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Curriculum Overview
5-Year BSc/MD Program
Degree Awarded: 5-Year BSc/MD Program
Semester 1: 15 Credits
Semester 2: 15 Credits
Semester 3: 17 Credits
Total: 47 Credits
Semester 1
15 Credits
BSC 103
Principals of Medicine
(including Advanced Learning Methods)
4 Credits
This course consists of two integrated components: advanced learning methods; and medical terminology. Advanced learning methods will help students preparing to enter medical school develop the study, learning, and test-taking skills they will need to successfully deal with the volume and complexity of information involved in the medical school curriculum. Medical terminology prepares pre-medical students for the complex language of medicine. Students will become familiar with the vocabulary for accurately describing the human body and associated components, conditions, and processes in a scientific manner. This course will also help students understand unfamiliar medical terms and appreciate their clinical applications.
BSC 204
Physics for Life Sciences
3 Credits
The course Physics for Life Sciences introduces many of the basic principles and concepts in physics. It includes base and derived units, vectors and scalars, kinematics in one and two dimensions, dynamics, circular motion and gravitation, equilibrium, elasticity, fluids and hydrostatics, fluid dynamics, vibration and waves, sound, electrostatics, current electricity, magnetism, light and basic geometrical optics, heat, and introductory atomic and nuclear physics.
BSC 205
Microbiology
(with Lab)
4 Credits
In the course Microbiology, a general introduction to the microbial world with information on microbial physiology, growth and its control, nutrition, interactions within various ecosystems, endogenous human organisms, human disease, biotechnology, and industrial aspects will be presented. Virtual laboratory exercises are a component of this course.
BSC 105
Organic Chemistry I
(with Lab)
4 Credits
This course offers students the opportunity to learn the nature of carbon in organic compounds. It presents general principles of organic chemistry related to structure, stereochemistry, nomenclature, synthesis, uses and reactions of alcohols, ethers and aliphatic hydrocarbons; alkanes, alkynes, alkenes, cycloalkanes.
Semester 2
15 Credits
BSC 206
Biochemistry
(with Lab)
4 Credits
This is an advanced course in the structure and reactivity of functional groups (aromatic compounds, carbonyl compounds, carbohydrates, organometallic compounds, carboxylic acids and their derivatives, amines, and amino acids). This course covers all the essential prerequisite material needed for Biochemistry.
BSC 303
Communication for Health Professionals
3 Credits
The course Communication for Health Professionals develops studentsâ skills in locating, selecting, evaluating, and using research to answer questions, which are personally and professionally relevant. The course will help students to develop skills in reading, paraphrasing, summarizing, writing clearly and effectively and in appropriately documenting sources. Students will learn to evaluate research methods, introduce students to basic concepts in evidence-based medicine and will analyze structure and writing style in research articles.
BSC 304
Clinical Cases
4 Credits
The course Clinical Cases is designed to introduce students in the final year of the premedical program to clinical medicine. It provides an insight into the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values individual students need to acquire as physicians, as well as an understanding of how material taught in individual courses coalesce in clinical medicine.
BSC 306
Genetics
4 Credits
In the course Genetics, the principles of classical, molecular, and population genetics will be discussed. The course will provide a historical background of heredity and a review of advances in gene structure and function. Students are expected to develop problem-solving skills in the course of their study. The application of genetic principles to medicine will be emphasized throughout the course.
Semester 3
17 Credits
BSC 107
Introduction to Psychology
4 Credits
The course Introduction to Psychology is an in-depth introduction to the science and profession of psychology. It will present a summary of what is known about human nature, how it reveals general principles of the functioning of the brain, and the behavior of individuals and groups.
BSC 301
Physiology
4 Credits
In the course Microbiology, a general introduction to the microbial world with information on microbial physiology, growth and its control, nutrition, interactions within various ecosystems, endogenous human organisms, human disease, biotechnology, and industrial aspects will be presented. Virtual laboratory exercises are a component of this course.
BSC 300
Anatomy
4 Credits
This is a lecture and laboratory course where students will acquire a basic knowledge of both the gross structure and functional anatomy of organs and systems. Concurrent with lecture and small group work, students participate in laboratory sessions and study a variety of imaging techniques (including X-rays, CT, and MRI scans). Emphasis is on the identification of normal gross structures with lectures and demonstrations to illustrate clinically relevant normal and abnormal findings.
BSC 302
Cell & Molecular Biology
5 Credits
In this course, students will gain an understanding of cellular functions. Topics include: macromolecular function and regulation, mechanisms of gene expression and inheritance, cell structure and function and diagnostic biotechnology.