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DIVISION OF SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

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TBIOMD 199 Preparation for Careers in Biomedical Sciences Seminar (1)
Introduces students to requirements of professional medical, dental, veterinary, and pharmacy school. Explores key issues in healthcare, and exposes students to potential career pathways in preparation for completing the pre-medical/dental/veterinary/pharmacy (pre-MVDP) program. Prerequisite: Cannot be taken for credit if credit received for TESC 199. Credit/no-credit only.
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TBIOMD 201 Introduction to Public Health (5) NSc/SSc
Introduces students to the field of public health, its history and functions, and to the determinants of major causes of death and disease through lecture, small-group discussion, case studies, and local and global examples.
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TBIOMD 310 Foundational Skills in Biomedical Sciences (5) NSc
Trains students to read and process existing scientific literature, formulate a hypothesis, collect data to test a hypothesis, write-up research findings, and present findings orally utilizing both individual and group work. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in T BIOL 130; and a minimum grade of 2.0 in T CHEM 152.
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TBIOMD 410 Biomedical Sciences Senior Seminar (3)
Develops skills for evaluating and presenting capstone projects and using this capstone experience to open opportunities towards future careers. Prerequisite: TBIOMD 310; and either TBIOMD 491, TBIOMD 492, TBIOMD 494, TBIOMD 495, TBIOMD 496, or TBIOMD 499.
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TBIOMD 490 Context for Global Health Experiential Learning (1) SSc/NSc
Prepares students for global health experiential learning program in another country or off-campus site. Includes global health or environmental sustainability, depending on the program chosen.
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TBIOMD 491 Global Health Experiential Learning Program (2-4) NSc/SSc
Provides two- to four-week global health experiential learning program in another country or off-campus site. Prerequisite: TBIOMD 490 Credit/no-credit only.
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TBIOMD 492 Critical Reading in Biomedical Sciences Literature (3) NSc
Critically read the biomedical sciences literature and identify major strengths and weaknesses in reports of experimental and observational biomedical studies in this intensive seminar. This will include gaining expertise in selected biomedical research or clinical techniques, interpreting statistical results, writing peer reviews, and critically reviewing a body of evidence to make a logical argument from an evidence-based viewpoint. Prerequisite: TBIOMD 310 and TMATH 110.
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TBIOMD 494 Biomedical Science Community Engagement Internship (1-10, max. 15)
Engages student in a Biomedical science internship that focuses on community engagement in the public or private sector, or clinical setting, supervised by a faculty member.
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TBIOMD 495 Biomedical Research Experience (3) NSc
Provides opportunities to complete group or individual biomedical sciences research projects carried out within a structured course. Culminates in a public presentation of research results.
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TBIOMD 496 Biomedical Sciences Research Internship ([1-10]-, max. 10) NSc
Engages student in a Biomedical science internship that focuses on research in the public or private sector, or clinical setting, supervised by a faculty member. Credit/no-credit only.
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TBIOMD 499 Undergraduate Research in the Biomedical Sciences ([1-10]-, max. 10) NSc
Engages student in an individual advanced biomedical science research project carried out under the supervision of a faculty member. Culminates in a public presentation of research results. Instructor permission required. May be repeated for credit.
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