Apr 23, 2024

2013-2014 Graduate Catalog

2013-2014 Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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	BIOL 563L - ORNITHOLOGY (C) 0 cr hrs Description Structure and function, ecology, energetics, classification, and identification of birds. Lecture plus lab component. Prerequisites and Corequisites (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 566 - ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CONTAMINATION (C) 3 cr hrs Description This course will prepare students in the area of Ecological Effects of Toxic Substances and other contaminants. Wildlife toxicology and impacts of agriculture on the Northern Plains will be emphasized. Topics covered will include pesticides, heavy metals, aquatic and terrestrial ecotoxicity and other topics related to Wildlife Toxicology. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 569 - FISH BIOLOGY 3 cr hrs Description Bionomics, identification, geographic distribution, economic importance, and classification of fishes. Lecture plus lab component. Notes Identification of local fishes is stressed in the lab. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 569L - FISH BIOLOGY 0 cr hrs Description Bionomics, identification, geographic distribution, economic importance, and classification of fishes. Lecture plus lab component. Notes Identification of local fishes is stressed in the lab. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 570 - CANCER BIOLOGY 3 cr hrs Description This course will address the current research directed at understanding the molecular and cellular basis of cancer and explore potential therapeutic targets. Topics covered will emphasize cell cycle regulation and apoptosis, cellular control of proliferation and differentiation, genetic alterations, growth factors and signal transduction, invasion and metastasis, and angiogenesis. Notes Graduate level status or Permission of instructor. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 571 - GENETICS (C) 3 cr hrs Description Principles governing the nature, transmission and function of hereditary material with application to plants, animals, humans, and microorganisms Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 573 - EVOLUTION (C) 3 cr hrs Description Surveys evidence for biological evolution and the historical development of evolutionary theory and examines genetics and other mechanisms responsible for life’s diversity. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 575 - INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 3 cr hrs Description This course will provide students with a modern discussion of molecular genetics, including mechanisms. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 581 - VERTEBRATE ANATOMY AND EMBRYOLOGY 4 cr hrs Description Stages of vertebrate development from gametogenesis to maturity. Function, structure, and evolution of adult organ systems. Lecture plus lab component. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 581L - VERTEBRATE ANATOMY AND EMBRYOLOGY 0 cr hrs Description Stages of vertebrate development from gametogenesis to maturity. Function, structure, and evolution of adult organ systems. Lecture plus lab component. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 583 - DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 3 cr hrs Description The principles of organismal development will be taught in a comparative context. Examples from model organisms (fruit fly, sea urchins, plants, mice, chickens, zebrafish) will be used to illustrate the common mechanisms used to pattern body axes, regulate morphogenesis and organogenesis, and control growth and regeneration. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 585 - INVERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY 4 cr hrs Description Ancient environments and history of life. Classification and identification of invertebrate fossils. Lecture plus lab component. Notes (Also ESCI 561) Check Course Availability
	BIOL 585L - INVERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY 0 cr hrs Description Ancient environments and history of life. Classification and identification of invertebrate fossils. Lecture plus lab component. Notes (Also ESCI 561) Check Course Availability
	BIOL 586 - VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY 4 cr hrs Description Principles of fossil classification. History of vertebrate life, emphasizing the major transitions. Lecture plus lab component. Notes (Also ESCI 563) Check Course Availability
	BIOL 586L - VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY 0 cr hrs Description Principles of fossil classification. History of vertebrate life, emphasizing the major transitions. Lecture plus lab component. Notes (Also ESCI 563) Check Course Availability
	BIOL 590 - SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY 1 cr hrs Description A highly focused, and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as internet and are at the upper division or graduate levels. Enrollment is generally limited to fewer than 20 students. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 591 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN BIOLOGY (C) 1 to 2 cr hrs Description Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic. Notes (C) Denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 592 - TOPICS (C) 3 cr hrs Description Includes current topics, advanced topics, and special topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest scientists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement. Notes (C) Denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 700 - PROGRAM SUSTAINING (M.A./M.S.) 0 cr hrs Description This is a zero-credit course utilized for continuous enrollment and program tracking. