Bioengineering
Courses
Note: The department will endeavor to offer the courses as
outlined below; however, unforeseen circumstances sometimes mandate
a change of scheduled offerings. Students are strongly advised to check
with the departments Student Affairs Office. This is of particular
importance in planning schedules for graduation requirements. The following
schedule is tentative for the academic year 20022003 only.
It should not be assumed that the same schedule will continue after
this academic year. It is the students responsibility to contact
the Student Affairs Office to determine the specific quarter that courses
will be offered.
Prerequisites are enforced when adding courses. Students who have
satisfied Prerequisites at another institution or by AP credit need
to be pre-authorized to register in these courses. Please contact the
Student Affairs Office before your scheduled registration time to be
pre-authorized.
Lower-Division
1. Introduction to Bioengineering (1) An
introduction to the central topics of bioengineering in a seminar format.
The principles of problem definition, team design, engineering inventiveness,
information access, communication, ethics, and social responsibility
will be emphasized. P/NP grading only. Prerequisite: none. (W)
87. Freshman Seminar (1) The Freshman
Seminar Program is designed to provide new students with the opportunity
to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small seminar
setting. Freshman seminars are offered in all campus departments and
undergraduate colleges, and topics vary from quarter to quarter. Enrollment
is limited to fifteen to twenty students, with preference given to entering
freshmen. (F,W,S)
90. Undergraduate Seminar (1) Selected
topics of interest to the faculty will be used to introduce students
to bioengineering science and design concepts. (Not open to upper-division
bioengineering students.) (F,W,S)
Upper-Division
100. Introduction to Bioengineering Design (4) A
general introduction to bioengineering design, including examples of
engineering analysis and design applied to representative topics in
biomechanics, bioinstrumentation, biomaterials, biotechnology, and related
areas. A review of technological needs, design methodology, testing
procedures, statistical analysis, governmental regulation, evaluation
of costs and benefits, quality of life, and ethical issues. Prerequisites:
BENG 1; grade of C or better in Math. 21C or Math. 20C and Math.
21D or Math. 20D, and Physics 2C; majors only. (S)
101. Foundations of Biomedical Imaging (4) An
introduction to the principles and applications of biomedical imaging,
with emphasis on the acquisition, processing, display of imagery, and
design of imaging systems. Filtering, convolution, and Fourier methods.
Microscopy, radiography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance, ultrasound,
and nuclear imaging. Prerequisites: Grade of C- or better in BENG
100; majors only or consent of department. (F)
103B. Bioengineering Mass Transfer (4) Mass
transfer in solids, liquids, and gases with application to biological
systems. Free and facilitated diffusion. Convective mass transfer. Diffusion-reaction
phenomena. Active transport. Biological mass transfer coefficients.
Steady and unsteady state. Flux-force relationships. Prerequisites:
grade of C or better in CENG 101A (formerly CENG103A) or (BENG112A);
majors only. (S)
106B. Bioengineering Dynamics (4) Kinematics
and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies. Muscle and joint loads.
Musculoskeletal dynamics, locomotion, and clinical applications. Bodies
in contact: friction, momentum, and impulse; impact and injury. Work,
power, and energy relationships; conservation laws of dynamics. Bioengineering
design problems, problem formulation, and problem solutions. Prerequisites:
grade of C or better in Math. 21D or Math 20D and MAE 130A/SE
101A; majors only. (W)
110. Continuum Mechanics (4) An introduction
to continuum mechanics of both living and non living bodies. The laws
of motion and free-body diagrams. Stresses. Deformation. Compatibility
conditions. Constitutive equations. Properties of common fluids and
solids. Derivation of field equations and boundary conditions. Applications
to bioengineering design. Prerequisites: grades of C or better
in Physics 2A, 2B, 2C; majors only. (F)
112A. Biomechanics (4) Introduction to
physiological systems, with emphasis on structure and function of major
tissues and organs. Application of mechanics to understand the behavior
of these tissues and organs at gross and microscopic levels. Bioelastic
solids. Rigid body biomechanics. Biofluids. Bioengineering and medical
design. Prerequisites: grade of C or better in BENG 110; majors
only. (W)
112B. Biomechanics (4) Biomechanics of
living tissues with emphasis on continuum analysis of problems in biofluid
and cell mechanics. Engineering design and problem solving in the biomechanics
of mammalian tissues, especially those of the cardiovascular system.
