Jun 17, 2024  
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Courses


 

Biology

  
  • BIOL 3359 - Environmental Biology of Texas

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 1361  and BIOL 1362 .

    Effect of humans on the environment through scientific discovery; understanding the ecological, financial, and political factors influencing how humans change their world.

  
  • BIOL 3396 - Senior Research Project

    Credit Hours: 3.0
       
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

    Directed research culminating in a departmentally approved report. BIOL 3396  and BIOL 4396  must be satisfied in order for any to apply to a degree.

  
  • BIOL 3397 - Selected Topics in Biology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

  
  • BIOL 3399 - Senior Honors Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3.0
       
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

    BIOL 3399  and BIOL 4399  must be satisfied in order for any to apply to a degree.

  
  • BIOL 4103 - Integration of Biological Knowledge

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Senior standing and credit for or concurrent enrollment in BIOL 3306  and BIOL 4374 . Student must have a declared major in biology.

    Integration Biol Knowledge

  
  • BIOL 4197 - Selected Topics in Biology

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 0
  
  • BIOL 4198 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 1.0
       
    Prerequisite: senior standing, major in biology with honor average in science, consent of special problems committee and approval of an advisor and chair.

  
  • BIOL 4206 - Ecology and Evolution Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 6
    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in BIOL 3306 .

    Field and laboratory exercises illustrating concepts in evolution, ecology, and animal behavior.

  
  • BIOL 4272 - Cellular and Developmental Biology Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: Credit for or concurrent enrollment in BIOL 4374  or BCHS 4313 .

    Cellular and Developmental Biology Laboratory

  
  • BIOL 4298 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 2.0
       
    Prerequisite: senior standing, major in biology with honor average in science, consent of special problems committee and approval of an advisor and chair.

  
  • BIOL 4309 - Mathematical Biology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: MATH 3331  and BIOL 3306 , or consent of instructor.

    Topics in mathematical biology: epidemiology, population models, models of genetics and evolution, network theory, pattern formation, and neuroscience. Students may not receive credit for both MATH 4309  and BIOL 4309 .

  
  • BIOL 4310 - Biostatistics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: MATH 3339  and BIOL 3306 , or consent instructor.

    Statistics for biological and biomedical data, exploratory methods, generalized linear models, analysis of variance, cross-sectional studies, and nonparametric methods. Students may not receive credit for both MATH 4310  and BIOL 4310 .

  
  • BIOL 4312 - Interpreting Experimental Biology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3301  with a grade of B+ or better or consent of instructor.

    Reading, discussion, oral presentation, and written analysis of original scientific papers.

  
  • BIOL 4315 - Neuroscience

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 1161 , BIOL 1361 , BIOL 1162 , and BIOL 1362 , and BCHS 3304  or consent of instructor.

    Molecular, cellular, and behavioral principles of nervous system function, including aspects of development, learning and memory, and evolution.

  
  • BIOL 4320 - Molecular Biology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3301 .

    Molecular processes involved in biological systems and methods for their study, including recombinant DNA techniques and other modern research applications.

  
  • BIOL 4323 - Immunology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly BIOL 4423
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3301 .

    Structural and functional aspects of the immune system. Antigens, antibodies, and antigen-antibody and cellular reactions.

  
  • BIOL 4324 - Bioinformatics for Biologists

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 4    Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3306 .

    Computer-assisted analyses of molecular data including data retrieval, database usage, sequence alignment, gene identification, phylogenetics, genomics, and proteomics. Final project uses bioinformatic packages.

  
  
  • BIOL 4347 - Animal Behavior

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3301 .

    Ecology, evolution, and mechanisms animal behavior.

  
  • BIOL 4351 - Current Topics in Reproductive Biology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 1361 , BIOL 1362 , and BCHS 3304  or consent of instructor.

    Molecular and cellular principles of reproductive system function, including gametogenesis, fertilization, and reproductive development.

  
  • BIOL 4354 - Endocrinology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 4374  or BCHS 4313 .

