About Genetic Counseling, Ms in University of Alabama At Birmingham

Genetic counselors are in-demand health-care professionals who combine their passions for science and helping people to provide specialized expertise across many areas of medicine and industry. This program will prepare you to become a board-certified genetic counselor.

To be a successful genetic counselor, you need to have a thorough understanding of medical genetics and psychosocial expertise to assist individuals and families. Your curriculum will include genetic counseling fundamentals, advanced medical genetics, and counseling skills. You will have unique clinical opportunities in pediatric, prenatal, cancer, and many other specialty clinics as well as research and laboratory genetic counseling. Finally, you will complete a plan II project, where you will design and implement a genetic counseling-related research project. With access to our many facilities here at UAB, you will have multiple options for both on-site and off-site rotations and lab experiences.

• UAB is leading the way in bringing precision medicine into health care with the Hugh Kaul Precision Medicine Institute and the NIH "All of Us" Research Program.
• The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 29% employment growth for genetic counselors between 2016 and 2026.

A bachelor's degree or its equivalent from an accredited college or university.

English Language Requirements

TOEFL (UAB code: 1856):

• TOEFL (minimum composite score of 80 and a minimum score of 20 for each section) and TWE for international applicants whose native language is not English.

IELTS: 6.5 overall with at least a 6.0 on each section of the examination

Pearson Academic Test of English

• A minimum score of 53, all applicants

University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA Cost of Attendance