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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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