The Minor in Health & Medical Sciences is available to all Georgia Tech undergraduate students, and is ideal for students interested in the scientific questions underlying human health and medicine and students interested in all health-related careers. The Health & Medical Sciences Minor offers the flexibility to customize your coursework toward your intended field of study, including medical, dental, veterinary, pharmacy, optometry, physical therapy, physician assistant, or public health professional schools. The minor is also ideal for students interested in health-related research, industry, or the science underlying human function.
- To maximize your competitiveness for future jobs, professional school, or graduate school, your minor program of study should be designed around a cohesive set of courses that advances your knowledge and expertise toward your areas of interest
- If you are pre-health, it is extremely important that you consult with the Georgia Tech Pre-Health Advising office to ensure that you are taking necessary and appropriate coursework to fulfill pre-requisite coursework required for your individual professional school plans. Please note that completing the HMED minor will not, in and of itself, fulfill all pre-medical or other pre-health requirements.
Learn More About the HMED Minor
- HMED minor details
- Declare the HMED minor
- Double counting courses between your major and the HMED minor
- Special Topics/new course petition form
- Research/VIP petition form
- Does my list of classes fulfill the HMED minor?
- Errors in Degreeworks
- BIOS, BIOL, and APPH course combinations
- Courses approved for the HMED minor
- Previously-approved Special Topics courses
- The HMED minor is available to all undergraduate students at Georgia Tech.
- The minor requires 15 credits in approved College of Science courses, listed in the table below. Note that non-CoS courses (eg, BMED courses) cannot count toward the HMED minor.
- A minimum of 9 credits must be from at least two Schools outside of your major (home unit). School designations are based on subject code; subject codes included in the HMED minor are BIOS (formerly BIOL and APPH), CHEM, NEUR, PHYS, and PSYC
- Note that courses which are cross-listed under two schools count as BOTH schools; eg, APPH/BIOL courses count as both APPH and BIOL
- A maximum of 6 credits can be from your major (home unit)
- A minimum of 9 credits must be at the 3000 level or higher
- A maximum of 6 credits can be Special Topics courses, or 3 credits of Research or VIP and 3 credits of Special Topics
- Research, VIP, and Special Topics credits must be within the College of Sciences and must be pre-approved as health-related and science-focused by the Health & Medical Sciences committee to count toward the minor
- A maximum of 3 credits can be Transfer coursework
- All courses must be taken on a letter-grade basis with a final grade of C or higher
- Enroll in the HMED Minor Advising Canvas page (you can choose to unenroll if you decide not to declare the minor)
- Complete 3 short modules:
- Read About the HMED Minor
- Tell us about you on the HMED Minor Information Form
- Complete the HMED Minor Proposed Course Completion Plan module. Once approved, move forward. Otherwise, please revise your plan and resubmit in Canvas.
- Complete a Change of Minor Form (via DocuSign). Specific instructions are included. Change of Minor forms (to add the HMED Minor) will not be signed until the course plan is approved.
*Most of your questions can be answered here and in the HMED Minor Advising Canvas page. Please check this website and the Canvas page first before contacting the HMED Minor Advisors via email (hmed-advisor@lists.gatech.edu).
Double counting courses toward your major and the HMED minor
- Courses cannot be counted toward more than one minor or certificate
- Free electives can be counted toward the major program and the HMED minor
- A course may be allowed to double count toward the major and the minor if it meets all three of the following criteria:
- The course is on the list of approved HMED courses or has been pre-approved by petition to the HMED minor committee
- The course is NOT fulfilling a Core A-E degree requirements, as listed in your DegreeWorks
- The course IS in the designated block of courses outside of your major field of study, as determined by your major advisor (these courses will typically fall in the student’s breadth/technical/broadening electives.)
Students are encouraged to discuss questions related to double counting courses with your MAJOR advisor.
Petitioning for new courses/research to be included in your HMED minor
- To submit a petition for research/new courses, you must be enrolled in the HMED Minor Advising Canvas page.
- Once enrolled in the Canvas page, you can fill out the Research Petition Form to petition for up to 3 credits of research or VIP to count toward your HMED minor. Research and VIP credits must be within the College of Sciences.
- For Research: only BIOS, CHEM, NEUR, PHYS, and PSYC research may count toward the HMED minor
- For VIP: at least one faculty member associated with the project must be affiliated with the College of Sciences
- Fill out the Special Topics/New Course Inclusion Petition Form to petition for a Special Topics or other new course to be considered for the HMED minor. Only BIOS, CHEM, NEUR, PHYS, and PSYC courses may be applied to the HMED minor.
- Submit new course petitions before your graduating academic year! We need the extra time for Institute-level processing.
DegreeWorks errors with the HMED minor
AKA: Does my list of classes fulfill the HMED minor?
- Be aware that the minor courses may not display correctly, depending on your major and how minor courses are expected to count in the major. In many cases, these display issues cannot be fixed until your graduating semester.
