Human Genetics & Genetic Counseling
Contact
        Name: 
        
             Rachael Brandt, PhD, MS, LCGC
        
        
    
    
            Position: 
            Co-Director
        
        
        
        
            Email: 
            Rachael.Brandt@jefferson.edu
        
        
        
        
    Contact
        Name: 
        
             Zohra Ali-KhanCatts, MS, LCGC
        
        
    
    
            Position: 
            Co-Director
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    Contact
        Name: 
        
             Alexandra Whitman
        
        
    
    
            Position: 
            Program Coordinator
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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Curriculum
Fall Semester
| Course Title | Credits | 
|---|---|
| HG 501 Intro to Genetic Counseling | 2 | 
| HG 637 Human Genetics | 3 | 
| CB 615 Embryology | 3 | 
| HG 601 Medical Genetics I | 2 | 
| HG 550 Clinical Applications I | 2 | 
| HG 701 Lab/Clinical Observer Rotation | 1 | 
Spring Semester
| Course Title | Credits | 
|---|---|
| GE 651 Pathobiology of Cancer | 2 | 
| HG 680 Clinical Cancer Genetics | 2 | 
| HG 602 Medical Genetics II | 2 | 
| HG 502 Psychosocial Issues in Genetic Counseling | 3 | 
| HG 551 Clinical Applications II | 1 | 
| HG 660 Ocular Genetics | 1 | 
| HG 702 Clinical Rotation 2 days/wk - Prenatal | 1 | 
| HG 570 Research Design & Methods for Genetic Counselors | 2 | 
| HG 552 Clinical Applications III | 1 | 
| HG 703 Clinical Rotation 2 days/wk - Cancer | 2 | 
| HG 670 Clinical Cardiovascular Genetics | 1 | 
| CB 635 Gene Environment Interactions in Birth Defects & Disease | 2 | 
Summer Semester
| Course Title | Credits | 
|---|---|
| HG 511 Genetic Counseling: Theory & Practice I | 2 | 
| HG 580 Practical Issues in Genetic Counseling | 1 | 
| HG 801 Thesis I | 2 | 
| HG 704 Clinical Rotation 3 days/wk - Peds | 3 | 
| HG 611 Metabolic Genetics I | 2 | 
| HG 670 Clinical Cardiovascular Genetics | 1 | 
| NS 470 Applied Statistics for the Biomedical Sciences | 2 | 
Fall Semester
| Course Title | Credits | 
|---|---|
| HG 802 Thesis II | 2 | 
| HG 531 Genetic Counselor Workshop & Seminar I | 2 | 
| HG 512 Genetic Counseling: Theory & Practice II | 2 | 
| HG 612 Metabolic Genetics II | 2 | 
| HG 690 Genetic Basis of Neurologic & Psychiatric Disease | 1 | 
| HG 705 Clinical Rotation 3 days/wk | 3 | 
Spring I Semester
| Course Title | Credits | 
|---|---|
| HG 803 Thesis III | 2 | 
| HG 532 Genetic Counseling Workshop & Seminar II | 2 | 
| HG 706 Clinical Rotation 3 days/wk | 3 |