2021-2022 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Professional Science Masters
For additional information about opportunities your college offers, please refer to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section of this catalog.
Website: gvsu.edu/psm
Degrees Offered
Master of Science in health informatics and bioinformatics; Master of Science in cell and molecular biology: biotechnology emphasis; Master of Science in biostatistics; and Master of Science in data science and analytics.
The professional science master's (PSM) degree is characterized as postgraduate educational preparation that is more practical, applied, and focused on specific workforce needs than is a traditional master's degree. Currently, more than 300 PSM degree programs exist at more than 150 universities in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Republic of Korea, and United Kingdom (sciencemasters.org).
The PSM degree is an innovative two-year graduate degree that offers advanced technical training while developing workplace skills business, communications, teamwork, ethics that employers are demanding.
A professional science master's degree has specific characteristics:
- Complete within itself, rather than a pathway to a Ph.D.
- Interdisciplinary or cross-disciplinary in nature
- Closely tied to the scientific workforce needs of business/industry
- Includes an intensive internship experience
Program Requirements
The following program is available: