Degree Requirements
Degree Requirements
Manhattanville’s unique M.S. in Biomedical Sciences curriculum assures flexibility. Students participate in coursework, teaching assistantships, seminars, research, or capstone experiences at their choosing each semester. During this process, they work with gifted professors and mentors who are published within their research field and trained in the latest pedagogical techniques.
Requirements List
The general track for students includes a minimum of 30 credits of:
- Four to six graduate-level biology course electives (minimum 16 credits)
- Two graduate seminars (8 credits)
- One culminating element: Graduate Teaching Assistantship & Literature Thesis; or Graduate Laboratory Research Sequence (6 credits)
Elective courses available to MS students include (but are not limited to):
- BIO 5003 Principles of Genetics
- BIO 5005 Developmental Biology
- BIO 5007 Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II
- BIO 5012 Medical Biostatistics
- BIO 5013 Medical Microbiology
- BIO 5017 Human Anatomy & Physiology
- BIO 5019 Nutrition in Health and Disease
- BIO 5028 Immunology
- BIO 5032 Parasitology
- BIO 5052 Infectious Diseases
- BIO 5054 Osteology
- BIO 5057 Forensic Biology
- BIO 5061 Biochemistry I
- BIO 5062 Biochemistry II
- BIO 5080 Molecular Biology Techniques
- BIO 5090 Molecular Neurobiology
- CHM 5020 Medicinal Chemistry
Seminar courses available to MS students include (but are not limited to):
Research and Teaching Assistantships available to MS students include:
- BIO 5497 Graduate Research in Biology
- BIO 5498 Graduate Teaching Assistantship In Biology
- BIO 5499 Capstone for MS Biomedical Science
The M.S. Thesis
To complete their degree, M.S. in Biomedical Sciences students must submit a thesis which is either the culmination of their laboratory research project at the college, or a literature review. Theses can vary in length, but are typically between 30-100 pages in length. Theses are prepared with the help of the student’s mentor during the M.S. in Biomedical Sciences Capstone course.
Example 2 year curriculum:
Year 1 Fall Semester:
Graduate-level Biology Course Elective
Graduate-level Biology Course Elective
Term credit total: 6-8
Year 1 Spring Semester
Graduate-level Biology Course Elective
Graduate-level Biology Course Elective
Term credit total: 6-8
Year 2 Fall Semester
Graduate-level Biology Course Elective
Graduate Seminar
Graduate Research I or Teaching Assistantship
Term credit total: 7-11
Year 2 Spring Semester
Graduate-level Biology Course Elective
Graduate Seminar
M.S. in Biomedical Sciences Capstone
Term credit total: 7-11