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MSTP Medical Science Training Program

Curriculum

Department of Biological Sciences
MSTP Required Curriculum

Prerequisites from first two years of medical education curriculum:

ANA 500 Anatomy 6.0 cr
IMC 500 Medicine and Society 2.0 cr
IMC 502 Fundamentals I 7.2 cr
IMC 504 Fundamentals II 3.8 cr
IMC 510 GI & Metabolism 5.5 cr
IMC 602 Cardiovascular 7.2 cr
IMC 606 Neuroscience I 4.3 cr
    36.0 cr

Required:

BIO 600 Problems in Biology (Ph.D. Qualifier Exam) 3.0 cr
BIO 680 Graduate Research variable
BIO 700 Thesis 1.0 cr
MST 601 Seminar 1.0 cr
  (Required for all semesters)  
 
Also 8 credits from the list below, chosen in conjunction with your adviser:
BIO 500 Bioinformatics 4.0 cr
BIO 501 Advanced Biological Chemistry 4.0 cr
BIO 504 Advanced Molecular Genetics 4.0 cr
BIO 502 Advanced Cell and Developmental Biology I 4.0 cr
BIO 505 Advanced Cell and Developmental Biology II 4.0 cr
BIO 513 Advanced Physiology 4.0 cr
BIO 517 Advanced Neurobiology 4.0 cr
BIO 522 Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions 3.0 cr
BIO 567 Molecular Immunology 3.0 cr

Useful Links

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