Academic Calendar - 2020 ARCHIVE

Western University Academic Calendar. - 2020ARCHIVE

BACHELOR OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (BMSc) PROGRAM

The Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMSc) Program, offered jointly by the Faculty of Science and the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, offers four-year undergraduate degrees for students interested in an advanced study of one or more of the disciplines offered by the following Basic Medical Science departments:

Anatomy and Cell Biology+
Biochemistry     
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Medical Biophysics
Microbiology and Immunology
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Pharmacology
Physiology


Students wishing an interdisciplinary approach and a broader education in the basic medical sciences are invited to consider the Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS) modules as an alternative to the discipline-specific modules.

+ Medical Cell Biology modules are offered by the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology


The Honors Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMSc) degree:

This degree must contain either one of the following Honors Specializations:

Biochemistry
Biochemistry and Cancer Biology
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Biochemistry and Pathology of Human Disease
Biochemistry of Infection and Immunity
Chemical Biology
Clinical Biochemistry -admission discontinued
Computational Biochemistry
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS)
Medical Biophysics (Medical Science Concentration)
Medical Biophysics (Clinical Physics Concentration)
Medical Biophysics and Biochemistry
Medical Cell Biology
Medical Health Informatics
Microbiology and Immunology
Microbiology and Immunology with Pathology
One Health
Pathology
Pharmacology
Physiology
Physiology and Pharmacology

OR


two of the following Majors:

Biochemistry
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS)
Medical Biophysics
Medical Cell Biology
Microbiology and Immunology
Pathology
Pharmacology
Physiology


The Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMSc) degree:

This degree must contain either one of the following Specializations:

Biochemistry
Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS)
Medical Biophysics
Microbiology and Immunology
Pathology
Pharmacology
Physiology
Physiology and Pharmacology

OR

two of the following Majors:

Biochemistry
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS)
Medical Biophysics
Medical Cell Biology
Microbiology and Immunology
Pathology
Pharmacology
Physiology


Students interested in the modules leading to a Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMSc) degree will normally complete MEDICAL SCIENCES FIRST ENTRY (Medical Sciences 1 and 2) and apply for admission to year 3 of the BMSc Program. See ADMISSION TO THE BACHELOR OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (BMSc) PROGRAM and MODULES OFFERED IN THE BMSc PROGRAM for additional information.