Program Details:
- Credit Hours: 30
- Estimated Completion Time: 1 year
- Program Format: On-campus
An intensive, hands-on master’s in human anatomy.
An intensive, hands-on master’s in human anatomy.
Build your academic profile for medical school or dental school, or prepare for a wide range of research and health industry career paths in just one year with D’Youville’s accelerated Master of Science in Anatomy. This program provides you with an intensive, hands-on study of anatomy through practical experience in cadaver-based dissection and contemporary research techniques in our Human Gross Anatomy Lab.
Graduates are well-prepared for a range of paths: pursuing a professional healthcare or science degree, academic research and instruction, or scientific and managerial roles in health-related industries. This degree can also qualify you to teach anatomy to allied health and nursing students at community colleges.
YOU WILL:
- Gain hands-on experience in D’Youville’s Human Gross Anatomy Lab
- Study neurobiology, histology, and comparative and developmental anatomy
- Complete a research or capstone pathway
- Serve as a teaching assistant in undergraduate anatomy and physiology labs
- Prepare to apply (or reapply) to professional healthcare programs
CHOOSE FROM RESEARCH OR CAPSTONE PATHWAYS
Decide how you want your MS in Anatomy to culminate: with a research project or with a dissection-based capstone project. Both options allow you to demonstrate your mastery of course concepts that you present to faculty or classmates.
COURSES AND REQUIREMENTS
Students then complete one of two sequences: Research Methods in Anatomy II and Research Seminar, or Advanced Human Dissection and Anatomy Capstone.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Admission is highly competitive. Applications for the master’s program must be submitted and verified through CASPA by the September 1st deadline. Master’s applicants must present:
In addition to the general admission requirements for graduate programs at D’Youville, applicants to the master’s in occupational therapy must meet the required minimum criteria and must present the following:
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, with minimum prerequisite grades of C (four-year institution) or B (two-year institution)
- A letter of recommendation from an undergraduate faculty member or a healthcare professional with an advanced degree
- A letter of intention
- Scores from the GRE, MCAT, DAT, or VAT exams (if taken)
- Prerequisites
- Introduction to Biology I & II with lab, or Anatomy and Physiology I & II with lab
- General Chemistry I & II with lab
- Organic Chemistry I with lab
- Organic Chemistry II or Biochemistry with lab
- Introduction to English I & II
- Applied Statistics (or biostatistics)
- Genetics, or a biology course with substantial molecular biology and genetics content, with lab
- Anatomy I & II (laboratories only)
TUITION AND FEES
Financial aid is available for those who apply and qualify.
| COST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Program Tuition | $1,300 | |
| Program Fees | $795 | |
| Total Estimated Cost | $39,795 | |
CAREER OUTCOMES
Graduates are well-positioned for advanced study and professional opportunities across healthcare, education, and research.
Professional Health Programs
Strengthen applications to medical, dental, chiropractic, PA, and other professional programs.
Teaching and Research
Pursue academic research and instruction, including teaching anatomy at community colleges.
Health-Related Industries
Apply your expertise in scientific and managerial roles across health-related fields.
Accreditation Statement
D’Youville University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), 1007 North Orange Street, 4th Floor, MB #166, Wilmington, DE 19801.
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