Graduate students studying at Iowa State University with an interest in completing an Immunobiology minor for their PhD are required to complete the following curriculum requirements which consist of 12 credit hours of coursework including core courses and approved electives.
Students MUST be approved for the minor by the Immunobiology program and must follow Graduate College guidelines for POS Committee membership.
Graduate students wishing to seek a minor in Immunobiology are encouraged to contact the IMBIO Interdepartmental Graduate Program Coordinator for further information. Inquiries can be submitted to charris@iastate.edu
A letter from you stating why you would like to pursue a minor in Immunobiology and a letter of support would be needed from your major advisor.
Immunobiology Minor Curriculum at the PhD level includes
1. One course in each of the two categories:
| Category A (3-4 credit hours) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| VMPM 520 | Medical Immunology I | 3 credits | Fall |
| VMPM 575 | Immunology | 3 credits | Spring |
| Category B (2-3 credit hours) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| VMPM 615 | Molecular Immunology | 3 credits | Alt. Fall, Odd Years |
| VMPM 629 | Advance Topics in Cellular Immunology | 2 credits | Alt. Spring, Even Years |
2. One enrollment in:
| IMBIO 602 | Current Topics Workshop in Immunobiology | 1 credit | Fall |
3. Elective hours - Minimum of 2 courses from any of the following:
| Elective course options | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| VMPM 629 | Advanced Topics in Cellular Immunology | 2 credits | Alt. Spring, Even Years |
| VMPM/Micro 625 | Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis | 3 credits | Alt. Spring, Odd Years |
| VMPM 608 | Molecular Virology | 3 credits | Alt. Fall, Even Years |
| VMPM 540 | Livestock Immunogenetics | 2 credits | Alt. Spring, Odd Years |
| GDCB 528 | Advances in Molecular Cell Biology | 3 credits | Alt. Fall, Even Years |
| Vet Path 655 | Cellular and Molecular Pathology I | 3 credits | Alt. Spring, Odd Years |
| Vet Path 656 | Cellular and Molecular Pathology II | 3 credits | Alt. Spring, Even Years |
| BBMB 645 | Molecular Signaling | 2 credits | Alt. Spring, Odd Years |
| MICRO 508 | Virology | 3 credits | Fall |
| MICRO 554 | Virology | 1 credit | Spring |