    Regulation and integration of bodily functions by hormones in normal and diseased animal.

  
  • BIOL 4355 - Human Virology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 1361 , BIOL 1362 , and BCHS 3304  or consent of instructor.

    Principles and pathogeneses of viral infection and immune responses in humans.

  
  • BIOL 4356 - Genomics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3301  Genetics

    Survey of genomics, including the organization and structure of genomes; genome sequencing, assembly, and annotation; global gene expression profiling; and comparative and functional genomics.

  
  • BIOL 4365 - Applied Evolution

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3301 .

    Applications of evolutionary principles to everyday problems including public health, food production, forensics, and conservation.

  
  • BIOL 4366 - Molecular Evolution

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3301 .

    Evolution of molecular entities and the use of molecular data in the reconstruction of evolutionary events at and above the species level.

  
  • BIOL 4367 - Evolutionary Ecology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3306 .

    Evolution of ecologically relevant characters. The ecological implications of evolutionary processes.

  
  • BIOL 4368 - Ecology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 1361  and BIOL 1362 .

    Current concepts of the interrelationships between organisms and the environment.

  
  • BIOL 4373 - Microbial Physiology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 2333  and BCHS 3304 .

    Structure, growth, metabolic activities, and morphogenesis of microorganisms.

  
  • BIOL 4374 - Cell Biology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly (also BCHS 4313)
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3301  and BCHS 3304 .

    Composition, organization, and function of cells at the molecular level.

  
  • BIOL 4384 - Developmental Biology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Formerly ANTH 4484
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3301 .

    Cellular differentiation, growth, and morphogenesis of developing biological systems.

  
  • BIOL 4396 - Senior Research Project

    Credit Hours: 3.0
       
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3396  and approval of department chair.

    Directed research culminating in a departmentally approved report. BIOL 3396  and 4396 must be satisfied in order for any to apply to a degree.

  
  • BIOL 4397 - Selected Topics in Biology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

  
  • BIOL 4398 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: senior standing, major in biology with honor average in science, consent of special problems committee and approval of an advisor and chair.

    May be taken for a maximum of four semester hours.

  
  • BIOL 4399 - Senior Honors Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3.0
       
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3399  and approval of department chair.

    BIOL 3399  and 4399 must be satisfied in order for any to apply to a degree.

  
  • BIOL 4498 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 4.0
       
    Prerequisite: senior standing, major in biology with honor average in science, consent of special problems committee and approval of an advisor and chair.


Biomedical Engineering

  
  • BIOE 1331 - Computing for Biomedical Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly BIOE 1397 Computing for Biomedical Engineering
    Prerequisite: MATH 1431  and credit for or concurrent enrollment in BIOE 2100 .

    Introduction to computing, data types and operations; Matlab-based programming constructs, algorithms, and biomedical applications; computing tools for biomedical engineering problem-solving.

  
  • BIOE 1397 - Sel Topics in Biomedical Engr.

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
  
  • BIOE 2100 - Introduction To Biomedical Engineering

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly BIOE 1100 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
    Prerequisite: Biomedical Engineering major, ENGI 1100  and ENGI 1331 .

    Key topics in biomedical engineering, including lectures from professors, engineers, and physicians active in the field.

    Note: On- and off-campus visits to biomedical engineering laboratories.
  
  • BIOE 2150 - Biosensors I

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Prerequisite: BIOE 2100 , ECE 1331 , and credit for or concurrent enrollment in CHEM 1332 .

    Analysis of overall biosensor design and operation; man/machine measurement interfaces; and data measurement issues such as repeatability and noise.

  
  • BIOE 2197 - Selected Topics

    Credit Hours: 1.0
       
    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • BIOE 2297 - Selected Topics

    Credit Hours: 2.0
       
    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • BIOE 2350 - Continuum Biomechanics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOE 2100  or ENGI 1100 , BIOL 1362 , BIOL 1162 , MATH 2433 , and PHYS 1322  and credit for or registration in MATH 3321 .

