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 which 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 |