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 720 - BIOSTATISTICS 3 cr hrs Description This course is designed to introduce students to a variety of methods used to analyze biological data including ANOVA, repeated measures analysis, regression, correlation, ANCOVA, analysis of categorical data, non-parametric analyses, and multivariate tests. Lecture plus lab component. Prerequisites and Corequisites Corequisite: BIOL 720L Notes Registration restriction: Permission from instructor. Suggestion BIOL 420/520 prerequisite. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 720L - BIOSTATISTICS 1 cr hrs Description This course is designed to introduce students to a variety of methods used to analyze biological data including ANOVA, repeated measures analysis, regression, correlation, ANCOVA, analysis of categorical data, non-parametric analyses, and multivariate tests. Lecture plus lab component. Prerequisites and Corequisites Corequisite: BIOL 720 Check Course Availability
	BIOL 727 - ENDOCRINOLGY 3 cr hrs Description Biological significance and mechanism of action of hormones on homeostasis in diverse biological systems involving the endocrine and nervous systems. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 730 - NEUROBIOLOGY 3 cr hrs Description Understanding the original literature, progress therein, and teaching of neural science, including neurons, nervous system, neuroanatomical organization, neural development, neuronal function, neurophysiology, neurochemistry, and the neurbiological bases of behavior are the emphases of this advanced course. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 732 - BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE 3 cr hrs Description Based on the original research literature, this advanced course on integrative neuroscience focuses on the neurocircuitry, neurotransmitters and modulators, and neuroendocrine actions necessary to produce behavior or environmentally relevant neural function. This course will include description of the integrative mechanisms that produce circadian rhythms, neuroendocrine reflex, sexual behavior, addiction, anxiety, learning, aggression, depression, social hierarchy, and other behaviors. Collecting and integrating information to describe a specific behavior is included. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 736 - ADVANCED ANIMAL DIVERSITY & EVOLUTION 3 cr hrs Description The focus of this course is the interpretation of the morphological features of the 40+ major body plans of extant and extinct animals in an evolutionary framework. Fossils, animal interactions with the environment, life histories, and biomechanical and phylogenetic constraints will be discussed. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 743 - CELL BIOLOGY 3 cr hrs Description Emphasis on the integration of structure and function in the cell. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 771 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN GENETICS 1 cr hrs Description Recent advances in the field of genetics. This course is repeatable for a maximum of three credit hours, with change of topic. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 775 - ADVANCED GENETICS 3 cr hrs Description The nature of the gene as a unit of function, recombination and mutation. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 790 - GRADUATE SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY (C) 1 cr hrs Description A highly focused, and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as internet and are at the upper division or graduate levels. Enrollment is generally limited to fewer than 20 students. Notes One hour required of all M.S. students, including the presentation of a seminar. (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 791 - INDEPENDENT STUDY (C) 1-4 cr hrs Description Includes Directed Study, Problems, Readings, Directed Readings, Special Problems, and Special Projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meeting depending upon the requirements of the topic. Notes (c) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 792 - TOPICS IN BIOLOGY (C) 1 to 6 cr hrs Description Includes current topics, advanced topics and special topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement. Notes Special topics course devoted to particular issues in biology, Guest lecturers may serve as the instructor. May be repeated with change of topic. (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 798 - THESIS RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY (M.S.) (C) 1 to 12 cr hrs Description Original research in a selected field of biology and the preparation of a thesis. Required of all M.S. students. Total of six credit hours is required. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 799 - THESIS SUSTAINING (M.S.) (C) 0 cr hrs Description This is a zero credit hour schedule type used to track students who are not currently working with faculty on thesis or research activities. Universities may require students to register under this schedule type to remain active degree candidates. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 800D - PROGRAM SUSTAINING (Ph.D.) 0 cr hrs Description This is a zero-credit course, utilized for continuous enrollment and program tracking. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 890 - Ph.D. SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY 1 cr hrs Description A highly focused, and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as internet and are at the upper division or graduate levels. Enrollment is generally limited to fewer than 20 students. Notes Seminar course in contemporary topics in the life sciences. One hour required of all Ph.D. candidates including the presentation of a dissertation seminar. