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Degree Requirements - Master of Science in Cancer Biology

Visit the KU Academic Catalog for more information on each course.

Total Credits Required for Master's Degree: 30 or up to 100


Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Biomedical Science (IGPBS) Courses

Code Title Hours
GSMC 850 Proteins and Metabolism 2
GSMC 851 Molecular Genetics 2
GSMC 852 Introduction to Biomedical Research I 2
GSMC 853 Cellular Structure 2
GSMC 854 Cell Communication 2
GSMC 855 Introduction to Biomedical Research II 2
GSMC 856 Introduction to Research Ethics 1
GSMC 857 Biographics 1
GSMC 858 Introduction to Faculty Research 1

Department of Cancer Biology (CBIO) Core Courses

Code Title Hours
CBIO 800 Mech. of Tumor Develop. & Progress. 3
CBIO 850 Cancer Center Seminar 1
CBIO 860 Communicating Cancer Science 1
CBIO 870 Analysis of Scientific Papers 1
CBIO 890 Master's Research in Cancer Biology 1-10
CBIO 899 Master's Thesis in Cancer Biology 1-10
CBIO 900 Carcinogenesis and Cancer Biology 3

Sample Elective Courses

Code Title Hours
ANAT 845 Graduate Histology 3
ANAT 868 Advanced Developmental Biology 2
BCHM 808 Methods for Analyzing Biomolecules 3
BCHM 922 Advanced Molecular Genetics 3
BCHM 923 Protein Structure and Function 3
BIOS 714 Fundamentals of Biostatistics I 3
BIOS 717 Fundamentals of Biostatistics II 3
CBIO 820 Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Signal 2
DN 884 Diet, Physical Activity & Cancer 3
MICR 805 Teaching in Higher Education 3
MICR 808 Tumor Immunology 3
PATH 803 Stem Cell Biology 2
PATH 804 Selected Topics in Signal Transduction 1
PATH 806 Epigenetics 2
PHCL 761 General Principles of Pharmacology 1
PHCL 765 Chemotherapy 1
KU School of Medicine

University of Kansas Medical Center
Cancer Biology
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Mailstop1071
Kansas City, KS  66160
cancerbiology@kumc.edu