MS in Genetic Counseling Course Descriptions/List
| Course | Credits |
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| MGG 7010 Introductory Molecular Biology Basic aspects of molecular biology and genetics. |
4 |
| MGG 7640 Principles of Genetic Counseling History and evolution of the profession as it relates to the provision of clinical services within the healthcare delivery system; introduction to basic genetic counseling skills including case preparation, the interview, family history, risk assessment, and adult education. Introduction to ethical decision making. |
4 |
| MGG 7730 Introduction to Promoting Health Equity in Genetic Counseling This course aims to help learners begin to recognize how diversity influences access to, the experience with, and utilization of health care, leading to health disparities in under-represented people and what they can do as future genetic counselors to provide inclusive practice and promote health equity. |
1 |
| MGG 7740 Theory and Practice of Genetic Counseling Overview of the counseling models currently utilized in genetic counseling. Introduction to and preliminary development of the communication, interpersonal, and psychosocial assessment skills needed to conduct a comprehensive genetic consultation. Ethical, legal and social issues. |
3 |
| MGG 7660 Practical Applications of Genetic Counseling Through a variety of instructional methods, students gain a foundation for understanding and applying the practical aspects of genetic counseling to clinical settings in reproductive, pediatric, adult, and cancer genetics. |
3 |
| MGG 7600 Advanced Human Genetics Concepts, problems and methods of human genetics, including population genetics. |
4 |
| MGG 7830 Human Development and Teratology Through lecture, self-study, exam and oral presentation, students learn key aspects of fetal development, the embryological basis of birth defects and genetic dysmorphology syndromes, clinical teratology and the associated medical terminology. |
1 |
| MGG 7860 Evaluating the Health Research Literature Reading and analysis of health care literature with focus on research articles. Principles of health research design and analysis; skills for critical assessment of medical literature. |
1 |
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MGG 7710 |
2 |
| MGG 7741 Advanced Genetic Counseling Theory and Practice Further examination of the major theories of human behavior and how they can be applied to evaluate psychosocial responses to genetic information and how they guide short-term client centered counseling in clinical practice. |
3 |
| MGG 7800 Advanced Medical Genetics A comprehensive review of advanced topics in medical genetics geared towards those who will be specialists in the field. |
3 |
| MGG 7880 Genetic Counseling Seminar A lecture/discussion format seminar for first and second year students combined focusing on issues relevant to medical genetics and the genetic counseling profession. Includes emerging issues, personal genomics and public health genomics. Presentations by students, faculty, and invited speakers. |
2 |
| MGG 7881 Senior Seminar in Genetic Counseling Through lecture, small group discussion, and oral presentation, students hone the skills needed to successfully make the transition to practicing professional. |
2 |
| FPH 7240 Epidemiology Open to students in the College of Nursing, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and others. Epidemiologist’s task list; research of problems without known etiology; infectious and noninfectious disease models; examination of current problems. Previously an elective but now strongly recommended/required for genetic counseling students. |
3 |
| MGG 7999 Research Project Student Plan B research project. Includes one semester of research project seminar with biostatistics. Students must also take research methods course (above). Students who do not complete their research project by the end of the Winter 2 semester may have to register for a 4th credit in Spring/Summer 2. |
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MGG 8998 Metropolitan Detroit Traditional Internship Sites
Traditional Internship Sites Available Outside Metro Detroit
*With the consent of the program directors, students may arrange to do a rotation at another site during the second half of the summer semester Specialty Clinic Sites (Not all inclusive, subject to availability)
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Contact Information
Genetic Counseling Graduate Program
Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics
Wayne State University School of Medicine
2375 Scott Hall
540 E. Canfield Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201
Administrative Office:
(313) 577-6298
Fax: (313) 577-9137
Email: geneticcounseling@med.wayne.edu