{"id":807,"date":"2010-06-29T14:20:38","date_gmt":"2010-06-29T18:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/?page_id=807"},"modified":"2023-05-19T19:02:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T23:02:14","slug":"specialization-options","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/mams\/curriculum\/specialization-options\/","title":{"rendered":"MAMS Specialization Options: Concentrations and Dual Degrees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/gms\/files\/2020\/08\/IMG_0258-50reduced-25-636x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"902\" height=\"319\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-74236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2020\/08\/IMG_0258-50reduced-25-636x225.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2020\/08\/IMG_0258-50reduced-25-1024x362.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2020\/08\/IMG_0258-50reduced-25-768x272.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2020\/08\/IMG_0258-50reduced-25.jpg 1130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the MS in Medical Sciences (MAMS) program&#8217;s emphasis on providing students with a strong background for a wide variety of careers in the health professions, it also allows students to specialize their degrees to their personal goals.<\/p>\n<h4>MAMS Concentrations<\/h4>\n<p>You can take advantage of these opportunities by completing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/mams\/curriculum\/specialization-options\/concentration-options\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">concentration<\/a> in one of three disciplines:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Nutrition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Dual Degree Program<\/h4>\n<p>Students\u00a0can also\u00a0pursue\u00a0a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/mams\/curriculum\/specialization-options\/dual-degree-options\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dual degree<\/a>. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MS in Medical Sciences and MPH (Master&#8217;s of Public Health)<\/li>\n<li>MS in Medical Sciences and MS in Clinical\u00a0Research<\/li>\n<li>MS in Medical Sciences and MA in\u00a0Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine Program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Applicants may apply for the Dual Degree Programs for MAMS\/Clinical Research\u00a0or MAMS\/Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine using a single application. \u00a0Applicants interested in pursuing a concentration, should contact the appropriate Program Director during Orientation in\u00a0September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In addition to the MS in Medical Sciences (MAMS) program&#8217;s emphasis on providing students with a strong background for a wide variety of careers in the health professions, it also allows students to specialize their degrees to their personal goals. MAMS Concentrations You can take advantage of these opportunities by completing a concentration in one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3192,"featured_media":0,"parent":821,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/807"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3192"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=807"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93312,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/807\/revisions\/93312"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}