The majority of credits toward all certificates must be earned through courses offered by EMU.
Biomedicine Certificate
Semester Hours: 25
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 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 SH)
Select from the following:
- 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
- BMS 501 Biomedical Organic Chemistry I (4 SH) (counts toward elective credit)
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 from the following courses:
- BMS 517 Developmental and Stem Cell Biology (4 SH)
- BMC 612 Advanced Human Gross and Microscopic Anatomy (4 SH)
- BMC 561 Biochemistry Foundations (3 SH)
- BMC 552 Advanced Cell Biology (3 SH)
- BMS 561 Immunology (3 SH)
- BMS 571 Abnormal Psychology (3 SH)
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 (6-9 SH)
- BMS 654 Internship Theory and Practice (1 SH)
- BMS 655 Servant Leadership (2 SH)
Summer Course (off campus) (3 SH)
- BMX 603 Cross Cultural Health Care (3 SH)