MScBMC; Field: Biomedical Media Design
Minimum Admission Requirements
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Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Institute of Medical Science's additional admission requirements stated below.
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Graduation from a recognized university with an appropriate four-year bachelor's degree that includes a variety of courses in the arts, sciences, and humanities.
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Minimum mid-B standing in the final two years of undergraduate study. Prerequisite courses: English (or an effective writing substitute); a humanities or social science course; biology; cell and molecular biology and/or histology; introductory physiology.
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At least one third- or fourth-year undergraduate course, or graduate course, from one or more of the following subject areas: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Embryology, Genetics, Histology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, or Physiology.
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Completion of a first-year undergraduate chemistry course with a lab and lecture component (for example, CHM135H1 Chemistry: Physical Principles or its equivalent).
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A high-quality portfolio of visual material; consult the MScBMC website for guidance.
Completion Requirements
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Coursework. Students must complete 8.5 full-course equivalents (FCEs) including:
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in Year 1, complete 5.0 FCEs:
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MSC1001Y Human Anatomy
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MSC2001Y Visual Representation of Medical Knowledge
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MSC2003Y Biomedical Communications Technologies
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MSC2004H Research Methods
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MSC2009H Ethics and Professionalism in Biomedical Communications
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MSC2020H Visual Representation of Biomolecular Structure and Function
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MSC2023H Information Visualization
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in Year 2, complete 1.5 FCEs:
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complete at least 1.0 FCE chosen from:
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complete 1.0 FCE chosen from:
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MSC2007H Visual Synthesis of Medical/Scientific Process
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MSC2011H Special Topics in Biomedical Communications
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MSC2013Y Master's Research Project and Paper
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MSC2014H Fundamentals of Scripting for Health Science Communication
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MSC2022H Graphic Medicine Seminar
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or any other appropriate graduate course(s).
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- Students must complete MSC2025Y Master's Research Project for BMC.
Program Length: 6 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: FWS-FWS)
Time Limit: 3 years full-time