The majority of credits toward all certificates must be earned through courses offered by EMU.
Biomedicine Certificate
Semester Hours: 24
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.
Biomedicine Courses (22-25 SH)
- BMC 598 Biomedicine Practicum (1 SH)
- BMC 610 Interdisciplinary Seminar I (2 SH)
- BMX 603 Cross Cultural Health Care (3 SH)
- Select 16-19 SH from the following:
- BMC 552 Cell Biology (3 SH) (Fall 2022)
- BMC 561 Biochemistry Foundations (3 SH)
- BMC 562 Human Physiology (4 SH)
- BMC 612 Human Gross & Microscopic Anatomy (4 SH)
- BMS 501 Biomedical Organic Chemistry I (4 SH)
- BMS 502 Biomedical Organic Chemistry II (4 SH)
- BMS 517 Developmental and Stem Cell Biology (4 SH)
- BMS 540 Drugs: Discovery, Design and Action (2 SH)
- BMS 561 Immunology (3 SH)
- BMS 562 Neurobiology (3 SH) (Spring 2023)
- BMS 563 Molecular Genetics (3 SH) (Spring 2022)
- BMS 570 Medical Microbiology (3 SH) (Spring 2023)
- BMS 572 Cognitive Psychology (3 SH)
- BMS 585 Infectious Diseases (3 SH)
- BMS 595 Bioinformatics (2 SH) (Spring 2023)
Additional natural science course options are available.
Electives (0-3 SH)
Select from the following:
- BMS 530 MCAT Preparation OR BMS 531 DAT Preparation Course (3 SH)
- One course from any other master’s program at EMU
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)
Select from the following:
- BMC 552 Cell Biology (3 SH) (Fall 2022)
- BMC 561 Biochemistry Foundations (3 SH)
- BMC 612 Human Gross and Microscopic Anatomy (4 SH)
- BMS 517 Developmental and Stem Cell Biology (4 SH)
- BMS 561 Immunology (3 SH)
- BMS 571 Abnormal Psychology (3 SH)
- One course from any other master’s program at EMU
Additional natural science course options are available.
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)