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 and an example of a typical program of courses are as follows:
- BL150/151: Foundations of Biology I/Foundations of Biology Lab
- BL152/153: Foundations of Biology II/Foundations of Biology II Lab
- BL154/155: Foundation of Biology III/Foundations of Biology III Lab
- BL315: Bench to Bedside: Translating Science to Patient Care
- ST210 or ST265: Introduction to Statistics or Biostatistics
- CS105 or CS106 or CS107: Making Sense of Data or Making Sense of Data with SPSS or Making Sense of Data with Matlab
- MK240: Marketing
- AC201 or MG201: Financial Accounting or Management
- WR326: Technical Writing
- BL399 or BL481: Biology Internship or Biology Research I
- BL399 orBL400 or BL481 or BL482: Biology Internship or Biology Internship II or Biology Research II
- CS151: Computer Science through Programming
- IS251: Data Analytics and Information Systems
- IS 352 OR IS 353: Introduction to Programming in Python or Data Management and Database Systems
- IS358: Business Intelligence and Data Mining
- MA251: Calculus I
Biohealth Electives
Choose two courses from the following list of electives:
- BA210: Design Thinking & Innovative Solution
- CS115: Cyber Security
- DS303: Discovering Information in Data
- EG491/CS491/PH491: Technical Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- IS460, IS Special Topics (Crypto Healthcare): Data Visualization
- MA252: Calculus II
- ST310: Statistical Computing
Biohealth Major, B.S.- Biological Commercialization Concentration
Requirements for a major and an example of a typical program of courses are as follows:
- BL150/151: Foundations of Biology I/Foundations of Biology Lab
- BL152/153: Foundations of Biology II/Foundations of Biology II Lab
- BL154/155: Foundation of Biology III/Foundations of Biology III Lab
- BL315: Bench to Bedside: Translating Science to Patient Care
- ST210 or ST265: Introduction to Statistics or Biostatistics
- CS105 or CS106 or CS107: Making Sense of Data or Making Sense of Data with SPSS or Making Sense of Data with Matlab
- MK240: Marketing
- AC201 or MG201: Financial Accounting or Management
- WR326: Technical Writing
- BL399 or BL481: Biology Internship or Biology Research I
- BL399 orBL400 or BL481 or BL482: Biology Internship or Biology Internship II or Biology Research II
- CM203: Introduction to Communication
- CM307: Fundamentals of Advertising and Public Relations
- MK440: Selling Concepts and Strategies
- MK346 or MK444: Consumer Behavior or New Product Development and Management
Biohealth Electives
Choose three courses from the following list of electives:
- AC201: Financial Accounting
- BA210: Design Thinking & Innovative Solution
- BA401: New Venture Creation
- EC102: Microeconomic Principles
- EC103: Macroeconomic Principles
- EC490: Health Economics
- FI320: Financial Management
- IB282: International Business
- IS251: Data Analytics and Information Systems
- MG304: Managing Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- MG306: Managing Teams
- MK415: Digital Marketing and Analytics
- MK441: Customer Research and Analytics
- MK452: Services Marketing
- OM260: Supply Chain and Operations Management
Biohealth Major, B.S.- Biotech and Biopharma Concentration
Requirements for a major and an example of a typical program of courses are as follows:
- BL150/151: Foundations of Biology I/Foundations of Biology Lab
- BL152/153: Foundations of Biology II/Foundations of Biology II Lab
- BL154/155: Foundation of Biology III/Foundations of Biology III Lab
- BL315: Bench to Bedside: Translating Science to Patient Care
- ST210 or ST265: Introduction to Statistics or Biostatistics
- CS105 or CS106 or CS107: Making Sense of Data or Making Sense of Data with SPSS or Making Sense of Data with Matlab
- MK240: Marketing
- AC201 or MG201: Financial Accounting or Management
- WR326: Technical Writing
- BL399 or BL481: Biology Internship or Biology Research I
- BL399 orBL400 or BL481 or BL482: Biology Internship or Biology Internship II or Biology Research II
- CH101/105: General Chemistry I/General Chemistry Lab I
- CH102/106: General Chemistry II/General Chemistry Lab II
Biohealth Electives
Choose three courses from the following list of electives. At least one of the elective
courses must include a lab:
- BL255: Introduction to Biomedical Research
- BL311: Research Methods-Plant Science
- BL321/322: Synthetic Biology/Synthetic Biology with Lab
- BL332/334: Microbiology/Microbiology Lab
- BL341: Molecular Genetics with Lab
- BL370: Pharmacology
- BL410: Developmental Biology with Lab
- BL426/427: Cell Biology/Cell Biology Lab
- BL444: Stem Cell Biology with Lab