Comparison of Graduate Program Curriculum

Comparison of Curriculum

A comparison between a PhD (108 CR), Professional Masters (PSMTOX, 45 CR), and a Masters in Toxicology (MTOX, 45 CR) graduate degree in EMT

Core Course Requirement 

Course Course Title Term offered PhD (21CR) MTOX (20) PSMTOX (20)
TOX 511 Fundamentals of Toxicology  Fall Quarter 3 3 3
TOX 512 Target Organ Tox: Mol mechanism of Environment Disease  Winter Quarter 3 3 3
TOX 555 OR
TOX 580
Ecological or Human Health Risk Assessment Winter/Spring Quarter 3 3 3
TOX 530 Chemical Behavior in the Environ  Fall Quarter 3 3 3
TOX 557 Scientific Skills & Ethics  Spring Quarter 3 3 3
TOX 599 Special Topics: Integrated Env Chem & Mol Tox (1) Spring Quarter 2 1 1
ST 511 Methods of Data Analysis (4) Fall/Winter Quarter 4 4 4

didactic course Requirement

Course Course Title PhD (12) MTOX (12) PSMTOX (18)
Elective  Restricted to TOX courses 5-6 5-6 6
Elective Unrestricted, TOX recommended 6-7 6-7 12

Additional Course Requirement

Course Course Title PhD (75) MTOX (13) PSMTOX (7)
TOX 501 Research 6 -- 6
TOX 505 Lab Rotation 3 1 1
TOX 507 Seminar 3 -- --
TOX 503/603 Thesis 63 12 --