Prerequisites: grade of C or better in BENG 112A; majors only.
(S)
122A. Biosystems and Control (4) Systems
and control theory applied to bioengineering. Modeling, linearization,
transfer functions, Laplace transforms, closed-loop systems, design
and simulation of controllers. Dynamic behavior and controls of first
and second order processes. PID controllers. Stability. Bode design.
Features of biological controls systems. A simulation term project using
MATLAB and an oral presentation are required. Prerequisites: grade
of C or better in MAE 140; majors only or consent of department.
(W)
122B. Biomedical Electronics (4) Analog
and digital circuits in bioinstrumentation. Biomedical signals in continuous
and discrete systems. Sampling and digital signal processing. MRI. CT.
Ultrasound. Bioelectromagnetics. Electrokinetics. Prerequisites:
grade of C or better in BENG 122A and BENG 186B; majors only or
permission of instructor. (S)
130. Molecular Physical Chemistry (4) An
introduction to physical principles that govern biological matter and
processes. Thermodynamic principles and their molecular origin, structural
basis of life and physical and conceptual models to illustrate life
phenomena. Prerequisites: grade of C or better in Chem 6B,
Math. 20A, 20B, Physics 2A, 2B, 2C. (Physics 2C may be taken concurrently.);
majors only. (W)
140A. Bioengineering Physiology (4) Introductory
mammalian physiology for bioengineering students, with emphasis on control
mechanisms and engineering principles. Basic cell functions; biological
control systems; muscle; neural; endocrine, and circulatory systems.
Not intended for premedical bioengineering students. Prerequisites:
grade of C or better in Chem. 6A, 6B, Physics 2A, 2B, 2C, BILD
1; majors only. (W)
140B. Bioengineering Physiology (4) Introductory
mammalian physiology for bioengineering students, with emphasis on control
mechanisms and engineering principles. Digestive, respiratory, renal,
and reproductive systems; regulation of metabolism, and defense mechanisms.
Prerequisite: grade of C or better in BENG 140A; majors only.
161A. Bioreactor Engineering (4) Introduction
to the principles and practices of biochemical engineering. Important
engineering, biochemical and physiological considerations in the design
of bioreactor processes: enzyme kinetics, mass transfer limitations,
microbial growth, and product formation kinetics. Fermentation reactor
selection, design, scale-up, and control. Prerequisites: grade of
C or better in Chem 114B or BIBC 102 (may be taken concurrently),
BENG 122A and admission to the major. (F)
161B. Biochemical Engineering (4)
Commercial production of biochemical commodity products. Application
of genetic control systems and mutant populations. Recombinant DNA and
eucaryotic proteins in E. coli and other host organisms. Product recovery
operations, including the design of bioseparation processes of filtration,
adsorption, chromatography, and crystallization. Bioprocess economics.
Human recombinant erythropoietin as an example, from genomic cloning
to CHO cell expression, to bioreactor manufacturing and purification
of medical products for clinical application. Prerequisite: grade
of C or better in BENG 161A; majors only. (W)
161C. Metabolic Engineering (4) Engineering
systems analysis of metabolic and regulatory processes. Use of high-throughput
data for network reconstruction. Formulation of the stoichiometric matrix
and its uses to determine steady state flux distributions. Kinetics
of individual enzymatic reactions. Computer simulations of metabolic
networks, systemic sensitivity coefficients, bifurcations to study dynamic
network functions. Temporal decomposition of metabolic processes into
multiple time scales and the physiologic roles of metabolic events in
each scale. Prerequisite: grade of C or better in BENG 161B;
majors only. (S)
162. Biotechnology Laboratory (4) Laboratory
practices and design principles for biotechnology. Culture of microorganisms
and mammalian cells, recombinant DNA bioreactor design and operation.
Design and implementation of biosensors. A team design-based term project
and oral presentation required. Prerequisites: admission to the major;
MAE 170, BENG 166A, BENG 161B (must be taken concurrently). (W)
164. Bioengineering of Biochemical Techniques (1) Quantitative
bioengineering analysis and design of biochemical processes and experiments
on biological molecules. Centrifugation, electrophoresis, chromatography.
