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Curriculum: MS in Precision Health

Core Requirements

Code Title Hours
HINF 5407 or PHTH 5212 Business Application of Decision Support in Healthcare or Public Health Administration and Policy 3
HLTH 5700 or PHTH 5202 Social Determinants of Health or Introduction to Epidemiology 3
HLTH 5750 Foundations of Precision Health 3
PHTH 5210 or HINF 5500 Biostatistics in Public Health or Artificial Intelligence and Health Informatics 3
Capstone
HLTH 6980 Capstone 4

Concentrations

Complete one of the following:

  • Bioinformatics
  • Clinical Research and Translation
  • Public Health Innovation

Optional Co-op Experience

Complete the following (students must complete HLTH 5101 to qualify for co-op experience):

Code Title Hours
HLTH 5101 Professional Development for Bouvé Graduate Co-op 1
HLTH 6964 Co-op Work Experience 0

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

31 minimum semester hours required (32 with optional co-op; some elective choices may require additional hours)
Minimum 3.000 GPA required

Bioinformatics Concentration

Code Title Hours
BINF 6200 Bioinformatics Programming 4
BINF 6420 Omics in Bioinformatics 4
Electives
Take a minimum of 7 semester hours from the list below: 7
BINF 6400 Genomics in Bioinformatics
BIOL 5821 Cell and Gene Therapies
BIOL 6131 CRISPR: Gene Editing Fundamentals
BIOT 5220 The Role of Patents in the Biotechnology Industry, Past and Future
BIOT 5830 Regulatory Landscape of Cell and Gene Therapies
HLTH 5550 Product Design, Development, and Innovation in Health Science
HLTH 5820 AI Project for Health Applications
NNMD 5310 Bioethics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
NNMD 5470 Nano/Biomedical Commercialization: Concept to Market
PHTH 6130 Public Health Technologies: Ethics and Equity

Clinical Research and Translation Concentration

Code Title Hours
PHTH 6820 Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials 4
PHSC 5212 Research Skills and Ethics 2
PHSC 6213 Ethical Problems in Health Sciences Research 2
Electives
Take a minimum of 7 semester hours from the list below: 7
BINF 6511 Using Real-World Data to Advance Discovery in the Fields of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology
BIOL 5591 Advanced Genomics
BIOT 5219 The Biotechnology Enterprise
BIOT 5220 The Role of Patents in the Biotechnology Industry, Past and Future
BIOT 5228 Planning and Executing Biotechnology Projects
MSCI 6900 Research Methods and Design
NNMD 5310 Bioethics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
NNMD 5470 Nano/Biomedical Commercialization: Concept to Market
PHSC 6214 Experimental Design and Biostatistics
PHTH 5226 Management and Leadership in Public Health and Healthcare
PHTH 5234 Economic Perspectives on Health Policy
PHTH 6130 Public Health Technologies: Ethics and Equity
RGA 6285 Validation and Auditing of Clinical Trial Information
RGA 6290 Clinical Trial Design Optimization and Problem Solving
RGA 6450 Financing and Reimbursement in Biomedical Product Development
RGA 6480 Real-World Evidence and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Regulatory Decision Making
RGA 6490 Emerging Trends and Challenges in Regulatory Affairs
RGA 6500 Biomedical Product Development: Regulatory Affairs in a Market-Based Setting
RGA 6600 Introduction to Food and Drug Administration Pharmaceutical Regulation
RGA 6610 Introduction to Food and Drug Administration Medical Device Regulation
RGA 6620 Medical Device Development: A Regulatory Overview
RGA 6660 Therapeutic Product Development: A Regulatory Overview

Public Health Innovation Concentration

Code Title Hours
PHTH 6208 Foundations of Community Health Assessment 3
PHTH 6130 Public Health Technologies: Ethics and Equity 3
Electives
Take a minimum of 9 semester hours from the list below: 9
BIOL 5591 Advanced Genomics
CAEP 6346 Behavior Change for Individuals and Communities
MSCI 6001 Principles of Healthcare Advocacy
PHTH 5226 Management and Leadership in Public Health and Healthcare
 PHTH 5234 Economic Perspectives on Health Policy
PHTH 5360 AI at the Intersection of Health and Society
PHTH 5540 Health Education and Program Planning
PHTH 6204 Society, Behavior, and Health

* Please note: this curriculum is for marketing purposes only, and is subject to change.