MSTP Medical Science Training Program
Curriculum
Department of Exercise & Nutrition
MSTP Required Curriculum
Program of Study (72 Total Credit Hours)
Prerequisites from first two years of medical education curriculum:
| ANA 500 | Anatomy | 6.0 cr |
| IMC 502 | Fundamentals I | 7.2 cr |
| IMC 504 | Fundamentals II | 3.8 cr |
| IMC 510 | GI & Metabolism | 5.5 cr |
| IMC 514 | Musculoskeletal | 2.5 cr |
| IMC 602 | Cardiovascular | 7.2 cr |
| IMC 606-610 | Neuroscience I and II | 3.8 cr |
| 36.0 cr |
Required:
| ES 502 | Neuromuscular & Metabolic Responses to Exercise | 3.0 cr |
| ES 503 | Cardiopulmonary Responses to Exercise | 3.0 cr |
| NTR 503 | Nutrition and Health | 3.0 cr |
| NTR 505 | Exercise Nutrition | 2.0 cr |
| BCH 503 | Biochemistry Principles | 4.0 cr |
| ES 598 | Dissertation | 12.0 cr* |
| MST 601 | MSTP Research Seminar | 1.0 cr |
| (Required for all semesters of the MSTP) | ||
*A minimum of 12 credit hours of dissertation credit (ES598) is required. Doctoral students are expected to spend a minimum of four semesters involved in laboratory research.
Remaining credit hours will be selected to fulfill competencies in statistics, scientific and grant writing, and research ethics.