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 898D - Ph.D. DISSERTATION RESEARCH 1 to 15 cr hrs Description Original research in the biological sciences. Required of all Ph.D. candidates. Total of 15 credit hours required. May be repeated to a maximum of 40 hours. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 899D - DISSERATION SUSTAINING (Ph.D.) (C) 0 cr hrs Description This is a zero credit hour schedule type used to track students who are not currently working with faculty on thesis or research activities. Universities may require students to register under this schedule type to remain active degree candidates. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BIOL (C) 794 - INTERNSHIP IN BIOLOGY 1 to 2 cr hrs Description Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than in the case with field experience courses. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BME 601 - BIOMATERIALS (C) 3 cr hrs Description This course is necessary to conduct biomedical product development and/or biomaterials research. The first portion of the course will provide an introduction to the major classes of materials used in medical devices including metals, polymers, ceramics, composites, and natural materials. Topics covered will include material properties, material processing, testing, corrosion, biocompatibility, tissue responses, etc. The second portion of the course will cover specific biomaterial applications such as dental, orthopedic, cardiovascular, drug delivery, and tissue engineering. The topics of implant cleanliness and sterilization methods will also be discussed. In addition, the topic of national and international governmental regulations and requirements will be reviewed including examples of investigative devices exemptions and 510k submissions. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 602 - ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY FOR ENGINEERS (C) 3 cr hrs Description This course introduces biomedical engineering students to fundamentals of human anatomy and physiology. Topics include engineering muscle, the neuromuscular control system, the anthropometry, the skeletal system, skeletal respiratory system, the circulatory system, the metabolic system, the thermoregulatory system, body rhythms, and an introduction to reengineering the human body. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 603 - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY FOR ENGINEERS (C) 3 cr hrs Description This course is designed to provide a basic knowledge on molecular biology and bioinformatics that is directly applicable to engineering and related science fields. Up-to-date techniques in genetic engineering, biotechnology, and bioinformatics will be introduced for the understanding of biological problems using engineering concepts or engineering/mechanical problems through biological tools. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 604 - SIGNAL PROCESSING (C) 3 cr hrs Description Principles, characteristics, and applications of instrumentation systems including sensors, filters, instrumentation amplifiers, analog-to-digital conversions, and noise. This course will be useful to graduate students beginning their thesis/dissertation research. It is available to students in other departments with the permission of the instructor. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 606 - OCCUPATIONAL BIOMECHANICS (C) 3 cr hrs Description Anatomical and physiological concepts are introduced to understand and predict human motor capabilities, with particular emphasis on the evaluation and design of manual activities in various occupations. Quantitative models are developed to explain muscle strength performance; cumulative and acute musculoskeletal injury; physical fatigue; and human motion control. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 607 - BIOMECHANICS (C) 3 cr hrs Description An introduction to biomechanics from a continuum mechanics perspective focusing on concepts of solid and fluid mechanics with applications to living systems. Topics in biosolid mechanics include stress, strain, constitutive relations, equilibrium, response to basic loading modes (extension, bending, and torsion), and buckling. Topics in biofluid mechanics include motion of a continuum, constitutive relations, fundamental balance relations, control volume and semi-empirical methods. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 608 - BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (C) 3 cr hrs Description This course provides basic concepts in Biomedical Engineering. Topics covered include materials for biomedical engineering, cellular and molecular processes for biomedical engineering, biological sensing, and experimental design. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 610 - EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN & DATA ANALYSIS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (C) 3 cr hrs Description This course is intended to introduce students to basic concepts and tools of experimental design and statistical analysis in biomedical research. We will discuss how to design and execute an experiment and how to use various statistical tools to estimate data parameters and test hypotheses. It is expected that students will be able to formulate a rational hypothesis from biological theory, design an experiment to test the hypothesis, and use an appropriate statistical analysis to examine the hypothesis and interpret the results upon completion of this course. The primary objective of this course is to help students understand the methodological and practical principles needed to undertake biological research and evaluate others’ research as published in the biomedical literature. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 612 - BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERS 3 cr hrs Description This course will be a survey of principles and techniques that biomedical engineers working in biotechnology and biomedical engineering will encounter in research or industry. It will serve to introduce the important advances in the state of the art in molecular and cell biology. Topics include fermentation, cell culture, recovery and purification, and technology responsible for the success of biotechnological applications, i.e., recombinant DNA technology or genetic engineering. Check Course Availability
