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Biological Sciences Program

Masters Degree in Biology with a Pre-Health Specialization

Masters Degree in Biology with a Pre-Health Specialization (36 hours total)

The Masters degree in Biology with a pre-health focus consists of coursework that is intended to prepare the student for medical/dental/physician assistant/allied health school curricula. The prehealth specialization coursework includes 27 hours of core courses, 3 hours of capstone course (BIOL 6838), and 6 hours of graduate electives. A thesis option is also available.
 

Core Coursework (27 hours):
 

Biochemistry II BIOL 4432
Advanced Immunology BIOL 5435
Bioethics BIOL 5736
Cell Signaling BIOL 5132
Membrane Biology BIOL 5131
Neuroscience BIOL 5635
Oncogenes BIOL 5734
Toxicology BIOL 5332
Advanced Pathophysiology or Physiology of Human Aging BIOL 5931 Topic: Advanced Pathophysiology
BIOL 5136


Non-thesis option (9 hours):

Two (2) additional electives, plus BIOL 6838 Research Project and Seminar
 

Thesis option (9 hours):

Research Methods in Biology (BIOL 5530), plus up to six hours in Master’s Thesis Research (BIOL 6939)
 
For students selecting the non-thesis option, recommended electives include:
Cancer Biology BIOL 4731
Cellular Physiology BIOL 4437
Developmental Biology BIOL 4438
Enzymology BIOL 5433
Histology BIOL 4332
Molecular Biology BIOL 4531
Independent Study in Biological Science BIOL 5939

UHCL Prehealth Advisory Committee Webpage: http://www.uhcl.edu/sce/HPAC
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