• Dalhousie University offers a Bachelor of Science in Medical Sciences for a duration of 4 years.
  • It is an on-campus program offered on a full-time basis.
  • This program will provide an educational experience that offers a broad, interdisciplinary background in all relevant subjects in biomedical sciences. 
  • Students have to successfully complete the 120 credits.
  • The program will introduce students to subjects such as human anatomy and physiology, neuroscience, epidemiology, and health ethics.
  • The Medical Sciences offers the following degrees:
    • BSc (120 credit hour) Honours (Concentrated)
    • BSc (120 credit hour) Major
  • In the first two years of the program, students will take core courses in Biology, Chemistry, Math, Physiology, Microbiology, Sociology of Health, Neuroscience, and Psychology.
  • These courses will provide a solid background in basic sciences and will also prepare students for admission tests for various medical sciences disciplines (such as the MCAT or DAT).
  • The program includes 3 and a half-full credits in open electives, which allows students to take any course offered at Dalhousie (at the appropriate level).
  • Medical Sciences students also have the option of doing their first year through the Dalhousie Integrated Science Program (DISP), which provides a foundation in not only core science courses such as Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Physics, Psychology, and Statistics, but also allows students to participate in research.
  • If Medical Sciences students choose DISP for their first year, they join the remainder of their Medical Sciences cohort for the second year and subsequent years.
  • In their third and fourth years, Medical Sciences students take core and elective courses in various subjects within the medical sciences.
  • Students will be members of a cohort class of 120. Students learn from faculty representing departments in the Faculties of Science, Medicine, and Arts and Social Sciences.
  • Job opportunities after BSc Medical Sciences are Biomedical Scientists, Pharmacists, etc and the average salary goes up to 51,903 USD.