Graduate Catalog 2025-2026

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Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine

Graduate Program in Life Sciences

https://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/epidemiology/Masters-Program/MS-in-Human-Genetics-and-Genomic-Medicine/

Degree Offered

MS

Program Description

The MS in Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine is designed for students contemplating careers in human genetics, especially as it relates to health and disease. This track includes coursework, seminars, and supervised research culminating in a thesis.

Program Admission

Degree-seeking students are admitted into the program during the fall semester only.  The deadline is February 15 (March 1 for internal candidates) of the year in which the student intends to enroll.  Graduate Record Examinations (GREs) are mandatory. In addition to meeting the minimum requirements of the Graduate School and the Graduate Program in Life Sciences (GPILS), applicants should have completed coursework in biology relevant to understanding health and disease processes, and college algebra. The program evaluates each applicant individually with attention to areas of strength that relate to the skills and background necessary to succeed in graduate study in human genetics.

Degree Requirements

Students in the human genetics track are required to develop a thesis project in addition to completing a minimum of 24 course credits and 6 research credits.

Required Courses: MS in Human Genetics

HGEN 601BASIC HUMAN GENETICS I

4
HGEN 602BASIC HUMAN GENETICS II

4
HGEN 608HUMAN GENETICS SEMINAR

1
GPLS 716GENOMICS AND BIOINFORMATICS

3
 
PREV 619INTRODUCTION TO SAS

1
And
PREV 620PRINCIPLES OF BIOSTATISTICS

3
Or
PREV 621BIOSTATISTICAL METHODS

3

HGEN 608: every semester

Select two or more of the following:

PREV 600PRINCIPLES OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

3
HGEN 701HUMAN CYTOGENETICS

2
PREV 711GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY

3
GPLS 717GENOMICS OF MODEL SPECIES AND HUMANS

3
GPLS 718PROGRAMMING FOR BIOINFORMATICS

2
GPLS 750TOPICS IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE

2
HGEN 720METABOLIC GENETICS

2
HGEN 728CLINICAL GENETICS I

2 TO 4
HGEN 731CLINICAL GENETICS II

2
HGEN 750ADVANCED TOPICS IN GENETIC COUNSELING

2
HGEN 760CLINICAL CANCER GENETICS

2
PREV 780MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY

3
CIPP 907RESEARCH ETHICS

1
PREV 799MASTER'S THESIS RESEARCH

1 TO 6

Electives as needed to meet 30-credit requirement

CIPP 907: or equivalent

PREV 799: 6 credits minimum

Details are given in the Course Descriptions part of this catalog.