What to Expect
Thinking about joining our program? Find out what you can expect as a student at UIC.
The Biomedical Visualization program is a two year full time masters program consisting of two Summer, Fall, and Spring semesters. While the majority of our students attend full time, certain exceptions are allowed for students who request to complete the program part time.
Part Time Track
With permission from faculty, the part time student will work with their advisors to plan out their graduate career. The part time track has the same required courses of the full time track but spread throughout 4-5 years. Towards the end of the first year the part time student will be required to select either an animation, modeling, interactive, illustration, or design focus for their remaining electives.
For more information at the course schedule, download the Biomedical Visualization Part Time Course.pdf. Consult the UIC Academic Catalog for course descriptions.
Full-Time Track
Click on each of the tabs (Year 1, Year 2) and each of the sub-tabs (Summer, Fall, and Spring) to get a detailed look at the courses students can take each semester of the BVIS program.
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Fall semester
Fall semester
| Electives | ||
|---|---|---|
| BVIS 519 | Modeling I | 3 hours |
Opportunities
- Join the Student Association of Medical Artists (SAMA) at UIC
- Register as an AMI Student Member
Resources
Spring semester
| Required courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| BVIS 503 | Strategic Inquiry for BVIS (first 8 weeks) | 3 hours |
| BVIS 508 | Pathophysiology for Biomedical Visualization | 3 hours |
Spring semester
Spring semester
Opportunities
- Register for the AMI Annual Conference in July and consider being an onsite student volunteer to defray some cost of your student registration
- Enter the AMI Student Salon
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Summer
| Required courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| BHIS 595 | Seminar in BHIS | 1 hour |
Summer
| Elective courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| BVIS 520 | Modeling II | 3 hours |
| BVIS 538 | Medical Legal Visualization | 2 hours |
| BVIS 542 | Animation II | 3 hours |
| BVIS 535 | Visual Learning & Visual Thinking II | 2 hours |
| BVIS 537 | Advanced Serious Game Development | 2 hours |
| BVIS 594 | Special Topics in Biomedical Visualization | 1-3 hours |
| BVIS 596 | Independent Study | 1-4 hours |
Fall semester
| Required courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| BVIS 502 | Clinical Sciences for BVIS | 3 hours |
| BVIS 597 | Project Research | 1-3 hours |
Fall semester
Fall semester
| Electives | ||
|---|---|---|
| ART 454 | 3D Space I: Modeling (Maya) | 4 hours |
| BVIS 523 | Haptics I | 2 hours |
| BVIS 539 | Immersive Interactive Visualization | 3 hours |
| BVIS 543 | Animation III | 4 hours |
| BVIS 548 | Advanced Illustration Techniques | 3 hours |
| BVIS 562 | Advanced Graphic Design | 3 hours |
| BVIS 580 | Practicum in BVIS | 6-12 hours |
| BVIS 596 | Independent Study | 1-4 hours |
Opportunities
- Apply for the Vesalius Trust Scholarships
- Present a research poster during Applied Health Sciences Research Day
- Enter the UIC Award for Graduate Research
Spring semester
| Required courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| BVIS 575 | Business Practices | 3 hours |
| BVIS 597 | Project Research | 1-2 hours |
Spring semester
| Electives | ||
|---|---|---|
| ANAT 544 | Advanced Craniofacial Anatomy | 3 hours |
| ART 455 | 3D Space II: Animation (Maya) | 4 hours |
| BVIS 508 | Pathophysiology for Biomedical Visualization | 3 hours |
| BVIS 530 | Surgical Illustration | 4 hours |
| BVIS 544 | Animation IV | 4 hours |
| BVIS 547 | 360 Animation | 1 hour |
| BVIS 580 | Practicum in BVIS | 6-12 hours |
| BVIS 521 | Modeling III | 2 hours |
| BVIS 560 | Molecular Pharmacology for Biomedical Visualization | 2 hours |
| BVIS 596 | Independent Study | 1-4 hours |
| GEMS 515 | Receptor Pharmacology and Cell Signaling Prereq: GCLS 501 Biochemistry or approval of the dept. | 3 hours |
| NEUS 502 | Foundations of Neuroscience II | 3 hours |
| NEUS 403 | Human Neuroanatomy | 3 hours |
Opportunities
- Enter UIC’s Student Research Forum
- Enter UIC Image of Research Competition – Deadline usually in late June
- Register for the Association of Medical Illustrators Annual Conference in July and consider being an onsite student volunteer to defray some cost of your student registration
- Enter the AMI Student Salon
- Enter BioCommunications Association Bioimages 2017
- Upon graduation complete your application for Professional Member status and a free year of membership in the Association of Medical Illustrators. Request a sponsor letter from a Certified Medical Illustrator such as a BVIS faculty member. Apply here