The majority of credits toward all certificates must be earned through courses offered by EMU.

Biomedicine Certificate

Semester Hours: 25 21

Some students want to become more competitive applicants for professional health school, and only need a one-year program to enhance their application. Our Biomedicine Certificate certificate allows you to pick and choose which graduate-level natural science courses suit your academic goals the best. Our curriculum will set your application apart with our built-in cross-cultural experience, practicum shadowing, and interdisciplinary course offerings.

Natural Sciences (16-19 Biomedicine Core Courses (7 SH)
Select from Complete all of the following courses:

• BMS 517 Developmental and Stem Cell Biology (4 SH)
• BMC 552 Advanced Cell Biology (3 SH)
• BMC 561 Biochemistry Foundations (3 SH)
• BMC 562 Advanced Human Physiology (4 SH)
• BMS 563 Molecular Genetics (3 SH)
• BMS 572 Cognitive Psychology (3 SH)
• BMC 612 Advanced Human Gross & Microscopic Anatomy (4 SH)
• BMS 540 Drugs: Discovery, Design, Action (online) (2 SH)
• BMS 561 Immunology (3 SH)
• BMS 562 Neurobiology (3 SH)
• BMS 570 Medical Microbiology (3 SH)
• BMS 585 Infectious Diseases (3 SH)

Additional natural science course options are available.

Cross Discipline (6 SH)

• BMC 598 Biomedicine Practicum (1-4 SH)
• BMC 610 Interdisciplinary Seminar I (2 SH)
• BMX 603 Cross Cultural Health Care (3 SH)

Electives (0-3 SH)

• BMS 530 MCAT Preparation (3 SH)
• A course from any other master’s program at EMU

Biomedical Teaching Certificate

Semester Hours: 28

Core Courses (14-15 SH)
Select from the following:

• BMS 517 Developmental and Stem Cell Biology (4 SH)
• BMC 561 Biochemistry Foundations (3 SH)
• BMC 562 Advanced Human Physiology (4 SH)
• BMC 610 Interdisciplinary Seminar I (2 SH)
• BMC 611 Interdisciplinary Seminar II (2 SH)
• BMC 612 Advanced Human Gross and Microscopic Anatomy (4 SH)
• BMC 613 Research Design and Statistics (2 SH)
• BMC 623 Research in Biomedicine (3 SH)
• BMC 598 Biomedicine Practicum (1-4 SH)
• BMX 603 Cross Cultural Healthcare (3 SH)
• BMX 611 Biomedicine, Faith and Ethics (2 SH)

*For the Biomedical Teaching concentration, one of the 3 core required laboratory science courses (BMC 517, BMC 561 or BMC 612) may be replaced with equivalent hours in elective BMS courses.

Biomedical Teaching Concentration Courses (6 SH)

• EDCC 501 Creating Cultures of Change (3 SH)
• EDCC 531 Social and Ethical Issues in Education (3 SH)

Electives (7-8 SH)
Choose 4 of the following courses:

• EDCC 521 Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution (3 SH)
• EDCI 501 Curriculum and Instruction Strategies (3 SH)
• EDCI 511 Teaming and Collaboration (3 SH)
• EDCT 531 Everything Google for Classroom (online) (3 SH)
• EDCT 541 Instructional Technology for Problem-Based Learning (online) (3 SH)
• EDCT 681 Online Learning Tools for Classroom (online) (3 SH)
• EDDA 511 Teaching Diverse Learners (3 SH)
• EDDT 581 Language and Culture (online) (3 SH)

Requisite course if not completed in undergraduate studies

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• BMC 610 Interdisciplinary Seminar I  (2 SH) or BMC 611 Interdisciplinary Seminar II  (2 SH)

• BMX 603 Intercultural Health Care  (3 SH)

• BMX 611 Biomedicine, Faith and Ethics (2 SH)

Natural Science and Social & Behavioral Sciences Electives Courses (14 SH)

• Select 14 SH from the following: 

  • BMC 552 Cell Biology (3 SH) (Fall 2024)

  • BMS 530 MCAT Preparation Course OR BMS 531 DAT Preparation Course (3 SH)

  • *BMS 556: Epidemiology (3H) (2025-26)

  • *BMS 557: Toxicology for Public Health (2H) (2025-26)

  • BMS 561 Immunology (3 SH) (Spring 2024)

  • BMS 562 Neurobiology (3 SH) (Spring 2025)

  • BMS 563 Molecular Genetics (3 SH) (Spring 2024)

  • BMS 570 Medical Microbiology (3 SH) (Spring 2025)

  • BMS 571 Abnormal Psychology (3 SH)

  • BMS 572 Cognitive Psychology (3 SH)

  • BMS 574 Neuropsychology (3 SH) (Spring 2024)

  • BMS 579 Analytical Chemistry I (2 SH) (Fall 2024)

  • BMS 580 Analytical Chemistry II (2 SH) (Fall 2023)

  • BMS 585 Infectious Diseases (3 SH)

  • BMS 595 Bioinformatics (2 SH) (Spring 2023)

  • TRHS 561 The Neurobiology of Trauma, Resilience, and Well-Being  (online) (3 SH)

  • TRHS 571 Self-Care and Resilience for Healthcare Providers  (online) (3 SH)

  • TRHS 621 Trauma-Informed Strategies for Healthcare Providers (online) (3 SH)

Gap Year Certificate

Semester Hours:  21-28

Gap Year Certificate students take courses at EMU’s Harrisonburg campus in the fall and EMU’s Washington Community Scholars Center in Washington D.C. in the spring and complete cross-cultural travel in the summer.

Fall Courses (, Harrisonburg campus ) (9-14 SH)
Choose Select from the following courses:  

• BMS 517 Developmental and Stem

  BMC 552 Cell Biology

  (4

  (3 SH) (Fall 2022)

• BMC 561 Biochemistry Foundations (3 SH)

• BMC 612

  Advanced

  Human Gross and Microscopic

  Anatomy

  Anatomy (4 SH)

• BMC 561 Biochemistry Foundations (3 SH)
• BMC 552 Advanced

  BMS 517 Developmental and Stem Cell Biology (

  3

  4 SH)

• BMS 561 Immunology (3 SH)

• BMS

  571 

  571 Abnormal

  Psychology

  Psychology (3 SH)

• One course from any other master’s program at EMU

Additional natural science course options are available.In place of a natural science course, one elective course can be taken in any other master's program at EMU.

Spring Courses (, Washington, D.C. campus ) (9-11 SH)

• BMS 599

  Internship

  Internship (6-9 SH)

• BMS 654 Internship Theory and

  Practice

  Practice (1 SH)

• BMS 655 Servant

  Leadership

  Leadership (2 SH)

Summer Course (, off campus ) (3 SH)

• BMX 603 Cross-Cultural Health

  Care

  Care (3 SH)