About this program

In today’s competitive job market, individuals seeking management and leadership positions in the laboratory-based health professions require a graduate level degree. The University of Delaware offers multiple pathways to success:

The master of medical science degree (MMS) is designed for practicing professionals who want to advance their knowledge and skills in the clinical laboratory sciences and develop new proficiencies needed to meet the challenges of a changing profession and quickly evolving technology. 

The Ph.D. program in medical sciences provides advanced training to students seeking research-based careers. Areas of in-depth research include clinically related fields such as diabetes mellitus and other chronic health conditions, cancer, human papillomavirus virus and infectious disease, biotherapeutics, protein structural biology and X-ray crystallography. The programmatic emphasis is on the pathogenesis of disease, biomarkers that can aid in diagnosis and treatment, evidence-based practice and the underlying mechanisms of chronic illness.

The 4+1 bachelor of science/master of science (BS/MS) accelerated degree program gives high-performing students the opportunity to complete both a bachelor’s degree (in any undergraduate major administered by the Department of Medical & Molecular Sciences) as well as the master of science degree in medical sciences in five years of full-time study. Programs offered are:

• Applied Molecular Biology and Biotechnology / Medical Sciences 4+1 (BS/MS)

• Medical Laboratory Sciences / Medical Sciences 4+1 (BS/MS) 

• Medical Diagnostics / Medical Sciences 4+1 (BS/MS)