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Graduate Fields of Study

Symposium Poster Session 2010Cornell Graduate Education is based on Graduate Fields.  Graduate Fields are defined as voluntary groupings of faculty around a research area.  As a graduate student, you are a member of the Biological & Biomedical Science Graduate Field that admitted you, but you have access to all the other Fields at Cornell University through minor membership on your Committee.

Concentrations are specific research areas within the Graduate Field.  Some fields have only one concentration; others have several.  In Fields with more than one concentration, faculty have chosen the concentrations that most closely match their research.

Faculty are often members of more than one Graduate Field.  The Graduate School provides a search engine for all Graduate Faculty that will tell you all the Fields of which a particular faculty is a member.  The Field and concentration they represent should be the one that most closely corresponds to their role in your project.

Graduate Fields in CVM Official Research Concentrations
Comparative Biomedical Sciences (CBS) cellular & molecular medicine; developmental & reproductive biology; infectious diseases; population medicine & epidemiology; structural & functional biology
Immunology & Infectious Disease cellular immunology; immunochemistry; immunogenetics; immunopathology; infection & immunity
Molecular & Integrative Physiology (MIP) behavioral physiology; cardiovascular & respiratory physiology; endocrinology; environmental & comparative physiology; gastrointestinal & metabolic physiology; membrane & epithelial physiology; molecular & cellular physiology; neural & sensory physiology; physiological genomics; reproductive physiology
Pharmacology pharmacology
Zoology & Wildlife Conservation (ZWC) animal cytology; comparative & functional anatomy; developmental biology; ecology; histology; wildlife conservation

Program Summary of Graduate Fields in the College of Veterinary Medicine
(All Fields are members of the Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program.  Graduate School regulations, BBS Guidelines and Field pages should be consulted to insure compliance with all requirements.  For questions, please contact the Office of Graduate Education).

  CBS Immunology & Infectious Disease MIP Pharmacology ZWC
Admissions 2 letters of recommendation 2 letters of recommendation 2 letters of recommendation 3 letters of recommendation 2 letters of recommendation
Rotations are required by all Fields as part of the Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program.
Special Committee Field-Appointed Member required No Field-Appointed Member Field-Appointed Member required Field-Appointed Member required Field-Appointed Member required
Courses Set by Special Committee Field Requirements Field Recommendations Field Requirements Set by Special Committee membership
Minor Requirements Set by Special Committee membership Field Requirements Field Recommendations Field Requirements Set by Special Committee membership
One semester teaching experience is required by all Fields as part of the Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program.
A-Exam Format set by Special Committee Format set by Special Committee Field-specific requirements for format and preparation Field-specific requirements for format and preparation Format set by Special Committee
B-Exam Seminar required. Seminar required.  Field assigns an outsider reviewer for dissertation. Seminar required. Seminar required. Seminar required.
Papers Option for Thesis Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Terminal MS option No Yes No No Yes
Dissertation format is regulated by the University through the Thesis Advisor's Office in the Graduate School.