Comparative Health Sciences (Proposed New Program)
Requirements
Students enrolled in the MS degree will complete a total of 45 graduate credits, including
16 thesis credits. Students enrolled in the PhD degree will complete a total of 108
graduate credits beyond the bachelor’s or professional (DVM, MD) degree, including at
least 36 credits of non-blanket course work and xx thesis credits.
In Year 1 of either the MS or PhD programs, students will be required to complete three
laboratory rotations (organized under a course title “Research Perspectives”) that will
provide an opportunity to experience several research environments and investigators that
they may consider for their thesis research. These rotations will run congruently with
academic quarters. In addition, all students will be expected to complete the following
program core curriculum, including all required courses and a selection of at least two of
the listed electives, for a total of 12 credits:
- Research Perspectives
- Methods of Data Analysis
- Biomedical Ethics
- Grant Application Preparation
- Seminar
Electives:
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Techniques
- Introduction to Bioinformatics
- Introduction to Epidemiology
- Introduction to Genomics
- Introduction to Immunology
- Biochemistry
- Introduction to Pharmacogenomics
- Introduction to Metabolics
- Introduction to Translational Research
In addition to the program core curriculum, students will be required to complete optionspecific
curricula, as approved by respective graduate committees.
Faculty and Projects
List of faculty participating in Comparative Health Sciences graduate program.
For more information about the proposed Comparative Health Sciences graduate program, contact Beth Chamblin in the Department of Biomedical Sciences.
Other Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs
The OSU College of Veterinary Medicine collaborates with other OSU colleges to offers interdisciplinary graduate programs:
