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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


 

Biological Sciences

  
  • BISC 195 - Biological Evolution (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION
    Component: Lecture
    Historical background of the idea of evolution, the work of Charles Darwin, an exploration of the modern theory of evolution and the contributions to it from other biological disciplines, and philosophical issues related to evolution.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    RESTRICTIONS: Open to non-majors only.
    University Breadth: Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Technology Course Typically Offered: Verify offering with Dept
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BISC 205 - Biology for Health Sciences (4cr.)

    Credit(s): 4
    BIOLOGY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES
    Component: Lecture
    One semester course designed as an introduction to the Biological Sciences for nursing majors and health-science related majors. Concepts include Biological Molecules, Cell Structure, Membrane Function, Energy and Enzymes, Cell Division, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Evolution and Ecology. The lecture and laboratory will include applications of these concepts to Human Physiology and Anatomy.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 4 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    COREQ: CHEM 101 , or CHEM 103 , or CHEM 107 . RESTRICTIONS: Credit towards graduation cannot be received for both BISC205 and BISC 207 . Enrollment in BISC205 is not open to Biology majors.
    General Education Objectives:
    Reason Quantitatively Reason Scientifically

  
  • BISC 207 - Introductory Biology I (4cr.)

    Credit(s): 4
    INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I
    Component: Lecture
    Molecular basis of life. Structure and function of cells, including signal transduction pathways. Energy transformations. Classical Mendelian genetics and the flow of information from DNA to RNA to proteins. Laboratory focuses on the testing of hypotheses, data analysis and scientific writing.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 4 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    COREQ: CHEM 103  or CHEM 107  or CHEM 111 . RESTRICTIONS: Non-majors may take only one of BISC 103 BISC 104  or BISC207 to fulfill the group D requirement in the College of Arts and Sciences.
    University Breadth: Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Technology Course Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
    General Education Objectives:
    Reason Quantitatively Reason Scientifically

  
  • BISC 208 - Introductory Biology II (4cr.)

    Credit(s): 4
    INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II
    Component: Lecture
    Mechanisms of evolution. Physiology of multicellular plants and animals. Principles of ecology with emphasis on the biology of populations. Laboratory focuses on testing of hypotheses, data analysis and scientific writing. Animal and plant anatomy also studied.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 4 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BISC 207  or BISC 205 . COREQ: CHEM 104  or CHEM 108  or CHEM 112 .
    University Breadth: Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Technology Course Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
    General Education Objectives:
    Reason Quantitatively Reason Scientifically

  
  • BISC 266 - SPECIAL PROBLEM (1 to 3cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-3
    SPECIAL PROBLEM
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    Course Typically Offered: Verify offering with Dept
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BISC 267 - SEMINAR (1 to 6cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-6
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BISC 276 - Human Physiology (4cr.)

    Credit(s): 4
    HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
    Component: Lecture
    Physiology of the basic organ systems of humans.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 4 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BISC 205 , BISC 207  or BISC 208 ; and CHEM 101 , CHEM 103 , CHEM 105, CHEM 107  or CHEM 111 . RESTRICTIONS: Open to non-majors only.
    Course Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
    General Education Objectives:
    Reason Scientifically

  
  • BISC 280 - Fundamentals of Biotechnology (1cr.)

    Credit(s): 1
    FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
    Component: Lecture
    Introduction to biotechnology in which students will be exposed to scientific, legal and ethical aspects of biotechnology.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 1 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    COREQ: BISC 208  (may be taken prior to BISC280)
    Course Typically Offered: Verify offering with Dept
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BISC 300 - Introduction to Microbiology (4cr.)

