Medical Science: Biomedical Communications MScBMC; Field: Biomedical Visualization Design

MScBMC; Field: Biomedical Visualization Design

Minimum Admission Requirements

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Minimum mid-B standing in the final two years of undergraduate study.

  • 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.

  • Completion of a first-year undergraduate chemistry course with a lab and lecture component (for example, CHM135H1 Chemistry: Physical Principles or its equivalent).

  • A high-quality portfolio of visual material; consult the MScBMC website for guidance.

Completion Requirements

  • Coursework. Students must complete 8.5 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:

    • in Year 1, students must complete 5.0 FCEs:

      • MSC1001Y Human Anatomy

      • MSC2001Y Visual Representation of Medical Knowledge

      • MSC2003Y Biomedical Communications Technologies

      • MSC2004H Research Methods

      • MSC2009H Ethics and Professionalism in Biomedical Communications

      • MSC2020H Visual Representation of Biomolecular Structure and Function

      • MSC2023H Information Visualization

    • in Year 2, complete 1.5 FCEs:

      • MSC2002H Sequential Medical Communication

      • MSC2012H Neuroanatomy for Visual Communication

      • MSC2018H Visual Representation of Processes in Human Pathology

    • complete 1.0 FCE:

      • MSC2015H Interpretive Visualization: Cinematic Design and Preproduction

      • MSC2017H Visualization Technology

    • complete 1.0 elective FCE chosen from:

      • MSC2006H Advanced Media Design Technologies

      • MSC2007H Visual Synthesis of Medical/Scientific Process

      • MSC2011H Special Topics in Biomedical Communications

      • MSC2014H Fundamentals of Scripting for Health Science Communication

      • MSC2022H Graphic Medicine Seminar

      • or any other appropriate graduate course(s).

  • Students must complete MSC2025Y Master's Research Project for BMC.
Mode of Delivery: In person
Program Length: 6 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: FWS-FWS)
Time Limit: 3 years full-time

 

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