List of University Courses
Course Code: MTH1205
Credit hours: 2
Basic mathematics for Biologists is an introductory course that covers the fundamental mathematical concepts and techniques that are relevant to biological sciences. The course is designed for students with limited prior knowledge of mathematics and aims to provide them with a solid foundation in basic mathematical skills that are necessary for understanding and applying biological concepts.
Credits Hours: 2
Course Code: HUM3215
Credits Hours: 2
Course Description: This course is an introduction to fundamentals of conducting research. It will teach the students different research methodologies, research designs and parts of the research paper. The curriculum is sequential, helping the students to identify study topics, formulate inquiry questions, organize a literature review, and select appropriate designs and methodologies. By the End of the course, students will complete a proposal that includes an introduction, problem statement (significance of study), literature review, methods section, references, and a project timeline. This work can be converted next year into a full research that will include the following sections: findings, discussion, conclusions, and references.
List of College Courses
Course Code: CHM1410C
Credits Hours: 3+1
Prerequisite Course: FNS0205
This course is intended to provide students with a fundamental knowledge of the modern theory in general and inorganic chemistry. It covers basic background of many topics that would be addressed, in more detail, in General chemistry II or any advance course and also covers many important topics such as matter and energy; measurements and units; stoichiometry; chemical reaction; physical and chemical properties; gas laws; periodicity of elements; solutions, chemistry of life.
Course Description: Physics became an important and essential part of the study programs for the all medical students. This course of physics for students from medical departments provides the most important Principles for the first year students – college of medicine. The basic laws of mechanics applied to body and bio-systems will be discussed. A portion of this course explores the main properties of materials used in dentistry. Physics for medical students emphasizes the application of various field of physics (e.g. Lasers, ultrasound, and x-ray) to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases in the Field.
Course Description: Anatomy is the science that deals with the structure and function of the body. It is important for the students to have knowledge and understanding of the basic anatomic terms. The accurate use of anatomic terms by medical personnel enables them to communicate with their colleagues both nationally and internationally. Also it is important for them to have knowledge about the basic structures of the body such as skin, bone, muscle, etc, because understanding these basic structures help them better and easier understanding of the other regions of the body such as the limbs. Then we will discuss each system in detail.
Course Description: The scope of medical bacteriology and mycology are the area of knowledge covering the bacteria and fungi that cause human disease through giving information on Epidemiology, rout and transmission of disease, pathogenesis and laboratory diagnosis
Course Description: A systematic hands-on approach to understanding human physiology. Study of the physiological principles, function, integration and homeostasis of the human body at the cellular, tissue, organ, organ system and organism level: integumentary system, bone, skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscles, nervous system, sensory organs, cardiovascular system, lymphatic and immune systems, respiratory system, urinary system, digestive system, endocrine system, and reproductive system as well as some of their common pathologies. Experiments are performed in the laboratory to illustrate functional characteristics of cells, membranes, and organ systems discussed in lecture and to provide direct experience with lab techniques, recording systems and methods of data analysis.
Course Description:
This course is composed of two parts; in the first part student will study virology and the second part the student will take parasitology.
Virology occupies a unique position in contemporary biology. Viruses that cause important human diseases are still being emerged. Further, our gradually developing knowledge concerning the nature of latent and persistent viral infections may soon provide clues regarding the causes of some chronic conditions and the involvement of viruses in cancer.
In view of its central role in contemporary biology and medicine, virology provides an important conceptual framework that must not only be mastered by graduate and medical students, but is also becoming important in undergraduate curricula.
Virology discipline consists primarily of the following major spheres which reflect the mechanisms by which clinical virology is practiced in hospitals:
1. The core knowledge of pathogenic viruses relevant to the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases.
2. The establishment and direction of infection control programs across the continuum of care.
3. Public health and communicable disease prevention and epidemiology
4. The specific and administrative direction of a diagnostic laboratory.
The second part is designed to provide the students with basic information about the general biology, life cycles, modes of transmission, and pathogenesis of major parasites (protozoa, worms, and arthropods) on global human health.
