BPH Course of Study BPH Program Course of Study Advising Comprised of one faculty member from each constituent department, the BPH Curriculum Committee is responsible for advising first year students. With the assistance of faculty advisors, graduate students select courses and laboratory rotations which best suit their needs. Go to the BPH Faculty Index Go to the DMS Research Facilities Page Curriculum To offer a broad perspective on modern biology, students must take two years of coursework offered not only at the School of Public Health, but at Harvard University in Cambridge, Harvard Medical School, the Division of Medical Sciences and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A free shuttle bus connects these locations.
Students take core and specialty courses in their areas of expertise.
These include Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, Human Physiology, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, advanced seminars and research discussion courses, a proper conduct of science course, laboratory rotations. Courses Please refer to course listing in the Division of Medical Sciences Courses of Instruction listing . Go to the DMS Course List Rotations Research rotations permit students to gain familiarity with several different laboratories not only to learn concepts and techniques in a realistic setting, but also to help them select a laboratory in which they will complete their thesis research. To accommodate projects with different technical requirements, laboratory rotations may be completed in three, ten-week sessions. An optional fourth rotation may be carried out in the summer prior to choosing a thesis laboratory.