- Once you have determined the list of classes that you plan to take toward the HMED minor, complete the HMED Course Completion Plan Form. To submit the HMED Course Completion Plan Form, you must be enrolled in the HMED Minor Advising Canvas page.
- If your classes are completed or in-progress, then a note will be added to the bottom of your DegreeWorks record specifying which courses will be used to fulfill the minor, pending approval of any double-counting by your major advisor. If you have not yet taken all the classes on your list, then you will be notified via email whether your planned list of classes can fulfill the HMED minor.
BIOS, BIOL, and APPH course combinations
Beginning Spring 2020, the School of Biological Sciences will offer courses under a new subject code, BIOS (Biological Sciences). This subject code will replace the APPH and BIOL subject codes for all undergraduate courses except APPH 1040 and APPH 1050. Because the BIOS subject code unifies APPH and BIOL into a single School, this new BIOS subject code will affect how course are counted toward the HMED minor.
| School/Subject and Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Biological Sciences Courses (beginning Spring 2020) | Name | Credits |
| BIOS 1107 | Biological Principles | 3 |
| BIOS 1107L | Biological Principles Lab | 1 |
| BIOS 1108 | Organismal Biology | 3 |
| BIOS 1108L | Organismal Biology Lab | 1 |
| BIOS 1207 | Biological Principles for Majors | 3 |
| BIOS 1207L | Biological Principles Project Lab | 1 |
| BIOS 1208 | Organismal Biology for Majors | 3 |
| BIOS 1208L | Organismal Biology Project Lab | 1 |
| BIOS 2500 | Intro to Sport Science | 3 |
| BIOS 2600 | Genetics | 3 |
| BIOS 2601 | Genetics Lab | 1 |
| BIOS 2610 | Integrative Genetics | 3 |
| BIOS 2611 | Integrative Genetics Lab | 1 |
| BIOS 2699 (approval required) | Undergraduate Research | 1-3 |
| BIOS 3000 | Survey of Medicine | 3 |
| BIOS 3380 | Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOS 3381 | Microbiology Lab | 1 |
| BIOS 3400 | Math Models in Biology | 3 |
| BIOS 3450 | Cell Molecular Biol | 3 |
| BIOS 3451 | Cell Molecular Biol Lab | 1 |
| BIOS 3753 | Human Anatomy | 3 |
| BIOS 3754 | Anatomy Lab | 1 |
| BIOS 3755 | Human Physiology | 3 |
| BIOS 3756 | Physiology Lab | 1 |
| BIOS 4012 | Protein Biology | 3 |
| BIOS 4015 | Cancer Bio/Tech | 3 |
| BIOS 4100 | Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| BIOS 4150 | Genomics & Applied Bioinformatics | 3 |
| BIOS 4200 | Kinesiology | 3 |
| BIOS 4238* | Ion Channels | 3 |
| BIOS 4340 | Medical Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOS 4400 | Human Neuroanatomy | 3 |
| BIOS 4401 | Experimental Design & Statistical Methods | 3 |
| BIOS 4440 | Human Pathology | 3 |
| BIOS 4464 | Developmental Biology | 3 |
| BIOS 4471 | Behavioral Biology | 3 |
| BIOS 4480 | Evolutionary-Develop Biol | 2 |
| BIOS 4500 | Drug Discovery | 3 |
| BIOS 4505 | Biological Programming | 3 |
| BIOS 4510 | Epigenetics | 3 |
| BIOS 4520 | Health Genes and Society | 3 |
| BIOS 4540 | Human Motor Control | 3 |
| BIOS 4545 | Human Genetics | 3 |
| BIOS 4560 | RNA Biology and Biotechnology | 3 |
| BIOS 4570 | Immunology | 3 |
| BIOS 4607 | Molecular Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOS 4651 | Bioethics | 3 |
| BIOS 4668 | Eukaryotic Mol Genetics | 3 |
| BIOS 4699 (approval required) | Undergraduate Research | 1-3 |
| BIOS 4746 | Signaling Molecules | 3 |
| *Credit not awarded for both BIOS 4238 and NEUR 4803 Ion Channels towards HMED Minor. | ||
| Chemistry and Biochemistry Courses | Name | Credits |
| CHEM 1211K* | Chemical Principles I | 4 |
| CHEM 1212K* | Chemical Principles II | 4 |
| CHEM 1310* | General Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 1315* | Survey of Organic Chem | 3 |
| CHEM 2311* | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 2312* | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 2313 | Bioorganic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 2380 | Synthesis Lab I | 2 |
| CHEM 2699 (approval required) | Undergraduate Research | 1-3 |
| CHEM 3511^ | Survey of Biochemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 3521 (formerly CHEM 4511)^ | Biochemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 3522 (formerly CHEM 4512)^ | Biochemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 4311 | Advanced Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 4521 | Biophysical Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 4581 | Biochemistry Lab I | 3 |
