Biomedical Sciences, MS
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2025-2026. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Thesis Option
Total Hours: 30
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BIOM 5000 | Research & Thesis | 6 |
| BIOM 5003 | Statistics for Medical Residents | 3 |
| BIOM 6662 | Research Ethics and Survival Skills for the Biomedical Sciences | 2 |
| BIOM 6922 | Scientific Communication in Biomedical Sciences | 2 |
| Hours Subtotal | 13 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 Subtotal | 17 | |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Non-Thesis Option
Total Hours: 32
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BIOM 5000 | Research & Thesis | 2 |
| BIOM 5003 | Statistics for Medical Residents | 3 |
| BIOM 6662 | Research Ethics and Survival Skills for the Biomedical Sciences | 2 |
| BIOM 6922 | Scientific Communication in Biomedical Sciences | 2 |
| Hours Subtotal | 9 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 Subtotal | 23 | |
| Total Hours | 32 | |
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