Academic Program

The Master of Science in Anatomy is an academic degree awarded through the School of Graduate Medical Sciences. The program of study includes both didactic course work and original research. It is expected that a student will expend a minimum of two academic years of study in a full-time capacity to complete this degree.

Program Goals

• To train students in the anatomical sciences through didactic course work and applied research.
• To train personnel capable of filling a shortage of gross anatomists in the teaching profession.
• To train students in modern microscopic techniques using light, transmission, and scanning electron microscopy as well as histochemistry, autoradiography, and other research techniques.