Many careers in the medical sciences require advanced preparation at the graduate level. Attainment of your M.S. degree in Medical Biology may allow you to secure a position in health education, a health care agency, medical center laboratory, medical, pharmaceutical or diagnostics laboratory, management information systems and biomedical research within the federal or state government or the private sector. You may also opt to apply the degree toward additional educational pursuits in a doctoral program.

All M.S. candidates in Medical Biology require completion of 36 credits (12 three-credit courses) distributed as follows:

Core Courses (4 courses, 3 credits each = 12 credits) for all Degree Specializations

	Course #	Title
1	HSMB 550	Medical Chemistry -or-
	HSMB 650	Advanced Medical Chemistry -or-
	HSMB 513	Biochemistry -or-
2	HSMB 612	Pathophysiology II (prerequisites: HSMB 520, Pathophysiology I or undergraduate course in Pathophysiology)
3	HSMB 703	Research Methods -or-
	HSMB707	Preparation of Thesis Proposal
4	HSMB 704	Clinical Research Thesis -or-
	HSMB 706	Research Project and Comprehensive Examination-or-
	HSMB 708	Experimental Research Thesis

Hematology Specialization

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Choose any 4 of the following courses (each course is 3 credits). Total credits = 12

Course #	Title
HSMB 561	Hematology
HSMB 562	Theories of Blood Coagulation
HSMB 585	Immunohematology
HSMB 651	Pharmacology
HSMB 656	Diagnostic Techniques in Molecular Pathology
HSMB 661	Advanced Hematology
HSMB 665	Experimental Hematopoesis
HSMB 673	Cancer Research
HSMB 705	Graduate Seminar in Medical Biology

Elective Courses: 12 credits, at least 6 credits in a minor specialty area and 6 credits of electives within or outside of specialty, depending upon career goals.

Choose any 4 of the following courses (each course is 3 credits). Total credits = 12:

Course #	Title
HSMB 580/581	Immunology
HSMB 585	Immunohematology
HSMB 651	Pharmacology
HSMB 656	Diagnostic Techniques in Molecular Pathology
HSMB 673	Cancer Research
HSMB 687	Advanced Immunology
HSMB 688	Immunochemistry
HSMB 698	Medical Virology
HSMB 699	Laboratory Techniques in Virology
HSMB 705	Graduate Seminar in Medical Biology

Elective Courses: 12 credits, at least 6 credits in a minor specialty area and 6 credits of electives within or outside of specialty, depending upon career goals.

Choose any 4 of the following courses (each course is 3 credits). Total credits = 12:

Course #	Title
HSMB 550	Medical Chemistry
HSMB 555	Instrumentation for the Clinical Laboratory
HSMB 650	Advanced Medical Chemistry
HSMB 651	Pharmacology
HSMB 655	Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
HSMB 656	Diagnostic Techniques in Molecular Pathology
HSMB 673	Cancer Research
HSMB 687	Advanced Immunology
HSMB 688	Immunochemistry
HSMB 705	Graduate Seminar in Biology

Elective Courses: 12 credits, at least 6 credits in a minor specialty area and 6 credits of electives within or outside of specialty, depending upon career goals.

Choose any 4 of the following courses (each course is 3 credits). Total credits = 12:

Course #	Title
HSMB 591	Medical Microbiology
HSMB 594	Medical Parasitology
HSMB 595	Zoonoses
HSMB 648	Microbial Physiology
HSMB 651	Pharmacology
HSMB 656	Diagnostic Techniques in Molecular Pathology
HSMB 691	Advanced Medical Microbiology
HSMB 696	Medical Mycology
HSMB 698	Medical Virology
HSMB 699	Laboratory Techniques in Virology
HSMB 705	Graduate Seminar in Medical Biology

Elective Courses: 12 credits, at least 6 credits in a minor specialty area and 6 credits of electives within or outside of specialty, depending upon career goals.