    Application of solid mechanics and fluid mechanics to biological systems.

  
  • BIOE 2397 - Selected Topics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • BIOE 2497 - Selected Topics

    Credit Hours: 4.0
       
    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • BIOE 3140 - Quantitative Physiology Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in BIOE 3340 .

    Fundamental quantitative principles of physiology at both the molecular and systems level.

  
  • BIOE 3197 - Selected Topics

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Majors only.

    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • BIOE 3297 - Selected Topics

    Credit Hours: 2.0
       
    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  
  • BIOE 3341 - Biothermodynamics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Credit for or concurrent enrollment in BIOE 3340 .

    Biological thermodynamic systems; heat and work; properties of pure substances; and first, second, and third thermodynamic laws.

  
  • BIOE 3350 - Biosensors II

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOE 2150 , CHEE 2331 , ECE 2100 , ECE 2201  and credit for or concurrent enrollment in BIOE 3341 .

    Biosensor data generation methods, data manipulation techniques, and health information synthesis processes.

  
  • BIOE 3351 - Introduction to Diseases

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Credit for or concurrent enrollment in BIOE 3340 , or consent of instructor.

    A comprehensive first look at human diseases, including relevant engineering applications.

  
  • BIOE 3366 - Introduction to Digital Signal Processing

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECE 3337 .

    Credit may not be received for more than one of BIOE 3366  and ECE 3366 . Discrete-time signals and systems, discrete Fourier methods, sampling, z-transform, modulation, synthesis of discrete-time filters using digital signal processors. Examples will be taken from bioelectrical signals.

  
  • BIOE 3397 - Selected Topics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • BIOE 3399 - Senior Honors Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3.0
       
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

    May be repeated for credit.

  
  • BIOE 3497 - Selected Topics

    Credit Hours: 4.0
       
    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • BIOE 4115 - Introduction to Bioinstrumentation Lab

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in BIOE 4315 .

    Principles of electrical phenomena and instrumentation relevant to biomedical engineering.

  
  • BIOE 4150 - Genomic and Proteomic Engineering Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: Credit for or concurrent enrollment in BIOE 4350 .

    Application of laboratory methods and techniques related to genomic and proteomic technologies in the field of biomedical engineering.

  
  • BIOE 4197 - Selected Topics

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Majors only.

    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • BIOE 4297 - Selected Topics

    Credit Hours: 2.0
       
    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • BIOE 4302 - Numerical Analysis for Biomedical Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOE 3340 , ENGI 1331 , MATH 2433  and MATH 3321 .

    Numerical algorithms and skills to implement algorithms for solving mathematical problems in biomedical engineering.

  
  • BIOE 4315 - Bioinstrumentation

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECE 2201 , MATH 2433 , MATH 3321 , PHYS 1322  and credit for or concurrent enrollment in BIOE 4115 .

    Principles of electrical phenomena and instrumentation relevant to biomedical engineering.

  
  • BIOE 4324 - Advanced Continuum Biomechanics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in BIOE 3341  or MECE 3363  or permission of instructor.

    Application of nonlinear elasticity and viscoelasticity to biological tissues including bone, skeletal muscle, blood vessels, and the heart. Credit may not be received for more than one of BIOE 4324  and MECE 5324 .

  
  • BIOE 4325 - Application of Engineering Principles Applied to Biological Systems

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOE 3341  or equivalent.

    Credit may not be received for more than one of BIOE 4325  and MECE 5325  . Analysis and mechanics of biological systems with emphasis on the structure, function, and material relationships of the cardiovascular system.

  
  • BIOE 4334 - Capstone Design

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: ENGI 2304 , INDE 2333  and either BIOE 5455  or BIOE 3366  and BIOE 4458 .

    Application of bioengineering concepts learned in the construction of a design project.

  
  • BIOE 4335 - Capstone Design I

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: ENGI 2304 , INDE 2333 , MECE 3400, all required BIOE 3000 level courses in the degree plan, and credit for or concurrent enrollment in BIOE 4115  and BIOE 4315 .

