TOX Courses

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TOX Courses

 

Overview of Course Map for all Programs

Listed below is the minimum number of credits required for the Toxicology Program for each of the degree types. The “Total” requirement is the minimum degree required from OSU and can be achieved using a combination of unrestricted elective courses or research/thesis credits. 

Courses

Term

PhD/ Concurrent MS

MS

Thesis

(MTOX)

MS

Non-Thesis

(PSMTOX)

AMP

Thesis

AMP

Non-Thesis

Grad E-Certificate

PhD

Minor

MS

Minor

Undergrad

Minor

TOX 360 World of Poisons

S

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

3

TOX 411/511 Fundamentals of Toxicology

F

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

TOX 512 Target Organ Toxicology

W

4

4

4

4

4

--

--

--

--

TOX 555 OR TOX 580 (Ecological or Human Health Risk Assessment)

W/ Sp

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

--

TOX 530 Chemical Behavior in the Environ

F

3

3

3

3

3

--

--

--

--

TOX 557 Scientific Skills & Ethics

Sp

3

3

3

3

3

--

--

--

--

TOX 599/699 Special Topics

Sp

2

1

1

1

1

--

1

1

--

Statistics (ST 511, ST 351, H 524)

F/W

4

4

4

4

4

4

--

--

4

Core requirements subtotal

 

22

21

21

21

21

10

7

7

10

TOX Elective courses* (restricted to TOX)

any

5-6

5-6

5-6

5-6

5-6

3

6

3

6

Elective courses* (unrestricted)

any

5-6

5-6

11-12

5-6

11-12

6

5

5

12

Didactic course subtotal

 

33

32

38

32

38

TOX 501 - Research

any

6

--

6

--

6

--

--

--

--

TOX 505 - Lab Rotation

any

3

1

1

1

1

--

--

--

--

TOX 507 - Seminar

any

3

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

TOX 503/603 - Thesis

any

63

12

--

12

--

--

--

--

--

Totals (minimum required)

 

108

45

45

45

45

19

18

15

28

*Graduate Programs of Study must include 50% Graduate Stand-Alone credits (i.e. not slash-listed 4XX/5XX courses) and cannot include >15 (PhD) or >9 (MS) Blanket course credits (course numbers with a 50X or 60X, excluding Thesis and Research in lieu of a thesis.

 

Graduate Core Courses (PhD)

Course ID 

Course Title & Credit Hours

Term Held

TOX 411/511

Fundamentals of Toxicology (3)

Fall

TOX 430/530

Chemical Behavior in the Environ (3)

Fall

TOX 512

Target Organ Tox: Mol Mechanism of Environment Disease (4)

Winter

TOX 557

Scientific Skills & Ethics (3)

Spring

TOX 455/555 OR TOX 480/580 

Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment: Aquatic Systems (3)
Human Health Risk Assessment and Computational Toxicology (3)

Winter
Spring

ST 511/351 

Methods of Data Analysis (4)

Fall/ Winter

 

Graduate Toxicology Electives (PhD & Masters)

Course ID

Course Title & Credit Hours

Term Held

TOX 513

Advanced Regulatory Toxicology (2)

Fall (2023-2024)

TOX 429/529

Toxic Substances in Food (3)

Winter

TOX 435/535

Genes and Chemicals in Agriculture: Value and Risk (3)

Spring

TOX 555

Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment: Aquatic Systems (3)

Winter

TOX 580 

Human Health Risk Assessment and Computational Toxicology (3)

Spring

TOX 490/590

Environmental Forensic Chemistry (3)

Winter

TOX 575

Advanced Xenobiotic (2)

Fall (alternating even years)

TOX 599

Advanced Regulatory Toxicology (2)

Fall (alternating odd years)

TOX 599/699

Experiential Learning 

All Terms

 

 Graduate Unrestricted Electives – partial list of available classes (PhD & Masters)

Course ID

Course Title & Credit Hours

Term Held

BB 585           

Applied Bioinformatics (3)                                                                      

Winter                                                                                             

BB 590

Biochemistry (4)

Fall

BB 591

Biochemistry 2: Metabolism (4)

Winter

BDS 570

Introduction to Computing in the Life Sciences (3)

