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Curriculum Summary for Neuroscience Ph.D.
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First Year Fall Curriculum (GPiBS Curriculum)
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Course #
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Course Name
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Cr Hrs
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BMSC 6012
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Molecular Systems I
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2
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BMSC 6112
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Molecular Systems II
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2
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BMSC 6152
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Cellular Systems I
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2
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BMSC 6052
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Cellular Systems II
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2
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BMSC 5001
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Scientific Integrity
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1
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BMSC 5021
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Methods in Biomedical Research
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1
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BMSC 5031
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Laboratory Animal Use and Concepts
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1
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BMSC 5221
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Interdisciplinary First Year Journal Club
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1
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BMSC 6100
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Bioscience Lab Rotation
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1
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Total Credit hours in first semester of curriculum
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13
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First Year Spring Curriculum (GPiBS Curriculum)
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BMSC 6100
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Bioscience Lab Rotations (required course)
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1
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(Various)
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Students Choose 9-12 hours of the selective courses listed below
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9-12
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Total Credit hours in second semester of curriculum
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10-13
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Spring Semester Course Selective Choices
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Recommended Neuroscience Selective courses include:
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OCNS 6101
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Neurobiology
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1
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OCNS 6201
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Behavioral Neuroscience
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1
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OCNS 6321/ CELL 6321
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Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Vision
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1
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OCNS 5571/ PHSC 5571
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Neuropharmacology
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1
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Plus 5 additional credit hours of selective courses according to student preference from the list below:
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BIOC 6321-001
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Enzyme Catalysis and Modulation
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1
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BIOC 6321-005
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Structural Biology
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1
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BIOC 6321-006
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Analysis of Macromolecules
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1
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BIOC 6321-007
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Biochemical and Biophysical Instrumentation Lab
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1
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BIOC 6321-008
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Survey of Data Science
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1
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BIOC 6341-003
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GeroScience
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1
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BIOC 6341-004
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GTPases as Biological Switches
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1
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BIOC 6341-005
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Metabolic Regulation
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1
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CELL 6111
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Cell Biology – 1
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1
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CELL 6121
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Cell Biology – 2
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1
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MI 5131
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Introduction to Immunology (Winter Intersession)
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MI 5321
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Microbiology I
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1
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MI 6031
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Immunology I
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1
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MI 6041
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Immunology II
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1
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MI 6111
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Immunology III
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1
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MI 6301
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Microbiology II
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1
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MI 6501
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Microbiology III
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1
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MI 6321
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Virology
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1
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PATH 6121
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Molecular Basis of Human Disease
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1
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PATH 6301
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From Cells to Tissues to Molecular Morphology
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1
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PHSC 5561
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General Principles of Pharmacology
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1
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PHSC 5581
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General and Systematic Toxicology: The study of poisons
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1
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PHYO 6401-002
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Genomics & Diseases
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1
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PHYO 6401-003
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Integrative Aspects of Smooth Muscle Function
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1
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PHYO 6401-004
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Cellular & Physiological Aspects of Aging
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1
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PHYO 6401-005
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Angio- and Lymphangiogenesis
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1
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Summer Semester Curriculum (required courses)
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BMSC 6100
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Bioscience Lab Rotation
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2
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BMSC 5011
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Experimental Design and Applied Statistics (required course)
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1
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Total Credit hours in summer curriculum
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3
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Total Credit hours in First Year of Curriculum
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26-29
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Second Year Curriculum
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OCNS 6001
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Neuroscience Journal Club
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2
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OCNS 5401
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Current Topics in Neuroscience
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1
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OCNS 5411
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Survey of Neuroscience Methods
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1
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OCNS 5406
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Neurophysiology
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2
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OCNS 6503
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Neurobiology of Disease
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3
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OCNS 6512
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Neuroanatomy
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2
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OCNS 6980
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Research for Doctoral Dissertation
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3
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Written and Oral Qualifying Examination
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Total Credit hours in Second Year of Curriculum
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14
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Curriculum After Second Year
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OCNS 6001
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Neuroscience Journal Club
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2
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OCNS 5401
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Current Topics in Neuroscience
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1
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OCNS 5960
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Directed Readings
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5
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Total Credit hours each year after Second Year of Curriculum
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8
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Supervised Research for Dissertation or Thesis
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OCNS 5980
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Research for Masters Thesis
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1-6
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OCNS 6980
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Research for Doctoral Dissertation
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2-16
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Neuroscience Elective Courses
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OCNS6002
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Pharmacogenomics: The Foundation of Personalized Medicine
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2
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OCNS 5960
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Directed Readings
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1-6
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OCNS 6401/
PHYO 6401
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Genes to Physiology
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1-5
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OCNS 6403
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Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
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3
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OCNS 6990
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Special Studies in Neuroscience
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1-3
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