Credits Hours: 3+1
Prerequisite Course: BMS2300C
This course describes the principles of clinical biochemistry in the management of diseases. The scope of this course covers the type of requested diagnostic tests in medical labs, the normal and abnormal metabolic pathways of biological macromolecules. Interpret the outcome of metabolic disorders, genetics syndromes, or exogenous pathogenic substances on the development of different diseases or systematic malfunctions like diabetes, atherosclerosis, kidney failure, cardiovascular diseases, etc. Further knowledge will be obtained on liver & kidney function tests, sugar and lipid profile tests, quantification of electrolytes, trace elements, vitamins, blood gases, endocrine hormones, and cancer biomarkers.
Course Description: Lecture topics and laboratory experiences incorporate the basic topics in microscopic anatomy of the human body. The course deals mainly with basic tissues (epithelium, connective tissue (including: adipose tissue, bone and cartilage), muscles and nerves). In the lectures, the normal microscopic and submicroscopic structure of cells and tissues of the body are described. In Laboratory sessions students will examine and analyze the materials being studied using light microscope. Students should be able to differentiate the various histological structures from each other. Functional correlations often with some elements of clinical significance are presented throughout the course.
Lectures of this course are tailored to introduce basics of hematology with principles of blood examinations; the examinations include both manual and currently available automated diagnostic machines. The course defines hematology, basic hematological tests on hematopoiesis, different blood components and their functions, also discuss disorders and changes of the haematopoietic system during normal physiological response to stimuli and disease status.
Credits Hours: 2+1
Course Code:MED3300C
Credits Hours:3
Prerequisite Course:MED2305C
Course Description: The General Pathology concentrates on origins, pathogenesis and mechanisms of changes that occur in diseases which affect human being and the consequences on the cellular and molecular levels and how these correlates clinically. The Course emphasizes “the language of disease” as a necessary foundation for self-education and lifelong learning.
This course covers the major pathological principles and mechanisms of human diseases that include cellular adaptations, cellular injury, inflammation, tissue repair, hemodynamic disorders, infectious diseases, immune system diseases and neoplasia.
Credits Hours: 3+1
Prerequisite Course: MED2300C
Course Description: Introduces the modern concepts of medical immunology, with an emphasis on structure, types, functions of various types of antibodies and immunoglobulins. Pathogenesis, as well as diagnosis, control, and prevention of immunological diseases also covered. Practicing on the locally available techniques used in medical Immunology in a clinical laboratory setting also will be done, such as ELISA, mini VIDAS and Rapid Diagnostic Tests.
Credits Hours: 3
The molecular Biology course focuses on biologically essential molecules’ structure and function, giving a range of theoretical knowledge and practical laboratory skills. This course is intended for the student interested in understanding and appreciating common biological topics in studying the smallest units within biology: molecules and cells. Molecular biology is a dynamic field. There are thousands of opportunities within the medical, pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial fields (to name a few) for a person with full knowledge of molecular and cellular processes. The student will learn about DNA, RNA and proteins and the molecular events that govern cell function while exploring the relevant aspects of biochemistry, genetics and cell biology. The course covers a detailed analysis of the molecular mechanisms that control the maintenance, what is behind the expression, and the evolution of prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes. This course will emphasize the structure and types of cellular genetic material, Gene function, and molecular mechanisms of DNA replication, repair, transcription, splicing, protein synthesis, and gene regulation in different organisms. In addition to preparing for a diversity of career paths, understanding molecular and cell biology will help the student make sound decisions in their everyday life that can positively impact their study.
Credits Hours: 2
The course focuses on descriptive and Inferential statistics as Applied to medical practice. Students will be trained to use computer software as Excel and SPSS. This course is application of statistics at a wide range of topics in biology especially in medicine. In this course, students build their skills through investigations of different ways to collect, organize, presenting and analyzing data to make sense of them. The course consists of 14 lectures, problem-solving activities provided online and in a print guide, and interactive activities and demonstrations on the web. In this course students will be familiar with three major techniques of bio statistics which are Descriptive, Inferential and Experimental Design. With this background, we first discuss the descriptive techniques then the logic of hypothesis testing and, in particular, the inferential techniques which are generally referred to us Z, t, Chi-square, F and correlation and regression test. Throughout the course we emphasize applications, using real examples from most of the biological areas.
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Course Code: BMS1200
Credits Hours: 2
Prerequisite Course: EGH0615
The course of Principal medical biology is designed to enable and encourage the students
• Describe the steps in the scientific process and list the importance of biology to society and their everyday life.
