MSTP Medical Science Training Program
Curriculum
Department of Oral Biology
MSTP Required Curriculum for the Ph.D. - Proposed
Program of Study (72 Total Credit Hours)
Prerequisites from first two years of medical education curriculum:
| 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 604 | Pulmonary | 8.0 cr |
| IMC 610 | Neuroscience II | 2.3 cr |
| Laboratory Rotations | ||
| 36.0 cr | ||
Required:
| ORB 519/520 | Critical Analysis of Lit. Oral Bio. | 1.0 cr |
| MST 601 | MSTP Seminar | 1.0 cr/sem |
| ORB 671 | Independent Study (Preliminary Exam) | 2.0 cr/sem |
| ORB variable | Ph.D. Research | variable |
Also required are 3 of the following Advanced Topic Core courses:
| ORB 545 | Dynamics of Bone | 2.0 cr Fall |
| ORB 517 | Oral Microbial Ecology | 2.0 cr alt. Spring |
| ORB 510 | Salivary Glands and Saliva | 2.0 cr alt. Fall |
| ORB 500 | Bioengineering in Dentistry | 2.0 cr alt. Fall |
| ORB 531 | Oral Immunology | 2.0 cr Spring |
| ORB 611 | Cytokines and Inflammation | 2.0 cr alt. Spring |
| ORB 509 | Biochem. & Genetics of Oral Dis. | 2.0 cr Fall |
| OS 518 | Statistical Methods | 3.0 cr Spring |
Optional Elective MSTP Courses:
(Students may also take electives in other departments)
| MIC 512 | General Immunology | 4.0 cr |
| MIC 510 | Graduate Microbiology | 6.0 cr |
| BIO 500 | Bioinformatics/Genomics | 3.0 cr |
| BCH 508 | Gene Expression | 2.0 cr |
| BCH/BIO 519 | Introduction to Bioinformatics |
3.0 cr |