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2 Electives are required — Any graduate-level 1, 2 or 3-credit course, in any scientific discipline, will satisfy this requirement. Elective courses must total at least 4 credit hours.

In addition to electives offered through PHCO, students often take electives offered by BIOC (Biochemistry and Biophysics), CBPH (Cell Biology and Physiology), NBIO (Neurobiology), GNET (Genetics), PATH (Pathology). The specific electives that are offered usually vary from semester to semester.

PHCO Elective Courses

Below is a list of electives that are offered through PHCO, but please check each semester to see which exact courses will be offered.

Class Name Typically Taught
669 Macromolecular Crystallographic Methods every spring
728 Neuropharmacology of Alcohol and Substance Use odd years
733 Drug Discovery and Development odd years
737 Target-based Anticancer Drug Discovery and Development even years
740 Module 1 PHCO 740 Phosphorylation Control odd years
741 Module (2)- PHCO 741 GTPases odd years
742 Module 3 – PHCO 742 Cell Cycle Control odd years
743 Contemporary Topics in Cell Signaling: Signaling Networks even years
744 Module 2 BIOC/PHCO 744 Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine even years
745 Module 1 PHCO 745 – Intercellular Signaling in Development & Disease even years
749 GNET/PHCO 749 – Practical RNA-SEQ every spring
750 Module 1 – PHCO 750 Proteomics Methods and Applications every fall