Ph.D. Dental Biomaterials Track Sample
Sample Dental Biomaterials Track Curriculum:
The following graduate-level courses, rotations, and examinations will be required of all students enrolled in the Dental Materials track. Because different students will enter the program at a variety of levels, and some may already have fulfilled a number of the requirements, the schedule proposed below refers to the greatest amount of time that normally will be allowed for completion of the core curriculum.
| Year 1 | |||
| Summer | DENT-R 957 Introduction to Research (completion of first of 3 laboratory rotations; 3 credits) in anticipation of choosing a dissertation advisor and/or completion of courses such as general or organic chemistry to eradicate deficiencies identified prior to admission by the Admission Committee | ||
| Fall | BIOC-B 500 Introduction to Biochemistry | 3 credits | |
| DENT-G 912 Properties and Test Methods: Dental Materials | 3 credits | ||
| GRAD-G 651 Introduction to Biostatistics I | 3 credits | ||
| GRAD-G 504 Introduction to Research Ethics | 2 credits | ||
| DENT-R 957 Introduction to Research (Completion of 1st and 2nd rotation) | |||
| Spring | DENT-G 959 Graduate Oral Microbiology | 3 credits | |
| GRAD-G 655 Research Communications Seminar | 2 credits | ||
| EDUC-J 500 Instruction on the Context of Curriculum | 3 credits | ||
| GRAD-G 652 Introduction to Biostatistics II | 3 credits | ||
| DENT-G 913 Clinical Applications of Dental Materials | 3 credits | ||
| DENT-G 910 Seminar: Dental Materials | 1 credit | ||
| DENT-R 957 Introduction to Research (Completion of 2nd and 3rd rotation) | |||
| Assignment of the Student Advisory Committee will typically be at the end of the first Spring semester following the student's enrollment into the program. | |||
| Year 2 | |||
| Summer | DENT-R 957 Introduction to Research (completion of 3rd laboratory rotation, if necessary) | ||
| Choose dissertation advisor | |||
| DENT-G 921 Research: Dental Materials | variable | ||
| Fall | GRAD-G 865 Fundamental Molecular Biology | 3 credits | |
| DENT-R 956 Current Topics in Oral Biology | 4 credits | ||
| DENT-G 921 Research: Dental Materials | variable | ||
| Course in minor - not to exceed: | 3 credits | ||
| DENT-G 910 Seminar: Dental Materials | 1 credit | ||
| Spring | Complete courses in minor - not to exceed: | 9 credits | |
| GRAD-G 817 Eukaryotic Cell Biology | 2 credits | ||
| DENT-G 911 Dental Materials Science and Engineering | 3 credits | ||
| DENT-G 921 Research: Dental Materials | variable | ||
| Student chooses, with help from and approval of Advisory Committee, topic for grant proposal to be written and defended as part of qualifying exam for admission to candidacy for Ph.D. Topic may be in area of dissertation research project but not specifically the same. | |||
| Year 3 | |||
| Summer | Student writes research grant proposal and reviews for general knowledge written portion of qualifying exam. | ||
| DENT-G 921 Research: Dental Materials | variable | ||
| Fall | Research grant proposal is approved by Advisory Committee Chair | ||
| A time is set for the oral defense of research grant proposal, which may involve logical extensions into further questioning in areas of general knowledge. | |||
| After successful completion of the oral defense portion of the qualifying exam, within 60 days, student is given and completes written general knowledge portion of qualifying exam consisting of questions submitted by each member's Advisory Committee | |||
| Admission to candidacy | |||
| DENT-R 956 Current Topics in Oral Biology | 4 credits | ||
| DENT-G 921 Research: Dental Materials | variable | ||
| Spring | Student forms Dissertation Research Committee to be composed of: 1) Dissertation Advisor as Chair (must be a full IU Graduate School faculty member); 2) two members of the IU Graduate School faculty from the Dental School; 3) one member of the IU Graduate School faculty from a department outside of the Dental school (usually from minor department); and 4) one expert in the specific area of the dissertation research outside of the Indiana University system (will usually be an IU Graduate School faculty affiliate member or meet the requirements for affiliate membership). More than 1/2 of the committee needs to be composed of full members of the IU Graduate School faculty. Once the Research committee has approved the student's project and the committee has been nominated and accepted by the Associate Dean for Graduate Education, the student is eligible for supply funding from the school ($1000/yr). | ||
| Student's Dissertation Research Committee, except for outside member, will meet no less than twice annually to assess progress and make appropriate suggestions. | |||
| DENT-G 921 Research: Dental Materials | variable | ||
| DENT-G 910 Seminar: Dental Materials | 1 credit | ||
| Year 4 (and 5 if required) | |||
| Summer | DENT-G 921 Research: Dental Materials | variable | |
| Fall | DENT-G 921 Research: Dental Materials | variable | |
| Spring | DENT-G 921 Research: Dental Materials | variable | |
| DENT-G 910 Seminar: Dental Materials | 1 credit | ||
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