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Certificate of Interdisciplinary Health Science
24.0 credits
The Certificate of Interdisciplinary Health Science is designed to acquaint students with some of the fields other than medicine available within the health sciences. Through rigorous coursework, students will be with introduced to a broad spectrum of professional opportunities in the health sciences.
Applicants to the program are required to have a bachelor’s degree from a US accredited
institution, or its equivalent. The student should have successfully completed the
minimum science courses required for application to medical school and have a minimum
GPA of approximately 2.75 or better. In addition, students should have approximately a 20 or
better on the MCAT exam with no science section below 7, or have scores in the 50th
percentile on the general GRE.
Students take 12-18 credits per semester for a minimum of 24 total credits, working with an advisor to select the courses that best suit their career goals.
Curriculum
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| IHS 500S | Career Counseling in the Health Sciences Seminar I | 1.0 | ||
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| Working with an advisor, students select courses from the following: |
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| MFSP 521 | Interview Interrogation & Criminal Personality Profiling | 3.0 | ||
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| MFSP 516 | Techniques: Crime Scene Investigation | 3.0 | ||
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| MFSP 502 | Biological Aspects of Forensic Science | 3.0 | ||
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| MFSP 528 | Introduction to Criminal Law/Trial Process | 3.0 | ||
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| MSPA 540S | Histotechnology I | 2.0 | ||
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| MSPA 580S | Medical Microbiology I | 4.0 | ||
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| MLAS 531S | Embryology | 3.0 | ||
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| MLAS 500S | Bionucleonics | 3.0 | ||
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| CR 515S | Introduction to Clinical Trials | 3.0 | ||
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| PHRM 512S | Graduate Pharmacology | 3.0 | ||
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| MSPP 511S | Concepts in Biochemistry and Cell Biology | 4.0 | ||
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| IHS 501S | Career Counseling in the Health Sciences Seminar II | 1.0 | ||
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| IHS 502S | Neuropharmacology | 3.0 | ||
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| MSPP 525S | Community Dimensions in Medicine | 2.0 | ||
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| Working with an advisor, students select additional courses from the following: |
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| PBHL 530 | Epidemiology | 3.0 | ||
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| MFSP 526 | Bloodstream Pattern Analysis | 3.0 | ||
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| MLAS 535S | Biology and Care of Laboratory Animals | 3.0 | ||
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| MSPA 581S | Medical Microbiology II | 3.0 | ||
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| MSPP 513S | Special Topics in Anatomy | 4.0 | ||
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| MSPP 515S | Biological Functions and Regulation | 4.0 | ||
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| CR 505S | Ethical Issues in Research | 3.0 | ||
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| CR 545S | Pharmaceutical Law | 3.0 | ||
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For more information, visit the Drexel University College of Medicine web page.