	BME 673 - APPLIED ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I (C) 3 cr hrs Description Advanced topics in engineering analysis. Special mathematical concepts will be applied to mechanical engineering problems. Topics will be selected from the following: Fourier series and boundary value problems applied to heat conduction and convection, Laplace transforms and complex variable analysis applied to vibrations and dynamic systems analysis, series solutions of differential equations, partial differential equations, general matrix applications to a variety of large systems of equations in engineering, calculus of variation, and Ritz method for various engineering problems. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 714 - OPTICAL BIOCHEMICAL SENSORS 3 cr hrs Description This course introduces the student to the fundamentals of biochemical sensor development and applications. It provides an understanding of chemical and biological components, molecular recognition, and signal transduction. Check Course Availability
	BME 721 - TISSUE ENGINEERING 3 cr hrs Description This course is designed to introduce students to an understanding of tissue engineering (TE). Topics covered include, basic properties of biomaterials, discussion of cell sources, cell-material interactions, basic knowledge of growth factors used in TE and current state of the art research in stem cell TE. Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on connective tissues including skin, fat, bone, cartilage and tendon. Notes Course evaluation is based on 3 assignments, mid-term examination, and final examination. Check Course Availability
	BME 724 - BIOPOLYMERS (C) 3 cr hrs Description This course is to survey the structure, function, properties and use of biopolymers. The course has three fifty minute lectures per week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Supporting reading materials will be asigned from the textbook and supplementary reading materials (see the list above). Please note that the textbook is meant to supplement the lectures, not to substitute for them; you will ONLY be responsible for the materials presented in the lectures. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 725 - BIOCOMPOSITES (C) 3 cr hrs Description This course focuses on composite material applied to bioengineering. First part of the course introduces bio composites for medical applications and bio-compatibility. Second part focuses on mechanical design and manufacturing aspects of various fibrous polymer matrix composites in terms of: i) material selection, fabrication, and characterization, ii) mechanics of composite materials, iii) design with composite materials. Third part deals with ceramic or nano composites and their applications in biomedical engineering. Final part introduces various case studies such as dental, orthopedics, prosthetic socket, and external fixator applications. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 726 - BIO/MEMS AND NANO SYSTEMS (C) 3 cr hrs Description Application of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and nano-systems to biological systems, interaction of living cells and tissues with MEMS substrates and nano-engineered materials, microfluidics, engineering of inputs and outputs. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 730 - VASCULAR MECHANICS AND PATHOLOGY (C) 3 cr hrs Description The course focuses on the artery and arterial diseases, including the genesis of heart disease. Since the artery serves as both conduit of blood flow and container of blood pressure, the course covers both the general principles and the occurrence of stress concentration in the pressure vessel. The topics included are atherosclerosis, structure and mechanics of the artery, pressure vessel principles, stress concentration in the artery, endothelial cells and low density lipoproteins, smooth muscle cells and stretch, stress reduction and atherosclerosis reduction, vein graft, intracranial aneurysms, and aortic aneurysms. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 731 - ADVANCED BIOMECHANICS (C) 3 cr hrs Description The course presents the fundamentals of continuum mechanics and nonlinear theory of elasticity with applications to the mechanical behavior of soft biological tissues. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 732 - MEDICAL IMAGING (C) 3 cr hrs Description This course covers the physics of the major modalities commonly used in medical imaging. Also covered are the various principles and methods of constructing an image from the physical interactions of energy with living tissue, and the influence on image quality of the different modalities. Medical imaging systems to be analyzed included conventional X-ray, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine (PET and SPECT), and ultrasound. Each of these modalities will be introduced from basic physical principles to the process of image formation. The primary focus is on the physical principles, instrumentation methods, and imaging algorithms; however, the medical interpretation of images, and clinical, research and ethical issues are also included where possible to give students a deeper understanding of the medical imaging field. