Human Genetics & Genetic Counseling

Contact

Name: Rachael Brandt, PhD, MS, LCGC
Position: Co-Director

Contact

Name: Zohra Ali-KhanCatts, MS, LCGC
Position: Co-Director

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Curriculum

Fall Semester

Course TitleCredits
HG 501  Intro to Genetic Counseling2
HG 637  Human Genetics3
CB 615 Embryology3
HG 601  Medical Genetics I2
HG 550 Clinical Applications I2
HG 701 Lab/Clinical Observer Rotation 1

Spring Semester

Course TitleCredits
GE 651 Pathobiology of Cancer2
HG 680 Clinical Cancer Genetics2
HG 602 Medical Genetics II2
HG 502 Psychosocial Issues in Genetic Counseling3
HG 551 Clinical Applications II1
HG 660 Ocular Genetics1
HG 702 Clinical Rotation 2 days/wk - Prenatal1
HG 570 Research Design & Methods for Genetic Counselors2
HG 552 Clinical Applications III1
HG 703 Clinical Rotation 2 days/wk - Cancer2
HG 670 Clinical Cardiovascular Genetics1
CB 635 Gene Environment Interactions in Birth Defects & Disease2

Summer Semester

Course TitleCredits
HG 511 Genetic Counseling: Theory & Practice I2
HG 580 Practical Issues in Genetic Counseling1
HG 801 Thesis I2
HG 704 Clinical Rotation 3 days/wk - Peds3
HG 611 Metabolic Genetics I2
HG 670 Clinical Cardiovascular Genetics1
HPS 600 Fundamentals of Applied Biostatistics3

Fall Semester

Course TitleCredits
HG 802 Thesis II2
HG 531 Genetic Counselor Workshop & Seminar I2
HG 512 Genetic Counseling: Theory & Practice II2
HG 612 Metabolic Genetics II2
HG 690 Genetic Basis of Neurologic & Psychiatric Disease1
HG 705 Clinical Rotation 3 days/wk3

Spring I Semester

Course TitleCredits
HG 803 Thesis III2
HG 532 Genetic Counseling Workshop & Seminar II2
HG 706 Clinical Rotation 3 days/wk3