Application Deadline: April 1st Annually
The CSU Professional Master's in Biomedical Sciences is designed to prepare students for the rigors of professional school, obtaining a PhD, pursuing biomedical education, and for those seeking careers in the health care or biotech industries.
Options within the Professional Master's of Science program in Biomedical Sciences include:
The Biomedical Sciences Master's program prepares students for the rigors of professional school by offering an analogous curriculum. Core courses feature extensive laboratory instruction, hands-on dissection, and recitations with problem-based learning exercises. Cadaver-based Human and Animal Dissection experience with excellent student-to-cadaver ratios, typically 4 students per cadaver, makes the program truly unique. Additionally, Neuroanatomy courses provide students the opportunity to work with real human anatomical specimens.
2013 Information Sessions: Interested in or have questions about our one-year Professional Master's program (MS-B)? Information Sessions will be held Mondays at 10am and Thursdays at 3pm in Room 102 Physiology. Sessions start January 10th and continue through March. If interested, please RSVP to Heather Hall at (970) 491-2702 or bmsgradinformation@colostate.edu
Careers
Career opportunities with a Professional Master's in Biomedical Sciences are ample and varied. Pre-professional students (pre-medical, pre-dental, pre-veterinary, etc.) leverage our program to be more competitive applicants and strengthen their professional school credentials. The professional master's expands opportunities for those who pursue a career in education. Furthermore, our program enhances opportunities for those pursuing industry careers in biotechnology, biomedicine, and health care.
BMS Alumni Career Statistics (data spans past 5 years):
- 76% attend professional school (medical, DO, veterinary, dental, PA, etc.)
- 6% work in industry
- 6% attend graduate school
- 2% teach
- 2% conduct research
- 8% other
Curriculum
The program curriculum requires the completion of 32 credits of coursework, consisting of a core curriculum (listed below) plus electives. The proscribed curriculum is completed in one year, beginning only during the Fall semester, culminating in a final comprehensive examination on the core curriculum in late May/early June. One's chosen concentration determines one's core curriculum and the electives may be selected from university-wide offerings as long as they are 300-level or greater. This offers maximum flexibility for students to tailor the program to their individual needs. Regardless of the concentration chosen (Human, Veterinary, Neurobiology) all students receive a Master's Degree in Biomedical Sciences.
PDF of course listings
Human Anatomy core curriculum:
Managing a Career in Science - BMS610A (1 credit)-Fall semester
Mammalian Physiology I - BMS500 (4 credits)-Fall semester
Mammalian Physiology II - BMS501 (4 credits)-Spring semester
Neuroanatomy - BMS545 (5 credits)-Spring semester
Human Anatomy Dissection - BMS575/BMS619 (6 credits)-Fall semester
Veterinary Anatomy core curriculum:
Managing a Career in Science - BMS610A (1 credit)-Fall semester
Mammalian Physiology I - BMS500 (4 credits)-Fall semester
Mammalian Physiology II - BMS501 (4 credits)-Spring semester
Neuroanatomy - BMS545 (5 credits)-Spring semester
Domestic Animal Dissection - BMS531/633 (5 credits)-Spring semester
Neurobiology core curriculum:
Managing a Career in Science - BMS610A (1 credit)-Fall semester
Mammalian Physiology I - BMS500 (4 credits)-Fall semester
Neuroanatomy - BMS545 (5 credits)-Spring semester
Developmental Neurobiology - NB503 (3 credits)-Spring semester
Neuronal Circuits, Systems and Behavior - NB505 (3 credits)-Spring semester
Reproductive Technologies core curriculum:
Human Reproductive Biology - BMS580/409 (4 credits)-Fall semester
Research Techniques for Gametes and Embryos - BMS642 (2 credits)-Spring semester
Independent Study - BMS795E (1-3 credits)-Fall, Spring, or Summer semester