    Credit(s): 4
    INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY
    Component: Lecture
    Major groups of microorganisms (algae, protozoa, fungi and bacteria) are studied. Emphasis on the physiology, metabolism, diversity and interactions between and among each group and bacteria and their interactions with humans. Lab included.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 4 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BISC 207  or BISC 205 .
    Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
    General Education Objectives:
    Reason Quantitatively Reason Scientifically

  
  • BISC 302 - General Ecology (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    GENERAL ECOLOGY
    Component: Lecture
    Interactions between organisms and their environments, population dynamics and interactions, communities, energy transfer within an ecological system, and components of the ecosystem.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BISC 208 .
    Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
    General Education Objectives:
    Reason Quantitatively Reason Scientifically

  
  • BISC 305 - Cell Biology (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    CELL BIOLOGY
    Component: Lecture
    The structure and function of eucaryotic cell organelles. Emphasis on dynamic processes such as membrane transport, cell motility and protein trafficking. Current studies from the literature and experimental techniques are also stressed.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BISC 208  and CHEM 104  or CHEM 108 .
    Course Typically Offered: Fall
    General Education Objectives:
    Read Critically

  
  • BISC 306 - General Physiology (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY
    Component: Lecture
    Principles underlying function of organisms at the organ system level; ionic composition and regulation, respiration, circulation, nutritive metabolism, excretion and neuromuscular activity.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BISC 208  and two semesters of chemistry.
    Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
    General Education Objectives:
    Reason QuantitativelyReason Computationally

  
  • BISC 312 - Field Ecology (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    FIELD ECOLOGY
    Component: Lecture
    Laboratory and field exercises demonstrating basic ecological principles and quantitative techniques. Emphasis on population and community phenomena. Natural habitats studied include local fields, forests and streams.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: May be crosslisted with ENWC 312 . PREREQ: BISC 302 .
    Additional University Requirement(s): Discovery Learning Experience
    General Education Objectives:
    Reason QuantitativelyReason Computationally Reason Scientifically

  
  • BISC 315 - Experimental Cell Biology (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    EXPERIMENTAL CELL BIOLOGY
    Component: Lecture
    Starts with a series of inquiry-based laboratory experiences in cell biology, centered on microscopy and using several protist model organisms. In second half of semester, students conduct a 5-6 week hypothesis-driven independent study project. Project proposals are peer-critiqued. Group presentations at end of semester detail the experiments they carried out and discuss how the results fit with previously published data and with original hypotheses.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BISC 208 , BISC 305 , and CHEM 321  or CHEM 213 . RESTRICTIONS: BISC 305  must be completed before taking this course.
    Additional University Requirement(s): Discovery Learning Experience Course Typically Offered: Spring
    General Education Objectives:
    Read Critically Communicate Effectively in Writing Work Collaboratively Across a Variety of Cultures Reason Quantitatively Reason Scientifically

  
  • BISC 316 - Experimental Physiology (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    EXPERIMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY
    Component: Lecture
    Short-term experimental research course in animal physiology. Conduct, in a group, an independent research project based on primary literature. Beginning with practicing basic skills on background information research, data collection and quantitative analysis, students construct a research question based on previous findings in the literature, conduct a series of experiment, and communicate the discoveries in formal writings and oral presentation.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BISC 208 , CHEM 104  or CHEM108, and BISC 306 .
    Additional University Requirement(s): Discovery Learning Experience Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
    General Education Objectives:
    Reason Computationally Reason Scientifically

  
  • BISC 321 - Environmental Biology (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
    Component: Lecture
    Basic ecological and physical principles with major emphasis on the effect of human-caused environmental changes on populations, communities and ecosystems.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BISC 208  or permission of instructor
    Course Typically Offered: Verify offering with Dept
    General Education Objectives:
    Reason Scientifically

  
  • BISC 326 - General Physiology Discussion (1cr.)

    Credit(s): 1
    GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY DISCUSSN
    Component: Lecture
    Discussion of selected topics in physiology with emphasis on experimental evidence.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 1 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    COREQ: BISC 306 .
    Course Typically Offered: Verify offering with Dept
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BISC 366 - Independent Study (1 to 6cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-6
    INDEPENDENT STUDY
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    Course Typically Offered: Verify offering with Dept
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BISC 367 - SEMINAR (1 to 6cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-6
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BISC 400 - Special Topics in Biology (1cr.)

    Credit(s): 1
    SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOLOGY
    Component: Lecture
    Exploration of special topics in biological sciences at a level appropriate for junior and senior biological sciences majors. Subject matter taught will vary depending on instructor and semester.
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BISC 208 . RESTRICTIONS: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BISC 401 - Molecular Biology of the Cell (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL
    Component: Lecture
    Introduction to the molecular biology of eucaryotes and procaryotes. Topics include structure and function of proteins and nucleic acids; replication and repair of DNA; biosynthesis of RNA and proteins; membranes, transport, composition and function of the eucaryotic cell, chromosomes, viruses, the immune system and recombinant DNA.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BISC 207  or BISC 205  and one semester of organic chemistry.
    Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
    General Education Objectives:
    Communicate Effectively in Writing Reason Scientifically

  
  • BISC 403 - Genetics (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    GENETICS
    Component: Lecture
    The physical and chemical basis of heredity, the nature and mechanisms of gene action.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BISC 207  or BISC 205  and one semester of organic chemistry.
    Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
    General Education Objectives:
    Analyze Arguments and Information Reason Quantitatively Reason Scientifically

  
  • BISC 408 - Microscopic Anatomy (4cr.)

    Credit(s): 4
    MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY
    Component: Lecture
    Microscopic organization, identification and functional anatomy of mammalian organ systems and tissues.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 4 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BISC 208 .
    Course Typically Offered: Winter
    General Education Objectives:
    Reason Computationally Reason Scientifically

  
  • BISC 411 - Experimental Molecular Biology (4cr.)

    Credit(s): 4
    EXPERIMENTAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
    Component: Laboratory
    Introduction to the process of scientific inquiry as it relates to cellular molecular biology. Learn the theory behind experimental procedures in the field and perform a series of laboratory exercises emphasizing experimental design and data analysis. Pose related scientific questions, design experiments and present results in written, poster or oral format.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 4 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BISC 208 , BISC 401 , CHEM 321  or CHEM 213 .
    Additional University Requirement(s): Discovery Learning Experience Course Typically Offered: Spring
    General Education Objectives:
    Reason QuantitativelyReason Computationally Reason Scientifically

  
  • BISC 413 - Advanced Genetics Laboratory (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    ADVANCED GENETICS LABORATORY
    Component: Lecture
    Students conduct laboratory investigations in Mendelian genetics, population and evolutionary genetics, and molecular genetics; learn to use several common bioinformatics tools; and design, perform and analyze original experiments.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BISC 208 , BISC 403 .
    Additional University Requirement(s): Discovery Learning Experience Course Typically Offered: Fall
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BISC 415 - Developmental Biology (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
    Component: Lecture
    Explore mechanisms underlying development. Topics: gamete interactions, establishment of body plans, cell signaling and tissue interactions, morphogenetic pattern formation, developmental regulation of gene expression, molecular control of tissue specification and diversification, and the evolutionary comparison of developmental processes. Diseases resulting from developmental defects will be discussed.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: May be crosslisted with ANFS 415 . PREREQ: BISC 207  and BISC 208 .
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BISC 422 - Teaching Experience (1 to 2cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-2
    TEACHING EXPERIENCE
    Component: Independent Study
    Teaching experience in an undergraduate laboratory. Evaluation based on teaching performance and preparation of required material for laboratory.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 2 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    RESTRICTIONS: Prior completion of core requirements necessary. Requires permission of instructor.
    Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
    General Education Objectives:
    Communicate Orally Work Collaboratively Across a Variety of Cultures Reason Scientifically

