Francis Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Ph.D. Program
Download Ph.D. Curriculum Course List (Excel)
1st Year
Fall
1st Year Fall courses
| Subject |
Course No. |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| BIOM |
5301 |
Core I: Biochemistry |
3 |
| BIOM |
5302 |
Core II: Cell Biology |
3 |
| BIOM |
5201 |
Core IV: Laboratory Methods in Biomedical Sciences I |
2 |
| BIOM |
6188 |
Biomedical Science Seminar |
1 |
| BIOM |
7201 |
Biomedical Graduate Education and Research I |
2 |
| Total credit hours |
11 |
Spring
1st Year Spring courses
| Subject |
Course No. |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| BIOM |
5303 |
Core III: Genetics |
3 |
| BIOM |
5310 |
Core V: Biostatistics |
3 |
| BIOM |
5101 |
Responsible Conduct of Research |
1 |
| BIOM |
6188 |
Biomedical Science Seminar |
1 |
| BIOM |
7203 |
Biomedical Graduate Education and Research II |
2 |
| Total credit hours |
10 |
Summer
1st Year Summer courses
| Subject |
Course No. |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| BIOM |
7970 |
Research in Biomedical Sciences |
3 |
| Total credit hours |
3 |
2nd Year
Fall
2nd Year Fall courses
| Subject |
Course No. |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| BIOM |
7975 |
Individual Research |
6 |
| BIOM |
6188 |
Biomedical Science Seminar |
1 |
| BIOM |
5220 |
Cancer Biology and Therapeutics |
2* |
| BIOM |
5222 |
Advanced Human Genetics |
|
| BIOM |
5224 |
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience |
|
| Total credit hours |
9 |
Spring
2nd Year Spring courses
| Subject |
Course No. |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| BIOM |
7975 |
Individual Research |
6 |
| BIOM |
6188 |
Biomedical Science Seminar |
1 |
| BIOM |
5221 |
Microbiology |
2* |
| BIOM |
5223 |
Nutrition, Epigenetics and Human Diseases |
|
| BIOM |
5225 |
Immunology |
|
| BIOM |
5227 |
Medical Physiology |
|
| Total credit hours |
9 |
Summer
2nd Year Summer courses
| Subject |
Course No. |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| BIOM |
7970 |
Research in Biomedical Sciences |
3 |
| Total credit hours |
3 |
3rd Year
Fall
3rd Year Fall courses
| Subject |
Course No. |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| BIOM |
7975 |
Individual Research |
6 |
| BIOM |
6188 |
Biomedical Science Seminar |
1 |
| Total credit hours |
7 |
Spring
3rd Year Spring courses
| Subject |
Course No. |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| BIOM |
7975 |
Individual Research |
6 |
| BIOM |
6188 |
Biomedical Science Seminar |
1 |
| Total credit hours |
7 |
Summer
3rd Year Summer courses
| Subject |
Course No. |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| BIOM |
7970 |
Research in Biomedical Sciences |
3 |
| Total credit hours |
3 |
4th Year
Fall
4th Year Fall courses
| Subject |
Course No. |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| BIOM |
7975 |
Individual Research |
6 |
| BIOM |
6188 |
Biomedical Science Seminar |
1 |
| Total credit hours |
7 |
Spring
4th Year Spring courses
| Subject |
Course No. |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| BIOM |
7975 |
Individual Research |
6 |
| BIOM |
6188 |
Biomedical Science Seminar |
1 |
| Total credit hours |
7 |
Summer
4th Year Summer courses
| Subject |
Course No. |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| BIOM |
7499 |
Individual Research/Doctoral Dissertation I |
4 |
| Total credit hours |
4 |
5th Year
Fall
5th Year Fall courses
| Subject |
Course No. |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| BIOM |
7799 |
Individual Research/Doctoral Dissertation II |
7 |
| BIOM |
6188 |
Biomedical Science Seminar |
1 |
| Total credit hours |
8 |
Spring
5th Year Spring courses
| Subject |
Course No. |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| BIOM |
7799 |
Individual Research/Doctoral Dissertation III |
7 |
| BIOM |
6188 |
Biomedical Science Seminar |
1 |
| Total credit hours |
8 |
Note: *Students only select one course. Students need to inquire about elective course
availability prior to registration.
