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Program checklist · Doctor of Philosophy Biomedical Sciences (PhD)

Doctor of Philosophy Biomedical Sciences (PhD)

Old Dominion University · Norfolk, VA

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Program
Award
Doctor of Philosophy Biomedical Sciences (PhD)
Credential class
ceterms:DoctoralDegree
CIP
26.0102
Total credits (published)
42
Credits (computed from items)
225-226
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
232982
CourseShelf checklist
CK_232982_4efd6abf
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Curriculum Requirements

0 items

    Core Course Sequence

    major core · 0 items

      Year 1 - Fall (9 credits)

      4 items
      1. BMED 711
        Molecular & Cellular Techniques
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      2. BMED 800
        Scientific Communication
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      3. BMED 801
        Biomedical Sciences Lab Rotation I
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      4. BMED 810
        Core Concepts 1: Foundations of Biomedical Science
        Not resolved to a course
        5

      Year 1 - Spring (10 credits)

      6 items
      1. BMED 800
        Scientific Communication
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      2. BMED 802
        Biomedical Sciences Lab Rotation II
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      3. BMED 803
        Biomedical Sciences Lab Rotation III
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      4. BMED 820
        Core Concepts 2: Systems and Translational Biology
        Not resolved to a course
        5
      5. BMED 821
        Biostatistics for the Biomedical Sciences
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      6. BMED 822
        Responsible Conduct in Science
        Not resolved to a course
        1

      Year 1 - Summer (3 credits)

      1 item
      1. BMED 898
        Doctoral Research (Elective optional)
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Year 2 - Fall (9 credits)

      4 items
      1. BMED 800
        Scientific Communication
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      2. BMED 830
        Scientific Writing
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      3. BMED 898
        Doctoral Research
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      4. Concentration 1/Elective
        Not resolved to a course
        2

      Year 2 - Spring (9 credits)

      4 items
      1. BMED 800
        Scientific Communication
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      2. BMED 840
        Applied Bioinformatics and Structural Biology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. BMED 898
        Doctoral Research
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      4. Concentration 2/Elective
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Year 2 - Summer (3 credits)

      1 item
      1. BMED 898
        Doctoral Research (Elective optional)
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Year 3 - Fall (9 credits)

      3 items
      1. BMED 800
        Scientific Communication
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      2. BMED 898
        Doctoral Research
        Not resolved to a course
        5
      3. Concentration 3/Elective
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Year 3 - Spring (9 credits)

      2 items
      1. BMED 800
        Scientific Communication
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      2. BMED 898
        Doctoral Research
        Not resolved to a course
        8

      Year 3 - Summer (3 credits)

      1 item
      1. BMED 898
        Doctoral Research
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Year 4 - Fall (9 credits)

      2 items
      1. BMED 800
        Scientific Communication
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      2. BMED 898
        Doctoral Research
        Not resolved to a course
        8

      Year 4 - Spring (2 credits)

      2 items
      1. BMED 800
        Scientific Communication
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      2. BMED 899
        Dissertation Research
        Not resolved to a course
        1

      Year 4 - Summer (1 credit)

      1 item
      1. BMED 899
        Dissertation Research
        Not resolved to a course
        1

      Year 5 - Fall (1 credit)

      1 item
      1. BMED 899
        Dissertation Research
        Not resolved to a course
        1

      Year 5 - Spring (1 credits)

      2 items
      1. BMED 899
        Dissertation Research (Oral Presentation of Research)
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      2. BMED 999
        Doctoral Graduate Credit (Optional)
        Not resolved to a course

