# Typical Curriculum PTD uses a personalized curriculum to allow our diverse student body to obtain rigorous training at the intersection between computation and experiments. Depending on their undergrad background, and as early as in the first year, students can choose between different Core Curriculum courses (one in the Fall semester and at least two in the Spring semester). A number of Advanced Electives is offered in the second and third year of the program, although students are welcomed to take advanced electives in other training areas as well. #### Year 1 – Fall Systems Biomedicine (BSR1800) OR Biomedical Science (BSR1012) Biostatistics (BIO6400 or MPH0300) Responsible Conduct in Research (BSR1003) Seminars (BSR5802) Journal Club (BSR4801) Lab Rotation (BSR1006) #### Year 1 – Spring Two of the following three options: * Systems Biology: Biomedical Modeling (BSR1803) * Quantitative Graduate Physiology (BSR1802) * Structural and Chemical Approaches to Pharmacology and Drug Discovery (BSR 2108) Journal Club (BSR4801) Rigor and Reproducibility (BSR1022) Lab Rotation (BSR1006) #### Year 2 – Fall Minimum of two advanced electives (1-3 credits each) Seminars (BSR5802) Journal Club (BSR4801) Independent Research (BSR8000) #### Year 2 – Spring Minimum of two advanced electives (1-3 credits each) Seminars (BSR5802) Journal Club (BSR4801) Independent Research (BSR8000) Thesis Proposal #### Year 3 and above Advanced electives (optional) Seminars (BSR5802) Journal Club (BSR4801) Doctoral Dissertation Research (BSR9000) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://ismms-gs.gitbook.io/graduate-student-handbook/chapter-on-multidisciplinary-training-areas/multidisciplinary-training-areas/disease-mechanisms-and-therapeutics-dmt/typical-curriculum.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.