Special Topics in Molecular Pathogenesis

1-4 credits · Graduate School

This course provides Ph.D. students in the biomedical sciences with the opportunity to study various topics of relevance to their thesis research and within their broader field of study. Class time will be devoted to a discussion of those topics with peers and faculty who share similar interests (topic leaders). In consultation with the course director and the research mentor, students will select from a menu of two-week modules to create a personalized course syllabus. Credit hours: variable (1-4). Students will receive one credit hour per two course modules completed for four total. Students in the MHI and MPI programs must have completed Foundations II prior to this course. For students in other Ph.D. programs, completion of the first-year IGP or QCB curriculum and permission of the course directors are required. [1-4]