DAE Program Curriculum

The DAE program will cover 139 credit hours. These hours include lecture and directed study courses, journal club, research, qualifying exams, teaching practicums, and a thesis defense. The first two years consist mainly of course work but culminates with the candidate making a research proposal that will form the foundation of their research project. The third-year culminates in a qualifying examination and the fourth year culminates in a public oral defense of the student’s thesis project. A year-by-year breakdown of coursework is provided below.

Year One
Fall Credits
Medical Gross Anatomy + Lab 10
Human Embryology 1
Journal Club 1
MAS 1531 Biostatistics 2.5
Spring  
Neuroanatomy 5
Histology + Lab 4
Journal Club 1
Pathology [Pbacc] 3
MAS 1535 Ed Psych for Med Ed 3.5
MAS 1530 Ed Res Methods 2.5
Summer  
MAS 1519 Curriculum I 2
MAS 1502 Clin Teaching Skills 3.5
Year Two
Fall Credits
Special Dissect/Adv Anatomy 2
Anatomy Teaching (TA) 7
Research 3
Journal Club 1
MAS 1520 Curriculum II 2
Spring  
Special Dissect/Adv Anatomy 2
Neuroanatomy Teaching (TA) 2.5
Research 3
Journal Club 1
MAS 1516 Effect Lec. Skills 2.5
MAS 1504 Ed. Leadership 3.5
Summer  
MAS 1521 Curriculum III 2
MAS 1515 Ed. Assesement 2.5
Research: Proposal 3
Year Three
Fall Credits
Special Dissect/Adv Anatomy 2
Anatomy Teaching (TA) 7
Thesis 4
Journal Club 1
MAS 1522 Curriculum IV 2
MAS 1503 Administrative Skills 3.5
Spring  
Special Dissect/Adv Anatomy 2
Neuroanatomy Teaching (TA) 2.5
Thesis 4
Journal Club 1
Summer  
Thesis 4
Qualifying Exam [Anat & Med Ed] 3
Year Four
Fall Credits
Special Dissect/Adv Anatomy 2
MAS Teaching Practicum [Histo] 1
Thesis 9
Journal Club 1
Spring  
Special Dissect/Adv Anatomy 2
MAS Teaching Practicum [Anat] 2
Thesis: Dissertation 9
Journal Club 1
Total Credit Hours 139