Integrated Graduate Program Curricula - Northwestern University

Students tailor their course work and lab rotations to suit their research and academic interests. The IGP faculty and course offerings are grouped into nine curricula. The curricula connveniently allows the IGP to cluster researchers together into readily identified fields of study, although the interdisciplinary nature of modern research means that many faculty are listed in multiple curricula. For the student, the curriculum choice determines an initial academic advisor and provides a suggested set of specific courses. Nevertheless, the choice of a particular curriculum does not restrict a student to any one department or to any particular set of faculty. Flexibility and ease in pursuing diverse interests are the hallmarks of graduate training in the IGP.

CURRICULA Including Relevant Faculty Students tailor their course work and lab rotations to suit their research and academic interests. The IGP faculty and course offerings are grouped into nine curricula. The curricula connveniently allows the IGP to cluster researchers together into readily identified fields of study, although the interdisciplinary nature of modern research means that many faculty are listed in multiple curricula. For the student, the curriculum choice determines an initial academic advisor and provides a suggested set of specific courses. Nevertheless, the choice of a particular curriculum does not restrict a student to any one department or to any particular set of faculty. Flexibility and ease in pursuing diverse interests are the hallmarks of graduate training in the IGP.
Cancer Biology	Cell Biology	Developmental Biology
Drug Discovery and Chemical Biology	Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis	Neurobiology
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Molecular Biology and Genetics	Structural Biology and Biochemistry
	Evolutionary Biology