Infection, Immunity and Inflammation — M.S., Ph.D. Comparison
| Course Title | MS | PhD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic science core | |||
| IBGS 501 | Biomedical Communication and Integrity | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| IBGS 502 | Biomedical Information and Statistics | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| IBGS 511 | Cellular Mechanisms and Integrated Systems I | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| IBGS 512 | Cellular Mechanisms and Integrated Systems II | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| IBGS 522 | Cellular Mechanisms and Integrated Systems II Journal Club | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| IBGS 523 | Cellular Mechanisms and Integrated Systems III Journal Club | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| IBGS 503 | Biomedical Grant Writing | 2.0 | |
| Totals | 20.0 | 22.0 | |
| Course Title | MS | PhD | |
| Seminars | |||
| IBGS 604 | Introduction to Integrative Biology Presentation Seminar | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| IBGS 607 | Integrated Biomedical Graduate Studies Seminar1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| IBGS 605 | Integrative Biology Presentation Seminar | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Totals | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| Course Title | MS | PhD | |
| Religion | |||
| RELE 525 | Ethics for Scientists | 3.0 | |
| RELR 588 | Personal and Family Wholeness | 3.0 | |
| RELT 617 | Seminar in Religion and the Sciences | 3.0 | |
| REL_ ___ Graduate-level religion course (RELE, RELR, or RELT) | 3.0 | ||
| Totals | 3.0 | 9.0 | |
| Course Title | MS | PhD | |
| Program specific courses | |||
| Introductory Flow Cytometry3 | |||
| Introduction to Bioinformatics and Genomics | |||
| Medical Microbiology2 | |||
| Immunology3 | |||
| Physiology and Molecular Genetics of Microbes2 | |||
| Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis2 | |||
| Special Problems in Microbiology | |||
| Independent Study in Microbiology Literature | |||
| Choose from the above: | 12.0 | ||
| Choose from the above: | 9.0 | ||
| Totals | 9.0 | 12.0 | |
| Course Title | MS | PhD | |
| MS degree completion options | |||
| Required: | 11.0 | ||
| Course work track: | |||
Electives (choose 8 units from available electives listed below) | |||
| Research track: | |||
| Research | |||
| Thesis | |||
| Totals | 11.0 | ||
| Course Title | MS | PhD | |
| PhD research/dissertation | |||
| IBGS 696 | Research Rotations4 | 2.0 | |
| MICR 697 | Research4 | 12.0 | |
| IBGS 699 | Dissertation (2-5 units) | 2.0 | |
| Totals | 16.0 | ||
| Overall Totals | 45.0 | 62.0 | |
| 1 | Registration and attendance required every quarter in residence, but units do not count toward total required for graduation. |
| 2 | Must take at least 3 units of course work with a clear microbiology focus. |
| 3 | Must take at least 3 units with a clear immunology focus. |
| 4 | Multiple registrations required to fulfill total required units |