Radioactive tracers. Enzyme activity. Immunoassay. Prerequisites:
admission to the major; grade of C or better in BENG 161B and
BIBC 103 (may be taken concurrently). (S)
166A. Cell and Tissue Engineering (4) Engineering
analysis of physico-chemical rate processes that affect, limit, and
govern the function of cells and tissues. Cell migration, mitosis, apoptosis,
and differentiation. Dynamic and structural interactions between mesenchyme
and parenchyme. The role of the tissue microenvironment including cell-cell
interactions, extracellular matrix, and growth factor communication.
The design of functional tissue substitutes including cell and material
sourcing, scale-up and manufacturability, efficacy and safety, regulatory,
and ethical topics. Clinical Applications. Prerequisite: admission
to the major or consent of department; senior standing and (BENG 103B
OR BENG 112B). (F)
172. Bioengineering Laboratory (4) A
laboratory course which demonstrates basic concepts of bioengineering
design through experimental procedures involving humans and animals.
Statistical principles of experimental design. Study of possible errors.
Experiments include nerve action, electrocardiography, mechanics of
muscle, membranes, and noninvasive diagnostics in humans. Prerequisites:
grade of C or better in MAE 170 and junior or senior standing
in the major. (S)
181/BIMM 181/CSE 181. Molecular Sequence Analysis (4) (Cross-listed
as BIMM 181 and CSE 181.) This course covers the analysis of nucleic
acid and protein sequences, with an emphasis on the application of algorithms
to biological problems. Topics include sequence alignments, database
searching, comparative genomics, and phylogenetic and clustering analyses.
Pairwise alignment, multiple alignment, DNA sequencing, scoring functions,
fast database search, comparative genomics, clustering, phylogenetic
trees, gene finding/DNA statistics. Prerequisites: CSE 100 or Math.
176, CSE 101 or Math. 188, BIMM 100 or Chem. 114C; Bioinformatics majors
only. (S)
182/BIMM 182/CSE 182/CHEM182. Biological >Databases (4) (Cross-listed
as BIMM 182, CSE 182, and Chem. 182.) This course provides an introduction
to the features of biological data, how those data are organized efficiently
in databases, and how existing data resources can be utilized to solve
a variety of biological problems. Object oriented databases, data modeling
and description. Survey of current biological database with respect
to above, implementation of database focused on a biological topic.
Prerequisite: CSE 100 or Math. 176; Bioinformatics majors only.
(F)
183. Applied Genomic Technologies (4) Principles
and technologies for using genomic information for biomedical applications.
Technologies will be introduced progressively, from DNA to RNA to protein
to whole cell systems. The integration of biology, chemistry, engineering,
and computation will be stressed. Topics include: Technology for the
Genome, DNA Chips, RNA Technologies, Proteomic Technologies, Physiomic
and Phenomic Technologies, Analysis of Cell Function. Prerequisite:
grade of C or better in BIMM 100 or Chem 114C; BICD 110; Bioinformatics
majors only. (F)
184/BIMM 184/CSE 184. Computational Molecular Biology (4) (Cross-listed
as BIMM 184 and CSE 184.) This advanced course covers the application
of machine learning and modeling techniques to biological systems. Topics
include gene structure, recognition of DNA and protein sequence patterns,
classification, and protein structure prediction. Pattern discovery,
hidden Markov models/support vector machines/neural network/profiles,
protein structure prediction, functional characterization of proteins,
functional genomics/proteomics, metabolic pathways/gene networks. Prerequisites:
BENG 181 or BIMM 181 or CSE 181; BENG 182 or BIMM 182 or CSE 182 or
CHEM 182; Bioinformatics majors only. (W)
186A. Principles of Biomaterials Design (4) Fundamentals
of materials science as applied to bioengineering design. Natural and
synthetic polymeric materials. Materials characterization and design.
Wound repair, blood clotting, foreign body response, transplantation
biology, biocompatibility of materials, tissue engineering. Artificial
organs and medical devices. Government regulations. Patenting. Economic
impact. Ethical issues. A term project and oral presentation are required.
Prerequisite: grade of C or better in BENG 112B or senior standing
in Bioengineering: Biotechnology major; majors only or consent of department.
(F)
186B. Principles of Bioinstrumentation Design (4) Biophysical
phenomena, transducers, and electronics as related to the design of
biomedical instrumentation. Potentiometric and amperometric signals
and amplifiers. Biopotentials, membrane potentials, chemical sensors.
Electrical safety. Mechanical transducers for displacement, force, and
pressure. Temperature sensors. Flow sensors. Light-based instrumentation.
Prerequisites: grade of C or better in MAE 140 and MAE 170.
