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        BMS 23110C - Enzymology       They must demonstrate how                                               practice and reflect on the practices   BMS 34210A - Immunology I  diagnostic tools, and management
        Credit Hours: 3               these errors have been mitigated   Major Requirements                   of others.                    Credit Hours: 3                plans.
        Prerequisites: BMS 23110A     and monitored. Having followed                                          BMS 34010A - Biotechniques                                   BMS3470B provides comprehensive
                                      procedures, the graduate must act                                                                     Prerequisites: BMS 23010C
        This course allows students to   on these results, deciding whether to                                Credit Hours: 3                                              coverage of the metabolic and clinical
        understand the main aspects of the   release a result or not. Responsibility   BMS 34010B - Quantitative                            The Immunology I course is a major   aspects of biochemistry. It includes
                                                                                                                                                                           topics related to the following: clinical
        study of enzymes. It will develop the   and professional ethics are a key part   Analysis             Prerequisites: BIO 205 + CHE 205  course for Biomedical Sciences (BMS)   laboratory tests, various human
        structures, kinetics, catalysis and   of this course along with effective                             Biotechniques will teach common   and Molecular & Medical Genetics
        inhibition of enzymes as well as the   reporting.            Credit Hours: 3                          laboratory techniques that are   (MMG) programs. This course   homeostasis systems, pregnancy, and
                                                                                                                                                                           tumor markers. Several conditions
        mechanisms of enzyme regulation in                           Prerequisites: BIO 205                   frequently used in research, medical/  includes a comprehensive description
        the cell.                     BMS 23010B - Gene Expression                                            clinical, and bioindustry fields. In   of some basic aspects of immunology   ranging from diabetes, disorders
                                      Credit Hours: 3                This course aims to provide students                                   from defining the various cell types   of calcium and iron metabolisms,
        PBH 405 - Chronic and         Co-requisite: BMS 34010A       with a secure grounding in the core      this course, 50% of contact hours   involved in immune responses, the   disorders of hypothalamus and
        Infectious Diseases                                          skills of understanding scientifically   are laboratory-based, exposing   molecular pathways of humoral and   pituitary gland, abnormalities of
                                                                                                              students to techniques commonly
        Credit Hours: 3               This course will introduce     valid experiments (analytical            performed in a biological laboratory,   cell-mediated adaptive responses,   thyroid function, to renal disease,
                                                                                                                                                                           liver disease, and cardiovascular
        Prerequisite: PBH 300         DNA replication, repair, and   procedures) and analytical systems’      such as microscopic methods,   to the interaction between the
                                      recombination. Two types of cell   management. In this sequential                                     immune system and pathogens. The   disorders are explored in this course.
        This course is designed to provide   division will be reviewed as examples   course, students will be exposed to   micro pipetting, isolation and   abnormal functioning of the immune   Students will be trained to critically
                                                                                                              quantification of nucleic acids and
        an overview of the epidemiologic   of processes that naturally follow   variety of experimental approaches   proteins, Polymerase Chain Reaction   system including some autoimmune   assess case studies related to each
        aspects and prevention approaches   DNA replication. Gene structure   commonly used in the biomedical   (PCR), immunodetection, and gel   diseases will also be covered. Some   disorder using the method of Team
        for major chronic diseases and   and transcription in prokaryotic and   sciences relevant to their vocational   electrophoresis, etc. Students   commonly used techniques in   Based Learning (TBL).
