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Master
of Science Degree in Physiology
for
People Working in Biomedical Industry
The Department of Physiology at the
University of Minnesota Medical School has developed a Master of Science degree
program for individuals employed at local Twin Cities companies that are involved
in biological or medical research. This program will satisfy Graduate School
requirements for a Plan A (M.S. with thesis) unless there are special
circumstances requiring a Plan B Master of Science degree (M.S. without thesis).
Plan A or B must involve bench research and not be work done previously.
For a graduate school catalog
description of a Plan A and Plan B Master’s Degree, go to the PDF
version (you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader) of the catalog at: http://www.catalogs.umn.edu/download/tccampus/gradintro05.pdf
You will have a complete PDF file of the Graduate catalog. Click on General
Information and scroll to the bottom of page 14 under “Masters Degree.” Continue
reading to the end of page 17. (Many of University rules and regulations concerning
the Master’s Degree are contained at this site).
Our
program attempts to establish University ties to local private industries
that are engaged in relevant physiological
projects. For instance, there are people working in bioengineering and
biotechnology companies within the Twin Cities area that are already doing work
in Physiology, and who may benefit from formal training. Our program endeavors
to provide local access to some of the University of Minnesota’s biomedical
resources. By bringing faculty and local biomedical companies together, we
hope
to help the University meet its goals of providing education and public service.
Coursework and the thesis can
be completed while maintaining current biomedical employment and pursuing the
Masters Degree on a part-time basis. This is accomplished by taking 1 or 2 standard
courses per semester, and/or participating in intensive short-courses, distance
learning courses offered through the Unite system, (http://www.unite.umn.edu/streaming-video/index.shtml
), or courses involving library or laboratory based research done at the place
of employment or at the university campus. The thesis can also be done on U
of M campus or at place of employment. Hopefully, the thesis can be of mutual
benefit to the student and the employer, and also serve as a means to allow
the University to strengthen its relationship with biomedical industry.
Some Highlights of the Cellular and
Integrative Physiology Graduate Program:
Required
Coursework
 14
graduate credits in physiology courses (regular courses, intense
1 week
short-courses, distance learning courses available at remote sites or via
streaming video on UNITE, or library / laboratory based research).
This could include:
(1) Physiology
5061 Principles of Physiology for Biomedical
Engineering (4 credits). This is a one semester general survey course.
Besides a normal classroom situation, this course will be taught on
UNITE so that students can view the lectures in real time at certain
industrial sites, or view the lectures via streaming video over the
internet. Other Physiology survey courses are also available.
(2) Intense 1-week courses especially designed for biomedical industry.
These courses will be offered on a 1 or 2-year rotation schedule. Each
course is 2 to 3 credits; if the student registers for 3 credits, he/she
will be required to complete a paper that meets the approval of the
course director. Click on http://physiology.med.umn.edu/shortcourse.html
for a current list of short courses.
(3) PHSL 5094, PHSL 5095 Individualized one on one research
or reading courses with any of the graduate faculty.
(4) Participation in student
laboratory or lecture. Graduate credit can be earned for participation
in a subset of labs/demonstrations or lectures given in various graduate
level Physiology offerings.
6 graduate credits in fields outside of physiology
10 Master's thesis research credits (plan A), or 10 additional credits
with a plan B project(s).
Thesis
Based
upon laboratory research (requires 10 M.S. thesis credits, plan A)
Can
be done on U of M campus or at place of employment
Must
be approved by faculty committee at final oral exam
Advisor
Incoming
students are initially advised by the Director of Graduate Studies.
Must
be current member of Cellular and Integrative Physiology graduate program
(See Faculty
and Research Laboratories)
Will
assist in program planning and in supervision of thesis research
Advisor
performs academic review at least annually.
Important
Notes:
Transfer of credit: Transfer
coursework may make up to 40 percent (maximum) of the degree coursework. So
out of 20 course credits, you may transfer up to 8 credits. There are two
types of transfers of credit.
- You may register for up to 8 graduate credits
from the University of Minnesota before being formally admitted into
the graduate program, and then transfer those credits into the graduate
program after admittance into the program. This allows students to get
a feel for our program and to see if they are capable of doing graduate
work before application and admittance. Many of our students take this
option. This must be pre-arranged with Stephen A. Katz (Director
of Graduate Studies). There is a special registration form for students who wish
to take graduate level course work at the University of Minnesota before
application and admittance to the graduate program. It is called the "Registration
Request for Graduate Credit Form (for non-degree students)." The
student must have the form signed by the Department and then use the
form to register for the course(s) as graduate level. This is an excellent
idea especially for PHSL 5061 (4 credits, offered in the Fall). Short
courses cannot directly be taken for graduate credit unless you are already
admitted into the graduate program, however, people not yet admitted
to our graduate program can take our short courses, and can do additional
work after admittance into our program in order to receive graduate credit.
- In some cases, up to 8 credits
of graduate level coursework from other institutions can be transferred
into the Cellular and Integrative Physiology program. Students wishing to
apply previous graduate coursework from other recognized graduate schools
need permission of the director of graduate studies in the major (Stephen
A. Katz) and the graduate school.
Time Limit for Earning the Master’s
Degree: All requirements for the master’s degree must be completed
and the degree awarded within seven years. The seven-year period begins with
the earliest coursework included on the official degree program form, including
any transfer work.
Taking time off from graduate
work: Graduate students are required to register every fall and spring
semester to maintain active status in the graduate school. However, a zero-credit,
zero-fee, non-graded registration option is an option for those Graduate School
students who must register solely to meet the Graduate School's registration
requirement. Students would register for Grad 999 (30856). The time limit
above is still seven years.
Please be aware that students should
register for Grad 999 (30856) only in those terms (fall and spring) that they
do not have to be registered for any reason other than to meet the Graduate
School's fall/spring registration requirement. Grad 999 (30856) does not meet
any other internal/external departmental or agency requirements.
Do not register for Grad 999 if
you must be registered to hold an assistantship, maintain legal visa status,
defer loans, receive financial aid, or for any reason other than to meet the
Graduate School's registration requirement.
Application Information: Any student with an interest
in the Physiology Masters Graduate Program should go to " Application
Information " to see if you are qualified and to obtain necessary
information on the program and the web-based application process.
For further information,
contact Dr. Stephen Katz.
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