Medical Science Concentration

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The MBMS Program is designed to provide advanced medical instruction to students at GSU. The Master’s Program consists of three required courses, a choice of electives, and one capstone course for a total of 40 credit hours.

Degree Requirements (40 hours)

Required Prerequisite Courses

The credit hours in this section will not count toward the Master’s Degree. The student MUST take the following prerequisite courses, or have taken equivalent courses at the undergraduate level and received a grade no lower than a B in the following:

BIOL 7800 - Molecular Cell Biology 3 Hours
BIOL 7240 - Applied Medical Physiology 3 Hours
BIOL 7250 - Human Physiology Laboratory 1 Hours

Required Courses (2 Hours)

BIOL 8700 - Biology Seminar 2 Hours

Science Elective Courses (24-28 Hours)

The student must complete 24-28 CH of the following courses with a grade no lower than a B:

BIOL 6930 - Topics in Biology 3 to 4 Hours (Physician’s Assistant Admissions require 4 credit hours of a physiology and lab course and 4 credit hours of an anatomy course/lab. BIOL 7240 /BIOL 7250 and BIOL 6930 Surgical Anatomy would meet these requirements. Check with your institution to verify prerequisite requirements as these may differ.)
BIOL 6246 - Advanced Human Physiology 4 Hours
BIOL 6428 - Medical Microbiology 4 Hours
BIOL 6115 - Medical Neuroanatomy 4 Hours
BIOL 6102 - Neurobiology 4 Hours
BIOL 6278 - Immunology 4 Hours
BIOL 6074 - Developmental Biology 4 Hours
BIOL 6240 - Endocrinology 4 Hours
BIOL 6686 - Pathophysiology 4 Hours
BIOL 6685 - Functional Histology 4 Hours
BIOL 6282 - Tumor Immunology 4 Hours
BIOL 6248 - Cell Physiology 4 Hours
CHEM 6610 - Biochemistry II 3 Hours
BIOL 6800 - Principles of Cellular Biology 4 Hours
BIOL 6500 - Human Genetics 4 Hours
BIOL 6450 - Bacterial Pathogenesis 4 Hours
[Bio 6545] Bioethics 4 Hours

Additional Elective Courses (6-9 Hours)

Choose two of the following:

GERO 8102 - Life Course Sociology 3 Hours
GERO 7200 - Health and the Older Adult 3 Hours
GERO 8320 - Psychology of Aging 3 Hours
[PH 7011] - Intro to Epidemiology 3 Hours
BIOL 7021 - Infectious Disease and Society 3 Hours
HA 8160 - Introduction to the Health Care System 3 Hours
HA 8190 - Health Policy and Ethics 3 Hours
NUTR 6700 - Micronutrients 3 Hours
BIOL 6744 - Biostatistics 3 Hours
or
[PH 7017] Fundamentals of Biostatistics 3 Hours
[SNHP 6010] Medical Terminology 3 Hours online course

Capstone Courses

Choose 4 hours

BIOL 8888 - Non-Thesis Master’s Research 4 Hours
BIOL 6916 - Internships in Biology 2 Hours (course has a prerequisite of BIOL 6930 and BIOL 6686 )