• Understand the themes and characteristics of life.
• Describe the complexity of cell structure and function.
• Compare and contrast different methods of energy production and explain the importance of energy to
sustain the organizational levels of life
Course Code: BMS1300C
Credits Hours: 2+1
Prerequisite Course: EGH0615
Course Description:
This course is intended to provide information about cells, including their composition, their function and cell-cycle checkpoints.
Topics like radiation biology has been included to explore and gain insight into radiation-induced biological responses at molecular, cellular and tissue levels. In addition, cytochemical lab protocols have been included to enable the students to work on the different types of cells and their compositions.
Course Code: BMS1301C
Credits Hours: 2+1
Prerequisite Course: BMS1300C
The foundation of modern human genetics is the human genome sequence. Human hereditary and
molecular genetics will be covered in this course, with a focus on genomics and human disease. The
Human Genome Project, the discovery and cloning of human disease genes, contemporary technology
for genome analysis, personal genomics, and cancer genomics will all be covered. Current issues
including genetic testing, gene treatment, and embryonic stem cells will also be covered.
Course Code: BMS2300C
Credits Hours: 2+1
Prerequisite Course: CHM1410C
Bioorganic Chemistry is a discipline that integrates organic chemistry and biochemistry. It aims at understanding the relevance of biological processes using the fundamental concepts of organic chemistry. This course includes basic principles of organic chemistry like concepts of acids and bases, molecular forces responsible for the activities of biomolecules, principles of stereochemistry and their importance in understanding various biomolecular reactions along with introduction to biomolecules.
Course Code: BMS2301C
Credits Hours: 2+1
Prerequisite Course: MED1305C
This is a full practical course. It introduces the students, whatever their previous chemical or biological background, to the fundamental chemical and biological techniques. It involves separation techniques, titrimetric analysis, paper chromatography, boiling point determination, microscopy, microscopic slides preparation, qualitative tests, dialysis, microbiology (microorganism’s collection) and culture and microtomy. It is expected to foster in them a correct approach to the laboratory work, precision and safety.
Course Code: BMS2205
Credits Hours: 2
Prerequisite Course: MED1305C
Bioethics & Bio-safety considers the application of moral principles and values to issues involving the use of technology (particularly medical technology) to human life. Students will be introduced to key terms and concepts of bioethics, and the practice of ethical reasoning and ethical decision-making. Being a profession, medicine has its own ethic; and we will consider its contemporary understanding and the ethical problems this ethic has raised. Students will be encouraged to develop and defend their own solutions to these problems.
Course Code: BMS2210
Credits Hours: 2
Prerequisite Course: BMS2300C
The human brain’s anatomy and functionality will be highlighted in this introduction to the mammalian nervous system. Nerve cell function, sensory systems, movement control, learning and memory, and brain disorders are some of the subjects covered.
Course Code: BMS3305C
Credits Hours: 2+1
Prerequisite Course: MLS2410C | MLS344
A course called Principles of Medicinal Chemistry gives a brief overview of the process through which new, pharmacologically potent compounds are developed to treat human diseases. Drug discovery, biological targets, drug-target interactions, structure optimization, drug metabolism, structure-based drug design, drug synthesis, and particular drug classes are some of the subjects covered in the course. This integrated discipline connects biology and chemistry and is intended to research significant disease and alignment mechanisms. Separation of natural products and biopolymers, lead creation, lead optimization, and quantitative structure-activity connections are all covered in the course.
Course Code: BMS3410C
Credits Hours: 3+1
Prerequisite Course: MLS3425C | MLS3435
The purpose of this course is to acquaint the student with the procedures used to create recombinant goods. The lectures go on both the basic principles of the laboratory-based recombinant DNA technologies and some of its commercial uses. DNA separation, restriction enzyme mapping, cloning and selection, protein expression, gel electrophoresis, polymerase chain reaction, DNA sequencing, and related procedures are only a few of the essential abilities that can be practiced firsthand in the lab.
Course Code: BMS3200
Credits Hours: 2
Prerequisite Course: BMS2210
The main areas of study in medical psychology include chronic disease management, sickness prevention, and health promotion. The promotion of health, the perception of symptoms, symptoms linked to stress, living with chronic illnesses, and psychological therapies in chronic disease will all be covered in detail in the lectures. This course will also cover psychological behaviour and patient mental health, with a focus on the key ideas that explain social and individual behaviour as well as mental illnesses. Additionally, it will concentrate on psychophysiology and the mental health of youngsters and the elderly.
