{"id":81,"date":"2022-11-22T13:27:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T18:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels-draft\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2025-03-13T14:15:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T18:15:01","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/bes\/cell-and-molecular-biology\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biological and Environmental Sciences<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cell and Molecular Biology<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"CMB\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-cmb\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-297\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-297\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/bes\/cell-and-molecular-biology\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-296\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-296\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/bes\/cell-and-molecular-biology\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-294\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-294\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/bes\/cell-and-molecular-biology\/cmb-research\/\">Research<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-295\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-295\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/bes\/cell-and-molecular-biology\/affiliated-faculty\/\">Affiliated Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following courses are highly recommended so that students build foundational expertise in biochemistry, microbiology, science communication and ethics. These are expected competencies for the PhD qualifying exams.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \">\n\n<p>CMB 413 Advanced Microbiology I, 3cr<br>CMB 415 Advanced Microbiology I laboratory, 2cr<br>CMB 581 General Biochemistry I, 3cr<br>CMB 582 General Biochemistry II, 3cr<br>BES 581 and 582 BES Colloquium, 1 cr<br>BES 600 Graduate Student Seminar, 1cr<br>BIO 500: Advanced Science Ethics, 1 cr<br>BIO 501: Advanced Scientific Communication, 2 cr<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Laboratory Rotations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>All entering, first-year graduate students (both M.S. and Ph.D.) participate in three laboratory rotations during their first semester. Each rotation lasts four weeks. After the completion of rotations, students, in consulation with faculty members, select a laboratory in which to conduct their research thesis project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>M.S. Degree Program requirements<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 30 credits is required \u2013 21 coursework credits as outlined above for each track plus an additional 9 research credits (BES 599).&nbsp; A maximum of 12 course credits can be at the 400 level, remaining credit must be at the 500 level or higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For M.S. students all courses taken for plan credit should be at the graduate level. At least half of the total plan course credits should be at the 500 or 600 level (typically no more than 12 credits can be at the 400 level).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ph.D. Degree Program requirements<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"button-list\" style=\"width: 300px;float: right;margin-left: 40px\"><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/bes\/cell-and-molecular-biology\/curriculum\/cmb-ph-d-qualifying-exam\/\" title=\"\">Ph.D. Qualifying Exam<\/a>\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/bes\/cell-and-molecular-biology\/curriculum\/ph-d-comprehensive-exams\/\" title=\"\">Ph.D. Comprehensive Exams<\/a>\n<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/COMPS-CARTOON-FINAL-REVISED-5_2_19.pdf\" title=\"\">Comprehensive 'Cheat Sheet'<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 72 credits is required (30 coursework credits; 42 research credits). Of the 42 credits earned beyond the master\u2019s degree, 9 credits (500-600 level) should be in coursework and 33 as research credits (BES 699)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other courses are tailored to a student\u2019s program of study. Examples of currently offered courses beneficial to CMB students include (please consult the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/catalog\/\">URI catalog<\/a>&nbsp;for complete course listings):<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves\">\n<div>\n<h4>Cell and Molecular Biology<\/h4>\n<p>CMB 412 Advanced Biochemistry Lab<br \/>\nCMB 414 Advanced Microbiology II<br \/>\nCMB 416 Advanced Microbiology II laboratory<br \/>\nCMB 426 Structural Biochemistry<br \/>\nCMB 435 Introduction to the Biology and Genetics of Cancer<br \/>\nCMB 437 Fundamentals of Molecular Biology<br \/>\nCMB 460 Approaches in Molecular Biology<br \/>\nCMB 482 Proteins and Enzymes<br \/>\nCMB 510: Clinical Laboratory Management<br \/>\nCMB 513: Advanced Clinical Immunology<br \/>\nCMB 521: Physical Biochemistry<br \/>\nCMB 522: Bioinformatics I<br \/>\nCMB 523: Special Topics in Biochemistry<br \/>\nCMB 537: Fundamentals of Molecular Biology<br \/>\nCMB 550: Practical Tools for Molecular Sequence Analysis<br \/>\nCMB 552: Microbial Genetics<br \/>\nCMB 560: Experimental Approaches in Molecular and Cell Biology<br \/>\nCMB 576: Marine Microbial Ecology<br \/>\nCMB 579: Advanced Genetics Seminar<br \/>\nCMB 595: Molecular Diagnostics <\/p>\n<h4>Computer Science<\/h4>\n<p>CSC 593 Programming for Scientists<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h4>Biological Sciences<\/h4>\n<p>BIO 437: Fundamentals of Molecular Biology<br \/>\nBIO 502: Introduction to Neurobiology<br \/>\nBIO 511: Special Readings in Developmental Plant Anatomy<br \/>\nBIO\/GEO 572: Advanced Evolutionary Biology<br \/>\nBIO 594 (BIO 539) Big Data Analysis<br \/>\nBIO 579: Advanced Genetics Seminar<\/p>\n<h4>Statistics<\/h4>\n<p>STA 409:  Statistical Methods in Research I<br \/>\nSTA 412: Methods in Research II<br \/>\nSTA 545: Bayesian Statistics<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card \">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmb\/meet\/laura-eme\/\">Laura Eme<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">CMB Specialization Group Co-Coordinator, Associate Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:laura.eme@uri.edu \">laura.eme@uri.edu <\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card \">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmb\/meet\/claudia-fallini\/\">Claudia Fallini<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">CMB Specialization Group Co-Coordinator, Associate Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:cfallini@uri.edu \">cfallini@uri.edu <\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/bes\/\" title=\"\">BES Main<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curriculum The following courses are highly recommended so that students build foundational expertise in biochemistry, microbiology, science communication and ethics. These are expected competencies for the PhD qualifying exams. Laboratory Rotations All entering, first-year graduate students (both M.S. and Ph.D.) participate in three laboratory rotations during their first semester. Each rotation lasts four weeks. 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