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SUGGESTED COURSES FOR FIRST YEAR STUDENTS BY PROGRAM

[Biochemistry and Molecular Biology]  [Cancer Biology]  [Cell and Regulatory Biology]
[Genes and Development] [Human and Molecular Genetics]  [Immunology]  [Medical Physics]
[Microbiology and Molecular Genetics] [Molecular Carcinogenesis] [Neuroscience] [Virology and Gene Therapy]

Current students have told us that it would be helpful to know which courses Programs recommend specifically for first year students. Accordingly, we solicited the following information from Program Directors. Please keep in mind that these are general guidelines -- you should discuss your course selection with your Dean's Office Advisor and Faculty Advisor(s). Also, tutorials should be included each semester -- one in the Fall and two in the Spring. And finally, remember that students are required to take The Ethical Dimensions of the Biomedical Sciences prior to graduation and most take it during the first year.

PROGRAM IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Fall

  • GS030102 Current Methods in Biochemistry
  • GS030711 Seminar in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology (optional for credit)

Spring

  • GS030024 Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • GS030102 Current Methods in Biochemistry
  • GS030711 Seminar in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology (optional for credit)

Summer

  • No didactic courses

PROGRAM IN CANCER BIOLOGY (top)

Fall

Spring

Summer

  • Various student seminar courses

PROGRAM IN CELL AND REGULATORY BIOLOGY (top)

Cell Biology Track

Fall

Spring

Summer

Pharmacology Track (top)

Fall

Spring

  • GS120254 Cell and Systems Physiology
  • GS130024 Mechanism of Hormone Action (offered every other year)

Physiology Track (top)

Fall

Spring

Summer

Summer

  • GS010014 Biomedical Statistics
    OR
  • GS030102 Current Methods in Biochemistry I and II in Fall and Spring of year 2

PROGRAM IN GENES & DEVELOPMENT (top)

Fall

Two of the following three courses are recommended for year one. The remaining course may be taken in year two.

  • GS040073 Developmental Biology (or GS040133 Cancer Cell Signaling in the spring or GS030013 Structure and Function of Biological Macromolecules in the spring)
  • GS040203 Experimental Genetics
  • GS030014 Metabolic Biochemistry (optional for students whose background in Biochemistry may be weak)

Spring

  • GS040123 Eukaryotic Gene Expression
  • GS040133 Cancer Cell Signaling (instead of GS040073 Developmental Biology in the fall)
  • GS030024 Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Summer

  • GS010014 Biomedical Statistics (Optional; students may choose instead to take
  • GS030102 Current Methods in Biochemistry in their second year to satisfy the GSBS Quantitative Area requirement.)

PROGRAM IN HUMAN & MOLECULAR GENETICS (top)

Fall (choose two)

  • GS030014 Metabolic Biochemistry (if needed)
  • GS040013 Cell Biology (if needed)
    If either or both is waived, choose from:

  • GS110013 Genetics and Human Disease (if sufficient statistics background)
  • GS040063 Cancer Biology
  • GS040073 Developmental Biology
  • GS040203 Experimental Genetics

Spring (select both)

  • GS110023 Molecular/Cellular Approaches to Human Genetics
  • GS040123 Eukaryotic Gene Expression

Summer

PROGRAM IN IMMUNOLOGY (top)

Fall

Spring

Summer

PROGRAM IN MEDICAL PHYSICS (top)

Fall

  • GS020203 Electronics for Medical Physicists
  • GS020042 Radiation Biology (even-numbered years)
  • GS020093 Introduction to Medical Physics I: Basic Interactions
  • GS020142 Anatomy and Oncology for Medical Physicists (odd-numbered years)
  • GS020731 Medical Physics Seminar
  • GS210051 The Ethical Dimensions of the Biomedical Sciences
  • GS000514 Tutorial Research Experience

Spring

  • GS020053 Radiation Detection, Instrumentation, and Data Analysis
  • GS020103 Introduction to Medical Physics II: Medical Imaging
  • GS020731 Medical Physics Seminar
  • GS000514 Tutorial Research Experience

One of the following:

  • GS020113 Introduction to Medical Physics III: Therapy
  • GS020193 Introduction to Medical Physics IV: The Physics of Nuclear Medicine

Summer

  • GS000514 Tutorial Research Experience
  • GS000520 Research in Biomedical Sciences

PROGRAM IN MICROBIOLOGY & MOLECULAR GENETICS (top)

Fall

  • GS070014 Microbiology and Molecular Genetics I
  • GS030102 Current Methods in Molecular Research
  • GS070741 Literature Survey
  • GS210051 Ethical Dimensions of the Biomedical Sciences

Spring

  • GS070024 Microbiology and Molecular Genetics II
  • GS030024 Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • GS070741 Literature Survey

Summer

  • No didactic courses

PROGRAM IN MOLECULAR CARCINOGENESIS (top)

Fall

Two of the following three courses:

  • GS040083 Basic Concepts of Tumor Biology
  • GS120134 Introduction to Histology
  • Bio595C Molecular Biology I (UT-Austin)

Spring

Two of the following three courses:

  • GS040113 Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis
  • GS120144 Introduction to Pathology
  • Bio595D Molecular Biology II (UT-Austin)

Summer

PROGRAM IN NEUROSCIENCE (top)

A) Course curriculum for students entering with a limited neuroscience background:

Fall

  • GS140611 Current Topics in Neuroscience
  • GS030014 Metabolic Biochemistry
  • GS210051 Ethical Dimensions of Bioimedical Science

Spring

Summer

B) Course curriculum for students entering with an extensive neuroscience background:

Fall

  • GS140611 Current Topics in Neuroscience
  • GS140123 Advanced Neurobiology: Biophysics
  • GS140103 Advanced Neurobiology: Cellular and Molecular

Spring

Summer

PROGRAM IN VIROLOGY AND GENE THERAPY (top)

Some Relevant Courses Fulfilling Area Requirements

Quantitative

Molecular

  • GS030014 Metabolic Biochemistry
  • GS030024 Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Cellular

Systems

Courses Coordinated by the Program in Virology and Gene Therapy

  • GS040043 Molecular Principles of Virology
  • GS040153 Human Gene Therapy: Basic Science to Clinical Trial
  • GS040711 Seminars in Virology and Gene Therapy

Research Experience/Thesis Classes

  • GS000514 Tutorial Reserach Experience
  • GS000520 Research in Biomedical Sciences
  • GS000910 Thesis/Dissertation - Special Project

Recommendation for Completion of Coursework

  • Year 1 fall: Ethical Dimensions of Biomedical Sciences (1 semester hour; compulsory for all GSBS students)
  • Year 1 fall: Molecular Principles of Virology (3 semester hours; meets Systems area requirement)
  • Year 1 fall and/or spring: Seminars in Virology and Gene Therapy (1 semester hour)
  • Year 1 fall: Cell Biology of Immunology I (4 semester hours; meets Cellular area requirement) Year 1 spring: Human Gene Therapy: Basic Science to Clinical Trial (3 semester hours)
  • Year 1 summer: Biomedical Statistics (4 semester hours; meets Quantitative area requirement)

plus, either

  • Year 1 spring: Cell and Systems Physiology (4 semester hours; meets Systems area requirement)

or

  • Year 2 fall: Cancer Biology (with demonstrated proficiency in biochemistry or consent of instructor) or Developmental Biology (4 semester hours; meets Systems area requirement)

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