Biohazardous Threat Agents & Emerging Infectious Diseases, MS

The Master of Science in Biohazardous Threat Agents & Emerging Infectious Diseases is a one-year program designed to provide students with a solid foundation in the concepts of biological risk, disease threat, and mitigation strategies. The curriculum covers biological threat agents, global health security, emerging diseases, technologies, CBRN risk mitigation, and CBRN security.

• Modality: On Campus
• Academic Policies and Procedures: BGE Handbook
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This program is offered through Biomedical Graduate Education (BGE) at Georgetown University School of Medicine.

Students must complete 30 credits of coursework, including 16 credits of required courses and 14 credits of electives.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Courses
BHTA 6515	Microbio of Biologcl Thrt Agts	3
BHTA 6517	Bioterrorism	3
BHTA 6525	Homeland Security	3
or CBTA 6525	Homeland Security 2015
BHTA 6551	Biohaz Threat Agnts/Emer Inf D	2
BHTA 6520	Agroterrorism:Anml/Plant/Home	3
BHTA 6577	Defnse Threat Reductn Initiatv	2
Electives		14
BHTA 6524	Emerging&Re-emerging Inf Disea
BHTA 6526	The Chemistry of War
BHTA 5650	Microbiome Seminar Series
or SYSM 5650	Microbiome Seminar Series
BHTA 6570	Microbiome & Health: Clin Apps
BHTA 6589	Environmental Health & Policy
BHTA 6700	AI: Hlth, Defense, Ethcs & Pol
BHTA 6715	Nuclear Weapons/Power & Nonpro
BHTA 6741	Policy & Pandemic Management
BHTA 6803	Biosafety,Biosecurity&Biodefen
BHTA 7003	Regulatory Science II
BHTA 7800	Globl Infectious Dis: Int Pers
BHTA 7906	Biomed SciPol Capstone Projec
BHTA 7950	Internship Experience 1
BSPA 6603	S&T in Global Arena
BHTA 6805	Emerging Biotechnologies
BHTA 7801	Sem:Global Infectious Diseases
BHTA 7901	Border Security
BSPA 6705	Brain Initiative
or BHTA 6705	Brain Initiative
BSPA 6570	Clin. Apps. of the Microbiota
BSPA 6599	Survey of International Policy
BSPA 6606	Public Policy for Scientists
BSPA 7001	Regulatory Science I: Law&Sci
or BHTA 7001	Regulatory Science I: Law&Sci
BSPA 7005	Science Diplomacy&World Health
CBTA 6566	Preparedness Response & Capaci (Online)
CBTA 6595	Community Resilience
MICB 6852	Sem: Microbiol/Immunology Fall (Fall)
MICB 6853	Sem:Microbiol/Immunology Sprng
MICB 7008	Immunogenetics in Health & Dis
Total Credits		30

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Requires Instructor Approval. Students must have taken at least 12 credits in order to take this course. Contact the program director for more information.

Required Courses for the Concentration in Biomedical Science Policy & Advocacy

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
BSPA 6603	S&T in Global Arena	4
BHTA 6520	Agroterrorism:Anml/Plant/Home	3
BHTA 6577	Defnse Threat Reductn Initiatv	2
Total Credits		9

• Biohazardous Threat Agents & Emerging Infectious Diseases, Graduate Certificate