    Propose and begin team projects involving open-ended design problems supplied by industry and faculty. Professionalism, research methodologies, design tools, and technical communication.

  
  • BIOE 4336 - Capstone Design II

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: BIOE 4335  in prior semester.

    Complete, construct, demonstrate, and defend team projects begun in BIOE 4335 .

  
  • BIOE 4342 - Biomedical Signal Processing

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOE 4115 , BIOE 4315 , and ECE 3337 .

    Principles and applications of digital signal processing to the analysis of biomedical signals such as EEG (electroencephalogram), ECG (electrocardiogram), and EMG (electromyography).

  
  • BIOE 4349 - Biomedical Microdevices

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOE 3340 , CHEE 2331 , ENGI 1331 , MATH 3321 , and PHYS 1322 .

    Design and fabrication of biomedical microdevices for clinical diagnostics in resource-limited settings.

  
  • BIOE 4350 - Genomic and Proteomic Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BCHS 3304 , BIOE 3140 , BIOE 3340  and credit for or concurrent enrollment in BIOE 4150 .

    Fundamental knowledge of genomics and proteomics, as well as the principles, development and application of genomic and proteomic technologies in the field of biomedical engineering.

  
  • BIOE 4366 - Biomolecular Engineering Fundamentals

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOE 3341  or CHEE 3466  and credit for or concurrent enrollment in BIOE 5455 .

    Analysis and design fundamentals for biochemical processes: introductory biochemistry, microbiology, biological kinetics, reactor design, transport phenomena. Applications of enzymes and single and mixed microbial populations.

  
  • BIOE 4393 - Cellular and Biological Transport Phenomena

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOE 3341 .

    Basic cell biology and biophysical chemistry principles related to quantitative analysis of transport phenomena and chemical reactions. Credit may not be received for more than one of BIOE 4393  and CHEE 5393 .

  
  • BIOE 4397 - Selected Topics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • BIOE 4399 - Senior Honors Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3.0
       
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

  
  • BIOE 4458 - Instrumentation Electronics

    Credit Hours: 4.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: ECE 3155 , ECE 3337 ,and ECE 3355 .

    BJT review; FETs; differential amplifiers; op amp non-ideal characteristics; measurements with low signal-to-noise ratio and high source impedance such as bioelectrical signals; electrical safety; electrodes, transducers.

  
  • BIOE 4497 - Selected Topics

    Credit Hours: 4.0
       
    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • BIOE 5197 - Selected Topics

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: approval of chair.

    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • BIOE 5198 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 1.0
       
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

  
  • BIOE 5298 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 2.0
       
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

  
  • BIOE 5312 - Computational Fluid Dynamics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly BIOE 4312
    Prerequisite: BIOE 3341  and permission of instructor.

    Finite-difference and finite-volume methods for solving fluid flow model PDEs. Concepts of consistency, stability, and convergence; Solution of large-scale linear equation systems. Credit may not be received for more than one of BIOE 5312  and MECE 5312 .

  
  • BIOE 5316 - Transport Phenomena Biosystems

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOE 3340  and BIOE 4302 .

    Fundamental engineering concepts of momentum and mass transport in biosystems and biodevices. Conservation laws, bioheology, dimensional analysis, diffusion, and analytical methods.

  
  • BIOE 5317 - Introduction to Biomedical Imaging

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOE 3340 , BIOE 4302  and INDE 2333 .

    Basic principles of image formation, reconstruction and processing in medical imaging.

  
  • BIOE 5318 - Introduction to Biomedical Informatics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOE 3341  or BIOE 3440  or consent of instructor

  
  • BIOE 5319 - Introduction to Global Healthcare

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOE 3440  or consent of instructor.

    Overview of the global healthcare systems, advances and applications in information technologies in biomedicine, development of new drugs, technology regulation, and ethical issues using novel technologies.

