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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog
Comparative and Experimental Medicine Major, MS
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Comparative and Experimental Medicine, an intercollegiate graduate program, serves to prepare students for careers in the health sciences. This program emphasizes the comparative approach to the study of biomedical science. For the student with an undergraduate biological science background, the Comparative and Experimental Medicine program provides an unusual opportunity to study diseases and health in humans, animals, and the environment from a multidisciplinary perspective. The scope of this intercollegiate program, which pools faculty resources from both veterinary and human medicine, is broadened by faculty members representing public health and numerous life science disciplines. The interdisciplinary training environment provides students access to facilities, faculty and other personnel from the College of Veterinary Medicine, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center at Knoxville, life sciences departments, Herbert College of Agriculture, Tickle College of Engineering, College of Nursing, the Department of Nutrition, and the Department of Public Health. Participating departments from the Graduate School of Medicine include Anesthesia, Dentistry, Medicine, Medical Genetics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pathology, Radiology, and Surgery. Participating departments from the College of Veterinary Medicine include Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, Large Animal Clinical Sciences, and Small Animal Clinical Sciences.
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Concentrations (Required) and Options Available
General Program (Thesis, Coursework Only with Comprehensive Exams Option) Campus Code
Knoxville Campus Admissions Standards/Procedures
- A minimum GPA of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale is required.
- All applicants must furnish three letters of recommendation from individuals who are familiar with their scholastic or professional performance.
- Applicants must have a baccalaureate degree with course work in basic biology, organic chemistry, calculus, and physics. More advanced study in biology such as biochemistry, mammalian anatomy, histology, cell biology, or other appropriate biomedical courses from an accredited university is recommended.
- For some students without such a background, prerequisite or concurrent course work will likely be necessary to succeed in the program.
Academic Standards
- The graduate committee (at least three members) is chosen as early as possible during the first year and must include at least one member from the College of Veterinary Medicine.
- If a minor is declared, one member must have expertise in the minor discipline.
General Program, Thesis Option and Coursework Only with Comprehensive Exams Option
The goal of our graduate program is to prepare students for careers in biomedical science. The curriculum builds upon students’ backgrounds in science, trains them to become proficient in experimental design, data analysis, research ethics, analysis of literature, and scientific writing. The program provides experiential training to students within their chosen area of research emphasis. Credit Hours Required
Minimum of 30 graduate credit hours Additional Course Requirements
- 8 credit hours of graduate coursework in the student’s area of research emphasis. Areas of research emphasis may include hematology, oncology, pathology, pharmacology, toxicology, immunology, genetics, infectious disease, epidemiology, metabolism, public health, or other areas of medicine. Exceptions to accommodate students with specific research interests outside of the areas listed must be approved by the CEM program director. Specific courses are chosen in consultation with their major professor.
- An additional 2 credit hours of electives chosen in consultation with their major professor.
Non-Course Requirements
- Thesis Option:
- Preparation and defense of the thesis. A final oral examination must be passed at the completion of the program.
- Non-thesis Option (Coursework Only with Comprehensive Exams):
- A final oral examination must be passed at the completion of the program.
- All Students:
- Must present at least once in the annual University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine (UTCVM) Research Day event.
- Must complete an approved responsible conduct of research training program during their first year of study.
- Must complete an annual progress report.
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