(W)
186C. Bioengineering Design (4) Development
of an original bioengineering design described in a formal engineering
report, leading to a major and complete design experience. Emphasis
on engineering analysis and application of methodology from various
branches of applied mechanics. Includes analysis of economic, environmental,
manufacturability, ethical, health and safety, social, political issues,
and application of governmental regulations. A term project and oral
presentation are required. Prerequisites: grades of C or better
in BENG 103B, BENG 106B, BENG 112B, and BENG 186B; CENG 101A, MAE 107
and MAE 130A; majors only. (S)
191. Senior Seminar I: Professional Issues in Bioengineering (2) Role
of bioengineers in industry. Professional identity. Structure of bioengineering
industries and product development process. Job market analysis. Current
employment opportunities. Recruiting process and interview. Analysis
of the employer. Marketing vs. engineering. Management by objective.
Role of higher degrees. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
(W)
195. Teaching (2-4) Teaching and tutorial
assistance in a bioengineering course under supervision of instructor.
Not more than four units may be used to satisfy graduation requirements.
(P/NP grades only.) Prerequisites: B average in the major and departmental
approval. (F,W,S)
196. Bioengineering Industrial Internship (1-4) Under
the joint supervision of a faculty adviser and industry mentor, the
student will work at a bioengineering industrial site to gain practical
bioengineering experience. No more than twelve units may be used to
satisfy graduation unit requirements. (P/NP grades only) Prerequisites:
consent of department and completion of all lower-division course requirements,
including general-science requirements. Some laboratory experience is
needed. Completion of ninety units with a 2.5 GPA and consent of a bioengineering
faculty coordinator. (F,W,S,Su)
197. Engineering Internship (1-4) An
enrichment program, available to a limited number of undergraduate students,
which provides work experience with industry, government offices, hospitals,
and their practices. Subject to the availability of positions, students
will work in a local industry or hospital (on a salaried or unsalaried
basis) under the supervision of a faculty member and industrial supervisor.
Coordination of the Engineering Internship is conducted through UCSDs
Academic Internship Program. Time and effort to be arranged. Final report
required. Prerequisites: completion of ninety units with a 2.5 GPA
and consent of a bioengineering faculty coordinator. (F,W,S,Su)
198. Directed Group Study (1-4) Directed
group study, on a topic or in a field not included in the regular department
curriculum, by arrangement with a bioengineering faculty member. (P/NP
grades only.) Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (F,W,S)
199. Independent Study for Undergraduates (4) Independent
reading or research by arrangement with a bioengineering faculty member.
(P/NP grades only.) Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (F,W,S,Su)
Graduate
202/CSE 257A. Bioinformatics II: Sequence and Structure AnalysisMethods
and Applications (4) Introduction to methods
for sequence analysis. Applications to genome and proteome sequences.
Protein Structure, sequence-structure analysis. Prerequisite: Pharm.
201 or consent of instructor.
203. Bioinformatics III: Genomes Analysis (4) Annotating
genomes, characterizing functional genes, profiling, reconstructing
pathways. Prerequisites: Pharm. 201, BENG 202/CSE 257A or consent
of instructor.
207. Topics in Bioengineering (4) Course
given at the discretion of the faculty on current topics of interest
in bioengineering.
208. Topics in Bioengineering with Lab (2 or 4) A
course to be given at the discretion of the faculty on topics of current
interest in engineering science. This course is intended to be a lecture
and lab companion topics course. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
BENG 209. Continuum Mechanics Applied to Medicine/Biology
Introduction to the basic definitions of Continuum Mechanics and their
mathematical formulation at the graduate level with applications to
problems in medicine and biology. This course is intended for students
with little or no background in mechanics; it is an introduction to
the Biomechanics courses BENG 250 A-B in the Department of Bioengineering
and to Solid and Fluid Mechanics courses MAE 210A and MAE 231A in the
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. This course should
NOT be taken concurrently with MAE 210A or MAE 231A. Prerequisite:
consent of instructor.
BENG 211. Systems Biology and Bioengineering I: Biological Components
Components of biological systems, their biochemical properties and function.
The technology used for obtaining component lists. Relationship within
and integration of component lists. Structured vocabularies and component
ontologies. Algorithms for comparative approaches in deciphering and
mining component lists. Prerequisite: BENG 230A or BIMM 100 or consent
of instructor.