| CHEM 4582 | Biochemistry Lab II | 3 |
| CHEM 4760 | Biocatalysis | 3 |
| CHEM 4765 | Drug Design, Devl & Delivery | 3 |
| CHEM 4699 (approval required) | Undergraduate Research | 1-3 |
| *Credit not awarded for both CHEM 1310 and 1211K towards HMED Minor. *Credit not awarded for both CHEM 1310 and 1212K towards HMED Minor. *Credit not awarded for both CHEM 1315 and 2311 towards HMED Minor. *Credit not awarded for both CHEM 1315 and 2312 towards HMED Minor. ^Credit not awarded for both CHEM 3511 and 4511 towards HMED Minor. ^Credit not awarded for both CHEM 3511 and 4512 towards HMED Minor. | ||
| Neuroscience Courses | Name | Credits |
| NEUR 2001 | Neuro-Principles | 4 |
| NEUR 2699 (approval required) | Undergraduate Research | 1-3 |
| NEUR 3001 | Neuro-Cell & Molecular | 3 |
| NEUR 3010 | Methods in Neuroscience | 3 |
| NEUR 4300 | Neuroscience of Memory | 3 |
| NEUR 4100 | Neurodevelopment | 3 |
| NEUR 4400 | Neuroendocrinology | 3 |
| NEUR 4699 (approval required | Undergraduate Research | 1-3 |
| Physics Courses | Name | Credits |
| PHYS 2211 | Intro Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 2212 | Intro Physics II | 4 |
| PHYS 2213 | Intro to Modern Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 2231 | Honors Physics I | 5 |
| PHYS 2232 | Honors Physics II | 5 |
| PHYS 2699 (approval required) | Undergraduate Research | 1-3 |
| PHYS 4250 | Neurophysics | 3 |
| PHYS 4251 | Biophysics | 3 |
| PHYS 4699 (approval required) | Undergraduate Research | 1-3 |
| Psychology Courses | Name | Credits |
| PSYC 1101 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 2103 | Human Development | 3 |
| PSYC 2210 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 2230 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 2280 | Psychology of Creativity & Art | 3 |
| PSYC 2699 (approval required) | Undergraduate Research | 1-3 |
| PSYC 2760 | Human Language Process | 3 |
| PSYC 3000 | Science of Stress, Anxiety, and Happiness | 3 |
| PSYC 3009 | Health Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3012 | Intro Cognitive Psyc | 3 |
| PSYC 3040 | Sensation & Perception | 3 |
| PSYC 3790 (cross-listed with CS 3790) | Intro-Cognitive Science | 3 |
| PSYC 4010 | Human Abilities | 3 |
| PSYC 4020 | Biopsychology | 3 |
| PSYC 4090 | Cognitive Neuroscience | 3 |
| PSYC 4100 | Behavioral Pharmacology | 3 |
| PSYC 4260 | Psychology of Aging | 3 |
| PSYC 4699 (approval required) | Undergraduate Research | 1-3 |
| PSYC 4740 | Neuroethics | 3 |
Beginning Spring 2020, the School of Biological Sciences will offer courses under a new subject code, BIOS (Biological Sciences). This subject code will replace APPH and BIOL for all undergraduate courses except APPH 1040 and APPH 1050. Please refer to the conversion table for equivalency between APPH, BIOL, and BIOS courses. See above for an explanation of how combinations of BIOS, BIOL, and APPH coursework will be counted toward the HMED minor.
The following special topics courses have been previously approved to count toward the HMED minor. Since special topics courses use generic course codes for all subjects, please include the name of the course when specifying a special topics course in your HMED Minor course completion plan.
| Subject and Course | Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOS 4801 | History of Neuroscience | 1 |
| BIOS 4803 | Nutrition | 3 |
| BIOS 4803 | Neuromotor Physiology | 3 |
| BIOS 4803 | Programming in Biological and Health Sciences (new course code = BIOS 4505) | 3 |
| BIOS 4803 | Chromosomal Biology and Human Disease | 3 |
| BIOS 4803 | Integrative Physiology | 3 |
| PSYC 3803 | Programming for Brain & Behavior | 3 |
| PSYC 3803 | Science of Stress, Anxiety, and Happiness (new course code = PSYC 3000) | 3 |
| PSYC 3803 | Neuroscience of Mental Health: Research and Practice | 3 |
| PSYC 4803 | Advanced Cognitive Neuroscience Methods | 3 |
| PSYC 4803 | Mapping Experience and Space in the Mind | 3 |
| PSYC 4803 | Neuroethics (new course code = PSYC 4740) | 3 |
| PSYC 4803 | Emotions | 3 |
| NEUR 4803* | Ion Channels | 3 |
| NEUR 4803 | Introduction to Neuroengineering | 3 |
| NEUR 4803 | Neurobiology of Sleep | 3 |
| NEUR 4803 | Neurodevelopment (new course code = NEUR 4100) | 3 |