Medical Sciences, MS

Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2024-2025. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.

Total Hours: 32

Program Core
Select 2 credit hours of a capstone project completed towrad the end of the program from the following:2
Special Topics in Biomedical Sciences
Special Topics in Forensic Sciences
Special Topics in Health Care Administration
Directed Readings in Global Health
Electives
30 customized credit hours of courses from either BIOM, FRNS, HCA, or GLHE. The ratio of coursework among the disciplines would be the ratio of the academic specialty of the three members of the faculty advisory committee. BIOM course are cross-listed with COM foundations and systems courses (PCME prefix) and clinical course (CLME prefix). HCA and GLHE courses are cross-listed and interchangeable.30
Biomedical Sciences (including but not limited to the following courses)
Clinical Anatomy
Foundations in Medical Biochemistry
Foundations in Medical Genetics, Molecular Biology and Development
Foundations in Medical Cell and Tissue Biology
Foundations in Medical Pharmacology
Foundations in Medical Immunology
Foundations in Medical Microbiology
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
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
Or additional BIOM courses with faculty advisor and instructor approval.
Forensic Sciences (including but not limited to the following courses)
Survey of Forensic Sciences
Or additional FRNS courses with faculty advisor and instructor approval.
Health Care Administration (including but not limited to the following courses)
Survey of Health Care Administration
Or additional HCA courses with faculty advisor and instructor approval
Global Health (including but not limited to the following course)
Problems and Issues in Global Health
Or additional GLHE courses with faculty advisor and instructor approval
Total Hours32

Other Requirements

  • Must maintain a GPA of 3.0 in all courses applicable to the MSMS
  • Student must not earn a grade lower than a "C"