BENG 212. Systems Biology and Bioengineering II: Network Reconstruction
This course will cover the process of reconstructing complex biological
reaction networks. Reconstruction of metabolic networks, regulatory
networks and signaling networks. Bottom-up and top-down approaches.
The use of collections of historical data. The principles underlying
high-throughput experimental technologies and examples given on how
this data is used for network reconstruction, consistency checking,
and validation. Prerequisite: BENG 211 or consent of instructor.
BENG 213. Systems Biology and Bioengineering III: Building and Simulating
Large-scale In Silico Models Mathematical
models of reconstructed reaction networks and simulation of their emergent
properties. Classical kinetic theory, stochastic simulation methods
and constraints-based models. Methods that are scalable and integrate
multiple cellular processes will be emphasized. Existing genome-scale
models will be described and computations performed. Emphasis will be
on studying the genotype-phenotype relationship in an in silico model
driven fashion. Comparisons with phenotypic data will be emphasized.
Prerequisite: BENG 212 or consent of instructor.
220. Project Design and Development (4) The
design of a research/development project for an industrial setting.
Project objectives and organization, funding sources, review of previous
developments in the area, proposal writing and review, project management,
intellectual property, regulatory issues. The term project will involve
preparing a small business proposal for development of a medical device.
Prerequisite: open to students with graduate standing in bioengineering.
230A. Biochemistry (4) A graduate course
in biochemistry especially tailored to the requirements and background
of bioengineering graduate students. It will cover the important macro-
and small molecules in cells that are the major constituents, or that
function as signaling molecules or molecular machineries. The structures,
pathways, interactions, methodologies, and molecular designs using recombinant
DNA technology will be covered. Prerequisites: BIPN 100 and 102,
or consent of instructor. (F)
230B. Cell and Molecular Biology (4) A
general survey of structure-function relationships at the molecular
and cellular levels. Emphasis on basic genetic mechanisms; control of
gene expression; membrane structure, transport and traffic; cell signaling;
cell adhesion; mechanics of cell division; and cytoskeleton. Prerequisites:
BIPN 100 and 102, and BENG 230A, or consent of instructor. (W)
230C. Cardiovascular Physiology (4) Physical
concepts of behavior of heart, large blood vessels, vascular beds in
major organs and the microcirculation. Physical and physiological principles
of blood flow, blood pressure, cardiac work, electrophysiology of the
heart. Special vascular beds, including their biological and hemodynamic
importance. Integration through nervous and humoral controls. Prerequisites:
BIPN 100 ,102 , and BENG 230B, or consent of instructor. (S)
230D. Respiratory and Renal Physiology (4) Mechanics
of breathing. Gas diffusion. Pulmonary blood flow. Stress distribution.
Gas transport by blood. Kinetics of oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange.
VA/Q relations. Control of ventilation. Glomerular and proximal tubule
functions. Water metabolism. Control of sodium and potassium in the
kidney. Prerequisites: BIPN 100 ,102 , and BENG 230C, or consent
of instructor. (F,W,S)
238. Molecular Biology of the Cardiovascular System (4) This
course will give an overview of heart and vascular development and disease
from a molecular biological perspective. Current approaches for generating
mouse models of cardiovascular disease and recently developed technologies
for physiological assessment in small animal models will be presented.
(S)
241A. Foundations of Tissue Engineering Science (4) Molecular
and cell biological basis of tissue engineering science. Paracrine control
of tissue growth and differentiation. Biomechanics and the molecular
basis of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. Cell motility, mechanics
of tissue growth and assembly, tissue repair. Mass transfer in tissues.
Microcirculation of blood and lymph. Prerequisite: BENG 230A or consent
of instructor. (S)
241B. Methods in Tissue Engineering Science (4) Isolation
of cells, cell and tissue culture systems. Fluorescence and confocal
microscopy. Intracellular imaging. Mechanical testing of tissues. Micromechanical
measurement and analysis of cell deformability and cell interaction.
Methods in microcirculation and angiogenesis. Prerequisite: BENG
241A or consent of instructor. (F)
241C. Applications of Tissue Engineering Science (4) A
lecture/seminar series featuring speakers from academia and industry
emphasizing principles of tissue engineering science as applied to clinical
medicine and industrial production. Topics include skin replacement,
guide tubes for nerve regeneration, blood substitutes, pancreatic islet
replacement, and drug delivery devices, among others. Ethics of tissue
replacement. Prerequisite: BENG 241B or consent of instructor.
