Interdisciplinary Program in Biological Sciences

Donald R. Hoffman, Interim Program Director

The interdisciplinary program in biological sciences brings together students and faculty from multiple disciplines to study a broad variety of interesting biological phenomena. The interdisciplinary program is 59-66 s.h., including 11-12 s.h. from the general and molecular/cellular core curricula, at least 30 s.h. from the research core and at least 18 s.h. from a specific concentration. The concentrations are: biology; biomedical science; and pharmaceutical chemistry. Other appropriate graduate-level courses may be added by agreement of the research advisor, graduate program director, and the IDPBS advisory committee.

Core Curriculum for IDPBS

General Core - 8 s.h.

BISC/BIOL/CHEM 8815 (1 s.h., taken 3 times) - 3 s.h.

HUMS 7004 - 2 s.h.

BIOL 7900 or BIOS 7022 or PSYC 6430 or PHAR 7777 - 3 s.h.

Molecular/Cellular Core - 3-4 s.h.

Choose 3-4 s.h. from the following;

ANAT 7202; BIOC 7301, 7310; BIOL 7480, 7481, 7870; CHEM 6535; MCBI 7410

Research Core - 30-36 s.h.

Must complete the minimum hours specified in each of the three courses below:

BISC/BIOL/CHEM 8810 - 3-6 s.h.

BISC/BIOL/CHEM 8830 - 10-15 s.h.

BIOL/CHEM/PATH 9000 - 12-18 s.h.

Concentration: See program director for concentration requirements - 18 s.h.