Prospective Students The undergraduate program in the Department of Biomedical Sciences within the College of Health Sciences provides a distinctive area of study to Marquette students and is specifically designed to prepare individuals for careers in the health industry. The curriculum consists of human-oriented basic science courses that can be tailored to an individual’s career interests. For example, pre-dental students can take courses such as head and neck anatomy, oral histology, and craniofacial development and genetics. Pre-medical students may wish to take advantage of human-oriented classes in pharmacology, pathology, histology, human physiology, and human anatomy, including a course in which human cadavers are dissected. As a result, undergraduate students in the Department of Biomedical Sciences are well-prepared for a wide variety of health care career paths listed below. Why Biomedical Sciences at Marquette?  The undergraduate program is unique for several reasons: Curriculum consists of human-oriented basic sciences courses. Students take courses normally reserved for professional students such as pharmacology and human gross anatomy. An opportunity to supplement a strong science background with the traditional foundational strengths of a Marquette education. As a result, our graduates often obtain a minor in disciplines such as business, communications, computer science, or a foreign language. The faculty at Marquette University is selected, in part, for their commitment of the mission of the university. As a result, students are mentored by individuals that are socially active and participate in a variety of outreach and research activities. This helps foster a strong sense of social justice in many of our graduates.  The students in the Department of Biomedical Sciences have the advantage of taking courses from faculty that also teach basic science courses to Marquette University professional students in dental school, the physician assistant studies program, and the physical therapy program.  Many of the faculty actively conduct biomedical research which affords the opportunity to incorporate the cutting-edge biomedical discoveries into their courses Undergraduates have opportunities to conduct biomedical research. Productive interaction between faculty and students. For instance, an annual retreat is held in order to continually improve the major.  Every year the faculty and university review the learning outcomes to ensure that our major offers the latest, most dynamic curriculum to our students.   Career paths for BISC majors Medicine Dentistry Graduate Studies Biomedical Research Physician Assistant Studies Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Optometry Pharmacy Podiatry Public Health Health Care Administration Pharmaceutical Sales Science Writing

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