Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science

Rochester Institute of Technology

RIT’s biomedical sciences BS consists of life sciences core courses combined with flexible electives to customize your degree for medical school or full-time employment. The field of biomedical sciences combines biology and medicine to maintain and promote the health of both humans and animals. It is also an investigative field in which you will conduct hands-on research in order to solve pressing health problems. Our biomedical sciences degree prepares you for advanced study in various areas of medicine and health care (e.g. medical/dental/veterinary school, nursing, public health, and more) and for top-tier research positions at a range of medical and health sciences organizations. The major’s diverse curriculum includes a broad array of elective courses and offers you career-relevant experiential learning opportunities where you can apply the knowledge you gain in the classroom to real-world experiences. Comprehensive academic and faculty advising is complemented by a pre-medical/pre-health professions advising program that provides guidance to students in their selection of course work and in completing the requirements necessary for admission to advanced degree programs.Develop the multidisciplinary skills, self-confidence, and cross-disciplinary literacy that allows you to thrive in the dynamic, rapidly changing world of biomedicine and biomedical sciences.The diverse curriculum of RIT’s biomedical sciences BS includes a life sciences core combined with a broad range of flexible elective options that enable you to customize your education to pursue your professional areas of interest and engage in undergraduate research or independent study with a faculty mentor.You are able to choose elective courses from a range of categories to customize your degree around your career aspirations and professional interests. Categories include medical foundations, medicine and disease, and medicine and health. A selection of professional electives ensures you can pursue in-depth courses in genetics, genetic engineering, genomics, exercise and kinesiology, sports physiology, nutrition, pharmacology, epidemiology, and more.

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