Course Code: BMS4315C
Credits Hours: 3+1
Prerequisite Course: BMS2301C + 80CH
The human-instrument systems and issues that arise while trying to measure a living body are covered in this course. It also contains all equipment related to diagnosis and treatment. The course’s goal is to teach students about the medical equipment used to assess parameters linked to cardiology and neurology, as well as the techniques for continuous monitoring and transmission of such parameters.
Course Code: BMS4320C
Credits Hours: 3+1
Prerequisite Course: BMS2205, 80CH
Developing a cost-effective, risk-managed QA/QC strategy for products through the various phases of clinical development and into commercialization, handling biosafety, potency, and impurity profile issues for biologic/biopharmaceutical products, setting appropriate goals for QA/QC, and more are all covered in this course on quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) for biomedicine/bioactives.
Course Code: BMS4210C
Credits Hours: 1+1
Prerequisite Course: BMS3410C
During this course, the students will become familiar with the methods used in Biomedical science research at the molecular, cellular, tissue, whole organism, and population levels through this course. Reading Biomedical science literature, honing research techniques, and grasping the objectives, present constraints, and potential future of contemporary Biomedical science research all require an awareness of these procedures and how they are applied. In addition, this course will emphasize the underlying principles/theory, work-flow and data output using the ‘Omics’ and Systems Biology and more.
Course Code: BMS4300C
Credits Hours: 2+2
Technologies within Biomedical Science produce massive amounts of data, sometimes too large to analyze by hand. The goal of this course is to learn how to analyze DNA, RNA, and protein sequences using computers. Through a combination of foundational examples and current research questions, this course aims to interpret computer science, molecular biology, and some of the ways they intersect.
Course Code: BMS3308C
Credits Hours: 2+2
Medication is a very important part in the overall treatment of various diseases. This course intends to equip the students with basic knowledge of how drugs affect cells, organs and entire organisms. The pharmacological part will mainly focus on general pharmacological principles. The toxicology part intends to give the students’ knowledge of toxicological principles such as dose response, and how bioactivation and toxicity of xenobiotic substances are studied.
Course Code: BMS4220
Credits Hours: 2
This course prepares students to examine and respond to both challenges and opportunities to improve health within and across populations. Population Health Management provides students with the opportunity to learn from experts and develop advanced skills in population health leadership and management, informatics, assessment, and social and behavioral techniques to engage communities and improve health.
Course Code: BMS4430
Credits Hours: 2
This course gives the opportunity to students to design a real research proposal with coordination of their colleagues and instructors. Students will prepare all parts of their proposal including a suitable title, background and methodology.
Course Code: BMS4325
Credits Hours: 2
Pharmacovigilance is the process of monitoring the effects of drugs, both new and existing ones. This includes collecting data, analyzing it, and taking steps to prevent any negative effects. Pharmacovigilance must happen throughout the entire life cycle of a drug, from when it is first being developed to long after it has been released on the market.
This course focuses on skills that are in high demand in the pharmaceutical industry. The course covers clinical research, data management, regulatory affairs, and medical writing.
Course Code: BMS3307C
Credits Hours: 2+2
A forensic investigation is the process of gathering and analysing physical evidence related to a suspected crime. Broadly, forensic lab techniques describe the technology and procedures used to carry out forensic investigations. Forensic lab techniques may include microscopes, alternative light sources, DNA sequencing, fingerprint identification, mass spectrometry, and drug testing. This course provides the necessary technical and theoretical knowledge, skills, and abilities of modern forensic techniques. Students gain the knowledge and ability for research-based projects and for potential improvement of the forensic community.
Course Code: BMS4225
Credits Hours: 2
Integrative Biomedicine and Disease investigates how different organs and systems communicate with each other to maintain a healthy balance in our body (homeostasis). When these processes are disturbed, pathological conditions arise. It includes the investigation of clinically relevant diseases using an integration of biological sub disciplines. Technical reports, journal articles, and articles in the popular press, historical records, and internet resources will be used to investigate treatment of pathological conditions, cultural effects of diseases, historical impacts and ethics of managing different diseases. Oral and written communication and critical thinking skills will be emphasized.