Download Master's Degree Program in Molecular Microbiology & Immunology at Keck School of Medicine, USC and more Study notes Microbiology in PDF only on Docsity! PROGRESSIVE MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAM COURSE PLAN 1 USC SCHOOL ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT GRADUATE PROGRAM POST CODE TERM EFFECTIVE DATE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION A brief description of the graduate program. COMMON BACHELOR DEGREE PROGRAM PATHWAYS A list of common bachelor’s degrees that undergraduate students pursue in advance of pursuing a progressive degree option with this graduate program. Some programs are restricted to certain majors while others are open to all students. Human Biology Chemistry Neuroscience Pharmacology and Drug Development Biological Sciences Major evaluated on a case to case basis Biochemistry PREPARATORY UNDERGRADUATE COURSES A list of courses at the undergraduate level that prepare students for the graduate program. Required coursework is listed first, followed by recommended courses. If not applicable, this section will be blank. Dept. Prefix - Course # Course Title Required or Recommended Units NONE UNDERGRADUATE COURSES USED TO REDUCE GRADUATE LEVEL UNITS A list of undergraduate level courses that may be used to reduce the number of graduate level units required for the graduate program. If there are none, that is specified instead. Dept. Prefix - Course # Course Title Units NONE The primary objective of the Master of Science program in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology is to prepare students for a career in the broad field of biomedical sciences with focus on, but not limited to, microbiology, virology, immunology and cancer research. This program provides extensive theoretical preparation in combination with hands-on research, where students are trained in research laboratories located on the University of Southern California’s Health Sciences Campus – comprised of the Keck School of Medicine, the School of Pharmacy and the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center – or Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). Molecular Microbiology & Immunology Spring 2021 M.S. Molecular Microbiology & Immunology 722 Keck School of Medicine PROGRESSIVE MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAM COURSE PLAN 2 CORE GRADUATE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (# units required) A list of all required graduate courses for the graduate program. None of these courses may be used toward satisfying undergraduate degree requirements. If special exceptions for any of these courses are made by the academic department, the course # is marked with an asterisk (*) and the exception is explained in the “Department Notes” section at the end of this course plan template. Dept. Prefix - Course # Course Title Units INTD 522 Infection and Host Response 4 MICB 549 Student Seminar 1 MICB 560 Recent Advances in Microbiology 1 MICB 570 Microbiology Research Seminar 4 MICB 594A Thesis Research 2 MICB 594B Thesis Research 2 BIOC 511 Foundations of Molecular Medicine 4 MICB 542* Animal Virology 2 MICB 502* Molecular and Cellular Immunology 2 MICB 590 Directed Research 3-5 (units vary to meet 25 units requirement PRE-APPROVED ELECTIVE COURSEWORK Elective coursework is approved at the discretion of the academic department. Note the following details about the total number and units required of elective coursework. TOTAL ELECTIVE COURSES REQUIRED FOR THE TRADITIONAL GRADUATE DEGREE TOTAL ELECTIVE UNITS REQUIRED FOR THE TRADITIONAL GRADUATE DEGREE TOTAL UNIT COUNTS AND REQUIRED GRADUATE UNITS TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED FOR THE TRADITIONAL GRADUATE DEGREE TOTAL GRADUATE UNITS THAT MAY BE WAIVED (IF ANY) MINIMUM NUMBER OF GRADUATE UNITS THAT MUST BE AT THE 500 LEVEL OR ABOVE 0 0 34 9 25
