Overview
Offered by the Department of Biology, the Certificate in Genomic Medicine program is designed with maximum flexibility to accommodate students with different backgrounds and interests, including medicine, science, technology, and public health. Two core classes and 6 to 8 credits of related elective courses are required. Students whose majors are Genomic Medicine, Genomic Medicine with Pre-Medicine Concentration, or Integrative Genetics and Genomics may not declare the Genomic Medicine Certificate. This certificate is available to all other undergraduate students and professional non-degree-seeking students.
Campus Location: Main
Program Code: ST-GCMD-CERT
Undergraduate Contact Information
Erik Cordes, Chair
Biology-Life Sciences Building, Room 447
215-204-4067
[email protected]
Angela Bricker, Vice Chair
Biology-Life Sciences Building, Room 333
215-204-8578
[email protected]
Sudhir Kumar, Director of Genomic Medicine Major
Science Education and Research Center, Room 602
[email protected]
Caryn Babaian, Faculty Advisor
Science Education and Research Center, Room 602
215-204-1814
[email protected]
Learn more about the undergraduate certificate in Genomic Medicine.
Certificate Requirements
Prerequisites
Students desiring a Certificate in Genomic Medicine must have already completed the following or have equivalent industry experience:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 1111 | Introduction to Organismal Biology | 4 |
| or BIOL 1911 | Honors Introduction to Organismal Biology | |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Introduction to Biomolecules, Cells and Genomes | ||
or BIOL 1912 | Honors Introduction to Biomolecules, Cells and Genomes | |
| Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology | ||
or BIOL 2912 | Honors Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology | |
| Total Credit Hours | 8 | |
Many courses listed below have prerequisites. For more information, please check the course descriptions or ask an advisor.
Required Courses
Students desiring a Certificate in Genomic Medicine are required to complete the following courses:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Biology | ||
| BIOL 3111 | Genomics in Medicine (F) | 3 |
| BIOL 3112 | Fundamentals of Genomic Evolutionary Medicine (S) | 3 |
| Genomic Medicine Electives | ||
| Select two from the following: 1 | 6-8 | |
| Human Biology of Modern Populations | ||
| Evolutionary Medicine | ||
| Genetics and Research Techniques in Genetics 2 | ||
| Mammalian Anatomy | ||
| Human Evolution | ||
| Genomic Foundations of Medicine (S) | ||
| Nutrigenomics: From Molecular Nutrition to Disease Prevention | ||
| Integrative Cell and Tissue Biology | ||
| Evolution (F) | ||
| Genome Analytics | ||
| Genomics and Infectious Disease Dynamics (F) | ||
| Human Genetics (F) | ||
| Cell Structure and Function | ||
| Introduction to Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | ||
| Evolutionary Genetics and Phylogenetics (S) | ||
| Behavioral Genetics | ||
| Genomics and Evolutionary Biology of Parasites and Other Dependent Species (S) | ||
| Parasitology | ||
| Developmental Biology | ||
| Advanced Cell Biology | ||
| Biostatistics | ||
| General Microbiology | ||
| Molecular Biology | ||
| Research Techniques in Molecular Biology | ||
| Immunology | ||
| Virology | ||
| Developmental Genetics | ||
| Mammalian Physiology | ||
| Systems Neuroscience | ||
| Organization and Development of the Nervous System | ||
| Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | ||
| Molecular Neuropharmacology | ||
| Mammalian Development | ||
| The New Neuroimmunology | ||
| Endocrinology | ||
| Biology of Cancer | ||
| Cell Proliferation | ||
| Cell Signaling | ||
| Physical Biochemistry | ||
| Biotechnology | ||
| Contemporary Biology | ||
| Genomic Biology | ||
| Pathophysiology of Genomic Medicine | ||
| Biological Models in Python | ||
| Epigenetics | ||
| Genome Editing | ||
| Research Techniques in Biochemistry | ||
| Biochemistry of Embryogenesis | ||
| Evolutionary Developmental Biology: Evo-Devo | ||
| Stem Cell Biology | ||
| General Biochemistry I | ||
| General Biochemistry II | ||
| Applications of Biochemistry | ||
| Physical Chemistry of Biomolecules (S) | ||
| Biochemistry I | ||
| Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming in Python | ||
or CIS 1951 | Honors Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming in Python | |
| Computer Programming in C | ||
| Program Design and Abstraction | ||
or CIS 1968 | Honors Program Design and Abstraction | |
| Computational Probability and Statistics | ||
| Database Management Systems | ||
| Data Structures | ||
| Data Structures and Algorithms | ||
| Web Application Programming | ||
| Principles of Data Science (S) | ||
| Current Topics in Information Science & Technology | ||
| Principles of Database Systems (F) | ||
| Data-Intensive and Cloud Computing (S) | ||
| Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining | ||
| Foundations of Machine Learning (F) | ||
| Introduction to Epidemiology | ||
| Health Record Documentation | ||
| Pathophysiology | ||
| Statistics and Research in Health Care | ||
| Healthcare Database Design and Development | ||
| Electronic Health Record Systems | ||
| International Classification of Diseases | ||
| Health Informatics: Infrastructure and Standards | ||
| Healthcare Data Analytics | ||
| Probability Theory | ||
| Mathematical Statistics (S) | ||
| Numerical Analysis I (F) | ||
| Differential Equations with Computer Lab (S) | ||
| Stochastic Processes (F) | ||
| Applied Mathematics (F) | ||
| Statistical Methods in Sociology | ||
| Urban Health | ||
| Health and Reproduction | ||
| Data Analysis | ||
| Regression and Predictive Analytics | ||
| Applied Statistics and Data Science | ||
| Time Series and Forecasting Models | ||
| Nonparametric and Categorical Data Analysis | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 12-14 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| (F) - Fall only course | ||
| (S) - Spring only course | ||
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Many of these courses require additional prerequisites and/or possible co-requisites.
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Residency Requirements: At least 2 courses required for the certificate must be completed at Temple.
Distinct Course Rule: At least four credits or two courses of the certificate must not be credited towards a CST major, CST minor, or additional CST certificate.