  
  • BISC 435 - Population Ecology (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    POPULATION ECOLOGY
    Component: Lecture
    Understand population processes by combining a discussion of theory and practical applications. Includes exponential, logistic, and age-specific growth as well as predation, competition, disease, and metapopulations. Model-building exercises actively used to understand theoretical dynamics.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: Crosslisted with ENWC 435 . PREREQ: BISC 302 .
    General Education Objectives:
    Read Critically Analyze Arguments and Information Engage in Constructive Ideation Communicate Effectively in Writing Communicate Orally Reason QuantitativelyReason Computationally Reason Scientifically

  
  • BISC 439 - Developmental Neurobiology (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROBIOLGY
    Component: Lecture
    Developmental biology of the nervous system, including cellular components, neural induction, neurogenesis and neuronal migration, cellular determination, axon outgrowth and pathfinding, synapse formation, programmed cell death, neurotrophic factors, neurodevelopmental disorders, and early critical periods.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BISC 208 . RESTRICTIONS: Suggested prerequisite is BISC 305  or BISC 401 .
    Course Typically Offered: Spring
    General Education Objectives:
    Read Critically Analyze Arguments and Information Communicate Orally Reason Scientifically

  
  • BISC 440 - Conservation of Tropical Biodiversity (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    CONSERVATN OF TROPICAL BIODIVE
    Component: Lecture
    A 3-week intensive, field-based experience in the mechanics of conserving tropical biodiversity. Focuses on group projects quantifying and comparing the diversity of montane cloud forests, lowland rainforests and tropical dry forests.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: Crosslisted with ENWC 444 . RESTRICTIONS: Winter or Summer Session only. Taught in Costa Rica or Peru.
    General Education Objectives:
    Engage in Constructive Ideation Communicate Orally Work Collaboratively Across a Variety of Cultures Critically Evaluate Ethical Implications Reason Quantitatively Reason Scientifically

  
  • BISC 442 - Vertebrate Morphology (4cr.)

    Credit(s): 4
    VERTEBRATE MORPHOLOGY
    Component: Lecture
    The vocabulary describing vertebrate anatomy is introduced and discussed by tracing the evolutionary and developmental histories of major vertebrate organ systems. Laboratory involves detailed dissections of representative vertebrates.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 4 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BISC 208 .
    Course Typically Offered: Spring
    General Education Objectives:
    Reason Scientifically

  
  • BISC 451 - Undergraduate Thesis I (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    UNDERGRADUATE THESIS I
    Component: Independent Study
    Independent research under direction of faculty member.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: Admission to B.S. in Biology in either CMG or EOB concentration. RESTRICTIONS: Not for students pursuing degree with distinction.
    Additional University Requirement(s): Discovery Learning Experience Course Typically Offered: Verify offering with Dept
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BISC 452 - Undergraduate Thesis II (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    UNDERGRADUATE THESIS II
    Component: Independent Study
    Continuation of BISC 451 .
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BISC 451  and admission to B.S. in Biology in either CMG or EOB concentration. RESTRICTIONS: Not for students pursuing degree with distinction.
    Additional University Requirement(s): A&S Writing and Discovery Learning Experience Course Typically Offered: Spring
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BISC 466 - Independent Study (1 to 6cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-6
    INDEPENDENT STUDY
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    Course Typically Offered: Spring
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BISC 467 - SEMINAR (1 to 6cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-6
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BISC 468 - Research (1 to 6cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-6
    RESEARCH
    Component: Research
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    Additional University Requirement(s): Discovery Learning Experience Course Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BISC 471 - Introductory Immunology (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    INTRODUCTORY IMMUNOLOGY
    Component: Lecture
    The biological basis of adaptive immunity including participating cells, cellular interactions, counted mechanisms and immunopathologies.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BISC 305  or BISC 306  or BISC 401 .
    Course Typically Offered: Fall
    General Education Objectives:
    Read Critically Analyze Arguments and Information Communicate Effectively in Writing Critically Evaluate Ethical Implications Reason Scientifically

