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Coursework
Students are
required to take eight credits of Cell and
Molecular Biology (CBIO 453 and CBIO 455) and 2
credits of the Cell and Molecular Biology
Techniques course (ANAT 417). Minimum of 2
Anatomy core courses are required, and students
must earn a grade of “B” or better in each of
these courses. The Anatomy core courses include
Human Gross Anatomy (ANAT 411), Histology (ANAT
412, 413), Neurological Anatomy (ANAT 414) and
Embryology (ANAT 491). Students are required to
attend the Anatomy Departmental Seminars each
semester. Students must give a research seminar
once a year. Department of Anatomy and the
School of Graduate Studies require that each
student complete the course IBMS 500 “Being a
Professional Scientist” offered during the final
week of the spring semester.
Practicum coursework
The Department
of Anatomy requires that students working toward
the Ph.D. in Anatomy undertake Practicum
coursework as offered by the department.
(Practicum, as defined by Webster, is “a course
of study designed especially for the preparation
of teachers and clinicians that involve the
supervised practical applications [as in a
classroom or clinic] of previously studied
theory). The Practicum courses are:
ANAT
611 - Practicum in Gross Anatomy (3 sections; 1
credit)
ANAT
612 - Practicum in Histology (1 credit)
ANAT
614 - Practicum in Neurological Anatomy (1
credit)
ANAT
691 - Practicum in Embryology (1 credit)
Students
are required to complete Practicum coursework in at least one of the
four “anatomical disciplines”. Practicum coursework
is graded as “Satisfactory” or “Unsatisfactory”.
Elective coursework
Elective
coursework may be taken at any time during the
period of study leading to the Ph.D. Available
electives are listed in APPENDIX A.
Course
requirements (total 36 credits) for the Anatomy
Track
CBIO
453 - Cell Biology 1 (4 credit)
CBIO
455 - Molecular Biology 1 (4 credit)
ANAT
417 - Cell and Molecular Biology Techniques (2
credit)
IBMS
500 – Being a Professional Scientist (0 credit)
Choose one each from the following pairs of Anatomy core courses:
ANAT 411 – Human Gross Anatomy (6 credit)
or
ANAT 412/413 –
Human Histology (6 credit)
and
ANAT 414/415 – Neurological Anatomy (4 credit)
or
ANAT 491 - Embryology (3 credit)
Practicum (1 credit)
Electives
Laboratory Rotations
The
department requires the student to complete three laboratory
rotations. The student should choose, with the assistance of
his/her advisor, three different laboratories in which to work.
During each rotation, the students undertake a small research project
under the direction of the faculty member. These rotations allow
the students to experience different experimental approaches and the
different research environments. At the end of the rotation, the
research rotation advisor fills out the Laboratory Rotation Evaluation
Form (a form may be obtained from the Anatomy Office). A rotation
report describing the nature of the laboratory experience and the work
accomplished during the rotation must be completed by the student and
submitted to the Anatomy Office following each laboratory rotation
(APPENDIX B). Based on the faculty member’s evaluation and
the student’s report, the Chair of the Graduate Research
Executive Council grades the rotation.
Advisor
A
member of the Graduate Research Executive Council of the Department of
Anatomy will appoint a Department of Anatomy faculty member as the
precandidacy academic advisor for each doctoral student. This
faculty member will assist the student in academic matters for the
duration of the student’s precandidacy tenure. Students
should, however, identify their thesis advisor and home lab as soon as
possible.
Planned Program of Study
All
students enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies must have on file a
Planned Program of Study; this form is available from the Office of
Graduate Studies. This Planned Program of Study must be approved
by the Graduate Research Executive Council and signed by the student,
by the student’s advisor and by the Chairman of the department
and then submitted to the School of Graduate Studies. This
planned program may be amended subsequently by the student and advisor
by submitting a written notification to the Graduate Research Executive
Council of the department and, upon approval, submission to the School
of Graduate Studies.
Examinations
Passing the
written portion of the Departmental
Comprehensive Examination, as determined by the
Graduate Research Executive Council of the
Department of Anatomy, is required for Ph.D.
students, following completion of the core
courses offered by the department. The
Departmental Comprehensive Examination is
administered during the interim period between
spring and summer semesters: application to the
Graduate Executive Council to sit for the
examination must be made by April 1st of the spring semester.
Transfer of Credits
The Case
School of Graduate Studies has established
guidelines for giving credit for previous
experience and knowledge obtained from formal
education programs. Transfer of credit from
another university toward the master’s degree
requirements is limited to six semester hours of
graduate-level courses taken in excess of degree
requirements at that university. No credit for
thesis research may be transferred from another
university. Transfer of credit is subject to
approval by the Graduate Executive Council and
by the Office of Graduate Studies.
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