Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences Cluster Curriculum
I. REQUIRED BMS CORE COURSES
BMS 600 Biochemical, Molecular and Cellular Foundations (6 hrs.)
BMS 680 Seminar (6 hrs.)
BMS 660 and 661 Communications I & II
BMS 685 intro to research
BMS 882 max of 15 hrs.
Statistics (PSY 517, EDF 517, MTH 580)
II. REQUIRED TOXICOLOGY COURSES
PHS 628 Neurophysiology (2 hrs.) and PHS 629 Physiology (6 hrs.)
PMC 650 Toxicology (3 hrs.)
PMC 655 Toxicology Reviews (1 hr) total 3 hrs.
III. SUGGESTED ELECTIVES
The following courses are suggested as electives for students and a course(s) may be
required by the dissertation committee.
BMS 670 Molecular Cloning (2 hrs.)
BIC 643 Signal Transduction (3 hrs.)
MCB 648 Molecular Basis of Pathogenesis (3 hrs.)
PMC 610 Introduction to Pharmacology (3 hrs.)
IV. QUALIFYING EXAM
A. Written
- Course work
B. Oral
- The student must first successfully complete the written exams. A written
grant in the style of an NIH Predoctoral grant proposal format must be
submitted on either the student’s research project or another topic. The
grant must be submitted within two (2) months of completion of the written
exam. The Oral examination is a defense of the grant application. The NIH
instructions can be found at the following links:
- http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/416/phs416-1.pdf
- http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-04-032.html
- Downloadable forms: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/416/phs416.htm
- Helpful tips for grant writing: http://www.theresearchassistant.com/tutorial/index.asp
V. OTHER ACTIVITIES
Students are stongly urged to attend one national scientific meeting and present the
results of their research.