Academic Catalog 2020-2021

mammalian hosts. Examples will be given from medically important organisms with ref- erence to the diseases they cause, their epidemiology and laboratory diagnosis. Minimal detail will be given to the clinical aspect of microbial or parasitic diseases or to the host’s

immune response during an infection. BMS 5920 Research and Biostatistics

Students will learn research techniques and biostatistics routinely used in clinical, biomedical and epidemiological research. Background material on the methods will be presented in lec- tures, and class will breakup to work in groups for discussion and group report preparation. Data from the international component of the Field Experience will be utilized for analysis and generation of a poster worthy of presentation at a national professional meeting. CERTIFICATE IN TEACHING HEALTH SCIENCES The Certificate in Teaching Health Sciences is offered online through Bluefield College’s School of Education as part of the Master of Arts in Education program. Embodying the College's vision of preparing innovative learners and transformational leaders in education to impact the world, the biomedical sciences graduate will expand their skills as teachers in health sciences, by advancing their clinical expertise through teaching practice and by preparing for leadership roles in Academic Medicine and/or Academic Health Sciences. 3 credit hours EDU 5233 Understanding and Implementation of Curriculum 3 credit hours EDU 5213 Assessment and Evaluation for Student Growth 3 credit hours EDU 5343 Action Research in Education 3 credit hours EDU 5253 Research in Health Sciences (new course) 3 credit hours Electives: EDU 5263 Field Experience in Health Sciences Education 3 credit hours (This new course would consist of teaching a science class or lab at Bluefield or teaching in the anatomy lab at VCOM) Courses (18 hours) Required: EDU 5143 Teaching Strategies for Student Learning 3 credit hours EDU 5334 Teachers as Leaders

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