Biomedical Science Courses | 2024-2025 Graduate Catalog | SIU

Seminar on social, professional, and scientific issues of interest to students planning a career in the biomedical sciences or the health professions. Course focuses on development of professional writing and speaking skills. Restricted to BMS students.

Credit Hours: 1

Seminar on social, professional, and scientific issues of interest to students planning a career in the biomedical sciences. Course focuses on continued development of professional writing, and approaches to professional school application. Restricted to BMS students.

Credit Hours: 1

Focus is on application of concurrent biomedical science course material to understanding of biomedical science research and biological problem solving. Restricted to BMS students.

Credit Hours: 2

Application of concurrent biological science course material to understanding of biomedical science research and biological problem solving. Course also focuses on preparatory strategies for professional school admissions examinations. Restricted to BMS students.

Credit Hours: 2

BMS focuses on statistical methods, quantitative approaches and analytical reasoning needed for graduate and professional school problem solving, and for research data analysis encountered in graduate and professional education. Topics include applied calculations for medical practice; and statistical methods for medical research including population sampling, hypothesis testing, methods for data set comparison, diagnostic tests, randomized control trials and observational studies. Emphasis is placed on ensuring students have appropriate quantitative reasoning competencies for professional school. Restricted to students enrolled in BMS.

Credit Hours: 1-3