Core Courses (18 units)

• PMI 201 Integrative Pathobiology Core I 5 units

• PMI 202 Integrative Pathobiology Core II 4 units

• PMI 203 Experimental Design 2 units

• PMI 270 Advanced Immunology 3 units

• PMI 200 Foundations In Research 1 unit

• MPM 209 Scientific Writing 1 unit

• Variable (200+) Research Seminar or Journal Club 1 unit

• Elective(s) See Below 1+ unit 

• RCR series Ethics 0 units

Research Ethics series sponsored by Office of Research

http://research.ucdavis.edu/policiescompliance/research-ethics-rcr-program/ 

Elective Courses (1+ units)

Electives should accommodate special interests of the student within the broad field of Integrative Pathobiology. Examples of fields of specialization in which electives may be taken are virology, infectious disease, immunology, pulmonary biology, environmental disease, neurobiology, developmental and stem cell biology, cancer biology, toxicology, cell biology and molecular pathobiology. There is a wide latitude in the electives that the students may pursue, although the electives must be consistent with the student’s thesis project and be approved by the student’s graduate adviser. Examples of electives taken by our students include:

• MCB 121 Molecular Biology of Eukaryotic Cells 3 units

• MCB 161 Molecular Genetics 3 units

• MMI 280 Molecular Pathology of Human and Animal Diseases 3 units

• IMM 203 Cancer Immunology 2 units

• MIC 262 Advanced General and Molecular Virology 2 units

• BIM 189C Clinical Applications for Biomedical Device Design 2 units

Enrollment

Full-time students must enroll for 12 units per quarter including research, academic and seminar units. Courses that fulfill any of the program requirements may not be taken S/U unless the course is normally graded S/U. Once course requirements are completed, students can take additional classes as needed, although the 12 units per quarter are generally fulfilled with research units (PMI 299/299D) and perhaps seminars. GGIP students must complete the GGIP - 299 and 299D Request Form quarterly to enroll in research units with their P.I.

Responsible Conduct of Research

All students are required to complete the RCR Seminar Series, hosted by the UC Davis Office of Research. To receive credit for the series, students must attend 8 different seminars to earn a certificate. RCR seminar series certificates should be provided to your academic adviser and the graduate group coordinator. To be clear, you do not register for this course using SISWEB.  Please check back in September regarding the 2024-2025 schedule. A Master of Science degree will be awarded upon fulfillment of the degree requirements. The minimum residency requirement for the M.S. degree is three quarters, but the amount of time spent by most students in this program is six to nine quarters. The thesis fulfills the capstone requirement.