Graduate Courses for Bioengineering (BIOE)

Schedule of Classes: Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer
(Only current and next semester available)

BIOE 404 Biomechanics (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BIOE120 and BIOE121. For BIOE majors only.
Introduction to the fundamentals of biomechanics including force analysis, mechanics of deformable bodies, stress and strain, multiaxial deformations, stress analysis, and viscoelasticity. Biomechanics of soft and hard tissues.

BIOE 411 Tissue Engineering (3 credits)
Prerequisite: at least one biology course and MATH241. Recommended: BSCI330 and BIOE340.
A review of the fundamental principles involved in the design of engineered tissues and organs. Both biological and engineering fundamentals will be considered.

BIOE 415 Bioengineering of Exercise Response (3 credits)
Prerequisite: MATH246 or permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: BIOE415 or ENBE415. Formerly ENBE415.
Exercise physiology in quantitative terms. Modeling and prediction of cardiovascular, respiratory, thermoregulatory, biomechanical, and metabolic aspects of human exercise responses.

BIOE 420 Biomedical Imaging (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BIOE120 and BIOE121. For BIOE majors only.
Examines the physical principles behind major medical imaging modalities and new ways of using medical images for diagnosis and treatment.

BIOE 422 Biosystems Engineering (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BIOE120 and BIOE121 or BSCI105; and one of the following courses: BIOE331, BIOE332, ENCE305, or ENME331.
Conservation of mass in the context of biological systems at different scales (i.e., cellular, organ, and ecosystem), life cycles such as carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, photosynthesis, water cycle, Kreb cycle, and aerobic and anaerobic cycles as they relate to biosystem function and health.

BIOE 450 Quantitative Cell Physiology (3 credits)
One hour of lecture and two hours of discussion/recitation per week. Recommended: MATH141, MATH241, MATH246 or equivalent.
Introduction to quantitative aspects of enuronal, skeletal muscle and cardiac physiological systems, with an emphasis on cellular function and plasticity.

BIOE 453 Introduction to Biological Materials (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ENES220 or equivalent. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: BIOE453 or ENBE453. Formerly ENBE453.
Basic engineering properties of biological materials, including animal tissues and agricultural products, and of traditional engineering materials such as metals, ceramics, alloys, and polymers. Course includes limited laboratory experiences.

BIOE 455 Basic Electronic Design (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PHYS142 or equivalent; MATH246, and BIOE241. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: BIOE455 or ENBE455. Formerly ENBE455.
Familiarization with basic electronic circuits and the ability to produce simple electronic designs.

BIOE 468 Selected Topics in Bioengineering (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BIOE120, BIOE121, and permission of department. Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs.
Selected topics in Bioengineering will be covered and taught by a variety of department faculty.

BIOE 482 Analysis of Bioenergy Systems (3 credits)
Prerequisite: CHEM231 and ENME232; or equivalent.
Combines topics from biofuels (some of which are renewable/sustainable) and biofuel cells. Emphasizes both engineering and biological analysis while including a practical perspective based on specific examples from the current literature. Ethanol from corn and sugar cane; gasoline from biomass; use of cellulosic biomass; enzymatic and microbial biofuel cells.

BIOE 485 Capstone Design I: Entrepreneurship, Regulatory Issues, and Ethics (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BIOE455. Senior standing. For BIOE majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: BIOE485 or ENBE485. Formerly ENBE485.
This is the first part of a two-semester senior capstone design course which covers principles involved in engineering design, design approaches, economics of design, ethics in engineering, and patent regulations. It also helps students learn team work and write design project proposals under the mentorship of a faculty advisor.

BIOE 486 Capstone Design II (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BIOE485 taken in the immediately preceding semester. Senior standing. For BIOE majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: BIOE486 or ENBE486. Formerly ENBE486.
This is the second part of the senior capstone design course. This part is independent instruction where faculty mentoring each project team works with students to order supplies, fabricate their proposed design under BIOE485, test the design, write the report and present it to their fellow seniors and board of faculty mentors. Students are taught to convert the blue print of a design to actual device and test it.

BIOE 489 Special Topics in Bioengineering (3 credits)
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
Exploring a variety of topics with Bioengineering.

BIOE 601 Biomolecular and Cellular Rate Processes (3 credits)
Also offered as ENCH859B. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: BIOE 601 or ENCH 859B.
Presentation of techniques for characterizing and manipulating non-linear biochemical reaction networks. Advanced topics to include mathematical modeling of the dynamics of biological systems; separation techniques for heat sensitive biologically active materials; and rate processes in cellular and biomolecular systems. Methods are applied to current biotechnological systems, some include: recombinant bacteria; plant insect and mammalian cells; and transformed cell lines.

BIOE 602 Cellular and Tissue Biomechanics (3 credits)
Introduction to the fundamentals of biomechanics including force analysis, mechanics of deformable bodies, stress and strain, multiaxial deformations, stress analysis, and viscoelasticity. Biomechanics of soft and hard tissues.

BIOE 603 Electrophysiology of the Cell (3 credits)
Introduction to the electrophysiology of the cell membrane. Development of mathematical models of different types of ionic membrane currents and fluid compartment models, culminating in the development of functional whole-cell models for neurons and muscle (cardiac, skeletal and smooth muscle) cells. Characterization of volume conductor boundary value problems encountered in electrophysiology consisting of the adequate description of the bioelectric current source and the volume conductor (surrounding tissue) medium.

BIOE 604 Cellular and Physiological Transport Phenomena (3 credits)
A study of the transport processes of fluid flow and mass transfer applied to physiological and cellular systems.

BIOE 605 Laboratory Rotations I (1 credits)
For BIOE majors only.
Provides the opportunity to experience different laboratory environments. Students gain exposure to graduate research, learn a wide variety of laboratory and/or computational techniques, become familiar with Bioengineering program faculty, and develop insight on personal research interests and direction. Laboratory rotations are required in Fall and Spring of the first year of the Ph.D. Program. BIOE605: Laboratory Rotations I will be held in the Fall semester. BIOE606: Laboratory Rotations II will be held in the Spring semester.

BIOE 606 Laboratory Rotations II (1 credits)
Two hours of laboratory per week. For BIOE majors only.
Provide students with the opportunity to experience different laboratory environments. Students gain exposure to graduate research, learn awide variety of laboratory techniques, become familiar with BIOE faculty, and develop insight into personal research interests and direction. Laboratory rotations are required in the Fall and Spring of the first year of the Ph.D. program. BIOE605: Laboratory Rotations 1 will be held in the Fall semester; BIOE606: Laboratory Rotations 2 will be held in the Spring semester.

BIOE 608 Bioengineering Seminar Series (1 credits)
For BIOE majors only. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
A variety of topics related to Bioengineering will be presented in weekly seminars.

BIOE 610 Instrumentation in Biological Systems (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ENBE/BIOE455 or equivalent. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: BIOE610 or ENBE601. Formerly ENBE601.
Analyze and design electronic and computer-based instrumentation for sensing, measurements and controls as applied to biological systems.

BIOE 645 Advanced Engineering Start Up Ventures (3 credits)
Covers principles and practices important to engineering startup ventures, especially those involving bioengineering and medical device enterprises, and includes the preparation of business plans and tools used to obtain funding.

BIOE 689 Special Topics in Bioengineering (1-3 credits)
For BIOE majors only. Repeatable to 06 credits if content differs.
Research Oriented Individual Instruction course.

BIOE 799 Master's Thesis Research (1-6 credits)

BIOE 898 Pre-Candidacy Research (1-8 credits)

BIOE 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research (1-8 credits)