Thomas Jefferson University Department of Family and Community Medicine

Master of Science Programs are 40 credits, classes offered late in the day to accommodate professionals. Physicians may transfer a maximum of 9 credits taken in medical school to replace several required courses in each program. A clerkship experience designed to enhance research skills and a research thesis conducted in the Department of Medicine are requirements of the Programs.

Programs can be completed in as little as two years. In the first year of the program the focus is primarily on the didactic course requirements and involves taking two classes in each of the four academic sessions. Each class meets only one day per week and no class begins before 3:00 PM. The emphasis is on research in the second year. Required classes include a seminar and courses in information and financial management. There are opportunities to take elective courses in each year of the program based on individual interests.

SAMPLE

Master of Science Program in Pharmacology/Clinical Research

Required courses for MS degree for which academic credit
may be transferred from medical school curriculum:

PR 522, General Pharmacology 3 credits

BI 550, Topics in Biomedical Chemistry 3 credits

Required Courses:

GC 660, Statistical Methods of Data Analysis 2 credits

PR 810, Clerkship 6 credits

(Investigate areas of interest for future research projects)

PR 525, Clinical Pharmacology 3 credits

GC 670, Experimental Design in Research 2 credits

MI 580, Fundamentals of Epidemiology 2 credits

GC 630, Fundamentals of Clinical Trials 3 credits

GC 525, Information Management 3 credits

PR 720, Seminar 1 credit

PR 870, Thesis Research 6 credits

(Conduct rigorous clinical research within the sponsoring
division or department. Research requirement: produce
a thesis and/or publish articles in peer-reviewed journals
acceptable to the research committee.)

Electives:

GC 635, Fundamentals of Clinical Trial Mgmt 2 credits

GC 625, Drug Development Issues 3 credits

GC 680, Lab Techniques in Molecular Biology 2 credits

GC 650, Pharmacoeconomics (Health Policy) 3 credits

GC 655, Clinical Epidemiology 2 credits

GC 620, Financial Management 3 credits

PR 530, Biosafety 1 credit

GC 526, Presentation Skills 2 credits

GC 720, Scientific Writing 2 credits

GC 610, Grants Management 2 credits

GC 600, Management Skills 3 credits

GC 610, Strategic Management 3 credits

Required Courses 34 credits

Elective Courses 6 credits

Total Number of Credits for M.S. Degree 40 credits

Master of Science Program in Microbiology/Public Health