Curriculum
Biomedical Sciences is a one-year program and can be completed in three full-time quarters. The six required core courses provide the academic foundation to biomedicine. Students then choose one of four concentrations: Science Communication, Biomedical Data Science, Health Systems Science, or Biomedical Innovation, to complete elective courses and as the basis for their MS independent project. To sum, the curriculum encompasses three components:
6 Core Courses + 3 Concentration-Elective Courses + Independent Project
Core Courses
- Foundations I-II-III (3-course sequence)
- Methods requirement
- Bioethics
- Health Systems
Concentration-Elective Courses
Please note that the courses listed below are representative. Course offerings may change from year to year.
Science Communication
- Science Communication: Writing a Digital Science Story
- Give a Dynamic Scientific Talk That Doesn’t Put Your Audience to Sleep
- Improving Scientific Communication and Addressing Misinformation
Biomedical Data Science
- Machine Learning in Biology and Medicine
- Machine Learning and Advanced Learning for Biomedicine
- Computational Biology: A Machine Learning Approach
Health Systems Science
- Topics in Healthcare Delivery Science (track-required course)
- Fundamentals of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
- Healthcare Entrepreneurship
- Launching a Bioscience Venture
Biomedical Innovation
- Medical Product Development
- Healthcare Entrepreneurship
- Launching a Bioscience Venture