College
College of Life Sciences
Degree
Master of Science
Campus
Center City
Format
On Campus
Credits
40
Duration
1.5 - 4 Years
Contact Information
Program Director/Academic Advisor
Program Coordinator
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Curriculum
Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits for conferral of degree.
Core Courses
21 credits required. 6 credits total of Master's Research.
*Students starting Fall 2018 or later will take GC 640 Research Ethics as a required course.
| Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|
| BI 550 Topics in Biomedical Chemistry | 3 |
| GC 640 Research Ethics * | 1 |
| GC 660 Biostatistical Methods of Data Analysis | 3 |
| CB 615 Embryology |
3 |
| CB 560 Principles of Cell Biology | 3 |
CB 635 Gene-Environment Interactions in Birth Defects & Disease (previously 3 credits) |
2 |
| CB 870 Master's Research (Fall) | 1-6 |
| CB 880 Master's Research (Spring) | 1-6 |
| CB 890 Master's Research (Summer) | 1-6 |
Management Courses
Select two courses, total of 4-6 credits.
| Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|
| GC 510 Database Design & Management | 2 |
| GC 525 Information Systems Managment | 3 |
| GC 600 Managerial and Teamwork Skills | 3 |
| GC 605 Performance Improvement | 2 |
| GC 610 Strategic Mgmt: Increasing R&D Productivity | 2 |
| GC 615 Grants and Contract Management | 2 |
| GC 617 Mgmt of Pharma Drug Development Projects | 2 |
| GC 621 Biotechnology Venture Management | 2 |
| GC 635 Fundamentals of Clinical Trials Management | 2 |
| GC 636 Principles of Career Management - Diverse Biomed Careers | 2 |
Suggested Electives
12-14 credits required. 6 credits maximum laboratory clerkship.*
| Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|
| CB 570 Pathologic Aspects of Disease | 3 |
| CB 810 Laboratory Clerkship | 1-6 |
| CB 820 Laboratory Clerkship | 1-6 |
| CB 830 Laboratory Clerkship | 1-6 |
| GC 520.01 Cultural Humility | 2 |
| GC 529 Lab Animal Sciences | 2 |
| GC 531 Fundamentals of Biosafety (formerly PR 530) | 2 |
| GC 625 Drug Development Essentials | 2 |
| GC 630 Fund-Clinical Trials | 3 |
| GC 645 Genomics & Bioinformatics | 3 |
| GC 650 EconAnal of Healthcare Intervention | 3 |
| GC 665 Cell Signaling | 4 |
| GC 680 Lab Techniques-Molecular Biology | 3 |
| GC 690 Reg Issues in Human Subject Research | 2 |
| GC 720 Scientific Writing | 2 |
| GC 740 Principles of Pedagogy | 1 |
| GC 741 Principles of Science Pedagogy | 1 |
| GE 651 Pathobiology of Cancer | 2 |
| GE 652 Molecular Basis of Cancer | 2 |
| MI 521 Intro to Immunology (3 credits as of Fall 2022) | 3 |
| MI 522 Vaccinology & Immunotherapeutics | 2 |
| MI 530 Microbial Pathogenesis of Disease | 2 |
| MI 540 MI-Antimicrobial Agents | 2 |
| MI 580 Principles-Epidemiology | 3 |
| NS 690 Neuropharmacology | 3 |
| NS 700 Cellular Neurophysiology | 4 |
| NS 715 Molecular Cellular Neuroscience | 3 |
| PR 505 Environmental Toxicology | 3 |
| PR 522 General Pharmacology | 3 |
| PR 525 Princ-Clin Pharmacology | 3 |
| PR 526 Pharmacogenomics | 2 |
| PR 630 General Toxicology | 3 |