Fall

BDS 574X

Introduction to Genome Biology (3)

Fall

BDS 575

Comparative Genomics (4)       

Winter

BDS 599

Special Topics/ Python I (1)

Winter

BDS 599

ST/RNA Sequencing (2)

Fall

CH 661

Separations: Chromatography and Related Methods (4)

Fall/ Winter

IB 531

Vertebrates Physiology (4)

Winter

ST 512

Methods of Data Analysis (4)

Winter/ Spring

ST 513 

Methods of Data Analysis (4)

Spring

ST 515

Design and Analysis of Planned Experiments (3)

Winter/ Spring

ST 537

Data Visualization (3)

Spring

ST 599

Data Programming in R (2)

Fall

 

 Graduate Unrestricted Electives (PhD & Masters) [Sorted by Term]

Fall

Winter

Spring

BB 590 - Biochemistry (4)

BB 585 - Applied Bioinformatics (3)

ST 513 - Methods of Data Analysis (4)

BDS 570 - Intro to Computing in Life Sci (3)

BB 591 - Biochemistry 2: Metabolism (4)

ST 515 - Design and Analysis of Planned Experiments (3)

BDS 574X - Intro to Genome Bio (3)

BDS 575 - Comparative Genomics (4)

ST 537 - Data Visualization (3)

ST 599 - Data Programming in R (2)

BDS 599 - Special Topics/ Python 1 (1)

 

 

BDS 599 - ST/RNA Sequencing (2)

 

 

IB 531 - Vertebrates Physiology (4)

 

 

ST 512 - Methods of Data Analysis (4)

 

 

ST 513 - Methods of Data Analysis (4)

 

 

 Research/Thesis Courses 

Course ID

Course Title and Credit Hours

TOX 401

Undergraduate Minor Research (9)

TOX 501

MS Graduate Research (6)

TOX 601

Ph.D. Graduate Research (6)

TOX 503/603

Master's Thesis (12) / PhD Thesis (63)

TOX 505

Lab Rotation PhD (up to 3)

 

 PhD Minor Core Courses

Course ID 

Course Title & Credit Hours                       

Term Held    

TOX 411/511

Fundamentals of Toxicology (3)

Fall

TOX 455/555 OR TOX 480/580

Ecological or Human Health Risk Assessment (3)                                                                                               

Winter/Spring                                             

TOX 599/699

Special Topics (1)

Spring

 

 Toxicology Electives for MS/ PhD Graduate Minor

Course ID

Course Title & Credit Hours                     

Term Held          

TOX 512

Target Organ Tox: Mol Mechanism of Environment Disease (4)

Winter

TOX 529

Toxic Substances in Food (3)

Winter

TOX 530

Chemical Behavior in the Environment (3)

Fall

TOX 535          

Genes and Chemicals in Agriculture: Value and Risk (3)       

Spring                         

TOX 555

Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment: Aquatic Systems (3) 

Winter

TOX 557

Scientific Skills and Ethics (3)

Spring

TOX 575

Advanced Xenobiotic Metabolism (2)

Fall (alt even years)

TOX 580

Human Health Risk Assessment and Computational Toxicology (3)

Spring

TOX 590

Environmental Forensic Chemistry (3)

Winter

TOX 599

Advanced Regulatory Toxicology (2)

Fall (alt odd years)

 

 Undergraduate Minor Core Courses

Course ID

Course Title & Credit Hours

Term Held

TOX 360

World of Poisons (3)

Spring

TOX 411/511

Fundamentals of Toxicology (3)

Fall

ST 511 or 351

Methods of Data Analysis (4)

Fall/ Winter

 

 Toxicology Electives for Undergraduate Minor

Course ID

Course Title & Credit Hours

Term Held

TOX 429

Toxic Substances in Food (3)

Winter

TOX 430

Chemical Behavior in the Environment (3)

Fall

TOX 435

Genes and Chemicals in Agriculture: Value and Risk (3)

Spring

TOX 455

Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment: Aquatic Systems (3)

Winter

TOX 480

Human Health Risk Assessment and Computational Toxicology (3)

Spring

TOX 490

Environmental Forensic Chemistry (3)

Winter