Doctor of Philosophy (Medical Microbiology and Immunology)

Coursework

• MMI 605 - Current Topics in Infection and Immunity  (3 units)
• Students must participate each year and must register once for credit during the program in the Medical Microbiology and Immunology seminar course, MMI 501  (3 units).
• Two 3-unit graduate-level courses (6 units):
  • Course selection should be discussed with the supervisor
  • Selected courses may be taken from other departments

Specific courses required for the PhD degree that have been taken to satisfy the requirements of a previous degree can be substituted with another course at the same level, subject to recommendation by the supervisor, the supervisory committee, and the approval by the Department’s Graduate Advisory Committee.

In all cases, additional courses as deemed appropriate by the student’s Supervisory Committee, may be taken with the approval of the Department’s Graduate Advisory Committee, up to a maximum of 12 units. 

Thesis

• Registration in 900-level THES. A candidate for the PhD degree must submit an acceptable thesis and defend it orally. The Department recommends the thesis be written in the traditional format.

Candidacy Exam

After completion of required coursework, students must pass a candidacy examination in order to continue in the program. The candidacy exam consists of a written research proposal and oral defense of that proposal. Students must complete MMI 605 prior to their candidacy exam. The candidacy exam must be completed within the first 30 months of the student’s program.

Ethics and Academic Citizenship Requirement

As of Sept 1, 2022, PhD students must complete INT D 710  and INT D 720  to satisfy the Ethics and Academic Citizenship Requirement  by the end of the first term of registration in their degree program.

PhD students who have taken INT D 710 as part of an MSc at the University of Alberta need only take INT D 720 to satisfy this requirement for their PhD degree (i.e., they do not have to retake INT D 710).