Students will work with their major professor and advisory committee to develop a program of study. A minimum total of 30 credit hours of course work is required for student’s holding a master’s degree in biology, cell biology, or other related fields. Students must complete 16 hours or more of 8000- and 9000- level courses, of which at least 6 hours must be graduate level course work in Regenerative Bioscience.
Sample Program of Study
Year One
Course
Credits
RBIO 8888 Current Literature in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
RBIO 8120/8120L Experimental Methods in Animal Biotechnology
3
RBIO 8220 Materials in Medicine
3
Total
15
Year Two
Course
Credits
RBIO 8800 Graduate Seminar
1
RBIO 8230 Neurobiology of Chemical Senses and Food Perception
3
RBIO 8700 Special Problems -1
3
ADSC 8710 Special problems -2
1
BIOE 8980 Advanced Topics in Biomedical Engineering
3
Choice of Elective
4
Total
15
Year Three Onwards
Course
Credits
RBIO 9000 Doctoral Research
6
RBIO 9300 Doctoral Dissertation
6
Total
12
From year three onwards, students can continue working on mentored graduate thesis research. Students need to enroll for a minimum total of 12 credit hours to maintain full time status.
