Courses

Master of Science, Genetic Counseling

Curriculum

	Course No.	Course Title	credits	Hours
Semester 1 Fall	GENC 501	Foundations of Genetic Counseling I: The Basics	2
	GENC 502	Psycho social Dynamics in Healthcare	2
	GENC 503	Principles in Biostatistics	3
	GENC 504	Medical Genetics	3
	GENC 511	Advanced Human Anatomy & Development	3
	GENC 505	Clinical Pradicum ( 8 weeks, 64 hrs/week, ~ 64hrs)	1
		Total Fall Semester Credits/Hours	14
Semester 2 Spring	GENC 507	The Practice of Genetic Counseling	1
	GENC 509	Clinical Practicum ( 15weeks, 8 hrs/week, ~ Hours)	2
	GENC 513	Clinical Genetics Pediatrics, Rare Disease & Metabolic Genetics	1
	GENC 515	Maternal & Fetal Genetics & Development	1
	GENC 516	Clinical Cancer Genetics	3
	GENC 510	Community Educational Outreach & Other | Extracurricular Activities	1
		Total Spring Semester Credits/Hours	13
Semester 3 Summer	GENC 508	Problem-based Learning in Genetic Counseling	3
	GENC 5??	Research Methods in Public Health	2
	GENC 517	Clinical Practicum ( 6 weeks, 40 hrs/week, ~ 240hrs)	5
		Total Summer Semester Credits/Hours	10
		Total Credits/Hours	37

Year 2

	Course No.	Course Title	credits	Hours
Semester 1 Fall	GENC 512	The Practice of Genetic Counseling II	1
	GENC 520	Laboratory Techniques in Genetics: Variant Interpretation & Curation	3
	GENC 523	Medical Ethics & Health Law	2
	GENC 524	Principles of Epidemiology	3
	GENC 518	Clinical Practicum ( 10 weeks, 8 hrs/week, ~ 160hrs)	3
	GENC 526	Master’s Thesis	3
		Total Fall Semester Credits/Hours	15
Semester 2 Spring	GENC 519	Clinical Practicum ( 10 weeks, 8 hrs/week, ~ 80 hrs)	2
	GENC 527	Master’s Thesis	3
	GENC 525	Foundations in Genetic Counseling It Journal Club & Critical Thinking Skills	3
	GENC 529	Professional Issues & the Business of Healthcare	3
	GENC 528	Human Variation & Disease: Precision Medicine & Pharmacogenomics	3
		Total Spring Semester Credits/Hours	14
		Total Credits/Hours	66