Masters Degree Track
Earns the MA in Anatomy and Neurobiology and option of combined Certificate in Biomedical Instruction - "The Vesalius Program")
Overview: 32 Credit MA Program
Core Track Requirements: 8 -12 Credits
Department Basic Courses: 6 Credits
Department Advanced Courses: 4 Credits
Electives or Research: 10-14 Credits
Core Track Requirements: 6 Credits
At least one course from Block I and at least one course from Block II:
Block I
Medical Histology 6 Credits
Gross Anatomy 8 Credits
Block II
Systems Neurobiology 4 Credits
Cognitive Neuroscience 4 Credits
Medical Neuroscience 4 Credits
Neurobiology & Anatomy of the Head and Neck* 2 Credits
*not available to students who have taken Gross Anatomy to fulfill the Block I requirement
Department Basic Courses - Required: 6 Credits
Experimental Design & Statistics 2 Credits
Journal Club 2 Credits
Professional Development/Ethics 2 Credits
Department Advanced Courses - Required: 4 credits
Offered each year
Recommended - "The Vesalius Program" - Includes:
Teaching in the Biomedical Sciences 2 Credits
Directed Teaching in the Biomedical Sciences I and II 2 Credits
also offered each year
Biomedical Forensics 2 Credits
Human Reproduction and Sexuality 3 Credits
Offered once every two-three years
Autism: Clinical and Neuroscience Perspectives 2 Credits
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2 Credits
Neural Development and Plasticity 2 Credits
Neurobiology of Aging 2 Credits
Neuroanatomical Basis of Neurologic Disease 2 Credits
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory 2 Credits
Neurobiology of the Visual System 2 Credits
Department Laboratory Course - Elective: 6 Credits
Methods in Neurobiology 2 Credits
Representative Program for Master's Degree
1st Year - Fall Semester
Medical Histology 6 Credits
Experimental Design and Statistics 2 Credits
Total 8 Credits
1st Year - Spring Semester
Medical Neuroscience 4 Credits
Teaching in Biomedical Sciences 2 Credits
Professional Develop/Ethics 2 Credits
Journal Club 2 Credits
Total 10 Credits
2nd Year - Fall Semester
Directed Teaching I 2 Credits
Electives or Research 4 Credits
Total 10 Credits
2nd Year - Spring Semester
Methods in Neurobiology 4 Credits
Directed Teaching II 2 Credits
Electives or Research 2 Credits
Total 8 Credits
Track in Neurobiology
Track in Anatomy & Neurobiology
Track in Anatomy
MD/PhD. Program
Master's Degree in Anatomy and Neurobiology