Office of Graduate Programs in Biomedicine

Graduate Programs in Biomedicine

Fall 2013

MSc/PhD Programs

Biomedicine Curriculum

Required Courses (86 credits for the PhD; 36 credits for the MSc)
Course #	Course Name	PhD Credits	MSc Credits
GB 500 CAA	Orientation to Research: The Responsible Conduct of Research	3.0	3.0
GB 510 CAA	Research Methodology: Introduction to Research Methods	1.5	1.5
GB 511 CAA	Research Methodology: Measurement and Design	2.0	2.0
GB 512 CAA	Research Methodology: Data Analysis and Biostatistics	2.0	2.0
GB 513 CAA	Research Methodology: Strategies in Choosing Methodology and  Instrumentation in Experimental Medical Research	2.0	2.0
GB 710 CAA	Research Methodology: Epidemiology	2.0
GB 711 CAA	Research Methodology: Budget Construction	1.0
GB 712 CAA	Research Methodology: Special Issues Related to Clinical Trials Research	2.0
GB 530 CAA	Research Seminar: Introduction to Teaching and Learning	1.0	1.0
GB 531 CAA	Research Seminar: Critical Review the Literature	1.0	1.0
GB 532 CAA	Research Seminar: How to Prepare and Critique Posters	1.0	1.0
GB 630 CAA	Research Seminar Critiquing a Research Proposal	1.0	1.0
GB 631 CAA	Research Seminar The Research Project - 1	1.0	1.0
GB 730 CAA	Research Seminar The Research Project - 2	1.0
GB 731 CAA	Research Seminar The Research Project - 3	1.0
GB 830 CAA	The Viva Seminar	1.0
GB 560 CAA	Oral Examinations: The Qualifying Examination	0.5	0.5
GB 770 CAA	Research Rotation 1	1.0
GB 870 CAA	Research Rotation 2	1.0
GB 590 CAA	Research Project 1		3.0
GB 790 CAA	Research Project 1	4.0
GB 591 CAA	Research Project 2		3.0
GB 791 CAA	Research Project 2	6.0
GB 592 CAA	Research Project 3		4.0
GB 792 CAA	Research Project 3	7.0
GB 690 CAA	Research Project 4		4.5
GB 691 CAA	Research Project 5/ Masters Viva		4.5
GB 891 CAA	Research Project 5	8.0
GB 892 CAA	Research Project 6	7.0
GB 893 CAA	Research Project 7	10.0
GB 894 CAA	Research Project 8	10.0
GB 895 CAA	Research Project 9 (Defense of the Dissertation)	0.0
	Required Courses Subtotals	86.0	35.0
Elective Courses ( 3.0 credits required for PhD students; 1.0 credits for MSc students)
GB 650 EAA	Independent Study	1.0
GB 651 EAA	Independent Study	1.0
GB 652 EAA	Independent Study	1.0
GB 653 EAA	Independent Study	1.0
GB 750 EAA	Special topics :Genetics Genomics and Research	1.0
GN 751 EAA	Special Topics: From Bench to Impact	2.0
GB 752 EAA	Special Topics:  Approaches to Education	2.0
GB 850 EAA	Special Topics:  Writing Competitive Grant Proposals (Part 1)	1.0
GB 851 EAA	Special Topics:  Academic Life and Stewardship	1.0
GB 852 EAA	Special Topics:  Writing Competitive Grant Proposals (Part 2)	1.0
GB 853 EAA	Special Topics:  Writing Competitive Grant Proposals (Part 3)1.0	1.0
GB 854 EAA	Research Modeling Using Computing Software and other Tools	1.0
	Elective Courses Required Credits	3.0	1.0
	TOTAL PROGRAM CREDITS	89.0	36.0