Basic Biomedical Sciences (M.S.)

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Admissions Information

Master of Science, Plan A only (thesis): Total 31 credit hours

Basic Biomedical Core 2 credit hours
Thesis 15 credit hours
Supporting courses outside of area 14 credit hours

Required core courses for M.S.: 17 credit hours

CPHD 727 - RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH 1 cr hrs
CPHD 790 - SEMINAR (C) 1 cr hrs
CPHD 798 - THESIS RESEARCH (C) 1 to 9 cr hrs (15 credit hours required)

Master of Science, Plan B (non-thesis): Total 32 credit hours

Basic Biomedical Core 2 credit hours
Supporting courses 30 credit hours

Required core courses for M.S.: 2 credit hours

CPHD 727 - RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH 1 cr hrs
CPHD 790 - SEMINAR (C) 1 cr hrs

Supporting Area Coursework

30 credit hours of supporting coursework from the options listed below (other choices must be approved by the student’s Advisory Committee and the Division’s Graduate Committee)

BIOC 530 - PRINCIPLES OF BIOCHEMISTRY 3 cr hrs
BIOC 752 - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE GENE 3 cr hrs
CPHD 601 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS 3 cr hrs
CPHD 610 - EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS 3 cr hrs
CPHD 702 - SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION 3 cr hrs
MICR 518 - FUNDAMENTALS OF IMMUNOLOGY 2 cr hrs
MICR 522 - INFECTIOUS DISEASES 6 cr hrs
MICR 724 - VIROLOGY 3 cr hrs
NSCI 710 - NEUROPHARMACOLOGY 3 cr hrs
NSCI 731 - MEDICAL NEUROSCIENCE 3 cr hrs
PHAR 720 - MEDICAL PHARMACOLOGY 1 to 5 cr hrs
PHGY 610 - ADVANCES IN PEDIATRIC RESEARCH 1-4 cr hrs
PHGY 730 - HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY 6 cr hrs