Health and Biomedical Sciences
Faculty: Professor Fernando and Assistant Professor Ghosh Kumar (coordinator)
This program is intended for students who wish to enter postgraduate training programs to become medical professionals or pursue advanced research in a biomedical field. The curriculum is strongly based in the chemical and biological sciences to ensure that graduates are well-prepared to enter master’s- or doctoral-level degree programs.
Degrees and Certificates
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Bachelor of Science in Health and Biomedical Sciences
Courses
BIO/HBS 440: Molecular Mechanism of Disease
Credits 3Provides insight into how molecular studies can be employed to expand medical research and aid in the development of novel treatments and therapeutics. The course will cover a number of areas selected by the participants. Possible topics include neurodegenerative disorders, prion diseases, cancer, and diabetes.
HBS/BIO 440: Molecular Mechanism of Disease
Credits 3Provides insight into how molecular studies can be employed to expand medical research and aid in the development of novel treatments and therapeutics. The course will cover a number of areas selected by the participants. Possible topics include neurodegenerative disorders, prion diseases, cancer, and diabetes.
HBS 190: Health & Biomedical Sciences Seminar I
Credits 1This discussion class introduces through examination of the professional literature topics important to health science professionals including ethics, health and well-being, public health, preventative medicine, global health, health justice, the status of women in the health sciences, and work in the areas of biomedical and clinical research.
HBS 290: Health & Biomedical Sciences Seminar II
Credits 1Presents an introduction to professional writing including journal articles, literature reviews and grant proposals. Students will begin exploration of possible topics for their capstone project, develop a single topic, and present the topic both as a written report and an oral presentation.
HBS 390: Health & Biomedical Sciences Seminar III
Credits 1Presents an introduction to professional skills including protection of human research participants; institutional review board protocols; bioethics of laboratory research; the creation of CVs, resumes and cover letters; searching for jobs and/or graduate programs; creation of job/program applications; and interviewing.
HBS 410: Principles of Medical Diagnostics
Credits 3Presents basic principles of current medical diagnostic methods and the scientific principles behind those methods. Will include topics such as protemic mass spectroscopy, UV/Vis spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, and FRET, and the applications of these spectroscopic techniques in the diagnosis of disease.
HBS 490: Health & Biomedical Sciences Capstone Research Project/Outreach Project
Credits 3Students will complete a laboratory, field or literature research project to culminate their degree. The project may contain a service-learning or internship-based component. The project will be completed with the support of the faculty or other appropriate project mentor and will include a written sprofessional report and oral presentation.