Undergraduate Program
The Integrative Health Science concentration offers courses in nutrition, kinesiology, naturopathy, traditional Chinese medicine and other healing disciplines in addition to basic science courses related to biomedical science. Students will learn to examine each person as a unique biological entity in order to understand the underlying root causes of illness while striving for an optimum state of physical, emotional and spiritual health and wellness.
Jobs directly after BioMed degree with an Integrative Health Science concentration may include:
Health promotion and health coaching
Bioinformatics
Health policy development
Public health
Kinesiology
Writer/editor for scientific and technical publications
Nutraceutical industry research/development/sales
Product development and testing
Medical manufacturing
Environmental scientist
After receiving the BS degree in BMS with an Integrative Health concentration, students may also pursue advanced degrees in:
Naturopathic, allopathic or osteopathic medicine
Chiropractic medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture
Ayurvedic medicine
Herbal medicine
Homeopathy
Nutritional sciences
Master or doctorate level degree in any of the biomedical sciences
Nursing
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The BS in Biomedical Science is a 125-semester credit curriculum with three major components: major requirements (75 credits, including 56 credits of the major core courses and 19 credits of the concentration courses), core general education courses (41 credits), and free electives (9 credits).
Biology (14 credits)
Chemistry (16 credits)
Human Body and Health Science (11 credits)
BMS Professionalism and Research (15 credits)
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit(s) |
|---|---|---|
| BMS 452 | Biomedical Science Practicum II | 4 |
| BMS 451 | Biomedical Science Practicum I | 4 |
| BMS 346 | Biomedical Science Literature | 3 |
| BMS 243 | Biostatistics | 3 |
| BMS 101 | Introduction to Biomedical Science | 1 |
| BSC 212 L | Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab | 1 |
| BSC 212 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 3 |
| BMS 231 | Public Health & Epidemiology | 3 |
| BSC 211 L | Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab | 1 |
| BSC 211 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 |
| CHM 212 L | Organic Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| CHM 212 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHM 211 L | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| CHM 211 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHM 102 L | General Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| CHM 102 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHM 101 L | General Chemistry I L | 1 |
| CHM 101 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| BSC 221 | Genetics & Biotechnology | 3 |
| BSC 215 | Cell & Molecular Biology | 3 |
| BSC 102 L | General Biology II Lab | 1 |
| BSC 102 | General Biology II | 3 |
| BSC 101 L | General Biology I Lab | 1 |
| BSC 101 | General Biology I | 3 |
| Code | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| BMS 145 | Healing Traditions Around the Word | 3 |
| BMS 142 | Chinese Medicine Theories and Principles II | 3 |
| BMS 141 | Chinese Medicine Theories and Principles I | 3 |
| BMS 335 L | Kinesiology and Physical Fitness Lab | 1 |
| BMS 335 | Kinesiology and Physical Fitness | 3 |
| BMS 233 | Introduction to Naturopathy | 3 |
| BMS 132 | Nutrition, Health and Wellness | 3 |
The College requires that all undergraduate students, regardless of major, complete core general education courses in nine distributions. Students in the Biomedical Science program can meet the Nature Science distribution requirement through their major courses. As a result, the BMS program requires 41 general education credits from the Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) program.
Students are free to choose 9 credits from the following Biomedical Science elective courses or any other college level courses offered by the College.
| Code | Cources | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| DAS 345 | Introduction to Computational Biology | 3 |
| BMS 423 | Introduction to Medical Laboratory Science | 3 |
| BMS 221 | Survey Research and Instrument Development | 3 |
| BMS 211 | Health Behavior Theories and Models | 3 |
| BMS 131 | Introduction to US Healthcare | 3 |
| BMS 105 | Physical Fitness | 3 |
Fei Tian College is a private, nonprofit institution of higher education, accredited by the NYSED since 2014.