      Translational Sciences Concentration

      concentration · 19 items
      1. BMED 730
        Methods & Logic in Translational Biology
        Not resolved to a course
        2-3
      2. BMED 740
        Histology for Researchers
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      3. BMED 741
        Cancer Biology, Translational and Clinical Research, AI/ML/Big Data in Medicine and Scienc
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      4. BMED 742
        Comparative Reproductive Biology
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      5. BMED 743
        Aging and Age-Related Diseases
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      6. BMED 744
        AI-Assisted RNA Sequencing Data Analysis and Visualization
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      7. BMED 745
        Integrative Neuroscience
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      8. BMED 746
        Neuroscience Concepts and Methods
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      9. BMED 747
        Noncoding RNA Networks in Cancer & Metastasis
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      10. BMED 748
        Glycosylation in Health and Disease
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      11. BMED 749
        Genetic Animal Models for Biomedical Research
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      12. BIOL 525
        Cancer Biology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      13. BIOL 840
        Vaccinology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      14. BIOL 845
        Advanced Immunology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      15. BIOL 881
        Autoimmunity and Transplantation
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      16. CHEM 847
        Medical Biochemistry
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      17. MDTS 830
        Chromosome Biology and Human Disease
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      18. MDTS 840
        Stem Cells: Biology and Therapy
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      19. MDTS 842
        Tissue Engineering
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Life Sciences Concentration

      concentration · 14 items
      1. BMED 742
        Comparative Reproductive Biology
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      2. BMED 745
        Integrative Neuroscience
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      3. BMED 746
        Neuroscience Concepts and Methods
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      4. BMED 748
        Glycosylation in Health and Disease
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      5. BMED 749
        Genetic Animal Models for Biomedical Research
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      6. BIOE 855
        Biomembranes and Ion Channels
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. BIOL 536
        Infectious Disease Epidemiology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. BIOL 805
        Advanced Microbiology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      9. BIOL 837
        Advanced One Health
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      10. BIOL 845
        Advanced Immunology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      11. BIOL 881
        Autoimmunity and Transplantation
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      12. CHEM 847
        Medical Biochemistry
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      13. MDTS 830
        Chromosome Biology and Human Disease
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      14. MDTS 840
        Stem Cells: Biology and Therapy
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Interdisciplinary Sciences Concentration

      concentration · 8 items
      1. BMED 741
        Cancer Biology, Translational and Clinical Research, AI/ML/Big Data in Medicine and Scienc
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      2. BMED 744
        AI-Assisted RNA Sequencing Data Analysis and Visualization
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      3. BIOE 554
        Introduction to Bioelectrics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. BIOE 854
        Advanced Bioelectrics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. BIOE 855
        Biomembranes and Ion Channels
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. CHEM 847
        Medical Biochemistry
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. CS 823
        Introduction to Bioinformatics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. MDTS 842
        Tissue Engineering
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Path for Master's (36 credits) to PhD (42 credits) =

      0 items

        Year 1 - Fall (9 credits)

        4 items
        1. BMED 800
          Scientific Communication
          Not resolved to a course
          1
        2. BMED 830
          Scientific Writing
          Not resolved to a course
          2
        3. BMED 898
          Doctoral Research
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        4. Concentration 1/Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          2

        Year 1 - Spring (9 credits)

        4 items
        1. BMED 800
          Scientific Communication
          Not resolved to a course
          1
        2. BMED 840
          Applied Bioinformatics and Structural Biology
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. BMED 898
          Doctoral Research
          Not resolved to a course
          2
        4. Concentration 2/Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Year 1 - Summer (3 credits)

        1 item
        1. BMED 898
          Doctoral Research
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Year 2 - Fall (9 credits)

        3 items
        1. BMED 898
          Doctoral Research
          Not resolved to a course
          5
        2. BMED 800
          Scientific Communication
          Not resolved to a course
          1
        3. Concentration 3/Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Year 2 - Spring (9 credits)

        2 items
        1. BMED 800
          Scientific Communication
          Not resolved to a course
          1
        2. BMED 898
          Doctoral Research
          Not resolved to a course
          8

        Year 2 - Summer (1 credit)

        1 item
        1. BMED 899
          Dissertation Research
          Not resolved to a course
          1

        Year 3 - Fall (1 credit)

        1 item
        1. BMED 899
          Dissertation Research
          Not resolved to a course
          1

        Year 3 - Spring (1 credit)

        2 items
        1. BMED 899
          Dissertation Research
          Not resolved to a course
          1
        2. BMED 999
          Doctoral Graduate Credit
          Not resolved to a course
        Source. Old Dominion University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.odu.edu/graduate/school-of-medicine/programs/biomedical-sciences-phd/. Captured page pages/0719.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.