Doctoral Program in Anatomy Education Curriculum

DAE Program Curriculum

The DAE program will cover 139 credit hours. These hours include lecture and directed study courses, journal club, research, qualifying exams, teaching practicums, and a thesis defense. The first two years consist mainly of course work but culminates with the candidate making a research proposal that will form the foundation of their research project. The third-year culminates in a qualifying examination and the fourth year culminates in a public oral defense of the student’s thesis project. A year-by-year breakdown of coursework is provided below.