Track Leader: Dr. Jon Blevins
A description of courses offered in the Microbiology and Immunology Track can be found here.
Year 1 Fall (12 credit hours)
GPIBS Core Curriculum
Year 1 Spring (10 credit hours)
1 credit hour Seminar (MBIM 51061)
1 credit hour Scientific Communication and Ethics II (PHAR 51191)
3 credit hours Basic Principles of Microbiology (MBIM 51043)
3 credit hours Immunology (MBIM 51033)
1 credit hour Current Topics in Microbiology (MBIM 51091) or Immunology (MBIM 51101)
1 credit hour Research in Microbiology & Immunology (MBIM 5107V)
Year 1 Summer (1 credit hour)
1 credit hour Research in Microbiology & Immunology (MBIM 5107V)
Year 2 Fall (11 credit hours)
1 credit hour Seminar (MBIM 51061)
1 credit hour Scientific Communication and Ethics III (PHAR 51201)
1 credit hour Current Topics in Microbiology (MBIM 51091) or Immunology (MBIM 51101)
4 credit hours Advances in Microbiology and Immunology I (MBIM 62044)
3 credit hours Biostatistics I (BIOS 50133)
1 credit hour Research in Microbiology & Immunology (MBIM 5107V)
Year 2 Spring (9 credit hours)
1 credit hour Seminar (MBIM 51061)
1 credit hour Scientific Communications and Ethics IV (PHAR 51231)
1 credit hour Current Topics in Microbiology (MBIM 51091) or Immunology (MBIM 51101)
4 credit hours Advances in Microbiology and Immunology II (MBIM 62054)
2 credit hours Research in Microbiology & Immunology (MBIM 5107V)
Year 2 Summer (1 credit hour)
1 credit hour Research in Microbiology & Immunology (MBIM 5107V)
Candidacy Exam (research proposal submitted to committee followed by oral defense)
Years 3- Until Degree Completion
For each remaining Fall and Spring semester, students will enroll in 1 credit hour Seminar (MBIM 51061), 1 credit hour of current Topics in Microbiology (MBIM 51091) or Current Topics in Immunology (MBIM 51101), and 7 credit hours of Doctoral Dissertation (MBIM 6203V). For each remaining Summer semester, students will enroll in 1 credit hour of Doctoral Dissertation (MBIM 6203V).
Students must successfully defend their research project in written and oral format prior to completion of the degree.