Degree Requirements
Degree Requirements
Candidates are required to complete a minumum of 32 graduate credit hours including an original thesis.
The program for the M.A. degree in Medical Sciences consists of the equivalent of two semesters of fundamental course work and two semesters of directly supervised research. The latter two semesters may be completed during the summer. Students in the program must be registered for 4 semesters. Candidates are required to complete the equivalent of a minimum of eight semester courses (32 credits) at the graduate level.
Students who wish to complete the requirements of the M.A. program in 12 months must register full-time (12-16 credits in the fall and spring semesters and at least 2 credits in both summer sessions) or register as a continuing student for each of the two summer semesters.
Required Courses
The Program features a structured set of core course requirements and several groups of courses from which electives may be chosen.
The core courses required of all students (except the students completing the Oral Health curriculum track, please see below) in the M.A. in Medical Sciences Program are:
1. GMS BI 751* Biochemistry & Cell Biology
(Fall Semester, 6 credits)
2. GMS MS 700 Elementary Biostatistics
(Fall or Spring Semester, 2 credits)
-OR-
GMS CI 670 Biostatistics with Computer
(4 credits – Fall Semester)
3. GMS PH 740* Physiology (Spring Semester, 6 credits)
-OR-
GMS PH 730 and PH 731 Human Physiology A, B
(Fall and Spring Semesters, 3 credits each semester)
4. GMS MS 640 Introduction to Biomedical Information
(Spring, 2 credits)
Required Courses for the Oral Health Sciences Curriculum Track
1. GMS OH 751 Biochemistry/Dental (Fall Semester, 6 credits)
2. GMS OH 730 Physiology A/Dental (Fall Semester, 6 credits)
3. GMS OB 700 Biostatistics (Fall Semester, 2 credits)
4. GMS OH 731 Physiology B/Dental (Spring Semester, 2 credits)
5. GMS OH 750 Prevention and Health Promotion in Dentistry
(Spring Semester, 3 credits)
-or-
GMS OH 760 Prevention and Health Promotion (Summer II, 2
credits)
