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Anatomy, MS

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Program Description:

Graduate study in anatomy provides advanced professional education in the essentials of human anatomy, including gross anatomy, developmental anatomy (embryology), microanatomy (cell biology/histology), and neurobiology. The Master of Science degree in anatomy is designed primarily for students who expect to continue on to doctoral studies (Ph.D., M.D., or the equivalent).

The department also offers a certificate program in anatomy. This program is for students who have an interest in anatomy but do not want to pursue, or do not need, a master’s degree. The program of study consists of three of the core graduate anatomy courses.

Admissions Requirements:

Anatomy - Minimum requirements include an overall undergraduate grade point average of 3.0-plus. Although there are no uniform prerequisites, it is recommended that applicants have completed at least two years of biology, including vertebrate anatomy, and two years of chemistry, including organic chemistry. Letters of recommendation are an important admission consideration.

Students who do not plan to complete the degree program or who do not meet the admission requirements of the Graduate School may be admitted on a non-degree basis in order to take selected anatomy courses. Written permission by the appropriate course director is required to enroll in each anatomy course. Contact the Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology Department for informationconcerning enrollment procedures.

Faculty:

Professors-Anatomy

Nancy Bigley, Herpes simplex virus, interferons and immune pathways

Robert Fyffe, Spinal cord-cells and circuits

Gary L. Nieder, Medical and graduate education; Educational technology

John C. Pearson, Educational media development; Neuroscience
 

Associate Professors-Anatomy

Larry J. Ream, Medical and graduate education; Histology

Dawn Wooley, Virology, HIV-1, AIDS; Biosafety; Biodefense
 

Assistant Professor-Anatomy

Barbara Kraszpulska, Graduate and medical education; Educational technology
 

Professors-Physiology & Neuroscience

Timothy Cope (Chair), Spinal cord plasticity; Motor systems

James Olson, CNS injury; Brain edema; Blood-brain barrier function

Robert W. Putnam, Central respiratory control; Cell signaling; Neuroscience

Mark Rich, Synaptic plasticity; Critical illness myopathy
 

Associate Professors-Physiology & Neuroscience

Thomas L. Brown, Cell death; Differentiation and development

Adrian Corbett, Brain neurogenesis in response to injury

Kathrin Engisch, Neurotransmitter release

Melvyn D. Goldfinger, Theoretical neuroscience

Dan R. Halm, Epithelial physiology; Secretory signal transduction
 

Assistant Professors-Physiology & Neuroscience

J. Ashot Kozak, Ion transport pathways in T lymphocytes; Calcium signaling; Ion channels in nociception

David Ladle, Development of spinal cord reflex circuits

Christopher Wyatt, Cellular mechanisms of oxygen sensing; Peripheral respiratory control

Course Option

Program Requirements:

In addition to the requirements of the School of Graduate Studies, the following requirements of the Department of Anatomy must be met:

  1. Completion of a minimum of 30 or 34 graduate credit hours (see number 4) in courses that have prior approval of the department. Approval is normally given through the student’s faculty advisor.
     
  2. The graduate credits must include 18 credit hours of core courses in anatomy.
     
  3. Required courses are human gross anatomy, human microanatomy, advanced human embryology, human neurobiology, and three seminars.
     
  4. There are three program-of-study options leading to a master’s degree:
     
    1. Course Option (33 credits): In addition to the course requirements listed above, students are required to take another course in the department or other science department that relates to their program of study. The remaining  requirements include completing an oralcomprehensive examination covering the core anatomy courses, assist with teaching a department graduate or undergraduate course, learn a research technique, and write a scholarly paper.
       
    2. Course Option, Teacher Education (34credits): This option is for students who want to teach anatomy at the college level. In addition to completing an oral comprehensive examination and writing a scholarly paper, students are required to take an assessment and measurement course as well as a science curriculum course offered by the College of Education and Human Services. Students are also required to have a science field experience.
       
    3. Thesis Option (30 credits): Requires the written submission and successful oral defense of a thesis based on original hands-on research performed while enrolled as a graduate student at the university.

Dept Core and Electives - Course Option

Electives

  • 8000-level Seminar inside or outside of the Department of NCBP. Credit Hour(s): 1
  • 6000-level or above course related to program of study. Approval of Program Credit Hour(s): 2
  • Director is required for electives taken outside the Department of NCBP.

Total: 33 Hours

Dept Core and Electives - Course Option-Teacher Education

Total: 34 Hours

Thesis Option

Program Requirements:

In addition to the requirements of the School of Graduate Studies, the following requirements of the Department of Anatomy must be met:

  1. Completion of a minimum of 30 or 34 graduate credit hours (see number 4) in courses that have prior approval of the department. Approval is normally given through the student’s faculty advisor.
     
  2. The graduate credits must include 18 credit hours of core courses in anatomy.
     
  3. Required courses are human gross anatomy, human microanatomy, advanced human embryology, human neurobiology, and three seminars.
     
  4. There are three program-of-study options leading to a master’s degree:
     
    1. Course Option (33 credits): In addition to the course requirements listed above, students are required to take another course in the department or other science department that relates to their program of study. The remaining  requirements include completing an oralcomprehensive examination covering the core anatomy courses, assist with teaching a department graduate or undergraduate course, learn a research technique, and write a scholarly paper.
       
    2. Course Option, Teacher Education (34credits): This option is for students who want to teach anatomy at the college level. In addition to completing an oral comprehensive examination and writing a scholarly paper, students are required to take an assessment and measurement course as well as a science curriculum course offered by the College of Education and Human Services. Students are also required to have a science field experience.
       
    3. Thesis Option (30 credits): Requires the written submission and successful oral defense of a thesis based on original hands-on research performed while enrolled as a graduate student at the university.

Dept Core and Electives - Thesis Option

Electives

  • 8000-level Seminar inside or outside of the Department of NCBP. Credit Hour(s): 1

Total: 30 Hours

Concentration


Teacher Education

Program Requirements:

I. Required Courses

Total: 30 Hours

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