Programs
Doctor of Philosophy Program
Core Toxicology Requirement for all students: 9 hours
- PHRM 6910 Intro Tox (3 hours)
- BIOS 8100 Case Studies in Nonlinear Biostatistics (3 hours or 8000 equivalent)
- VPHY 8960 Molecular Toxicology (3 hours )
Pre-requisites*** :
• Biostatistics BIOS 7020 (or equivalent)
• Biochemistry BCMB 6000 or 8000 level (or equivalent)
*** Pre-reqs will not be allowed to count towards the number of hours required for the program of study.
Areas of Emphasis for the ITP: 12 hours
1) Ecological Toxicology
2) Computational Toxicology
3) Mechanistic Toxicology
Students will choose from one of the 3 areas of emphasis. To fulfill the requirement for their chosen area, they must take a minimum of 6 credit hours (usually two courses) from the courses listed for that emphasis. In addition, students will be required to choose two additional courses from the remaining areas of emphasis.
Ecological Toxicology
Faculty in this emphasis area are primarily focused on understanding the effects and influence of xenobiotics on the environment and organisms that live in the environment. Using a wide range of scientific methods faculty are involved with species ranging from black flies, fish, amphibians, dapnia, bacteria, mussels, crocodiles and birds.
- EcoToxicology in CAPA (Forestry)
- Quantitative EcoToxicology - EHSC 8630/L (4 hours)
- Aquatic Toxicology - EHSC 8610 (3 hours)
- Genome Technologies - EHSC 8450 (3 hours)
- Experimental Design (Statistics)
Computational Toxicology:
Faculty in this emphasis area are interested in understanding and describing quantitative relationships between exposure to xeniobiotics and either the pharmacokinetics of the xeniobiotic or the adaptive or adverse responses to the xeniobiotic. Research involves both laboratory data collection and computer based methods.
- Environmental Risk Assessment & Comm - EHSC 8510/L (3 hours)
- Chemical and Microbial Risk Assessment - EHSC 8110 (3 hours)
- Microbial Quantitative Risk Assessment - EHSC 8540/L (4 hours)
- Predictive Tox Using Mathematical Models - EHSC 8220 (4 hours)
- Biomarkers - EHSC 8250 (3 hours)
- Genome Technologies - EHSC 8450 (3 hours)
- Pharmacokinetics (PK) - PHRM 8260 (4 hours)
- Contemporary Concepts in PK - PHRM 8270 (3 hours)
- Mammalian Cell Physiology - VPHY 8010 (3 hours )
- Comparative Mammalian Physiology - VPHY 6090/10 (6 hours)
Mechanistic Toxicology:
Faculty in this emphasis area have research interests in understanding the details of how xenobiotics interact with mammalian and non-mammalian species at the level of DNA, proteins, signaling pathways, cells and or even organs. A large number of tools or research methods exist to study mechanisms of action of chemicals and pathogens on biological systems.
- Developmental & Reproductive Tox - EHSC 8550 (3 hours)
- Organ Systems - PHRM 8940 (4 hours)
- Occupational & Env Diseases - EHSC 8400 (3 hours)
- Genome Technologies - EHSC 8450 (3 hours)
- Cell Pathology - VPAT 8020 (4 hours )
- Cancer Etiology and Prevention - EHSC 8210 (3 hours)
- Mammalian Cell Physiology - VPHY 8010 (3 hours)
- Comparative Mammalian Physiology - VPHY 6090/10 (6 hours)
- Physiology - VPHY 8100 (3 hours)
General Electives: 6+ hours
These elective courses should be chosen in conjunction with your faculty mentor and approved by the Advisory Committee of the student.
Research/Writing: 3 hours
Departmental Prefix 9300 Dissertation Writing 3 hours
Minimum hours required: 30 hours
Doctoral Degrees . A doctoral program of study should consist of 16 or more hours of 8000- and 9000-level courses, exclusive of 9000 (research) or 9300 (dissertation writing) or be accompanied by a letter of justification as to the acquisition of fundamental knowledge, technique, or professional courses. All courses on the program of study must fall within a six-year time limit. The six-year limit begins with the semester the student was admitted into the program and registered for courses and ends with the last semester before the beginning of the sixth year. For the Doctor of Philosophy degree this program of study must carry a minimum of 30 hours of course work, three hours of which must be dissertation writing (9300). The doctoral program of study for a student who bypasses the master's degree must contain a minimum of 16 hours of 8000- or 9000-level courses and four additional hours of University of Georgia courses open only to graduate students. Courses not allowed on a program of study are directed study courses, 9005 (Graduate Seminar), GRSC 7770, GRSC 9270, and ELAN 7768/7769.
Additional Departmental Requirements
Please check with your participating department for additional requirements that may be required. Below are links to toxicology degree requirements within the departments.
Environmental Health Science (MS and PHD)
Physiology & Pharmacology (MS and PHD)