Overview

Graduate Medical Sciences / Graduate Medical Sciences is located in Boston, MA, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Anatomy and Neurobiology (MS)

Anatomy and Neurobiology (PhD)

Behavioral Neuroscience (PhD)

Bioimaging (MS)

Biomedical Forensic Sciences (MS)

Biophysics (MA)

Clinical Research (MS)

Computational Neuroscience (PhD)

Department of Biochemistry

Department of Microbiology

Department of Physiology and Biophysics

Forensic Anthropology (MS)

Genetic Counseling (MS)

Graduate Program for Neuroscience

Health Professions Education (MS)

Healthcare Emergency Management (MS)

Immunology Training Program

Medical Anthropology and Cross-Cultural Practice (MS)

Medical Sciences (MS)

Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine (MA)

Neuroscience (PhD)

Nutrition and Metabolism (MS)

Oral Health Sciences (MS)

Pathology and Laboratory Sciences (MS)

Pharmacology (PhD)

Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (MA)

Physician Assistant (MS)

Physiology (MA)

Program in Biomedical Sciences (PhD)

Program in Cell and Molecular Biology

Program in Genetics and Genomics

Program in Molecular and Translational Medicine

Program in Oral Biology

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Doctor of Medicine/Master of Business Administration (MD/MBA)
Master of Arts (MA)
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Science/Master of Public Health (MS/MPH)
Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy (MD/PhD)

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Qualifying exam

Admissions

Applying

95

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 31st	January 31st	No
Spring deadline	October 15th	October 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Federal Work-Study

Student Body

967

Total Graduate Students

9%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	8.79%
Black or African American	3.93%
White or Caucasian	46%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	19.34%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.21%
Two or more races	3.41%
Unknown	8.79%

Gender

Male (37%)

Female (62%)

Faculty

318

Total faculty

Full-time - 287

Part-time - 31

Male (175)

Female (143)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Immunology, neurosciences, metabolism, genomics, microbiology, cancer
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 72 East Concord Street, L-317
Boston, MA  02118
United States

Contact Dr. Deborah Stearns-Kurosawa
Associate Provost
Email: dstearns@bu.edu
Phone: 617-358-9553

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