布兰代斯大学（Brandeis University）的遗传咨询理学硕士（MS）是一项为期两年的研究课程，在鼓励学生与教师紧密互动的环境中，将课程工作与临床经验相结合。通常，该计划在两个学年和随后的暑假中完成。该计划着重于人类分子遗传学，同时提供有关咨询理论和技术的深入课程工作以及广泛的临床培训。现场工作和临床实习是该计划不可或缺的一部分。一年级学生在一个学期内进行临床遗传学实验室轮换，在另一学期内进行基于社区的轮换。从第一年的夏季开始，一直持续到第二年，学生将在产前，儿科，普通或专科遗传学诊所参加三个强
As the oldest program of its kind in New England, the Brandeis Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling was the first to harness the clinical and research communities in Greater Boston to provide training for future genetic counselors. <br><br>Today, our program and its nearly 250 graduates continue to play a pivotal role in the growth of the genetic counseling profession and the evolution of the genetic counselors' contributions not only in the clinic, but also in research, education and industry. <br><br>Our students are intelligent, insightful and motivated to learn. They come to the program with a strong science background and experience in providing counseling to people in times of crisis. They leave with the skills and knowledge to combine the two, and provide meaningful and effective genetic counseling to patients under a wide variety of circumstances and from all walks of life.