Biohealth Major
About
Loyola's Biohealth Major provides a multidisciplinary preparation for students interested in pursuing direct entry into the biohealth workforce or into graduate programs, and includes courses not only in biology, but also in statistics, technical writing, computer science, marketing, and business. You will graduate poised to be a leader and trailblazer in biological innovations, scientific communication, and data analysis. Students take a Biohealth Core and then select from one of three areas of concentration: Biopharma and Biotechnology, Biological Commercialization, and Digital Health and Data Analytics. Students are required to participate in at least two semesters of experiential learning through research with a faculty member or an internship. This allows students the opportunity to grow their professional network and gain valuable real-world experience prior to graduation.
Biohealth Learning Outcomes
By completing this program, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of biological systems and associated laboratory/field skills
- Demonstrate proficiency in communicating information in a variety of formats, including verbal, written, and symbolic (mathematical) channels
- Articulate the ethical issues and Jesuit values surrounding the practice and direction of biological research, marketing, and/or acquisition, storage, and transfer of patient/user data
- Synthesize the interaction among business, communication, marketing, and biology in the context of biohealth product development
Why earn your Bachelor of Science in Biohealth?
The BioHealth Capital Region (Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC) is a rapidly growing hub for creating, marketing, and analyzing new products to improve the lives of patients. In Maryland, life sciences job openings grew 39% from 2019 to 2022 and increased 12.5% in 2022 alone. Our region is ranked in the top 3 in the United States by Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, passing New York/New Jersey.
Earning a degree in biohealth prepares you for a career across a wide array of disciplines including:
- Clinical Trials
- Diagnostics
- Medical Devices
- Digital Health
- Medical Marketing and Sales
- QA/QC
- Biomarkers and Tools
- Health Informatics
- Biohealth Cybersecurity
- Precision Medicine
- Vaccine and Drug Development
- Agricultural Adaptations
Curriculum
Biohealth Major, B.S.- Digital Health and Data Analytics Concentration
Requirements for a major are as follows:
- AC 201 - Financial Accounting or
- MG 201 - Management
- BL 150 - Foundations of Biology I
- BL 151 - Foundations of Biology I Lab
- BL 152 - Foundations of Biology II
- BL 153 - Foundations of Biology II Lab
- BL 154 - Foundations of Biology III
- BL 155 - Foundations of Biology III Lab
- BL 315 - Bench to Bedside: Translating Science to Patient Care
- CS 105 - Making Sense of Data with Database Management Systems or
- CS 106 - Making Sense of Data with SPSS or
- CS 107 - Making Sense of Data with Matlab
- CS 151 - Computer Science through Programming
- IS 251 - Data Analytics and Information Systems
- IS 352 - Introduction to Programming in Python or
- IS 353 - Data Management and Database Systems
- IS 358 - Business Intelligence and Data Mining
- MA 251 - Calculus I
- MK 240 - Marketing
- ST 210 - Introduction to Statistics or
- ST 265 - Biostatistics
- WR 326 - Technical Writing
Biohealth Research or Internship Requirement
Students must complete one of the following:
BL 399 - Biology Internship I
BL 481 - Biology Research I
Students must complete a second research or internship course from the following:
BL 399 - Biology Internship I
BL 400 - Biology Internship II
BL 481 - Biology Research I
BL 482 - Biology Research II
Biohealth Electives
Choose two courses from the following list of electives:
- BA 210 - Design Thinking and Innovative Solutions
- CS 115 - Cyber Security and Digital Forensics
- CS 491 - Technical Innovation and Entrepreneurship or
- EG 491 - Technical Innovation and Entrepreneurship or
