Courses

Core Courses

First semester:

• MCIBS 503 (4) Critical Elements of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
• MCIBS 590 (2) Colloquium
• BIO 893 (2) Experiential Teaching in Biology
• MCIBS 596 (1) Individual Studies (for research rotations)

Second semester:

• MCIBS 591 (2) Ethics, Rigor, Reproducibility, and Conduct of Research in the Life Sciences
  
• MCIBS 592 (2) Current Research Seminars

Totals = 13 of the 25 course work credits met by core courses

Emphasis area courses:

• 3 credits of a course with a quantitative basis (including statistics, population genetics, bioinformatics)
• 9 credits of other courses from the emphasis area list

Totals = 12 of the 25 course work credits met by emphasis area courses

Other requirements:

• Serve as a teaching assistant (TA) for one semester in a 400-level or lower undergraduate biosciences course, and register for a SUBJ 602 supervised teaching course to reflect your TA position
• English competency as prescribed by the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School
• Maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 to remain in good academic standing, and must be at least 3.0 to take candidacy, comprehensive, and final oral examination
• Take and pass the qualifying, comprehensive, dissertation, and oral exams

All students must take the following courses:

First semester

• MCIBS 503 (4) Critical Elements of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
• MCIBS 590 (2) Colloquium
• BIO 893 (2) Experiential Teaching in Biology
• MCIBS 596 (1) Individual Studies (for research rotations)

Second semester

• MCIBS 591 (2) Ethics, Rigor, Reproducibility, and Conduct of Research in the Life Sciences
• MCIBS 592 (2) Current Research Seminars

In addition to these courses, students will choose an adviser and emphasis area in their second semester, and take more specialized courses within their emphasis area.

All students will also be required to serve as a teaching assistant for one semester.

The MCIBS program requires each student to take 3 credits of a course with a quantitative basis. However, we would like each student to tailor this requirement to his or her own course of study. The courses below are a starting list from which to choose, but if you find an additional course that is a better fit, please discuss it with the program chair.

• BIOL 428, Population Genetics
• BIOL 439, Practical Bioinformatics
• BIOL 405, Molecular Evolution
• BMMB/MCIBS 551, Genomics
• BMMB 482, Informational Bioinformatics
• BMMB 484, Functional Genomics
• STAT 500, Applied Statistics
• BMMB 852, Applied Bioinformatics