University courses HELP!?

Question by ALC: University courses HELP!?
i’m in year 12 so will be starting university in 2010/11
but i liked to get an early start and so have started looking at the courses universities offer.
i ideally want to do something to do with forensic science or biology maybe even medicine

so it would be momentously appreciated if you clarify the differences between

Human science
Forensic science
Biomedical science
Bio-molecular science
Biotechnology
Human Biology
Infection Biology

i know its a lot and some may seem obvious but if you know what any are, a small description of what it involves would be of fantastic help

Thank You

Best answer:

Answer by Kevin =)
This is a huge question! You should certainly talk to a counselor, but I will do my best.

Human science- this is much like Sociology. That is, the study of people and their behaviors and interactions. It may cover a large spectrum

Forensic science- this is science correlated to the legal field. Yes, it includes such lab work as in shows like CSI, but it may include other things as well. Basically, you are analyzing crimes.

Biomedical science- this includes a LOT, and is often pursued by those wishing to go into engineering or medicine. It basically means sciences correlated to human medicine, and the way medicine affects life and the human body

Bio-molecular science- this is science at a very small level (don’t take that to mean insignificant, I literally mean small!). This is the study of molecules and cells, and the makeup of biology at a cellular level. The bio- part means biology and the molecular part means it is at this small extent level. At my University, it’s commonly called Cell and Molecular Biology.

Biotechnology- this is like Biomedical Engineering. You would be designing and working with technology, mostly in the health check field. This technology helps to know and help (medically) human medicine.

Human Biology- this is the study of humans. It would be either anatomy/physiology or the way humans work (medically). This is much like biomedical science. Anatomy, by the way, is the makeup of the human body (bones, systems, organs, etc.) while physiology is the way these parts of the body work collectively and what tasks they are responsible for.

Infection Biology- this is the study of infections and their effects on humans (and most likely all living species)

I hope I helped! You will be able to study broad sciences (like chemistry and biology) and eventually, you will know for sure what you want to study! I, for myself, am a Biochemistry major at the U of Michigan (biochem is a mix of biology and chemistry, essentially). I’m studying to become a dentist.

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