Courses

The listing of a course description here does not guarantee a course’s being offered in a particular term. Please refer to the published schedule of classes on the MyBU Student Portal for confirmation a class is actually being taught and for specific course meeting dates and times.

• GMS MS 971: Rel Medical Science
  This course description is currently under construction.
• GMS MS 972: Rel Medical Science
  This course description is currently under construction.
• GMS MS 981: Certified Full Time-With Courses
  0 cr, Fall sem.
• GMS MS 982: Certified Full Time-With Courses
  0 cr, Spring sem.
• GMS MS 983: Continuing Study-Part Time
  0 cr, Fall sem.
• GMS MS 984: Continuing Study-Part Time
  0 cr, Spring sem.
• GMS MS 985: Continuing Study-Full Time (no courses)
  0 cr, Fall sem.
• GMS MS 986: Continuing Study-Full Time (no courses)
  0 cr, Spring sem.
• GMS MS 988: CONT STUDY CPT
  CONT STUDY CPT
• GMS NE 570: Introduction to Computational Vision (Meets with ENG BE 570)
  Introductory course in biological visual neuroscience and computational vision. Provides a survey of the psychophysical, neuroanatomical and neurophysiological substrates of visual mechanisms underlying perception of visual motion, depth, objects, and space and of decision making mechanisms. Discussion of theoretical, explanatory, paradigms for these visual mechanisms. Topics addressed include psychophysics, methods from single cell recording physiology and low field potentials (LFP), multimodal imaging and computational modeling of various visual tasks and their modulation by attention. We will briefly address learning mechanisms and their relationship to brain plasticity. A term project is required for graduate credit. 4 cr.
• GMS NE 700: Principles of Neurobiology 1
  Advanced survey course in neurobiology. Topics covered include cell biology of the neuron, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, cell signaling, anatomical methods, development of the nervous system, and human neuroanatomy. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion. Taught with GRS BI 755 and GMS AN 810.
• GMS NE 701: Principles of Neurobiology 2
  This course provides students with an understanding and experience in the fundamental methods and techniques commonly employed in the clinical biomedical sciences.  Emphasis is placed on the client/patient relationship, attending and listening skills, cognitive, affective, and behavioral counseling interventions, role-playing activities, and the concerns commonly expressed by beginning biomedical science professionals.
• GMS NE 710: Neural Plasticity and Perceptual Learning (meets with ENG BE 710)
  This course explores the capacity of cortical sensory and motor maps in the adult brain to change as a result of alterations in the effectiveness of the input, direct damage, or practice. The lectures will describe and discuss (1) the physiology and anatomy underlying adult dynamics; (2) psychophysical methods and experimental paradigms that have been used to study cortical plasticity in the early stages of the sensory and motor pathways; (3) evidence for perceptual learning; and (4) biologically plausible computational models of learning. We will discuss application of functional neuroimaging to study perceptual learning and restorative plasticity in the human brain. a semester-long project is required. There will be 3 hours lecture/week and 1 hour of discussion of relevant papers and progress on the semester-long project.
• GMS NU 620: Clinical Nutrition Research
  The course focuses on the impact of foods and nutrients on clinical and metabolic health outcomes. A wide range of important and controversial topics in the field will be covered, such as dietary assessment methods, obesity and weight change, diabetes and glucose regulation, high blood pressure, cardiovascular outcomes, bone health, and cancer.
• GMS NU 700: Nutrition and Metabolism Seminar
  Students learn the principles of presenting an effective scientific talk, including the use of PowerPoint to create appropriate and effective slides. In consultation with course faculty, each student selects a topic and two related key papers and then develops three presentations over the course of the semester within the class. Using feedback provided after each practice talk, students present their final public research seminar talk at the end of the semester. The course also expands knowledge of topics in nutrition and metabolism. Var cr, Either sem.
• GMS NU 709: Research Design and Statistical Methods for Biomedical Sciences
  The overall objective of this course is to provide students with an understanding of basic concepts of research design and data analysis in the biomedical sciences. The primary didactic areas to be covered include framing hypotheses, using experimental and non-experimental designs, and evaluating bias and confounding. Statistical analyses will be carried out weekly through in-class exercises using the SAS programming language. Data analyses to be covered include t-tests, analysis of variance, categorical analyses, non-parametric tests, high throughput analyses, and linear and logistic regression modeling. 3 cr, Either sem.
• GMS NU 755: Molecular, Biochemical and Physiologic Bases of Nutrition 1: Energy Balance and Micronutrients
  Graduate Prerequisites: at least one semester each of Biochemistry and Physiology, or equivalent, and consent of instructor - This is the first semester of a 2-semester sequence (that can be taken in either order) that focuses on the Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Bases of Nutrition. This semester will cover concepts of essential nutrients and methods for determining their requirements (DRIs), body composition, nutrition and growth, energy expenditure, regulation of energy intake, vitamins and macro-mineral metabolism (Ca, P) and micronutrients. Functions and roles of micronutrients in signaling from gene to whole organism will be discussed. Implications for nutrient requirements through the life cycle and in health and disease will be addressed. A discussion session will teach students to critically evaluate cutting-edge and seminal papers addressing each topic and introduce students to state of the art research approaches and methodologies - basic (cell and molecular), clinical and epidemiological. Writing assignments on the papers will provide experience and hone skills with scientific writing. 4 cr, Fall sem
• GMS NU 756: Molecular, Biochemical and Physiologic Bases of Nutrition: Macronutrients
  Graduate Prerequisites: at least one semester each of Biochemistry and Physiology, and consent of instructor - This is the second semester of a 2-semester sequence (that can be taken in either order) that focuses on the Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Bases of Nutrition. This semester will cover regulation of lipid, carbohydrate, and protein digestion, absorption, transport, tissue and cellular metabolism including integration of macronutrient metabolism in response to alteration in nutritional status (e.g. starvation, obesity) on a whole body and tissue-specific basis. Mechanisms regulating macronutrient metabolism in response to stresses such as exercise, aging, and disease will be highlighted. A discussion session will teach students to critically evaluate research papers, provide knowledge of seminal papers in the field, and introduce students to research approaches and state of the art methods (e.g. assessment of metabolic flux using stable isotopes, euglycemic clamps, metabolomics). Var cr, Spring sem.
• GMS NU 757: Molecular, Biochemical and Physiologic Bases of Nutrition: Regulation of Energy Balance
  This course examines mechanisms regulating body weight, body composition and food intake. Weekly discussion sessions will teach students to critically evaluate cutting-edge and seminal papers in the field and introduce students to state of the art research approaches and methodologies, including both basic (cell and molecular) and translational perspectives. Writing assignments on the papers will provide experience and hone skills with scientific writing. Meets with NU755 with earlier end date 2cr., Fall sem.
• GMS NU 804: Directed Study/Med
  This course may be used by individual students or small groups of students to carry out a directed study under the guidance of a GMS Faculty member. Var cr, either sem.