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 OH 730: Physiology A/Dental
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor; must be enrolled in the Oral Health Sciences program. - This course presents the physiology of cells, tissues, organs and integrated body functions, including the physiological basis for the understanding of clinical conditions. An integrated approach is taken to endocrinology and reproduction. Hormonal aberrations and their end results in humans are presented in clinical correlations. 6 cr, Fall sem.
• GMS OH 731: Physiology B/Dental
  Graduate Prerequisites: GMS OH 730; consent of instructor; must be enrolled in the Oral Health Sciences program. - This course is a continuation of GMS OH 730. 2 cr, Spring sem..
• GMS OH 735: Applied Physiology
  
• GMS OH 740: Microbiology and Immunology/Dental
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor; must be enrolled in the Oral Health Sciences program. - The overall goals of this course are to provide students with: (1) a basic background in microbiology, including the nomenclature, structure, physiology, genetics, mechanisms of pathogenesis, and clinical manifestations associated with the major pathogenic microorganisms (bacteria, fungi and viruses); (2) an understanding of how the basic principles of microbiology are integral to effective diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infectious disease, and (3) a basic background in immunology including the functions and disorders of the immune system. 4 cr, Spring sem.
• GMS OH 750: Prevention and Health Promotion in Dentistry
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor; must be enrolled in the Oral Health Sciences program. - The course introduces the concepts and techniques of dental public health, disease prevention and health promotion in dentistry and overall health. The course emphasizes current issues such as caries prevention, periodontal disease, and oral cancer prevention in the individual and community. 3 cr, Spring sem.
• GMS OH 751: Biochemistry/Dental
  Graduate Prerequisites: Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor; must be enrolled in the Oral Health Sciences program - This course is designed to acquaint the student with the basic principles of modern biochemistry. The topics to be covered include an introduction to biochemistry and its importance to understanding oral health as well as proteins, enzymes, DNA, RNA and protein synthesis, sugar and lipid metabolism, hormones and second messengers and connective tissue biochemistry. In addition to the traditional lecture format, students participate in case-based presentations designed to integrate clinical cases with the material presented in class. 6 cr, Fall sem.
• GMS OH 770: Evidence Based Dentistry
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor - The goal of the Oral Health Sciences (OHS) Evidence Based Dentistry course is to provide students with a working understanding of basic research study design and analysis in order to promote critical reading of the scientific literature. Content will touch upon a wide range of experimental techniques in the clinical sciences as well as ethical issues in the oral health sciences. The focus will be on evidence-based dentistry and both reasoning and critical thinking skills will be challenged. 2 cr, Fall sem.
• GMS OH 771: Fundamentals Of Head And Neck Anatomy
  This course is a fundamental course in head and neck anatomy taught using a regional approach rather than the systems approach. We begin with the history and specialized terminology, then proceeding to anatomic concepts in the oral cavity, palate, and pharynx. We proceed with the osteology of the skull, then to regional anatomy, the brain, the spinal cord, and the cranial nerves with their associations to the autonomic nervous system and their distributions in the head and neck. Clinical considerations will also be incorporated. [3 cr]
• GMS OH 971: ORAL HEALTH
  This course description is currently under construction.
• GMS OH 972: Oral Health Research 2
  These research credits reflect research taking place, under the direction of faculty member, when students in the Oral Health Sciences program complete their capstone or thesis. Var cr, Fall or Summer 1 sem.
• GMS PA 510: Medical Immunology
  Graduate Prerequisites: GMS FC701, FC702, FC703 or GMS BI751 & PH730 - This course is a graduate level introductory course to the basics of immunology. Topics include the innate immune system, T and B cell functions, mechanisms of autoimmune diseases, transplant rejection, HIV and hypersensitivity reactions. The course emphasizes the clinical aspects of the immune system. This course is appropriate for students interested in an introduction to how the immune system functions, those interested in updates on the rapidly changing aspects of immunology or those interested in how the immune system drives different diseases. Spring Semester
• GMS PA 600: Introduction to Pathology and Pathophysiology of Disease
  Graduate Prerequisites: GMS FC701, FC702, FC703 or GMS BI751 & PH730 - Lectures and interactive auto-tutorial case studies presenting the basic morphologic and functional changes associated with cell injury and death, inflammation, response to microorganisms, atherosclerosis, cancer, and organ system pathology. Spring sem.
• GMS PA 700: Basic and Experimental Pathology
  Graduate Prerequisites: GMS FC701, FC702, FC703 or consent of instructor - Basic principles of pathology are presented through lectures (students are required to attend GMS PA 600 lectures and take the PA 600 exams). Related research articles are discussed in small group sessions that complement the lectures. Spring sem.
• GMS PA 800: Pathology Seminar
  Graduate Prerequisites: GMS PA600 or PA700 or consent of instructor - Weekly research seminar presented by faculty, students, and guests. Prior to each seminar, research papers authored by the speaker will be sent to graduate students and faculty to provide additional background material. Fall sem.
• GMS PA 801: Special Topics in Pathology
  Graduate Prerequisites: GMS PA600 or PA700 or consent of instructor - Detailed examination of one specific area of research each term, presented in readings, discussions, and lectures. Presents significant background information, current knowledge, research approaches, and laboratory methodology in each area. Special Topic: Protein Modification and Molecular Basis of Human Diseases. Varying Pathology Faculty, Course Directors. Spring sem.
• GMS PA 810: Seminars in Business of Science
  Graduate Prerequisites: GMS FC701, FC702, FC703 or GMS BI751 & PH730 - The objective of this course is to introduce students to the business realities of modern biomedical science which is patent-driven and product- oriented. Lectures from invited speakers from the biomedical, legal, regulatory and business worlds provide terminology and perspective for how an idea in the laboratory is translated into a marketable commodity. Topics include entrepreneurship principles, explanation and discussion of intellectual property, medical clinical trials, federal and institutional regulatory mechanisms, logistics of creating and sustaining research collaborations, product development strategies, and similar. Pass/Fail, Fall sem.
• GMS PA 811: Seminars in Business of Science
  The objective of this course is to introduce students to the business realities of modern biomedical science which is patent-driven and product- oriented. Lectures from invited speakers from the biomedical, legal, regulatory and business worlds provide basic terminology and perspective for how an idea in the laboratory is translated into a marketable commodity. Topics include entrepreneurship principles, explanation and discussion of intellectual property, medical clinical trials, federal and institutional regulatory mechanisms, logistics of creating and sustaining research collaborations, product development strategies, and similar. Graded Fall sem.
• GMS PA 900: Laboratory Rotations in Pathology
  2 cr, Fall and Spring sem
• GMS PA 901: Research in Pathology
  Fall and Spring Sem
• GMS PA 910: Human Biospecimens for Research
  The objective of this course is to introduce students to the creation, maintenance and efficient use of an indispensable component of translational research in medicine -- human tissue and its derivatives. Lectures from invited speakers with extensive experience in human bio-specimens generation, maintenance, and utilization, will provide students with knowledge how to successfully obtain and utilize human bio-specimens. Topics will include logistics and legal aspects of creating and sustaining bio- banks, federal and institutional regulatory and funding mechanisms, and concrete examples of human bio-specimens use to generate break-through data in specific field of biomedical research. Special attention will be given to human biospecimens used in neuroscience as neuropathologists/neuroscientists from Harvard and Boston University are enlisted as speakers to give comprehensive overview of biospecimens utilized in studies of neurodegenerative diseases and brain tumors. Spring (every other year)