Tuition Fee
Start Date
Medium of studying
Duration
12 months
Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
Bachelors
Major
Biomedical Sciences
Area of study
Health
Timing
Full time
Course Language
English
Intakes
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-08-01 | - |
About Program
Program Overview
About
The Department encompasses chemistry, physics, zoology, and botany. The department is concerned with foundation learning with special emphasis on relevant medical significance. Thus, the department introduces the dental student to the biomedical and dental sciences.Mission
- To help the students understand the role of organic chemistry in our daily life
- To help the students classify organic compounds and know their occurrence, preparation, and properties.
Botany
- Provide the basic knowledge of botany science
- Identify plant cell structure
- Raise students’ awareness of plant cell physiology
- Explore the system of classification of plants
- Familiarize students with the general characteristics of microorganisms
- Introduce students to the fundamentals of molecular genetics
- Prepare students for hereditary diseases at advanced levels.
Objectives
Zoology
- To give the students a basic knowledge about animal kingdom regarding most of aspect related to zoology, preparing them to the study of the more advanced courses as human anatomy, physiology and anatomy.
Chemistry
- To help the students understand the role of organic chemistry in our daily life
- To help the students classify organic compounds and know their occurrence, preparation, and properties.
Botany
- Provide the basic knowledge needed for botany science
- Identify plant cell structure
- Raise awareness of the students to plant cell physiology
- Explore the system of classification of plants
- Familiarize students with the general characteristics of microorganisms
- Introduce students to the fundamentals of molecular genetics
- Prepare students for heredity diseases in advanced levels
Learning outcomes
- To relate different body organs to each other anatomically and use of the proper terms to describe their position.
Professional and practical skills
- To examine and recognize sections in body organs microscopically
- To describe the normal appearance of tissues microscopically
- To illustrate diagrams for different sections in body organs
- To use the dissecting instruments and the light microscope
- To locate the main organs, blood vessels, muscles, nerves, and skeleton
CHEMISTRY
Knowledge and understanding
- Identify the different classes of organic compounds
- Identify the preparation and reactions of the different classes of organic compounds
- Differentiate between aromatic and aliphatic compounds
- Discuss the occurrence, preparation, and reactions of different hydrocarbons
- Discuss the difference in reaction between saturated and unsaturated compounds
- Discuss the physical and chemical properties of alcohols
- Compare alcohols and phenols
- Discuss the preparation and properties of ethers
- Discuss the occurrence of aldehydes and ketones in nature
- Recognize the similarities between aldehydes
- Recognize the oxidation/reduction relationship between alcohols, aldehydes and ketones, and corresponding acids
- Discuss physical and chemical properties of amines
- Recognize the prevalence of amines as the basic component in many natural products
- Discuss the preparation of amines
- Discuss the chemical properties of carboxylic acids
- Recognize the conversion of carboxylic acids into their derivatives
- Discuss the use of acid derivatives in organic synthesis
- Identify the occurrence of fats and oils in nature
- Recognize the differences between fats and oils in regard to their structure and physical properties
- Discuss the chemical nature of amino acids and proteins
- Describe the occurrence of carbohydrates in nature
- Classify carbohydrates
Intellectual skills
- To predict the site of the reaction
- Classify hydrocarbons
- Classify carbohydrates
- Know the importance of amino acids.
Professional and practical skills
- Identification of different organic classes.
BOTANY
Knowledge and understanding
- Begin to recognize the plant cell structure
- Understand the plant cell physiology
- Demonstrate how to classify plants bacteria and fungi
- Describe the general characteristics of viruses and the different methods of infection and multiplication
- Explore the DNA structure and replication
- Understand the different concepts of plant genetics
- Be able to discuss the molecular aspects of chromosome and gene structure, and how genes are replicated, expressed, and regulated
- Appreciate the nature of interactions between genes and the influence of gene interaction on inheritance patterns.
Intellectual skills
- View the cellular world
- Distinguish between different plant cell components with a microscope
- Use the library and internet resources to develop independent study skills through assignments
- Understand the use of plants in medicine
- Distinguish between organic and genetically modified organisms through case studies and debates
- Prepare and distinguish Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria
- Identify different fungi microscopically
- Virus detection by haemagglutination test.
Professional and practical skills
- Identify cell structures in plants
- Begin to develop lab skills in DNA isolation from plants
- Distinguish the microbial pathogens
- Develop an informed interest in matters of scientific importance and recognize the usefulness, and limitations, of the advances in genetics research.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Enhance your academic portfolio and open the door to senior leadership positions.
Outline:
- Semester 1 Units - 110 Credits
- International Events, Facilities and Venue Management - 20 Credits
- Hospitality Operations and Human Resources Management - 20 Credits
- Finance and Revenue Management in Hospitality - 10 Credits
- International Conference Management - 20 Credits
- International Strategic Management for Hospitality - 10 Credits
- New Venture Creation and Innovation in Events - 20 Credits
- Live Events - 10 Credits
- Semester 2 Units - 70 Credits
- Marketing Strategies in the Digital Era - 10 Credits
- Research Methods and Dissertation - 60 Credits
- Paid Internship(s) in Switzerland or abroad (Optional)
Careers:
- IMI's dedicated Careers team works directly with the world's biggest hospitality brands as well as leading international companies to secure you CV-enriching, paid work placements in exciting destinations across the globe.
- Gain your Master's degree award in just one year and benefit from the option of 12 months of paid work placements.
Other:
- Each of our degree programmes offers a minimum of six months of paid work experience.
- Our Careers team will help find you exciting and challenging placements either here in Switzerland or in a range of international locations such as the US, the Middle East or Europe.
- Discover a new culture, earn a salary, and gain invaluable, CV-enhancing experience.
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