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 733 - CARDIOVASULAR FLUID DYNAMICS (C) 3 cr hrs Description Mechanics of blood circulation, fluid mechanics of the heart, blood flow in arteries, unsteady flow in veins, current concepts in circulatory assist devices, biofluidics, and other selected topics. Review of cardiovascular physiology; introduction to fluid mechanics; models of blood flow and arterial wall dynamics; fluid mechanics and arterial disease; heart valve fluid dynamics; ventricular assist devices. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 734 - TRANSPORT PHENOMENA IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (C) 3 cr hrs Description The study of transport phenomena in biomedical systems including analysis of engineering and physiological systems and incorporation of these principles into the design of such systems. The objective of this course is for students to learn to think about, understand and model the dynamic behavior of complex biological systems. The scope of the systems to be studied is restricted to an analysis of biotransport phenomena in the human body. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 735 - CAD/CAM IN MEDICINE & SURGERY (C) 3 cr hrs Description Introduction to computer aided design and modeling of prosthetic devices, and their subsequent manufacturing techniques. Applications in orthopedic implant design and fabrication, dental implant design and fabrication, as well as other types of prosthetics. An advanced level review of current computer modeling and manufacturing technology for medical applications. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 736 - ADVANCED FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS (C) 3 cr hrs Description Variational and weighted residual approach to finite element equations. Emphasis on two- and three-dimensional problems in solid mechanics. Isoparametric element formulations, higher order elements, numerical integration, imposition of constraints, convergence, and other more advanced topics. Introduction to geometric and material nonlinearities. Introduction to the solution of dynamic problems and time integration. Use of finite element computer programs. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 737 - ADVANCED SIGNAL PROCESSING & IMAGING (C) 3 cr hrs Description This course develops the theory essential to understanding the algorithms that are increasingly found in modern signal processing applications, such as speech, image processing, digital radio and audio, statistical and adaptive systems. Topics include: analysis of non-stationary signals, transform techniques, Wiener filters, Kalman filters, multirate systems and filter banks, hardware implementation and simulation of filters, and applications of multirate signal processes. Matlab will be used extensively. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 738 - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MEDICINE (C) 3 cr hrs Prerequisites and Corequisites Software techniques used in medical treatment and diagnosis, including transform techniques. Medical reference software engineering. Data mining. Hardware and connectivity issues. Bioinformatics. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 739 - CONTINUUM MECHANICS 3 cr hrs Description Introduction to tensor algebra and calculus. Derivation of kinematic, stress, strain, and thermodynamic field equations governing continuous media. Development of constitutive relations for real materials. Applications to problems in fluid and solid mechanics. Notes Permission of instructor required. Check Course Availability
	BME 740 - BIOMATERIALS SURFACE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (C) 3 cr hrs Description This course focuses on the surface properties of biomaterials and their influence on biological and clinical outcomes. Specifically, the general surface properties of biomaterials such as surface chemistry, surface morphology, surface roughness, and surface charges will be explained. The course will cover the different instrumentation that is currently available to characterize biomaterial surfaces. Also, a variety of surface modification technologies available to engineer biomaterial surfaces will be covered as well. Example cases will be provided regularly to emphasize the biological and clinical significance of biomaterial surfaces. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 745 - MOLECULAR MACHINES (C) 3 cr hrs Description This course studies forces that determine molecular structure, transport, and diffusion, macromolecular assemblies, protein synthesis, structural biology, molecular genetics, enzymology. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 746 - BIOMIMETICS (C) 3 cr hrs Description This course will survey recent research at the intersection of biology and mechanical/structural engineering, in particular, applications where nature’s design philosophies are applied in human-engineered structures. Multi-functional materials, hierarchical design, adaptive materials within closed loop systems, self-healing of natural structures, with a view to self-healing human engineered structures. Applications in aerospace and rehabilitation engineering. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 747 - CARDIOVASCULAR BIOMATERIALS 3 cr hrs Description This course focuses on the role of biomaterials in different cardiovascular devices such as coronary artery stents, vascular grafts, pace makers, heart valves, defibrillators, and artificial hearts. Initially, the background information on cardiovascular diseases will be provided along with the motivation for implant devices. Then, the engineering principles in designing various cardiovascular implant devices will be discussed. The surface properties of different metals, polymers, and ceramics used in cardiovascular devices will be discussed with reference to their blood compatibility. Finally, the FDA approved commercially available cardiovascular devices and their clinical outcomes will be discussed. Check Course Availability
