Elective Courses
Fall Semester Electives – At Least Four Credits must be Taken
GMS AN 705 Medical Histology A (3 credits) [This is the first part of a two-
semester sequence; GMS AN 706 (3 credits) will be taken in
the Spring Semester.]
GMS AN 720 Introduction to the Neurobiology of Education (2 credits,
with permission of instructor)
GMS BN 777 Beginning Basic Neuroscience (3 credits, for Mental Health
Concentration)
GMS BN 779 Beginning Basic Neuroscience (2 credits, with permission of
instructor)
GMS BN 798 CNS Functions (4 credits)
GMS BN 893 Child Clinical Neuropsychology (4 credits)
GMS BC 600 Natural Hazards (3 credits)
GMS BC 610 Technological and Man-made Hazards (3 credits)
GMS BC 620 Psychology and Sociology of Disaster and Methods
of Risk Communications (3 credits)
GMS BC 630 Ethical and Policy Issues in Health and Medical Services
(3 credits)
GMS CI 640 Regulatory & Compliance Issues (4 credits, with permission
of instructor)
GMS CI 675 Designing Clinical Research Studies (4 credits, with
permission of instructor)
GMS FS 703 Forensic Chemistry (3 credits, with permission of instructor)
GMS FS 705 Forensic Anthropology (2 credits, with permission of
instructor)
GMS GC 603 Embryology, Teratology and Prenatal Genetics (3 credits,
with permission of instructor)
GMS GC 605 Clinical Applications in Human Genetics (4 credits, with
permission of instructor)
GMS CM 753 Cell Biology (4 credits, with permission of instructor)
GMS GE 701 Principles of Genetics and Genomics (4 credits, with
permission of instructor)
GMS IM 600 Bioimaging Foundations (4 credits, with permission of
instructor)
GMS IM 610 Magnetic Resonance: Principles, Methods, & Applications
in Biomedical Research (4 credits, with permission of
instructor)
GMS IM 660 Radiation Protection, Safety, and Ethics (2 credits, with
permission of instructor)
GMS MA 720 World Religions, Medicines, and Healing (4 credits, with
permission of instructor)
GMS MA 740 Cultural Formation of the Clinician: Its Implications for
Practice (3 credits, with permission of instructor)
GMS MH 701 Counseling Theory (3 credits, with permission of instructor)
GMS MH 703 Counseling Techniques
(3 credits, with permission of instructor)
GMS MH 705 Psychopathology (3 credits, with permission of instructor)
GMS MH 708 Human Growth and Development (3 credits, with permission
of instructor)
GMS MM 701 Genetics & Epidemiology of Disease
(2 credits, prerequisite BI 751 and permission of instructor. Should only be taken by second-year students)
GMS MM 703 Cancer Biology
(2 credits, prerequisite BI 751 and permission of instructor. Should only be taken by second-year students)
GMS MM 707 Organ System Diseases
(2 credits, prerequisite BI 751 and permission of instructor. Should only be taken by second-year students.)
GMS MS 610 Ethico-Legal Issues of Bioscience (3 credits)
GMS MS 706 Introduction to Computer Applications in Health Care and
Biomedicine (4 credits, with permission of instructor)
GMS MS 783 Molecular Basis of Neurologic Diseases (2 credits, with
permission of instructor)
GMS NU 600 Medical Nutrition Sciences (4 credits, with permission of
Instructor)
GMS NU 610 Research Methods in Medical Nutrition Sciences (4 credits,
with permission of instructor)
GMS NU 700 Medical Nutrition Sciences Seminar (4 credits, with
permission of instructor)
GMS PM 730 Introduction to Medical Pharmacology (4 credits)
GMS PM 800 Advanced General Pharmacology
(2 credits, with permission of instructor)
Spring Semester Electives – At Least Four Credits must be taken
GMS AN 700* Medical Histology (6 credits with permission of instructor)
GMS AN 706 Medical Histology B (3 credits, with permission of instructor)
[Note: This class is the continuation of GMS AN 705.]
GMS BN 779 Beginning Basic Neuroscience
(2 credits, with permission of instructor)
GMS BN 782 Forensic Practice in Neuropsychology and Neuroscience
(4 credits, with permission of instructor)
GMS CI 631 Clinical Trials Management, (4 credits, with permission of
instructor)
GMS CI 790 Seminar in Clinical Research (2 credits)
GMS MH 704 Group Work Dynamics & Process (3 credits, with permission
of instructor)
GMS MH 708 Human Growth & Development: Knowledge & Skills
(3 credits, with permission of instructor)
GMS MH 711 Health and Exercise Psychology (3 credits)
GMS MI 518* Virology (4 credits, with permission of instructor)
GMS MS 552 Presenting Data in Biomedicine (4 credits)
GMS MS 703* Neurosciences (4 credits, with permission of instructor)
GMS NU 620 Research, Clinical and Public Policy Applications in
Medical Nutrition Sciences (4 credits, with permission
of instructor)
GMS OH 730 Microbiology/Dental (4 credits, with permission of instructor,
for Oral Health track only)
GMS PA 600 Introduction to Pathology of Disease (4 credits)
GMS PA 510* Medical Immunology (2 credits)
GMS PM 810 Current Topics in Pharmacology (2 credits)
GMS PH 748* Endocrinology (4 credits, with permission of instructor)
Summer Semester Electives
GMS MH 810 Psychopharmacology (3 credits, with permission of
instructor)
GMS MS 506 Clinical Laboratory Genetics (4 credits)
GMS CI 660 Good Clinical Practices in Clinical Research (4 credits)
