Program Requirements
(see UD catalog for additional information)
Minimum program requirements
(University of Delaware and Jefferson Medical College)
- Life and Physical Sciences (approx. 44 credits)
- Humanities and Social Sciences (9 credits)
- Capstone Experience (6 credits)
- Medical Scholars Specialization (6 credits from one of 3 areas)
- Bioethics
- Administration and Public Policy
- Translational Research
- Scholarly Work (optional – see MSP Advisor)
- College and University Requirements
College of Arts and Sciences Medical Studies Curriculum for
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Liberal Studies (BALS) Degree
- LIFE AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES
(The following are required)
BISC 207 - Introductory Biology I
BISC 208 - Introductory Biology II
BISC 306 - General Physiology
BISC 403 - Genetic and Evolutionary Biology
BISC 408 - Mammalian Histology
CHEM 103 - General Chemistry
CHEM 104 - General Chemistry
CHEM 321 - Organic Chemistry & Lab
CHEM 322 - Organic Chemistry & Lab
PHYS 201 - Introductory Physics I
PHYS 202 - Introductory Physics II
Select one of the following two courses:
BISC 401 - Molecular Biology of the Cell
or
CHEM 527 - Introduction to Biochemistry
- HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
(9 credits from among the following are required)
HIST 382 - History of Western Medicine
HIST 449 - Seminar: Science, Technology and Medicine
IFST 201 - Life Span Development
IFST 221 - Child Development
IFST 270 - Families and Development Disabilities
IFST 329 - Adolescent Development
IFST 401 - Foundations of Human Sexuality
IFST 403 - Concepts in Gerontology
PSYC 325 - Child Psychology
PSYC 420 - Mental Illness: Historical and Cultural Perspectives
POSC/SOCI 343 – Society, Politics and Healthcare
POSC 653 - Politics and Healthcare
SOCI 311 - Sociology of Health Care
WOMS 233 - Women, Biology and Medicine
WOMS 389 - Topics: Women and Health Issues
- CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE
(select 2 of 3 practicum's for 3 credits each…6 credits total)
ARSC 480 - Issues in Healthcare for Children and Families
ARSC 482 - Issues in Public Health-Economics
SOCI 410 - Health Services Practicum and Seminar
- MEDICAL SCHOLARS SPECIALIZATION
(a minimum of 6 credit hours in any one of the following three specialization areas are required)
- BIOETHICS
PHIL 202 - Contemporary Moral Problems
PHIL 203 - Ethics
PHIL 241 – Ethical Issues in Health Care
PHIL 246 - Philosophical Perspectives of Medicine
PHIL 313 - Killing and Letting Die
PHIL/WOMS 389 - Topics: Women and Health Issues
PHIL 444 - Medical Ethics
- ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLIC POLICY
ACCT 200 - Survey of Accounting
ECON 100 - Economic Issues and Policies
ECON 390 - Economics of Health Care (ECON 151 is a pre-requisite)
BUAD 100 - Introduction to Business
UAPP 657 - Health Policy (seniors only, ECON 100 or 151 recommended)
- TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
Students participate in projects in basic clinical research under the supervision of faculty at the University of Delaware, A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children or Christiana Care Hospital. Students write and defend a senior thesis at the end of their experiences.
Research Methods:
College of Health Sciences students:
HESC 400 - Research Methods (STAT 200 pre-requisite)
College of Arts & Sciences students:
BISC 643 - Biological Data Analysis
Or
STAT 200 - Basic Statistical Methods
BISC 451 or UNIV 401 - Senior Thesis
BISC 452 or UNIV 402 - Senior Thesis
- MSP/COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
MATH 241
FYE/DLE
ENGL 110
Foreign Language Proficiency (intermediate level)
Multicultural Requirement
Second Writing Course
College of Arts and Science Group Breadth Requirements:
Group A - Creative Arts and Humanities (9 cr)
Group B - Culture and Institutions Over Time (9 cr)
Group C - Human Beings and Their Environment (9 cr)
Group D - Study of Natural Phenomena (10 cr)
BALS-MSP Degree: 124 credits (60 cr. at 300 level) | |