	BME 751 - DRUG DELIVERY (C) 3 cr hrs Description This course focuses on the engineering and biomolecular principles of drug therapy. Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of drug delivery, materials used for drug delivery, and controlled/targeted drug delivery strategies. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 761 - BIOADHESIVES (C) 3 cr hrs Description This course will provide a survey of natural and synthetic biological adhesives that are of importance in biomedicine. Main topics include fundamentals of bioadhesion, methods of evaluating bioadhesive interactions, and concepts and strategies in designing bioadhesive systems for biomedical applications. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 773 - APPLIED ENGINEERING ANALYSIS II (C) 3 cr hrs Description Applications of numerical methods to mechanical engineering problems. Topics will include data processing techniques, curve fitting and interpolation of experimental information, solutions to systems of ordinary differential equations, solutions to partial differential equations, and numerical integration both of known functions and functions described only by experimental data. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 788 - MASTER’S RESEARCH PROBLEMS/PROJECT (C) 1-12 cr hrs Description Independent research problems/projects that lead to research or design paper, but not to a thesis. The plan of study is negotiated by the faculty member and the candidate. Contact between the two may be extensive and intensive. Does not include research courses which are theoretical. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 790 - SEMINAR (C) 1 cr hrs Description A highly focused, and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as internet and are at the upper division or graduate levels. Enrollment is generally limited to fewer than 20 students. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 791 - INDEPENDENT STUDY (C) 1-3 cr hrs Description Students complete individualized plans of study hich include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depend upon the requirements of the topic. Notes (C) Denotes a common course. Check Course Availability
	BME 792 - TOPICS (C) 1 to 3 cr hrs Description Includes current topics, advanced topics and special topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BME 798 - MASTER’S THESIS (C) 1 to 6 cr hrs Description A formal treatise presenting the results of study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the applicable degree. The process requires extensive and intensive one-on-one interaction between the candidate and professor with more limited interaction between and among the candidate and other members of the committee Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BME 840 - BIOMATERIALS SURFACE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 3 cr hrs Description This course focuses on the surface properties of biomaterials and their influence on biological and clinical outcomes. Specifically, the general surface properties of biomaterials such as surface chemistry, surface morphology, surface roughness, and surface charges will be explained. The course will cover the different instrumentation that is currently available to characterize biomaterial surfaces. Also, a variety of surface modification technologies available to engineer biomaterial surfaces will be covered as well. Example cases will be provided regularly to emphasize the biological and clinical significance of biomaterial surfaces. Check Course Availability
	BME 888 - DOCTORAL RESEARCH PROBLEMS/PROJECTS (C) 1-12 cr hrs Description Independent research problems/projects that lead to research or design paper, but not to a thesis. The plan of study is negotiated by the faculty member and the candidate. Contact between the two may be extensive and intensive. Does not include research courses which are theoretical. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BME 896 - FIELD EXPERIENCE (C) 1 cr hrs Description Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study established between the student, instructor and field experience supervisor. Due to the presence of a field experience supervisor, a lower level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with an Internship or Practicum course. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BME 898 - DISSERTATION (C) 1 to 9 cr hrs Description A formal treatise presenting the results of study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the applicable degree. The process requires extensive and intensive one-on- one interaction between the candidate and professor with more limited interaction between and among the candidate and other members of the committee. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	CHEM 521 - SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS (C) 3 cr hrs Description Determination of the structure of organic compounds using the spectroscopic methods. Notes (C) Denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	CHEM 526 - POLYMER CHEMISTRY (C) 3 cr hrs Description An introduction to the fundamental chemistry, characterization, and fabrication of polymeric substances. Notes (C) Denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	CHEM 529 - ADVANCED CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION 2 cr hrs Description This course has a 2 + 1 lecture/lab format that provides a broad approach to the characterization of molecules and materials including: NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, powder and X-ray crystallography, computational chemistry, and microscopy (AFM, TEM, SEM). Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: CHEM 326/326L and CHEM 332/332L Corequisite: CHEM 529L Check Course Availability
