Students may take additional elective coursework across the university with program director and instructor approval. Although science and math classes will be the primary focus for most students, some students may also seek to take graduate coursework (with approval) to demonstrate academic rigor. Some students may also elect to take other courses based on interests or a desire to improve technical skills (such as writing or language skills).
Anatomy
- ANAT 312 Medical Histology
- ANAT 391 Embryology
Anthropology
- ANTH 215 Medical Anthropology
- ANTH 302/402 Darwinian Medicine
- ANTH 306/406 The Anthropology of Childhood and the Family
- ANTH 323/423 AIDS: Epidemiology, Biology, and Culture
- ANTH 326/426 Power, Illness, and Inequality: The Political Economy of Health
- ANTH 328/428 Medical Anthropology and Public Health
- ANTH 335/435 Illegal Drugs and Society
- ANTH 337/437 Comparative Medical Systems
- ANTH 338/438 Maternal Health: Anthropological Perspectives on Reproductive Practices and Health Policy
- ANTH 351/451 Topics in International Health
- ANTH 354/454 Health and Healing in East Asia
- ANTH 359/459 Introduction to International Health
- ANTH 360/460 Global Politics of Fertility, Family Planning, and Population Control
- ANTH 361/461 Urban Health
- ANTH 366/466 Population Change: Problems and Solutions
- ANTH 367/467 Topics in Evolutionary Biology
- ANTH 376/476 Topics in the Anthropology of Health and Medicine
Biochemistry
- BIOC 308 Molecular Biology
- BIOC 311 Antimicrobial Therapies and Resistance
- BIOC 312 Proteins and Enzymes
- BIOC 334 Structural Biology
- BIOC 345 Metabolic Regulation, Dysregulation, and Disease
- BIOC 350 Molecular Basis of Cancer
- BIOC 354 Biochemistry and Biology of RNA
- BIOC 360 Advanced Technologies for Cancer Research
Bioethics
- BETH 271 Bioethics: Dilemmas
Biology
- BIOL 215 Cells and Proteins
- BIOL 215L Lab
- BIOL 222L Introductory Research Lab in Biology
- BIOL 225 Evolution
- BIOL 301/401 Biotechnology Laboratory
- BIOL 302 Human Learning and the Brain
- BIOL 321 Design and Analysis of Biological Experiments
- BIOL 322 Sensory Biology
- BIOL 324/424 Introduction to Stem Cell Biology
- BIOL 325 Cell Biology
- BIOL 326 Genetics
- BIOL 333 The Human Microbiome
- BIOL 340 Human Physiology
- BIOL 341 Basic Biology of Blood and Blood Diseases
- BIOL 342/442 Parasitology
- BIOL 343/443 Microbiology
- BIOL 346 Human Anatomy
- BIOL 352/452 Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases
- BIOL 362/462 Principles of Developmental Biology
- BIOL 363/463 Experimental Developmental Biology
- BIOL 366 Genes, Embryos and Fossils
- BIOL 373/473 Introduction to Neurobiology
- BIOL 374/474 Neurobiology of Behavior
- BIOL 378 Computational Neuroscience
- BIOL 381 Nervous System Development
Chemistry
- CHEM 306 Lecture Introductory Physical Chemistry
- CHEM 306 Lab Introductory Physical Chemistry Lab
- CHEM 328/428 Biochemistry
- CHEM 329/429 Chemical Aspects of Living Systems
- CHEM 333 Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Development
Classics
- CLSC 295 Medical Terminology
Cognitive Science
- COGS 101 Introduction to Cognitive Science
- COGS 102 Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience
- COGS 201 Human Cognition in Evolution and Development
Epidemiology
- EPBI 440 Intro to Population Health
History
- HSTY 241 Inventing Public Health
- HSTY 373/473 Women and Medicine in the United States
- HSTY 395/495 History of Medicine
Interdisciplinary Health Science
- IHSC 300 Synthesis of Premedical Concepts (MCAT Prep)
Neurosciences
- NEUR 101 The Human Brain
- NEUR 166 Explorations in Neuroscience
- NEUR 201 Fundamentals of Neuroscience I
- NEUR 202 Fundamentals of Neuroscience II
- NEUR 301 Biological Mechanisms of Brain Disorders
Nutrition
- NTRN 201 Nutrition
- NTRN 300 Healthy Lifestyles as Preventive Medicine
- NTRN 310 Understanding Plant-Based Diets in Health and Disease
- NTRN 355 Molecular Nutrition
- NTRN 361 Energy Dysregulation
- NTRN 362 Exercise Physiology and Macronutrient Metabolism
- NTRN 363 Human Nutrition I: Energy, Protein, Minerals
- NTRN 364 Human Nutrition II: Vitamins
- NTRN 365 Nutrition for the Prevention and Management of Disease: Pathophysiology
Pathology
- PATH 316 Fundamental Immunology
Pharmacology
- PHRM 309 Principles of Pharmacology
Political Science
- POSC 483 Health Policy and Politics in the United States
Psychological Studies
- PSCL 230 Child Psychology
- PSCL 317 Health Psychology
- PSCL 321 Abnormal Psychology
- PSCL 344 Developmental Psychopathology
- PSCL 352 Physiological Psychology
- PSCL 369 Adult Development and Aging
- COSI 101 Introduction to Health Communication
- COSI 109 Introduction to Communication
- COSI 200 Interpersonal Communication
- COSI 260 Multicultural Aspects of Human Communication
- COSI 280 Organizational Communication
- COSI 332 Persuasion
- COSI 340 Theories of Health Communication
- COSI 345 Communication and Aging
Public Health
- MPHP 101 Introduction to Public Health
Religious Studies
- RLGN 203 Religious Studies for Future Healthcare Professionals
- RLGN 307 Body, Health and Medicine in Chinese Religions: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
Sociology
- SOCI 264 Body, Culture and Disability
- SOCI 275 Lives in Medicine: Becoming and Being a Physician
- SOCI 311 Health, Illness and Social Behavior
- SOCI 344 Health Disparities
- SOCI 345 Sociology of Mental Illness
- SOCI 361 The Life Course
- SOCI 364 Disability and Society
- SOCI 365 Health Care Delivery
- SOCI 443 Medical Sociology