For specific individual graduate program course requirements and electives, students are advised to consult with the Graduate Program Director and refer to the program’s webpage.
Students are also strongly encouraged to select electives from a range of programs to meet their personal training goals.
However, in addition to the First-Year Curriculum courses, all Molecular Biosciences students are required to successfully complete the following courses during their second year and beyond.
Required Courses for All MBS Students - Second Year and Beyond
BIOSTATISTICS
All biomedical graduate students are required to complete one Biostatistics course to ensure Rigor and Reproducibility training. This course should be taken in either the second or third year.
- 16:115:557 (Fall) – Statistics in Biomedical Sciences (3 credits)
- 16:125:578 (Spring) - Interdisciplinary Biostatistics Research Training for Molecular and Cellular Science (3 credits)
For more information and additional Biostatistics course options available through the School of Graduate Studies, you may visit their website.
PROGRESS REPORTS OF GRADUATE STUDENTS IN MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES
The Graduate Student Research Seminar brings together all students in the Graduate Programs in Molecular Biosciences on a weekly basis to learn about the science conducted by their colleagues. As a speaker, the opportunity to present in a friendly and constructive environment is a great way to prepare for delivering presentations at regional and national scientific meetings, or to a prospective post-doc advisor or employer. Audience members learn about the science, approaches, techniques, and ideas of their fellow students. Thesis advisors are expected to attend, and students are strongly encouraged to invite members of their thesis committees to their talks.
- 16:695:600 (Fall/Spring) Progress Reports of Graduate Students in Molecular Biosciences
*The Graduate Student Research Seminar is required every semester. Students must attend in the first year and present in subsequent years
ETHICAL SCIENTIFIC CONDUCT REFRESHER
The School of Graduate Studies offers an annual Ethical Scientific Conduct course for the purposes of Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training that is compliant with NIH requirements.
- Ethical Science Conduct Refresher (Spring)(16:115:558)
This course is required of all 5th-year graduate students as well as MD/PhD students in the 3rd year of PhD. This is a case-based course that reviews the most important topics in Responsible Conduct of Research.