Doctorate of Philosophy
Model Course Schedules
Year 1
Fall Semester
TRMD 6050 Medical Helminthology (3)
TRMD 6070 Medical Protozoology (3)
TRMD 6170 Immunology (3)
TRMD 7020 Parasitology Seminar (1)
SPHL 9900 Interdisciplinary Doctoral Seminar (1)
Electives and/or Special Studies, e.g. from course offerings in the fields of tropical medicine, biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, immunology, cell biology, epidemiology, etc. (1-5)
Total (11 - 15 credits)
Laboratory Rotations
Students are repaired to meet with various faculty members and discuss the prospect of undertaking laboratory rotations project. This will acquaint the student with the different research programs available in the department and assist the student in choosing a permanent dissertation advisor. In addition, by rotating through several laboratories the student will obtain laboratory experience and training in specialized areas. Ideally the laboratory rotations should begin during the first semester and continue through the summer until a permanent advisor is chosen. The student may register for Special Studies Research (TRMD 7990) in conjunction with a laboratory rotation and with the cooperation of the faculty member in whose laboratory/ field site the rotation research is undertaken. The number of credits should be determined through consultation with the faculty member offering the laboratory rotation.
Spring Semester
TRMD 6060 Medical Entomology (3)
TRMD 6180 Immunoparasitology (3)
TRMD 6230 Methods in Cell Biology (3)
TRMD 7020 Parasitology Seminar (1)
TRMD 7820 Malaria (2)
SPHL 9900 Interdisciplinary Doctoral Seminar (1)
Electives and/or Special Studies, e.g. from course offerings in the fields of tropical medicine, biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, immunology, cell biology, epidemiology, etc. (1-3)
Total 13 - 15 credits
Year 2
Fall Semester
TRMD 7020 Parasitology Seminar 0**
TRMD 6330 Microbial Diseases of the Tropic 2
TRMD 6800 Advanced Topics in Emerging Pathogens 2
EPID 6030 Epidemiological Methods 3
BIOS 6030 Introductory Biostatistics 3
GPHR 7180 Ethics (in Biomedical Research) 1
SPHL 9900 Interdisciplinary Doctoral Seminar 0**
Electives and/or Special Studies, e.g. from course offerings in the fields of tropical medicine, biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, immunology, cell biology, epidemiology etc. 1-3 credits
Total 13-15 credits
Spring Semester
TRMD 6420 Tropical Virology 3
TRMD 7020 Parasitology Seminar 0**
TRMD 7110 Genomics of Disease Vectors 2
TRMD 7800 Advanced Medical Entomology 2
EPID 7810 Human Molecular Genetics 3
SPHL 9900 Interdisciplinary Doctoral Seminar 0
Electives/ Special studies, e.g. GBCH 6010 Biochemistry; BIOS 7080*
Design and Analysis of Experiments, etc 1-4 credits
Total 12-15 credits
*BIOS-6030 is pre-requisite for BIOS 7080.
**TRMD 7020 and SPHL 9900 may only be taken twice for credit, but should be attended every semester.
(A maximum of 12 only research credits, i.e. Special Studies, may be taken.)
Preliminary Comprehensive ([a] Written and [b] Oral) Exam
Year 3 Development of Prospectus
Prospectus Defense
Launch dissertation research project
Years 4, 5 Dissertation research
Draft the dissertation.
Dissertation defense
