Course Requirements
Required courses for all research-based MSc students
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MSc – Year 1
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Course Number
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Title
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Term
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PATHOL 9240A
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Understanding Disease
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September – December
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PATHOL 9555A
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Journal Club Seminar Series
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September – December
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PATHOL 9556B
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Journal Club Seminar Series
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January – April
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MSc – Year 1 (Ecosystem Stream)
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Course Number
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Title
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Term
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PATHOL 9240A
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Understanding Disease
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September – December
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PATHOL 9514B
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Ecosystem Health
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January - April
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PATHOL 9555A
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Journal Club Seminar Series
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September – December
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PATHOL 9556B
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Journal Club Seminar Series
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January – April
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MSc – Year 2
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Course Number
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Title
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Term
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PATHOL 9557A
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Journal Club Seminar Series
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September – December
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PATHOL 9558B
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Journal Club Seminar Series
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January – April
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Required courses for all research-based PhD students
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PhD – Year 1
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Course Number
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Title
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Term
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PATHOL 9240A*
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Understanding Disease
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September – December
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PATHOL 9665A
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Journal Club Seminar Series
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September – December
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PATHOL 9666B
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Journal Club Seminar Series
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January – April
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* If not taken during MSc (transfer students)
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PhD – Year 1 (Ecosystem Stream)
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Course Number
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Title
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Term
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PATHOL 9240A*
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Understanding Disease
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September – December
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PATHOL 9514B*
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Ecosystem Health
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January - April
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PATHOL 9665A
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Journal Club Seminar Series
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September – December
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PATHOL 9666B
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Journal Club Seminar Series
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January – April
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* If not taken during MSc (transfer students)
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PhD – Year 2
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Course Number
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Title
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Term
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PATHOL 9240A*
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Understanding Disease
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September – December
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PATHOL 9667A
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Journal Club Seminar Series
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September – December
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PATHOL 9668B
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Journal Club Seminar Series
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January – April
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* If not taken during MSc (transfer students)
Other
required courses for all MSc & PhD students
Biostatistics course
All students
(MSc/PhD, full-time/part-time) are required to take one statistical analysis
course. We recommend the following
courses offered by the Departments of Statistical Sciences, Biology, and Health
Sciences. If a student has taken a
course which the student and the Advisory Committee believe satisfies the
requirement, a waiver request (see forms section) may be submitted to the
Graduate Education Committee.
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Course Number
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Title
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Term
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Statistical Sciences 2244
A/B
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Statistics for Science
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September or January
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Biology 2244 A/B
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Analysis & Interpretation
of Biological Data
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September or January
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Health Sciences 3801 A/B
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Measurement and Analysis in
Health Sciences
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September or January
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Important note
The supervisor
and/or the Advisory Committee may suggest additional courses for the
students. These will be required and the
students will be expected to obtain a minimum average of 70%.
Optional courses
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Course Number
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Title
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Term
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PATHOL 9500B*
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The Biology of Human Cancer
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January - April
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PATHOL 9520B*
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Public & Private Partnerships
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January – April
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PATHOL 9100A
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Health Informatics
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September – December
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PATHOL 9110B
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Introduction of Health Information Management
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January – April
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* offered in alternate years
Course
descriptions
Understanding Disease
(PATHOL 9240)
This is a survey
course for students covering the fundamental mechanisms of common disease
processes. The lectures will be
delivered conjointly with undergraduate students. The graduate students will also have to
participate in case studies of disease.
Format/Assessment:
Lectures/assessment is by written examinations, labs
Biostatistics
There are a number
of statistics courses offered through different departments/faculties at the
University of Western Ontario. They
differ in content and emphasis; hours/week and tutorial time. You are required to take one of the
following:
Biology 2244
A/B
Statistical Sciences 2244 A/B
Health Sciences 3801 A/B
Format/Assessment: Variable,
see departments offering these courses for more details
Journal Club/Seminar
Course
(Old course numbers PATHOL
9510, 9511, 9610, 9611)
(New MSc course
numbers PATHOL 9555, 9556, 9557, 9558)
(New PhD course
numbers PATHOL 9665, 9666, 9667, 9668)
Current
students in the program will still be using the old course numbers as per
above. New students beginning September
2010 – we have implemented new course numbers.
This course will
emphasize critical review of the literature and also gives the student an
opportunity to practice presentation skills.
Research papers published in journals such as Nature, Cell, and Science are assigned for reading and
PowerPoint (oral) presentations. Each
MSc student presents two and each PhD student presents four journal
articles. The students also give the
same number of presentations of their own research (in the form of research
proposals and progress reports).
Format/Assessment: Presentations/assessment
is by peer-review and participation
Ecosystem Health (PATHOL
9514)
This
multi-disciplinary graduate course will include a seminar presentation related
to the student’s research project, a critical review of one contemporary
ecosystem health research article in the peer-reviewed literature, a critique
of one article in the popular press (newspaper or internet), and preparation of
a case study involving ecosystem health issues at either the national or
international level. There will also be
specialist guest lecturers discussing ecosystem health issues from different
perspectives to assist in preparation of the case studies.
Format/Assessment: Check with course coordinator for details on the
format and assessment
The Biology of Human
Cancer (PATHOL 9500)
This course covers
recent developments in carcinogenesis, including etiology, control of gene
expression, oncogenes, suppressor genes, initiation, progression, mechanisms of
chemical carcinogenesis and types of treatment. The course is offered in
alternate years.
Format/Assessment:
Check with course coordinator for details on the format and assessment
Public and Private
Partnerships (PATHOL 9520)
This course has
been developed in association with the UWO Richard Ivey School of Business and
the Department of Oncology and Department of Pathology, and the London Regional
Cancer Program. Basic and clinical
researchers, industrial research partners, and business faculty will
participate in developing the ability of cancer researchers to work with the
private sector in translating new technology into clinical and community
practice.
Format/Assessment:
Check with course coordinator for details on the format and assessment
Course Announcement
Health Informatics (PATHOL
9100)
The course will
cover fundamental theories and principles of health informatics including: an
overview of the health care system, computer systems, communications and
information theory, data types, and data uses and users. The course will introduce the students to the
wide range of health informatics applications and uses of computers in health
care with emphasis on various clinical support and clinical information systems
and on the electronic health record and its achievability.
Format/Assessment:
Check with course coordinator for details on the format and assessment
Introduction to
Health Information Management (PATHOL 9110)
Present day
healthcare relies on the sharing of health information across integrated
hospital, health facility, and clinical information systems. The course will look at the flow of data and
health information across the care continuum, the uses and users of health data
and health information, and various information systems in current use and how
these systems may be integrated from a technological and management
perspective. Pathology 9100 is a
prerequisite.
Format/Assessment:
Check with course coordinator for details on the format and assessment
Exemption from required courses
A student may
submit a request, in writing to the Graduate Education Committee, for exemption
from taking any of the Department’s required courses. The request form is on the UWO Pathology
website. The request must be
accompanied by documentation that details the equivalent course. The course documentation may include the course
outline or course notes/exams/evaluation scheme. The equivalent course must have been taken
within the last 5 years and the student must have received 80 % or above.
