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    Study Plan

    The collaborative program curriculum is divided into three layers of courses:

    • The first layer is common to all admitted students and consists of 2 General Core courses (6 credit hours in total). 
    • The second layer consists of 3 discipline-specific core courses in Medical Sciences. These courses can be taken by non-discipline students as electives. A total of 44 credit hours of dissertation are required from each student.
    • The third layer consists of one course of electives (3 credit hours) and is open to all students.

     

    List of Required General and Discipline-Specific Core Courses:**

     

    General Core Courses

    Course ID

    Course Title

    CH

    Pre-requisites

    Co-Requisites

    New Course

    BIOM 740

    Advanced Research Methods

    3

    Admission

    None

    Yes

    BIOM 750

    Cellular and Molecular Basis of Disease

    3

    Admission

    None

    Yes

    Medical Sciences Core Courses

    MEDI 855

    Clinical translational research

    3

    Admission

    None

    Yes

    MEDI 860

    Seminar in clinical investigation I

    1

    Admission

    None

    Yes

    MEDI 861

    Seminar in clinical investigation II

    1

    Admission

    None

    Yes

    MEDI 862

    Seminar in clinical investigation III

    1

    Admission

    None

    Yes

    MEDI 863

    Seminar in clinical investigation IV

    1

    Admission

    None

    Yes

     

    Elective*

    3

    Admission

    None

    Yes

    MEDI 890

    Dissertation Research I

    5

    Admission

    None

    Yes

    MEDI 891

    Dissertation Research II

    5

    Admission

    None

    Yes

    MEDI 777

    Qualifying exam

    0

    Admission

    None

    Yes

    MEDI 892

    Dissertation Research III

    6

    Candidacy

    None

    Yes

    MEDI 893

    Dissertation Research IV

    6

    Candidacy

    None

    Yes

    MEDI 894

    Dissertation Research V

    10

    Candidacy

    None

    Yes

    MEDI 895

    Dissertation Research VI

    10

    Candidacy

    None

    Yes

    MEDI 899

    Dissertation defense

    0

    Candidacy

    None

    Yes

    *Electives: students select 1 course from the following: MEDI 830 or MEDI 840 or MEDI 870

    **New PhD program in Health Sciences has been started in 2021/2022

     

    List of Elective Courses

     

    Course ID.

    Course Title

    No. Credit Hours

    No. Contact Hours

    Pre-requisites

    Co-requisites

    New Course (Yes/No)

    Theo.

    Lab.

    MEDI

    830

    Designing Clinical Research Studies

    3

    3

    -

    None

    None

    Yes

    MEDI

    840

    Ethical issues in clinical research and research involving human subject

    3

    3

    -

    None

    None

    Yes

    MEDI

    870

    Special topics in clinical and translational Research

    3

    3

    -

    None

    None

    Yes

     

    Course Sequencing

    All students will complete the Required Core Courses within the first year.   These foundation courses provide content in the areas of written and oral communication, experimental   design, and dissertation writing in a publishable format.­­

     

    COURSE

    TITLE

    CREDIT HOURS

    FIRST YEAR SEMESTER I (General core)

    BIOM 740

    Advanced Research Methods

    3

    BIOM 750

    Cellular and Molecular Basis of Disease

    3

    FIRST YEAR SEMESTER II(Discipline core courses and electives)

    Medical Sciences Core Courses

    MEDI 855

    Clinical translational research

    3

     

    Elective*

    3

    SECOND YEAR SEMESTER I

    MEDI 860

    Seminar in clinical investigation I

    1

    MEDI 890

    Dissertation Research I

    5

    SECOND YEAR SEMESTER II

    MEDI 861

    Seminar in clinical investigation II

    1

    MEDI 891

    Dissertation Research II

    5

    MEDI 777

    Qualifying exam

    0

    THIRD YEAR SEMESTER I

    MEDI 862

    Seminar in clinical investigation III

    1

    MEDI 892

    Dissertation Research III

    6

    THIRD YEAR SEMESTER II

    MEDI 863

    Seminar in clinical investigation IV

    1

    MEDI 893

    Dissertation Research IV

    6

    FOURTH YEAR SEMESTER I

    MEDI 894

    Dissertation Research V

    10

    FOURTH YEAR SEMESTER II

    MEDI 895

    Dissertation Research VI

    10

    MEDI 899

    Dissertation defense

    0

    *Electives: students select 1 course from the following: MEDI 830 or MEDI 840 or MEDI 870

    **New PhD program in Health Sciences has been started in 2021/2022

     

    Program Length

    In most international institutions of higher education that foster research, the PhD degree involves typically four years of study with 60 credit hours of coursework and research. The duration of the collaborative PhD program in medical sciences at Qatar University is thus consistent with many successful international programs in biomedical sciences. The anticipated completion time of the course of study for the PhD, assuming no academic probation(s), is four full years. However, PhD studies can be extended to one more year based on students’ progress, in line with other PhD programs at Qatar University.