        conditions as well as infectious   eukaryotic cells will be explained   degree, with quantitative measures.   will also become familiar with the   immunology will be explored in this   BMS 34110B - Metabolic Disease
        diseases that face populations.   along with epigenetic mechanisms   The course will cover the major   underlying theoretical principles of   course.              I
        Concepts and methods emphasizing   involved in the regulation of gene   practical principles related to DNA   these biotechniques as well as data   BMS 3470A - Basic Medical
        disease epidemiology and prevention   expression. The role of genetic input   and gene expression, such as   analysis, interpretation and reporting                Credit Hours: 3
        strategies will be discussed.  in different ontogenetic stages will be   western blotting and electrophoresis.                      Microbiology                   Prerequisite: BMS 23110C
                                      illustrated. Modern tools of systemic   The students will gain experience in   biological results.    Credit Hours: 3
        PBH 101 - Introduction to Public   biology, such as genomics and   techniques related to topics ranging   BMS 34010C - Bioinformatics  Co-requisite: PBH 405       This course introduces metabolic
        Health                        proteomics, will be covered along   from microbiology plating of bacteria   Credits Hours: 3                                         diseases, ranging from inborn
        Credit Hours: 3               with their potential applications and   to immunoassay, spectrophotometry                             The course provides an overview of   errors of metabolism in newborns
        Prerequisite: (Co) ENG 102/ENG   ethical consideration.      and HPLC.                                Prerequisite: BMS 23010C      microorganisms and aseptic methods   to other diseases linked with
        200+ (Co) FWS 100             BMS 23010C - Molecular Genetic   BMS 400 - Clinical Laboratory          Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary   of controlling microbial growth.   altered metabolism in adults. The
                                                                                                                                            It covers the biology of bacteria,
                                                                                                                                                                           course discusses deficiencies in
        This course addresses a variety of   and Molecular Processes  Management                              field of study, which aims at finding   viruses, fungi, and parasites and their   enzymes involved in the metabolism
                                                                                                              new links and associations between
        themes in public health which serve   Credits Hours: 3       Credits Hours: 3                         the structural and functional   clinical impact on human health. A   of carbohydrates, proteins and
        as a base for an introductory-level   Prerequisite: BMS 23010B  Prerequisite: BMS 302                 hierarchies of biomolecules and   practical lab experience is provided   amino acids, lipid, fatty acids, and
        understanding of the field. This                                                                      enhances students’ understanding   for the students so they can become   cholesterol, and their association
        course emphasizes the diverse,   In order to diagnose genetic   The course covers the strategies      of health and disease. This course   familiar with bacteria handling   with the state of the disease. Etiology,
        multidisciplinary perspectives   disorders, micro-organisms such   employed by the biomedical sector   will expose the students to using   and characterization.  In addition   prevention and treatments of
        on public health. It introduces   as viruses, and specific cancers,   to maintain quality assurance and   high throughput methods requiring   to the clinical aspects of multiple   metabolic disorders such as diabetes
        core disciplines of public health:   molecular genetic techniques can be   ensure safe practice. This includes   standalone, public domain software   infections, the procedures that assist   mellitus, metabolic syndrome and
        prevention, protection and    applied to medicine. With a focus on   accreditation schemes, hazard    and cloud computing. This will   in identifying and diagnosing the   obesity will be discussed. The course
        assurance.                    PCR and sequencing, as well as RNA   analysis critical control (HACCP)                                diseases is also examined.     also will examine the screening
                                      and DNA hybridization, this course   and legislative requirements.      allow them to retrieve and analyze                           and diagnostic procedures used in
        BMS 302 - Professional Practice   will explore how these techniques   Effective management in staffing   biological data from different   BMS 3470B - Clinical
        Skills                        have been applied and are changing   and scheduling and structuring     bioinformatics repositories to   Biochemistry I              assessing these disorders, including
                                                                                                                                                                           basal metabolic and functional
        Credit Hours: 3               healthcare.                    staff activity. Budget planning          produce new meaningful information.   Credit Hours: 3        investigations, next-generation
                                                                                                              In this course the students would
        Prerequisite: BMS 34010A                                     and management are also areas            learn how to work on genomics,   Prerequisite: BMS 23110B    sequencing (NGS), and post-mortem
                                                                     addressed by the course.                                                                              analysis.
        The ultimate professional                                                                             proteomics data and determine   The Clinical Biochemistry I is a major
        responsibility of a scientist                                Laboratory environments are not          the role of genetic variabilities in   course for Biomedical Sciences (BMS)   BMS 44210A - Immunology II
        performing diagnostic testing in                             static, demands and methodologies        evolution of biomolecules and   and Molecular & Medical Genetics
        a clinical laboratory is to provide                          are constantly changing. Innovations     organisms. The knowledge and skills   (MMG) programs to prepare students   Credit Hours: 3
        accurate results. Thus, the graduate                         and modifications need to be             gained in this course would help   for future careers in their fields.   Prerequisite: BMS 34210A
        must mitigate for pre-analytical,                            constantly considered. The student       students in providing insight in their   This course encompasses the study   This course examines the genetics
        analytical and post analytical errors.                       will undertake an independent            research and health management.  of fundamental disease processes,   and immunology of neural
                                                                     and critical evaluation of individual


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