Parasitology

Course Requirements for emphasis in Veterinary Parasitology
VPTH 554 Ethics in Scientific Research and Writing 1 cr
VPTH 576 Veterinary Parasitology 4 cr
VPTH 655 or 656 Cellular and Molecular Pathology I or II 3 cr ea
VPTH 660 Pathogenesis of Persistent Infections 2 cr
Biological Sciences(List A) 11 cr
Statistics (Stat 401, 402) 4 cr
Elective courses and Research (List A and List B) 40 cr
List A: Recommended Courses in Biological Science
BBMB 411 Techniques in Biochemical Research 4 cr
BBMB 404, 405 Biochemistry I, Biochemistry II 3 cr ea
BBMB 615 Molecular Immunology (Micro 615, VMPM 615) 3 cr
GEN 409* Molecular Genetics 3 cr
MCDB 511* Advanced Molecular Genetics (GDCB 511) 3 cr
VMPM 520 Medical Immunology I 4 cr
GDCB 528 Advances in Molecular Cell Biology (MCDB 528) 3 cr
BBMB 542 Intro. to Molecular Biology Techniques (GDCB 542) 1-4 cr
List B: Recommended Courses in Veterinary Pathology
VPTH 542 Anatomic Pathology I 3 cr
VPTH 548 Diagnostic Parasitology Lab 1 cr
VPTH 549 Clinical Pathology Lab 1 cr
VPTH 550 Surgical Pathology Lab 2 cr
VPTH 551 Postmortem Pathology Lab 1-3 cr
VPTH 590 Special Topics 1-4 cr
VPTH 604 Pathology Case Seminar 2 cr
VPTH 605 Current Topics Seminar 1 cr
VPTH 655, 656 Cellular and Molecular Pathology I or II 3 cr ea
VPTH 663 Clinical Chemistry 3 cr
VPTH 679 Histopathology of Lab Animals 2 cr
VPTH 699B Research variable
The PhD degree requires 72 credits. Twelve must be taken outside of VPTH.
The departmental DVM requirement can be waived by the DEO.
*Gen 409 - Basic molecular genetics for limited background
MCDB 511 - Advanced molecular genetics
Revised 08/28/14