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The Department of Physiology and Biophysics offers graduate training
leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree. The Ph.D. graduate program
prepares students for careers as independent research scientists
and as university-level teachers of physiology and related fields.
Through course work and research, students develop an integrated
knowledge of physiological systems at several levels of organization
– including molecular, cellular and system – enabling
students to develop the critical concepts and skills necessary to
thrive in the current biomedical research community.
After core course requirements have been completed and a research
advisor has been selected, the balance of the Ph.D. program is planned
to meet the needs and interests of each student. Because of strong
intellectual ties between faculty, students often perform their
research projects in more than one laboratory group in the department.
Program Requirements Overview
- A total of 60 units of graduate study are required for the Ph.D.
degree.
- Students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 or better and
a minimum grade of B (3.0) in courses given by the department
and in other key classes.
- Students may be asked to take and pass a screening examination
to progress to the third semester of graduate study.
- Students must pass the written and oral portions of a qualifying
examination designed to give the student a formal opportunity
to demonstrate to the faculty that he or she is qualified to conduct
independent research.
- Upon completion of an independent dissertation research project,
Ph.D. candidates must submit a written dissertation and make an
oral defense of the work.
Required courses
PHBI 552abcd (Advanced Physiological Methods, 2-4 units
each)
PHBI 562 (Systems and Integrative Physiology, 4units)
PHBI 608ab (Advanced Cellular, Molecular and Systemic Physiology
(ab: 2 or 4 units))
INTD 531 (Cell Biology (Enroll in INTD 531))
INTD 561 (Molecular Genetics 4 units (Enroll in INTD 561))
INTD 571 (Biochemistry, 4 units (Enroll in INTD 571))
PM 510L (Principles of Biostatistics, 4 units)
A one-semester course in Neuroscience is also required.
Students may take additional graduate-level classes with prior
approval of their graduate advisor.
For additional information on courses, degree requirements, and
a schedule of classes:
USC
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