University of Pittsburgh

Program Information

Degree Offered

M.S. - Genetic Counseling

Program Description:

This area gives patients and families genetic, biomedical, and psychosocial information to help them make reproductive decisions. Training includes the prognosis, consequences,treatment, risk of recurrence, and prevention of pertinent diseases. Students perform a clinical internship in their second year of the program. This internship integrates the science of human genetics with the social, psychological, moral, and ethical issues of genetic counseling.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Format: Campus

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities - Extensive

Institution Sector: Public

Locale: Large City

Size & Settings: 20,000 and above