Cancer, Developmental and Regenerative Biology — M.S., Ph.D. Comparison

Course TitleMSPhD
Basic science core
IBGS 501Biomedical Communication and Integrity2.02.0
IBGS 502Biomedical Information and Statistics2.02.0
IBGS 511Cellular Mechanisms and Integrated Systems I6.06.0
IBGS 512Cellular Mechanisms and Integrated Systems II6.06.0
IBGS 522Cellular Mechanisms and Integrated Systems II Journal Club2.02.0
IBGS 523Cellular Mechanisms and Integrated Systems III Journal Club2.02.0
IBGS 503Biomedical Grant Writing2.0
Totals20.022.0
Course TitleMSPhD
Seminars
IBGS 604Introduction to Integrative Biology Presentation Seminar1.01.0
IBGS 605Integrative Biology Presentation Seminar1.02.0
IBGS 607Integrated Biomedical Graduate Studies Seminar10.0
Totals2.03.0
Course TitleMSPhD
Religion
RELE 525Ethics for Scientists33.0
RELR 588Personal and Family Wholeness33.0
RELT 617Seminar in Religion and the Sciences33.0
REL_ ___ Graduate-level religion course (RELE, RELR, or RELT)3.0
Totals3.09.0
Course TitleMSPhD
Program specific courses
See M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs for choice of courses12.012.0
Totals12.012.0
Course TitleMSPhD
MS degree completion options
Required:8.0
Course work track:
Electives (8 units)
Research track:
Research
Thesis (1-3 units)
Electives (0-2 units)
Totals8.0
Course TitleMSPhD
PhD research/dissertation
BCHM 697Research212.0
IBGS 696Research Rotations22.0
IBGS 699Dissertation (1-5 units) 1.0
Totals15.0
Overall Totals45.061.0
1

Registration and attendance required every quarter in residence, but units do not count toward total required for graduation. 

2

 Multiple registrations required to fulfill total units required.

3

May substitute with another graduate religion course with the same prefix and numbered 500 or above.