Oregon State University Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine 21 courses 108 total credits
The Comparative Health Sciences graduate major is an interdisciplinary program administered by the Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine. Participating colleges include Veterinary Medicine, Public Health and Human Sciences, Pharmacy, Agricultural Sciences, Engineering, and Science. Faculty involved in the program have interests in microbiology, ecology, animal science, immunology, nutrition, food science, bioengineering, veterinary medicine, public health, human health, bioinformatics, mathematical modeling, microbiome, neuroscience, and others.
| Total Credits | 108 credits |
Required Core
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GRAD 520 | Responsible Conduct of Research | 2 |
| ST 511 or H 524 | Methods of Data Analysis or Introduction to Biostatistics | 4 |
| VMB 507 | Seminar | 1-16 |
| VMB 669 | Introduction to Grant Proposal Writing | 2 |
| H 524 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 4 |
| VMB 601 | Research | 1-16 |
| VMB 603 | Thesis | 1-16 |
| VMB 607 | Seminar | 1-16 |
Electives
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BB 585 | Applied Bioinformatics | 3 |
| IB 595 | Disease Ecology | 3 |
| VMB 523 | Zoonoses | 3 |
| VMB 624 | Antibiotic Stewardship | 1 |
| VMB 630 | Mechanisms of Disease | 3 |
| VMB 631 | Mathematical Modeling of Biological Systems | 3 |
| VMB 652 | Cancer Systems Biology | 3 |
| VMB 670 | Introduction to Systems Biomedicine and Pharmacogenomics | 2 |
| VMB 673 | Comparative Immunology | 3 |
| VMB 674 | Vaccines and New Therapies | 3 |
| VMB 724 | Antibiotic Stewardship | 1 |
| Total Electives | 51 credits | |
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