Course Outline
Proposed Course Schedule for Dual Degree – USP (home)
There are not special courses required for the Dual Degree at USP, however a 3 credit graded course is required. Classes may be chosen from the list of available (https://sistemas.usp.br/janus/componente/disciplinasOferecidasInicial.jsf) in agreement with the adviser at USP and the co-adviser at OSU.
| Semester | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classes and adjustments of the thesis research plan | Classes and thesis research | Classes and Qualify Exam | Research at OSU and Seminar Doctor research class at OSU | Thesis Doctoral research |
| 2 | Classes and development of the thesis research | Classes and thesis doctoral research | Research at OSU and Seminar Doctor research class at OSU | Research at OSU and Seminar Doctor research class at OSU | Doctoral thesis defense and graduation |
| Table 1: Classes at USP are chosen in agreement of the student, adviser and co-adviser. Please note a 3 credit graded course is required at Ohio State. List of classes on https://sistemas.usp.br/janus/componente/disciplinasOferecidasInicial.jsf | |||||
Proposed Course Schedule for Dual Degree – OSU (home)
| Semester | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Orientation Lab rotations I and II (7 wks each) | MG7806 (2) TPS8995 (1) Doctoral Research |
Research at USP1 | TPS 995 (1) Seminar Doctoral research |
TPS 995 (1) PP8300 (2) Doctoral research |
| Autumn | PP5510 (2) PP5520 (2) MG5700 (3) MG5701 (4) TPS8995 (1) Lab rotation III Choose a thesis adviser |
PP8400 (3) TPS8995 (1) Course on scientific writing Doctoral research |
Research at USP | TPS 995 (1) Doctoral research |
TPS 995 (1) Doctoral research |
| Spring | MG5735 (3) PP703 (3) TPS8995 (1) Doctoral research |
TPS 995 (1) Complete Ph.D. Candidacy examination Doctoral research |
PP5685 (2) TPS 8995 (1) Doctoral research |
TPS 995 (1) Doctoral research |
TPS 995 (1) Doctoral research dissertation defense and graduation |
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Table 2: Detailed five-year plan for the TPS-GP for a student interested in plant-microbe interactions as part of the Dual Degree program. Course definitions: TPS8995, Seminar in Translational Plant Sciences; PP5510, Phytobacteriology; PP 5520, Virology; MG5700, Systems of Genetic Analysis; MG5701, DNA Transactions and Gene Regulation; TPS8995, Seminar; MG5735, Plant Biochemistry; PP8400, Molecular Basis of Plant-Host-Microbe Interactions; PP703, Agriculture Genomics; MG7806, Transcriptional Regulation; PP5685, Plant Disease Diagnosis; PP8300, Special Studies 1The specific time at which a student will travel to the other institution should be decided by the need of the specific research program, in accordance with Graduate Program guidelines and the agreement of the respective advisers. |
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