BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

Foundation Year Biomedical Sciences Courses
MS in Biomedical Sciences Degree

The foundation year of the Biomedical Sciences program focuses on developing each student’s biomedical sciences and professional skills base while providing the opportunity to demonstrate professional and academic potential by improving and confirming academic credentials.

Students enter as MS in Biomedical Sciences degree candidates and, upon completion of the first year of study, may progress to one of the several second-year degree concentrations or elect to receive a Certificate of Graduate Study (CGS) in Biomedical Sciences.

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Foundation Year Competencies

Upon completion of the foundation year of the Biomedical Sciences program, the student will be able to:

demonstrate an advanced understanding of important fundamental concepts of the biomedical sciences (i.e., structure and function of cells and organ systems, etc.).
communicate scientific information in written and oral forms.
apply information skills to access, synthesize and interpret medical literature.
utilize technology to acquire information and solve problems in health sciences.

Course Descriptions

Course descriptions are listed in the PCOM course catalog.

Course Sequence - PCOM

MS in Biomedical Sciences degree candidates must successfully complete foundation year coursework in order to progress to a second-year degree concentration. The following example course sequence is for students enrolled at PCOM. Course offerings and sequence are subject to change.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Term 1		Hours
BIOM 503	Human Anatomy	6
BIOM 504	Histology	4
	Hours	10
Term 2
BIOM 501	Molecular Basis of Medicine	7
BIOM 502	The Infectious Process	3
	Hours	10
Term 3
BIOM 505	Neurosciences	3
BIOM 506	Medical Pharmacology	3
BIOM 507	Physiology	3
	Hours	9
	Total Hours	29

Course Sequence - PCOM Georgia

MS in Biomedical Sciences degree candidates must successfully complete foundation year coursework in order to progress to a second-year degree concentration. The following example course sequence is for students enrolled at PCOM Georgia. Course offerings and sequence are subject to change.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Term 1		Hours
BIOM 549G	Scientific Communication	2
BIOM 550G	Research Survey Seminar	0
BIOM 553G	Basic Concepts Biomedical Model	2
BIOM 562G	Homeostasis and Organ Systems I	5
BIOM 559G	Biostatistics	2
	Hours	11
Term 2
BIOM 550G	Research Survey Seminar	0
BIOM 558G	Biochemistry, Cell, & Molecular Biology	5
BIOM 554G	Neuroscience	3
BIOM 618G	Epidemiology	1
	Hours	9
Term 3
BIOM 563G	Homeostasis and Organ Systems II	5
BIOM 557G or BIOM 567G	Micro Anatomy and Embryology or HNRS Micro Anatomy and Embryology	4
	Hours	9
	Total Hours	29

Course Sequence - PCOM South Georgia

MS in Biomedical Sciences degree candidates must successfully complete foundation year coursework in order to progress to a second-year degree concentration. The following example course sequence is for students enrolled at PCOM South Georgia. Course offerings and sequence are subject to change.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Term 1		Hours
BIOM 500M	Medical Cell Biology and Biochemistry	5
BIOM 503M	Medical Microbiology and Immunology	4
BIOM 507M	Medical Terminology	1
	Hours	10
Term 2
BIOM 504M	Ethics and Professionalism	1
BIOM 505M	Medical Anatomy	5
BIOM 506M	Medical Physiology	4
	Hours	10
Term 3
BIOM 508M	Biomedical Anatomy Lab	2
BIOM 509M	Biostatistics	3
BIOM 510M	Neurophysiology	3
BIOM 511M	Journal Club	1
BIOM 512M	Medical Anatomy II	1
	Hours	10
	Total Hours	30

Foundation Year Biomedical Sciences Courses MS in Biomedical Sciences Degree