iBio Course Requirements

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iBio Course Requirements

During their graduate studies, students must take at least 6 s.h. of advanced lecture-based courses, see Section III list below for examples, plus a data informatics requirement and a free elective. If a student is required to take any lecture courses to make up for undergraduate deficiencies (e.g., Physics, Biochemistry, or Fundamental Genetics Lecture), these do not count towards the 6 s.h. minimum. Specialized introductory courses (e.g. Cell Biology BIOL:2723, Ecology BIOL:2673) also do not count towards the 6 s.h. minimum. An additional free elective is also required and can be fulfilled with either a third advanced lecture course or a second data analysis course. Most students will take more than the minimum during their graduate career.

All continuing iBio students (Ph.D. and M.S.) must enroll in the COSMOS Fall Graduate Seminar Series (1 s.h.) each Fall semester and must participate by giving research seminars as scheduled.

I. First Year

Students should have up to a total of 15 s.h. of enrollment (9 s.h. minimum) for EACH semester. Other electives may be included as desired. Most students will also TA either BIOL:1411 or BIOL:1412 during the Spring semester.

Ph.D. students should add research hours to reach 15 s.h. total in each of their first four semesters.

Fall Semester:
COSMOS (Monday Graduate Seminar) [Schedule] BIOL:6298 1 s.h.
Fundamental Genetics Graduate Lecture * BIOL:5412 3 s.h.
Required if no undergraduate Genetics.    
Readings in Genetics BIOL:5512 2 s.h.
Principles of Scholarly Integrity BIOL:7270 1 s.h.
Advanced Lecture Elective (req. #1)   3+ s.h.
Research: Biology BIOL:6199 0-9 s.h.
 
Spring Semester:
COSMOS (Graduate Seminar Discussion Course) BIOL:6298 2 s.h.
Data Informatics Requirement (req.)   3+ s.h.
Advanced Lecture Elective (req. #2)   3+ s.h.
Research: Biology BIOL:6199 1-7 s.h.

II. Second Year

Ph.D. students should add research hours to reach 15 s.h. total in each of their first four semesters.

Fall Semester:
COSMOS (Monday Graduate Seminar) [Schedule]
(if not taking 2 s.h. option)
BIOL:6298 1 s.h.
Topics course or 2 s.h. COSMOS option   2 s.h.
Advanced Lecture or Data Informatics Elective   3+ s.h.
Research: Biology BIOL:6199 3-9 s.h.
 
Spring Semester:
Writing in the Natural Sciences BIOL:6188 2 s.h.
Advanced Lecture or Data Informatics Elective   3+ s.h.
Research: Biology BIOL:6199 1-7 s.h.
Free Elective   3 s.h.
Other electives may be included as desired.    

III. Advanced Lecture Courses

The following courses are considered advanced lecture courses to satisfy the 6 s.h. course requirement for the iBio graduate program (Ph.D. and M.S.). These courses must be 3000-level or higher and must be designed primarily for seniors and graduate students. Any lecture courses used to make up for undergraduate deficiencies (e.g., Physics, Biochemistry, or Fundamental Genetics) and other specialized introductory courses (e.g., Cell Biology BIOL:2723, Ecology BIOL:2673) are not counted towards the advanced lecture requirement. The list below is not exhaustive and students are encouraged to seek out other appropriate courses in consultation with their advisor and the Director of Graduate Studies.

Courses offered through the Department of Biology:  
Evolution BIOL:3172 4 s.h. Fall and Spring semesters
Introduction to Developmental Biology BIOL:3233 3 s.h. Fall semester
Genomics  BIOL:3314 3 s.h. Spring semester
Plant Development Biology BIOL:3363 3 s.h. Spring semester
Human Population Genetics and Variation BIOL:3373 3 s.h. Spring semester
Plant Response to the Environment BIOL:3663 3 s.h. Fall semester
Molecular Genetics BIOL:3713 4 s.h. Fall semester
Genes and Development BIOL:4333 3 s.h. Spring semester
Molecular Evolution: Genes, Genomes, and Organisms BIOL:4373 3 s.h. Check MyUI for course availability
Fundamental Neurobiology I BIOL:5653 3 s.h. Fall semester
Fundamental Neurobiology II BIOL:5654 3 s.h. Spring semester
       
Courses offered through the Biomedical Science Program:  
Principles Molecular & Cellular Biology  BMED:5207 3 s.h. Fall semester

IV. Seminar Courses

All continuing iBio students (Ph.D. and M.S.) must enroll in the COSMOS Fall Graduate seminar series (1 s.h.) each Fall semester and must participate by giving research seminars as scheduled.

In the Spring semester of the second year, all iBio students (Ph.D. and M.S.) must enroll in:

Spring Semester:
Seminar: Writing in Natural Sciences BIOL:6188 2 s.h.

In addition to "Seminar: Writing in Natural Sciences (BIOL: 6188)," Ph.D. students must enroll in 3 (and M.S. students in 2) more seminar courses during their graduate career. This count would include "COSMOS Seminar (BIOL: 6298)" taken for 2 s.h. in the second semester/Spring of the first year in residence.

Because the topics in both the Fall and Spring 2 s.h. offerings of "COSMOS Seminar (BIOL: 6298)" will change each time it is offered, these courses can be taken several times to meet the Seminar Requirement.
 

V. Data Informatics Courses

Courses offered through the Department of Biology:  
Introduction to Systems Biology (Undergrad/Grad) BIOL:3383 3 s.h. Check MyUI for course availability
Bioinformatics (Undergrad/Grad) BIOL:4213 2, 4 s.h. Check MyUI for course availability
Introduction to Scientific Computing for Biologists BIOL:4386 3 s.h. Check MyUI for course availability
       
Courses offered through other departments:  
Computational Genomics (many prereqs., including BME:5320) BIOL:5320 3 s.h. Spring semester
Introduction to Biostatistics (Undergrad/Grad) BIOS:4120 3 s.h. Fall and Spring semesters
Biostats for Biomedical Research (Subsession: Off-cycle) BIOS:5050 1 s.h. Check MyUI for course availability
Biostatistical Methods I/II (includes some programming in R) BIOS:5710/5720 4 s.h. Fall and Spring semesters
Biostat. Methods Categorical Data (some prereqs) BIOS:5730 3 s.h. Spring semester
Bayesian Methods and Design (many prereqs) BIOS:6810 3 s.h. Check MyUI for course availability
Practical Bioinformatics (Subsession: Off-cycle, Jan.) BISC:5205 1 s.h. Check MyUI for course availability
Bioinformatic Techniques BME:5320 3 s.h. Fall semester
Knowledge Discovery CS:6421 3 s.h. Check MyUI for course availability
Big Data Analytics (some math/stat prereqs) IE:4172 3 s.h. Fall semester
Introduction to Informatics (Grad) IGPI:3110 3 s.h. Check MyUI for course availability
Probability and Statistics STAT:3120 4 s.h. Fall and Spring semesters