncogenesis (1) - BMS 564 Concepts in Virology (2); or MICRO 560 Concepts in Immunology (2)
- BMS 567 Viral Pathogenesis (1)
- GENET 581 Genetics of Model Organisms: Bacterial and Viral Pathogenesis (1)
- MICRO 572 Literature Reports (1); or VIRIM 580 Critical Reading in Immunobiology (1)