- DS 303 - Discovering Information in Data
- IS 460 - Data Visualization
- MA 252 - Calculus II
- ST 310 - Statistical Computing
Biohealth Major, B.S.- Biological Commercialization Concentration
Requirements for a major are as follows:
- AC 201 - Financial Accounting or
- MG 201 - Management
- BL 150 - Foundations of Biology I
- BL 151 - Foundations of Biology I Lab
- BL 152 - Foundations of Biology II
- BL 153 - Foundations of Biology II Lab
- BL 154 - Foundations of Biology III
- BL 155 - Foundations of Biology III Lab
- BL 315 - Bench to Bedside: Translating Science to Patient Care
- CM 203 - Introduction to Communication
- CM 307 - Fundamentals of Advertising and Public Relations
- CS 105 - Making Sense of Data with Database Management Systems or
- CS 106 - Making Sense of Data with SPSS or
- CS 107 - Making Sense of Data with Matlab
- MK 240 - Marketing
- MK 346 - Consumer Behavior or
- MK 444 - New Product Development and Management
MK 440 - Selling Concepts and Strategies - ST 210 - Introduction to Statistics or
- ST 265 - Biostatistics
- WR 326 - Technical Writing
Biohealth Research or Internship Requirement
Students must complete one of the following:
BL 399 - Biology Internship I
BL 481 - Biology Research I
MK 499 – Marketing Internship
Students must complete a second research or internship course from the following:
BL 399 - Biology Internship I
BL 400 - Biology Internship II
BL 481 - Biology Research I
BL 482 - Biology Research II
Biohealth Electives
Choose three courses from the following list of electives:
- AC 201 - Financial Accounting
- BA 210 - Design Thinking and Innovative Solutions
- BA 401 - New Venture Creation
- CM 386 - Health Communication
- EC 102 - Microeconomic Principles
- EC 103 - Macroeconomic Principles
- EC 490 - Health Economics
- FI 230 - Financial Management
- IB 282 - Global Environment of Business
- IS 251 - Data Analytics and Information Systems
- MG 304 - Managing Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- MG 306 - Managing Teams
- MK 401 - Content Marketing
- MK 415 - Digital Marketing and Analytics
- MK 441 - Customer Research and Analytics
- MK 452 - Services Marketing
- OM 260 - Supply Chain and Operations Management
Biohealth Major, B.S.- Biopharma and Biotechnology Concentration
Requirements for a major are as follows:
- AC 201 - Financial Accounting or
- MG 201 - Management
- BL 150 - Foundations of Biology I
- BL 151 - Foundations of Biology I Lab
- BL 152 - Foundations of Biology II
- BL 153 - Foundations of Biology II Lab
- BL 154 - Foundations of Biology III
- BL 155 - Foundations of Biology III Lab
- BL 315 - Bench to Bedside: Translating Science to Patient Care
- CH 101 - General Chemistry I and
- CH 105 - General Chemistry Lab I
- CH 102 - General Chemistry II and
- CH 106 - General Chemistry Lab II
- CS 105 - Making Sense of Data with Database Management Systems or
- CS 106 - Making Sense of Data with SPSS or
- CS 107 - Making Sense of Data with Matlab
- MK 240 - Marketing
- ST 210 - Introduction to Statistics or
- ST 265 - Biostatistics
- WR 326 - Technical Writing
Research or Internship Requirement
Students must complete one of the following:
BL 399 - Biology Internship I
BL 481 - Biology Research I
Students must complete a second research or internship course from the following:
BL 399 - Biology Internship I
BL 400 - Biology Internship II
BL 481 - Biology Research I
BL 482 - Biology Research II
Biohealth Electives
Choose three courses from the following list of electives. At least one of the elective
courses must include a lab:
- BL 255 – Intro to Biomedical Research
- BL 311 - Biology Research: Plant Science
- BL 321 - Synthetic Biology or
- BL 322 - Synthetic Biology with Lab
- BL 332 - Microbiology and
- BL 334 - Microbiology Lab
- BL 341 - Molecular Genetics with Lab
- BL 370 - Pharmacology
- BL 408 - Endocrinology with Lab
- BL 410 - Developmental Biology with Lab
- BL 426 - Cell Biology
- BL 443 - Laboratory Techniques in Stem Cell Biology
- BL 444 - Stem Cell Biology with Lab
- BL 461 - Immunology with Lab