	CHEM 534 - INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS 4 cr hrs Description Theory and application of modern instrumental methods of quantitative analysis. Lecture plus lab component. Check Course Availability
	CHEM 534L - INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS 0 cr hrs Description Theory and application of modern instrumental methods of quantitative analysis. Lecture plus lab component. Check Course Availability
	CHEM 542 - PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I 3 cr hrs Description A study of the fundamental principles governing the behavior of physical chemical systems. Lecture plus lab component. Notes (Also PHYS 542) Check Course Availability
	CHEM 542L - PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I 1 cr hrs Description A study of the fundamental principles governing the behavior of physical chemical systems. Lecture plus lab component. Notes (Also PHYS 542) Check Course Availability
	CHEM 544 - PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II 3 cr hrs Description A continuation of CHEM 542. Notes (Also PHYS 544) Check Course Availability
	CHEM 552 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY (C) 3 cr hrs Description Theoretical and periodic aspects of inorganic chemistry. Lecture plus lab component. Notes (C) Denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	CHEM 552L - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1 cr hrs Description Theoretical and periodic aspects of inorganic chemistry. Lecture plus lab component. Check Course Availability
	CHEM 572 - CHEMICAL LITERATURE SEMINAR I 2 cr hrs Description Conference course on chemical literature, technical writing, and the use of a chemical library. Check Course Availability
	CHEM 574 - CHEMICAL LITERATURE SEMINAR II 1 cr hrs Description Journal reports from the current literature. Check Course Availability
	CHEM 582 - ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY (C) 3 cr hrs Description Essential chemical nature of the environment considered by means of lectures, demonstrations, and related laboratory exercises. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	CHEM 591 - INDEPENDENT STUDY (C) 1-9 cr hrs Description Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic. Check Course Availability
	CHEM 592 - SELECTED TOPICS IN CHEMISTRY (C) 1 to 4 cr hrs Description Includes current topics, advanced topics and special topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement. Notes May be repeated with change of topic. (C) Denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	CHEM 700 - PROGRAM SUSTAINING (M.A.) 0 cr hrs Description This is a zero-credit course utilized for continuous enrollment and program tracking. Check Course Availability
	CHEM 702 - CHEMISTRY CONCEPTS, PRINCIPLES, AND APPLICATIONS FOR THE K–12 EDUCATOR 1 to 12 cr hrs Description Chemistry concepts essential for instruction at the middle and secondary school level will be presented. Emphasis will be placed on effective delivery of the concepts at the middle- and high-school level. Topics to be covered may include, but not limited to chemical formulas, reactions and stoichiometry; atomic structure, bonding and molecular properties; thermodynamics and chemical equilibria; chemical kinetics and reaction mechanisms; acids, bases, and salts; integrated organic and biochemistry; frontiers in chemistry and integrated high school science chemistry lecture/laboratory module. Check Course Availability
	CHEM 712 - INTERFACIAL PHENOMENA (C) 3 cr hrs Description A course in the surface properties of solids and liquids. Areas covered include the thermodynamics of surfaces, material transfer across interfaces, nucleation, surface energies of solids, three-phase contact, wetting phenomena, and adsorption. Notes (C) Denotes Common Course This course is equated to MES 712 from South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. Check Course Availability
	CHEM 716 - PRINTED ELECTRONICS: MATERIALS AND PROCESSES (C) 3 cr hrs Description The principles of interfacial phenomenon, solution thermodynamics and colloid chemistry will be used in illuminated process by which metallic nanoparticulates can be formed and incorporated into inks for use in manufacturing printed electronics by various direct write technologies. Students will learn 1) the methods and science behind the manufacture of a variety of nanoparticles, including gold, silver, copper conducting particles, 2) the methods of incorporating these particles into inks and printing of these inks for printed electronics applications and 3) the interfacial processes involved in line spreading and curing of the printed traces. Notes Cross-listed with MES 677 and NANO 677 at SDSM&T. (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	CHEM 718 - THEORY AND APPLICATION OF NANOMATERIALS (C) 3 cr hrs Description Introductory quantum mechanics, ability to solve ordinary differential equations and linear systems. The course will survey current research in nanoscience and nanotechnology, providing the essential background and theory at the level accessible to students from varied scientific and engineering backgrounds. Special emphasis will be placed on nano-scaled materials and their practical applications. Notes Cross-listed with NANO 702 at SDSM&T. (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	CHEM 719 - PHOTOVOLTAICS (C) 3 cr hrs Description This course will cover modern silicon photovoltaic (PV) devices, including the basic physics, ideal and nonideal models, device parameters and design, and device fabrication. The emphasis will be placed on crystalline and multicrystalline devices, but thin films will also be introduced. PV applications and economics will also be discussed. Notes (C) Denotes common course. Also MES/NANO 636 at SDSM&T and EE 636 at SDSU. Check Course Availability