  
  • BIOE 5320 - Introduction to Electromagnetic Imaging

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOE 3340 , BIOE 4302 , INDE 2333  and PHYS 1322 .

    Introduction to the principles and methods related to functional bioelectromagnetic imaging and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

  
  • BIOE 5323 - Introduction to Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly BIOE 5323 Fundamentals of Tissue Engineering
    Prerequisite: BIOE 3340  and MATH 3321 , or consent of instructor.

    Fundamental principles as applied to tissue and organ fabrication, including cell sourcing, biomaterial synthesis, tissue fabrication technology, bioreactor design and vascularization.

  
  • BIOE 5341 - Advanced Biofluid Dynamics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOE 3340 , and BIOE 4302 .

    Mathematical modeling, computational methods and simulation of fluid flow and mass transport in biological context, with applications in human physiology.

  
  • BIOE 5389 - Transport Phenomena in Physiological Systems

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly BIOE 4389
    Prerequisite: BIOE 3341 .

    Fundamental aspects of systems physiology and other life science principles with quantitative analysis of transport phenomena and chemical reactions in cells, organs and the whole body. Credit may not be received for more than one of BIOE 5389  and CHEE 5389 .

  
  • BIOE 5397 - Selected Topics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: approval of chair.

  
  • BIOE 5398 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 3.0
       
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

  
  • BIOE 5455 - Bioanalytics

    Credit Hours: 4.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 9
    Formerly BIOE 4455
    Prerequisite: BCHS 3304 , BIOE 3350 , BIOE 3341 , ENGI 2304  and INDE 2333 .

    Common bioanalytical lab practices: ELISA, fluorescence assays, chromatography, and genomic techniques.

  
  • BIOE 5498 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 4.0
       
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.


Biotechnology

  
  • BTEC 1322 - Introduction to Biotechnology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Review of techniques used in food, agricultural, pharmaceutical, industrial, and environmental biotechnology; guest presentations in biotechnology.

  
  • BTEC 3100 - Biotechnology Research Methods and Applications

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3332  and BIOL 3132 .

    Interdisciplinary research-based and hands-on experiences with techniques used in modern biotechnology labs.

  
  • BTEC 3301 - Principles of Genomics/Proteomics and Bioinformatics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Prerequisite(s): BTEC 1322  & MATH 2311  or equivalent.

    Overview of the fields of bioinformatics and genomics. Topics, tools, issues and current trends in these and related fields.

  
  • BTEC 3302 - Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 1361 /1161, 1362/1162, CHEM 1332 , and BTEC 1322 .

    Overview of molecular genetics and biology as applicable to biotechnology. Discussion includes industrially relevant organisms, synthetic biology, and the impact of bioengineering solutions in economic, environmental, and societal contexts.

  
  • BTEC 3317 - Biotechnology Regulatory Environment

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly BTEC 2320 Biotechnology Regulatory Environment
    Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in BTEC 1322 .

    Role of regulatory agencies during the discovery, development, and manufacture of new medical devices, biotechnology, biomedical, and pharmaceutical products.

  
  • BTEC 3320 - Introduction to Quality Assurance and Quality Control in Biotechnology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C- or better in BTEC 3317 .

    Quality control techniques, assurance issues, and management methods. Quality in design and planning in the constructed project, and in production of goods and services.

  
  • BTEC 3321 - Current Good Manufacturing Practices in Biotechnology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C- or better in BTEC 3317 .

    Current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) in the biotechnology workplace. History, rationale, purpose, and GMP requirements applicable to the manufacturing, packaging, labeling, testing, and control of pharmaceutical products; and consequences of inaction.

  
  • BTEC 3345 - Programming Tools for Bioinformatics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ELET 2300  or COSC 1320 .

    Fundamental PERL and R programming skills for bioinformatics. Emphasis on DNA and amino acid sequences and microarray profiles.

  
  • BTEC 3399 - Senior Honors Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3.0
       
    Prerequisite: approval of chair.

    May be repeated for credit.

 

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