Biomedical Sciences, MS

Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2023-2024. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.

Thesis Option

Total Hours: 30

Required Courses
BIOM 5000Research & Thesis6
BIOM 5003Statistics for Medical Residents3
BIOM 6662Research Ethics and Survival Skills for the Biomedical Sciences2
BIOM 6922Scientific Communication in Biomedical Sciences2
Hours Subtotal13
Optional Electives
Select 17 hours from the following:17
Special Topics in Biomedical Sciences
Biomedical Sciences Seminar
Clinical Anatomy
Introduction and Survey of Human Structure
Neuroanatomy
Histology and Development
Medical Biochemistry
Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Graduate Biomedical Physiology
Introduction to Translational Research
Disease Research in Medicine
Cornerstones of Vertebrate Paleontology
Evolutionary Physiology
Graduate Pharmacology
Scientific Outreach Training for Graduate Students
Chronic Inflammation and Cancer Development
Principle Concepts of Cellular and Molecular Immunology
Applied Multivariate and Evolutionary Analysis of Paleontological Data
Principles of Neuroscience
Principles of Neuroanatomy
Molcular And Cellular Biology
Cellular and Molecular Biology of Pain
Paleommalogy
Advanced Topics in Medical Biochemistry
Enzyme Analysis
Human Nutrition
Techniques in Molecular Biology
Immunology
Microbial Physiology
Molecular Virology
Immunobiology of Infectious Disease
Graduate General Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Cardiovascular Physiology and Pharmacology
Environmental Toxins in the Brain
Neuroinflammation
Environmental Physiology
Neurophysiology
Graduate Seminar In Signal Transduction
Neuroethology
Genomics
Advanced Gross Anatomy
Field Techniques in Vertebrate Paleontology
Human Microbiome in Health and Disease
Foundations in Medical Genetics, Molecular Biology and Development
Foundations in Medical Cell and Tissue Biology
Foundations in Medical Biochemistry
Foundations in Medical Pharmacology
Foundations in Medical Immunology
Foundations in Medical Microbiology
Critical Readings in Biomedical Sciences
Structure and Function of the Human Cardiovascular System
Structure and Function of the Human Gastrointestinal/Hepatic System
Biomedical Perspectives on Human Hematology
Structure and Function of the Human Musculoskeletal System
Vertebrate Osteology
Structure and Function of the Human Renal System
Structure and Function of the Human Reproductive Systems and Reproductive Biology
Structure and Function of the Human Respiratory System
Biomedical Perspectives on Psychiatry
Structure and Function of the Human Endocrine System
Structure and Function of the Human Nervous System
Cornerstones of Graduate Biomedical Sciences
Advanced Vertebrate Paleontology
Paleohistology Techniques
Evolutionary Biomechanics
Role of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Hours Subtotal17
Total Hours30

Non-Thesis Option

Total Hours: 32

Required Courses
BIOM 5000Research & Thesis2
BIOM 5003Statistics for Medical Residents3
BIOM 6662Research Ethics and Survival Skills for the Biomedical Sciences2
BIOM 6922Scientific Communication in Biomedical Sciences2
Hours Subtotal9
Optional Electives
Select 23 hours from the following:23
Special Topics in Biomedical Sciences
Biomedical Sciences Seminar
Clinical Anatomy
Introduction and Survey of Human Structure
Neuroanatomy
Histology and Development
Medical Biochemistry
Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Graduate Biomedical Physiology
Introduction to Translational Research
Disease Research in Medicine
Cornerstones of Vertebrate Paleontology
Evolutionary Physiology
Graduate Pharmacology
Scientific Outreach Training for Graduate Students
Chronic Inflammation and Cancer Development
Principle Concepts of Cellular and Molecular Immunology
Applied Multivariate and Evolutionary Analysis of Paleontological Data
Principles of Neuroscience
Principles of Neuroanatomy
Molcular And Cellular Biology
Cellular and Molecular Biology of Pain
Paleommalogy
Advanced Topics in Medical Biochemistry
Enzyme Analysis
Human Nutrition
Techniques in Molecular Biology
Immunology
Microbial Physiology
Molecular Virology
Immunobiology of Infectious Disease
Graduate General Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Cardiovascular Physiology and Pharmacology
Environmental Toxins in the Brain
Neuroinflammation
Environmental Physiology
Neurophysiology
Graduate Seminar In Signal Transduction
Neuroethology
Genomics
Advanced Gross Anatomy
Field Techniques in Vertebrate Paleontology
Human Microbiome in Health and Disease
Foundations in Medical Genetics, Molecular Biology and Development
Foundations in Medical Cell and Tissue Biology
Foundations in Medical Biochemistry
Foundations in Medical Pharmacology
Foundations in Medical Immunology
Foundations in Medical Microbiology
Critical Readings in Biomedical Sciences
Structure and Function of the Human Cardiovascular System
Structure and Function of the Human Gastrointestinal/Hepatic System
Biomedical Perspectives on Human Hematology
Structure and Function of the Human Musculoskeletal System
Vertebrate Osteology
Structure and Function of the Human Renal System
Structure and Function of the Human Reproductive Systems and Reproductive Biology
Structure and Function of the Human Respiratory System
Biomedical Perspectives on Psychiatry
Structure and Function of the Human Endocrine System
Structure and Function of the Human Nervous System
Cornerstones of Graduate Biomedical Sciences
Advanced Vertebrate Paleontology
Paleohistology Techniques
Evolutionary Biomechanics
Role of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Hours Subtotal23
Total Hours32

Graduate College Master's Program Requirements

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