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BIOL 563L - ORNITHOLOGY (C)

BIOL 566 - ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CONTAMINATION (C)

BIOL 569 - FISH BIOLOGY

BIOL 569L - FISH BIOLOGY

BIOL 570 - CANCER BIOLOGY

BIOL 571 - GENETICS (C)

BIOL 573 - EVOLUTION (C)

BIOL 575 - INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

BIOL 581 - VERTEBRATE ANATOMY AND EMBRYOLOGY

BIOL 581L - VERTEBRATE ANATOMY AND EMBRYOLOGY

BIOL 583 - DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

BIOL 585 - INVERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY

BIOL 585L - INVERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY

BIOL 586 - VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY

BIOL 586L - VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY

BIOL 590 - SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY

BIOL 591 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN BIOLOGY (C)

BIOL 592 - TOPICS (C)

BIOL 700 - PROGRAM SUSTAINING (M.A./M.S.)

BIOL 720 - BIOSTATISTICS

BIOL 720L - BIOSTATISTICS

BIOL 727 - ENDOCRINOLGY

BIOL 730 - NEUROBIOLOGY

BIOL 732 - BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE

BIOL 736 - ADVANCED ANIMAL DIVERSITY & EVOLUTION

BIOL 743 - CELL BIOLOGY

BIOL 771 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN GENETICS

BIOL 775 - ADVANCED GENETICS

BIOL 790 - GRADUATE SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY (C)

BIOL 791 - INDEPENDENT STUDY (C)

BIOL 792 - TOPICS IN BIOLOGY (C)

BIOL 798 - THESIS RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY (M.S.) (C)

BIOL 799 - THESIS SUSTAINING (M.S.) (C)

BIOL 800D - PROGRAM SUSTAINING (Ph.D.)

BIOL 890 - Ph.D. SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY

BIOL 898D - Ph.D. DISSERTATION RESEARCH

BIOL 899D - DISSERATION SUSTAINING (Ph.D.) (C)

BIOL (C) 794 - INTERNSHIP IN BIOLOGY

BME 601 - BIOMATERIALS (C)

BME 602 - ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY FOR ENGINEERS (C)

BME 603 - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY FOR ENGINEERS (C)

BME 604 - SIGNAL PROCESSING (C)

BME 606 - OCCUPATIONAL BIOMECHANICS (C)

BME 607 - BIOMECHANICS (C)

BME 608 - BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (C)

BME 610 - EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN & DATA ANALYSIS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (C)

BME 612 - BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERS

BME 673 - APPLIED ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I (C)

BME 714 - OPTICAL BIOCHEMICAL SENSORS

BME 721 - TISSUE ENGINEERING

BME 724 - BIOPOLYMERS (C)

BME 725 - BIOCOMPOSITES (C)

BME 726 - BIO/MEMS AND NANO SYSTEMS (C)

BME 730 - VASCULAR MECHANICS AND PATHOLOGY (C)

BME 731 - ADVANCED BIOMECHANICS (C)

BME 732 - MEDICAL IMAGING (C)

BME 733 - CARDIOVASULAR FLUID DYNAMICS (C)

BME 734 - TRANSPORT PHENOMENA IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (C)

BME 735 - CAD/CAM IN MEDICINE & SURGERY (C)

BME 736 - ADVANCED FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS (C)

BME 737 - ADVANCED SIGNAL PROCESSING & IMAGING (C)

BME 738 - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MEDICINE (C)

BME 739 - CONTINUUM MECHANICS

BME 740 - BIOMATERIALS SURFACE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (C)

BME 745 - MOLECULAR MACHINES (C)

BME 746 - BIOMIMETICS (C)

BME 747 - CARDIOVASCULAR BIOMATERIALS

BME 751 - DRUG DELIVERY (C)

BME 761 - BIOADHESIVES (C)

BME 773 - APPLIED ENGINEERING ANALYSIS II (C)

BME 788 - MASTER’S RESEARCH PROBLEMS/PROJECT (C)

BME 790 - SEMINAR (C)

BME 791 - INDEPENDENT STUDY (C)

BME 792 - TOPICS (C)

BME 798 - MASTER’S THESIS (C)

BME 840 - BIOMATERIALS SURFACE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

BME 888 - DOCTORAL RESEARCH PROBLEMS/PROJECTS (C)

BME 896 - FIELD EXPERIENCE (C)

BME 898 - DISSERTATION (C)