Parasitology PhD for DVMs

Course Requirements for Veterinary Parasitology PhD
VPTH 576	Veterinary Parasitology	4 Cr
VPTH/VMPM 660	Pathogenesis of Persistent Infections	2 Cr
GR ST 565	Responsible Conduct of Research in Science and Engineering	1 Cr
V PTH 548	Diagnostic Parasitology Laboratory	1 Cr
V PTH 606B	Diagnostic Interpretation – Case Materials for preliminary examination	reg Cr R
V PTH 699B	Research	variable Cr
Biological Sciences(List A)		11 Cr
Additional Electives ( List B) Note: Additional courses may be recommended by the POS committee		variable Cr

List A: Recommended Courses in Biological Science
BBMB 404, 405 or BBMB 420	Biochemistry I, Biochemistry II or Mammalian Biochemistry	3 Cr each
GEN 409*	Molecular Genetics	3 Cr
MCDB/GDCB 511	Advanced Molecular Genetics	3 Cr
VMPM 575	Immunology	3 Cr
VMPM 520	Medical Immunology I	4 Cr
VMPM/BBMB 615	Molecular Immunology	3 Cr
MCDB/GDCB 528	Advances in Molecular Cell Biology	3 Cr
BBMB/GDCB 542 A, B, C	Introduction to Molecular Biology Techniques	1-4 Cr
BBMB 411	Techniques in Biochemical Research	4 Cr

List B: Recommended Additional Courses
VPTH 542/V PTH 342	Anatomic Pathology I	3 Cr
V PTH 590B	Special Topics (B = parasitology section)	1-4 Cr
V PTH 549	Clinical Pathology Laboratory	1 Cr
V PTH 551	Postmortem Pathology Laboratory	1-3 Cr
V PTH 604	Pathology Case Seminar	2 Cr
V PTH 530	Teaching and Learning Veterinary Medical Education	3 Cr
HG ED 561	College Teaching	3 Cr
V PTH 605B	Current Topics – Defense Seminar	1 Cr
The PhD degree requires 72 credits. Twelve must be taken outside of VPTH.
*Gen 409 – Basic molecular genetics

Revised 07/11/23