Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Graduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog. | View this program in the current bulletin.

Clinical Molecular Diagnostics: Track I offers different routes to graduation:  

  1. Students choose one of two concentrations:  Human Genetics or Infectious Disease

  2. Within the chosen concentration, students choose between two non-thesis options and a thesis option. A total of 4 credits of CLS 580 (Project) or CLS 590 (Capstone) or CLS 599 (Thesis) are required for the degree.

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Clinical Sciences department page.

Total Credits Required 34-35
Required Core Courses24
     AIS 535 Using Scholarly Library Resources in Support of Graduate Research 2
     CLS 520 Principles of Clinical Molecular Diagnostics 3
     CLS 526 Clinical Molecular Diagnostic Techniques 3
     CLS 541 Clinical Applications of Genomic Medicine 3
     CLS 543 Molecular Diagnostics in Identity Testing 3
     CLS 560 Biomedical Laboratory Operations 3
     CLS 563 Research Design, Methods, and Scientific Writing 3
     CLS 570 Method Verification and Validation in Molecular Diagnostics 4
Concentration (choose one)6
    Human Genetics Concentration
         CLS 536 Clinical Genetics 3
         CLS 538 Molecular Identification of Somatic Mutations in Cancer 3
    Infectious Diseases Concentration
         CLS 544 Identification of Bacterial Pathogens 3
         CLS 545 Molecular Identification of Viral and Fungal Pathogens 3
Capstone (choose one)4-5
    Project4
         CLS 580 Project in Molecular Diagnostics (1 - 4 cr.) or
    Capstone4
         CLS 590 Capstone in Clinical Applications of Genetic and Genomic Technologies (1 - 4 cr.)
    Thesis5
         CLS 516 Clinical Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory 1
         CLS 599 Thesis in Clinical Molecular Diagnostics (1 - 4 cr.) 4
        *CLS516 is a 1-week on-campus laboratory course. It is required for students who plan to perform a campus based laboratory research and thesis.


Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Graduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.