AGE Degree Electives
Students pursuing a degree in Oral Biology must take and pass basic science course electives. A list of popular courses that have been previously evaluated and approved for basic science credit are listed below. You may refer to the Harvard University catalog for current course offerings and other important course information. Please note that course offerings and enrollment requisites may change over time and that some previously approved courses may not longer be available to you.
Should there be an interest in a course that is not listed, please visit our webpage about basic science guidelines to determine a course's eligibility for basic science credit prior to enrolling.
If courses are taken that have not been approved for the listed credit type, it will be presumed that the student is taking the course for the student’s own edification or for unrelated program requirements.
Approved for basic science credit
Review the guidelines for the basic science requirement.
| Host School | Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|---|
FAS/GSAS | BCMP200 | Molecular Biology |
FAS/GSAS | BCMP218 | Molecular Medicine |
FAS/GSAS | BCMP236 | Principles of Drug Action in People |
FAS/GSAS | BPH310QC | Molecular Mechanisms of Aging |
FAS/GSAS | CELLBIO201 | Principles of Cell Biology |
FAS/GSAS | CELLBIO211 | Molecular and Systems Level Cancer Cell Biology |
FAS/GSAS | GENETIC228 | Genetics in Medicine - From Bench to Bedside |
FAS/GSAS | HBTM201 | Tumor Microenvironment and Immuno-Oncology: A Systems Biology Approach |
FAS/GSAS | HBTM301QC | Case Studies in Human Biology and Translational Medicine |
FAS/GSAS | HBTM302QC | Imaging and Microscopy Methods in Biology and Medicine |
FAS/GSAS | IMMUN301QC | Autoimmunity |
FAS/GSAS | IMMUN305QC | Neuro-Immunology in Development |
FAS/GSAS | IMMUN306QC | Systems Immunology |
FAS/GSAS | IMMUN307QC | Cancer Immunology |
FAS/GSAS | SCRB167 | Stem Cell Therapeutics: Exploring the science and the patient experience |
HMS | BMI701 | Biomedical Informatics I |
HMS | BMI710 | Single-cell analysis for functional genomics of disease |
HMS | CB721 | Concepts in Development, Self-Renewal & Repair |
HMS | HT30 | Human Pathology |
HMS | HT35 | Principles and Practice of Human Pathology |
HMS | HT40 | Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis |
HMS | HT60 | Endocrinology |
HMS | HT80 | Hematology |
HMS | HT130 | Neuroscience |
HMS | HT140 | Molecular Medicine |
HMS | HT150 | Principles of Pharmacology |
HMS | HT175 | Cellular and Molecular Immunology |
HSPH | BST214 | Principles of Clinical Trials |
HSPH | EPI233 | Research Synthesis & Meta-Analysis |
HSPH | EPI249 | Molecular Biology for Epidemiologists |
HSPH | EPI254 | Topics in Epidemiology of Aging |
HSPH | EH504 (section 1) | Principles of Toxicology |
HSPH | EPI507 | Genetic Epidemiology |
HSPH | IID209 | Microbial Communities and the Human Microbiome |
HSPH | IID220 | Topics in Immunology and Infectious Diseases |
HSPH | SBS504 | Substance Use and Public Health |
HSPH | SBS506 | An Intro to History, Politics, & Public Health: Theories of Disease Distr. & Health Inequities |
MIT | 7.51 | Principles of Biochemical Analysis (4 Basic Science Credits) |
MIT | 7.62 | Microbial Physiology (4 Basic Science Credits) |
MIT | 7.63 | Immunology (4 Basic Science Credits) |
MIT | 7.65 or 9.015 | Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience Core I (4 Basic Science Credits) |
MIT | 7.95 | Cancer Biology (3 Basic Science Credits) |
MIT | 20.490 | Biological Engineering II: Instrumentation and Measurement (4 Basic Science Credits) |
MIT | HST.071 | Human Reproductive Biology (2 Basic Science Credits) |
MIT | HST.535 or 2.787 | Principles & Practice of Tissue Engineering (4 Basic Science Credits) |
MIT | HST.590 | Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series (1 Basic Science Credit) |
MIT | HST.920 | Principles and Practice of Drug Development (3 Basic Science Credits) |
Credit conversions
| Host School | Conversion |
|---|---|
FAS/GSAS | Half Courses are usually 4 HSDM credits | Quarter Courses are usually 2 HSDM credits | All other course credits will be determined by the HSDM Registrar |
HBS | 1.5-2.0 Credits = 2 HSDM Credits | 3.0 Credits (MBA) = 3 HSDM Credits | 4.0 Credits (DOC) = 4 HSDM Credits |
HGSE | Courses are generally equal to HSDM credits |
HKS | Courses are generally equal to HSDM credits |
HMS | Credits generally equal to HSDM credits |
HSPH | 5 HSPH credits = 4 HSDM credits | 2.5 HSPH credits = 2 HSDM credits | 1.25 HSPH credits = 1 HSDM credit |