Program Structure and Requirements (with BSc only)
Program Structure and Requirements
To obtain a PhD degree in Biomedical Sciences, students are required to successfully complete the following:
- Students holding a Bachelor’s degree.A minimum of 72 credit hours as specified below:
- Core courses: 24 credit hours
- Elective courses:12 credit hours
- Dissertation research: 36 credit hours
Students can take a maximum of two PhD level courses from other PhD programs with the approval of their advisors.
Students are also required to complete a written Qualifying Examination, Research Proposal Examination, and the PhD Dissertation Research.
Program Core (24 credit hours)
Students must complete the core courses listed below.
Core Courses
| BIOM 701 | Cell Biology and Immunology | 3 |
| BIOM 703 | Biomedical Sciences Laboratory Rotation | 3 |
| BIOM 730 | Basic mechanisms of Aging and Metabolism | 3 |
| BIOM 700 | Advanced Diagnostic and Therapeutic Methodologies in Precision Medicine | 3 |
| BIOM 705 | Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence in Precision Medicine | 3 |
| BIOM 710 | Foundations in Translational and Clinical Research | 3 |
| BIOM 715 | Seminars in Biomedical Sciences 1 | 1 |
| BIOM 716 | Seminars in Biomedical Sciences 2 | 1 |
| BIOM 717 | Seminars in Biomedical Sciences 3 | 1 |
| BIOL 701 | Advanced Techniques in Molecular Life Sciences | 3 |
Program Electives (12 credit hours)
Students must complete 12 credit hours of electives
Program Elective Courses
| BMED 730 | Advanced Deep Learning for the Life Sciences | 3 |
| BMED 725 | Computational Systems Biology of Cancer | 3 |
| BIOL 720 | Recent Advances in Cell Signaling and Cancer Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 760 | Recent Advances in Clinical Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOM 740 | Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases | 3 |
| BIOM 750 | Aging and Cardiovascular Diseases | 3 |
| BIOM 755 | Drug Development and Therapeutics | 3 |
| BIOM 765 | Host-Pathogen Interaction | 3 |
| BIOM 770 | Recent Advances in Precision Immunology | 3 |
| BIOM 794 | Selected Topics in Biomedical | 3 |
PhD Research Dissertation (36 credit hours)
Students must complete a Dissertation that involves creative, research-oriented work within the field of Biomedical Sciences, under direct supervision of a full-time faculty advisor from the Biomedical Sciences Department, and at least one other full-time faculty who acts as a co-advisor. The outcome of research should demonstrate the synthesis of information into knowledge in a form that may be used by others. The research findings must be documented in a formal dissertation and defended successfully in a viva voce examination.
Thesis Research
| BIOM 799 | Research Dissertation in Biomedical Sciences | 36 |
Total Credit Hours: 72