Biomedical Sciences

Begin your career in the medical sciences with expert guidance and real-life learning experiences.

The biomedical sciences major blends the required basic science courses to prepare students for careers in the health care field with the flexibility to design a curriculum with their particular biological interests. All concentration areas are designed to meet requirements for professional schools in the tri-state area.

• Pre-Chiropractic Concentration
• Pre-Dental Concentration
• Pre-Medical Concentration
• Pre-Occupational Therapy Concentration
• Pre-Optometry Concentration
• Pre-Pharmacy Concentration
• Pre-Physical Therapy Concentration
• Pre-Physician Assistant Concentration is designed for those students planning to become physician assistants through a PA program. Click here to learn more about Mount St. Joseph University's Physician Assistant program. The approval was granted by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant.
• Pre-Podiatry Concentration
• Pre-Vetinarian Concentration

Courses in the Biomedical Sciences develop students' critical thinking skills and build a solid scientific foundation to support their advanced degree. Special faculty advisors, who focus on the ever-changing admission requirements for professional programs, work one-on-one with the Biomedical Sciences student to help him or her be successful in his or her health career. 

Featured Courses:

Students will work closely with an academic advisor and a faculty pre-health advisor to design a schedule of courses that fit their interests and needs. Some of the elective courses included in the curricula are:

• Anatomy & Physiology
• Pathophysiology
• Microbiology
• Genetics
• Neurobiology
• Cell Biology
• Developmental Biology
• Psychopharmacology
• Musculoskeletal Anatomy
• Medical Terminology.