(W)
BENG 247B. BioElectronics Topics to
be covered will include photolithographic techniques for high-density
DNA microarray production, incorporation of CMOS control into electronic
DNA microarrays, direct electronic detection technology used in microarrays
and biosensor devices, and focus on problems related to making highly
integrated devices (lab-on-a-chip, in vivo biosensors, etc.) form heterogeneous
materials and components. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
BENG 247C. Bionanotechnology Topics
include: nanosensors and nanodevices for both clinical diagnostics and
biowarfare (bioterror) agent aetection; nanostructures for drug delivery;
nanoarrays and nanodevices; use of nanoanalytical devices and systems;
methods and techniques for modification or functionalization of nanoparticles
and nanostructures with biological molecules; nanostructural aspects
of fuel cells and biofuel cells; potential use of DNA and other biomolecules
for computing and ultra-high-density data storage. Prerequisite:
graduate standing.
250A. Biomechanics (4) An introduction
to biomechanics and transport phenomena in biological systems at the
graduate level. Biorheology, biosolid mechanics, muscle mechanics, mass
transfer, momentum transfer, energy transfer. Prerequisites: CENG
103B and BENG 112B, or consent of instructor. (W)
250B. Advanced Biomechanics (4) Modern
development of biomechanics at an advanced mathematical level. Selected
topics in the dynamics of heart, pulsatile, blood flow, microcirculation,
and muscle mechanics. Prerequisite: BENG 253 or consent of instructor.
(S)
253. Biomedical Transport Phenomena (4) Nonequilibrium
thermodynamic analysis of transport phenomena. The osmotic effect. Diffusion
and exchange in biological systems. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
(W)
264. Advanced Biomedical Transport Phenomena (4) Applications
of heat, mass, and momentum transfer in biomedical systems. Extension
of the principles encountered in BENG 252B-C to practical biomedical
systems. Prerequisite: BENG 252B-C.
267. Microcirculation in Health and Disease (4) Structural
and functional aspects of transport and blood-tissue exchange in key
organs during circulatory shock, bacterial toxemia, hypertension. Physical
and ultrastructural techniques used to analyze small-vessel dynamics.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
275. Computational Biomechanics (4) Finite
element methods for anatomical modeling and boundary value problems
in the biomechanics of tissues and biomedical devices. Nonlinear biodynamics,
heat flow, cardiac impulse propagation, anatomic modeling, and biomechanics.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor
BENG 280A. Principles of Biomedical Imaging
Fundamentals of Fourier transform and linear systems theory including
convolution, sampling, noise, filtering, image reconstruction and visualization
with an emphasis on applications to biomedical imaging. Examples from
optical imaging, CT, MR, ultrasound, nuclear, PET, and radiography.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (F)
BENG 280B. Comparative Biomedical Imaging
Application of biomedical imaging to the measurement of structure, function,
and dynamics of organ systems from the microscopic to the organ level.
Emphasis on detailed evaluation and comparison of specific imaging modalities.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (W,S)
281. Seminar in Bioengineering (1) Weekly
seminars by faculty, visitors, postdoctoral research fellows, and graduate
students concerning research topics in bioengineering and related subjects.
May be repeated for credit. This course does not apply toward the M.S.
graduation requirements. (S/U grades only.) (F,W,S)
290. Bioengineering Special Graduate Seminar (1-2) Seminars
by faculty, visitors, post-doctoral research fellows, and/or graduate
students in selected topic(s) in bioengineering and/or related subjects.
This course does not apply toward M.S. graduation requirements.
295. Bioengineering Design Project and Industrial Training (4) Independent
work by graduate students focused on design, applied research, and professional
experience. Prerequisite: consent of department and bioengineering
faculty adviser. (F,W,S)
296. Independent Study (4) Prerequisite:
consent of instructor.
298. Directed Group Study (1-4) Directed
group study on a topic or in a field not included in regular department
curriculum, by special arrangement with a faculty member. Prerequisite:
consent of instructor. (S/U grade only.)
299. Graduate Research (1-12) (S/U grades
only.)
501. Teaching Experience (2) Teaching
experience in an appropriate bioengineering undergraduate course under
direction of the faculty member in charge of the course. Lecturing one
hour per week in either a problem-solving section or regular lecture.
(S/U grade only.) Prerequisites: consent of instructor and departmental
approval.
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