Rosalind Franklin University Biomedical Science

Graduates of the Rosalind Franklin Master of Science in Biomedical Science program will be prepared to pursue a medical career. You will be assigned a faculty advisor and everything will be done to ensure your success.

This program begins in mid-August and ends in mid-May.

Focus

Since this is a graduate level program, it will be great for you if you need to enhance your academic record, but career-changers can also enroll.

Structure

Students will receive their M.S. in Biomedical Sciences and also have the ability to receive a certificate in one of four areas: Clinical Research, Healthcare Administration & Management (HCAM), Nutrition or Women’s Health.

Fall

Track	Course	Credits	Location
All Students	Molecular Cell Biology	3	On Campus
	Medical Physiology	7	On Campus
	Topics in Physiology	2	On Campus
	Intro to Healthcare	1	On Campus
Clinical Research	Critical Inquiry 1	3	On Campus
HCAM	Health Care Law or	3	Online
	Strategic Planning in Healthcare or	3	Online
	Financial Management	3	Online
Nutrition	Evaluating Research	4	Online
Women's Health	Inter-professional Approach to Women's Health	3	Online
	Total Credits	18	19 if nutrition

Winter

Track	Course	Credits	Location
All Students	Embryology	3	Online
	Medical Biochemistry	2	On Campus
	Medical Physiology	7	On Campus
	Topics in Physiology	2	On Campus
Clinical Research	Ethics in Research	3	Online & On Campus
HCAM (1 or 2 courses)	Healthcare Delivery or	3	Online
	Marketing Healthcare	3	Online
	Leadership & Management	3	Online
Nutrition	Carbohydrate & Lipid Metabolism	4	Online
Women's Health	Physiology & PathoPhys 1 for Women	3	Online
	Total Credits	17 or 19	19 for nutrition

Spring

Track	Course	Credits	Location
All Students	Medical Neuroscience	7	On Campus
	Medical Biochemistry	4	On Campus
Clinical Research	Measurement	3	Online
	Critical Inquiry 2	3	On Campus
HCAM	Risk & Quality Management in Healthcare or	3	Online
	Healthcare Informatics and/or	3	Online
	Management Ethics	3	Online
Nutrition	Protein & Energy Metabolism and 1 of the following:	4	Online
	Promoting Health Lifestyles	3	Online
	Herbs, Dietary, & Sports Nutrition	3	Online
Women's Health	Physiology & Pathology for Women II	3	Online
	Elective	3	Online
	Total Credits	14 of 17	18 for nutrition

Grading for this biomedical science program is conducted using the A/B/C scale and you will need to earn at least a 3.0 in your certificate coursework.

Eligibility

You must hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. A requirement of the Rosalind Franklin Biomedical Science program is to have satisfactorily completed the full-year course sequence (including laboratory) of:

• general chemistry
• biology
• organic chemistry
• physics.

Admissions

You will be selected based on previous academic work, your preparation in the biological and physical sciences, grade point average, standardized test scores (such as DAT, MCAT, GRE) and letters of recommendation.

There are no interviews for this program.

To enhance your chances at admission you are encouraged to submit additional materials such as resumes, abstracts of research work or published papers, and any additional items which will be useful in evaluating your application.

Deadline

Applications are due on June 15th. Applications are available beginning Oct. 15th of each year.