COURSES
Sample five-year training plan with partial list
of available health-related graduate courses
| Year 1, Fall Semester | | Year 1, Spring Semester |
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| | Courses | | | Courses |
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| BIOC 992k | Research Seminar/Journal Club | | BIOC 992k | Research Seminar/Journal Club |
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| BIOC 998 | Tour of Industry & Medicine | | BIOC 998 | Tour of Industry & Medicine |
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| BIOC 898 | Research Credit (two rotations) | | BIOC 898 | Research Credit (two rotations) |
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| | Macromolecules core course(s)* | | GRDC 901 | Professional Ethics |
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| | Quantitative biology core course(s)** | | | Specialty Course*** |
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| | | | Select research mentor |
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| Year 2, Fall Semester | | Year 2, Spring Semester |
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| BIOC 992k | Research Seminar/Journal Club | | BIOC 992k | Research Seminar/Journal Club |
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| BIOC 998 | Tour of Industry & Medicine | | BIOC 998 | Tour of Industry & Medicine |
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| BIOC 999 | Dissertation Research | | BIOC 999 | Dissertation Research |
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| BIOC 935 | Metabolic Function and Dysfunction | | | Specialty Course*** |
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| | Specialty Course*** | | Written and oral comprehensives in summer |
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| Year 3, Fall Semester | | Year 3, Spring Semester |
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| BIOC 992k | Research Seminar/Journal Club | | BIOC 992k | Research Seminar/Journal Club |
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| BIOC 998 | Tour of Industry & Medicine | | BIOC 998 | Tour of Industry & Medicine |
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| BIOC 999 | Dissertation Research | | BIOC 999 | Dissertation Research |
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| Revise and submit external fellowship | | Revise and resubmit external fellowship if necessary |
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| Year 4, Fall Semester | | Year 4, Spring Semester |
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| BIOC 992k | Research Seminar/Journal Club | | BIOC 992k | Research Seminar/Journal Club |
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| BIOC 999 | Dissertation Research | | BIOC 999 | Dissertation Research |
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| TA Experience (waived if on research fellowship) | | TA Experience (waived if on research fellowship) |
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| Year 5, Fall Semester | | Year 5, Spring Semester |
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| BIOC 999 | Dissertation Research | | BIOC 999 | Dissertation Research |
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| | | Final thesis defense |
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| * Macromolecules core courses: choose two or more | | *** Additional options for specialty courses |
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| BIOC 932 | Proteins | | ASCI 842 | Endocrinology |
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| BIOC 933 | Enzymes | | ASCI 949 | Biochemistry of Nutrition |
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| BIOC 934 | Genome dynamics and gene expression | | BIOS 802 | Cancer Biology |
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| BIOC 848 | Redox Biochemistry | | BIOS 812 | Human Genetics |
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| BIOC 836 | Physical Basis of Macromolecular Function | | BIOS 897 | Physical Biology of the Cell |
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| | | BIOS 964 | Signal Transduction |
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| ** Quantitative biology core courses: choose one or more | | BIOS 840 | Pathogenic Microbiology |
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| BIOC 836 | Physical Basis of Macromolecular Function | | BIOS 841 | Microbial Physiology |
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| STAT 801 | Statistical Methods in Research | | BIOS 843 | Immunology |
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| STAT 842 | Computational Biology | | CHEM 835 | Chemical Biology |
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| STAT 843 | Next-generation sequencing & systems biology | | CHEM 964 | Bioorganic Chemistry |
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| | | | CHME 873 | Biochemical Engineering |
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| | | | CHME 882 | Polymers |
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| | | Other courses approved by supervisory committee |
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