  
  • BISC 475 - Cardiovascular Biology (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    CARDIOVASCULAR BIOLOGY
    Component: Lecture
    Basic physiology of the human cardiovascular system, basis of cardiovascular diseases and current treatments. Focuses on heart failure, hypertension, atherosclerosis, thrombosis and leukemia.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BISC 480 - Vertebrate Natural History (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    VERTEBRATE NATURAL HISTORY
    Component: Lecture
    Biology of vertebrate organisms dealing specifically with adaptations to the environment, morphology, physiology and taxonomy.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BISC 208 .
    Course Typically Offered: Winter
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BISC 484 - Computer Based Genetics Laboratory (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    COMPUTER BASED GENETICS LAB
    Component: Lecture
    Explore the use of genome databases and the tools of bioinformatics, then and apply those skills to design and carry out wet lab experiments, which will involve the isolation and manipulation of DNA and RNA from human and animal subjects.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BISC 401  or BISC 403 .
    Additional University Requirement(s): Discovery Learning Experience Course Typically Offered: Spring
    General Education Objectives:
    Reason QuantitativelyReason Computationally Reason Scientifically

  
  • BISC 492 - Human Molecular Cytogenetics (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    HUMAN MOLECULAR CYTOGENETICS
    Component: Lecture
    Introduction to the molecular and genetic organization, function, and behavior of eukaryotic chromosomes, with special emphasis on humans. Covers various state-of-art techniques that are used in the preparation and analysis of mammalian chromosomes, the contribution of chromosome studies to our understanding of the mechanisms of gene regulation, and medical cytogenetics.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BISC 208 . RESTRICTIONS: BISC 403  recommended in addition to prerequisite. Offered in spring of odd-numbered years.
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BISC 495 - Evolution (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    EVOLUTION
    Component: Lecture
    Present status of the theory of biological evolution and its implications in the different areas of biology.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BISC 208 .
    Course Typically Offered: Spring
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BISC 498 - Topics in Biology (3 to 6cr.)

    Credit(s): 3-6
    TOPICS IN BIOLOGY
    Component: Lecture
    Topics may vary from section to section. Information about each section is available in the Biology Office prior to registration.
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BISC 208  (or two BISC100-level courses). RESTRICTIONS: Requires junior or senior status. May be taken more than once but only three credits can count towards the major.
    Course Typically Offered: Verify offering with Dept
    General Education Objectives:

Biomedical Engineering

  
  • BMEG 101 - Introduction to Biomedical Engineering (2cr.)

    Credit(s): 2
    INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL ENG
    Component: Lecture
    Introduces first year students to college life and provides a learning experience vital to their success at the University, in Engineering, and in Biomedical Engineering. Course content includes that of the university First Year Seminar, technical skills for engineers, and career opportunities in biomedical engineering.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 2 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    RESTRICTIONS: First year students only. Biomedical engineering majors only.
    Additional University Requirement(s): First Year Experience Course Typically Offered: Fall
    General Education Objectives:
    Engage in Constructive Ideation

  
  • BMEG 166 - Independent Study (1 to 3cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-3
    INDEPENDENT STUDY
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BMEG 167 - Seminar (1 to 6cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-6
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BMEG 211 - Cell & Tissue Laboratory (2cr.)

    Credit(s): 2
    CELL & TISSUE LABORATORY
    Component: Laboratory
    The Cellular Laboratory will teach students the fundamentals of cell culture for use in Biomedical Engineering investigations. Students will acquire skills in aseptic cell culture techniques, standard test methods, quantitative analysis, notebook keeping, report writing and oral presentation.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 2 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: CHEM 103  or CHEM 107 , and BISC 207 . RESTRICTIONS: The course is open to BME sophomores, ENGG, Chem & BIO students may take it with the instructors permission.
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BMEG 266 - Independent Study (1 to 3cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-3
    INDEPENDENT STUDY
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BMEG 267 - Seminar (1 to 6cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-6
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 6 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BMEG 301 - Quantitative Cellular Physiology (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    QUANT CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY
    Component: Lecture
    Mammalian cellular physiology from a quantitative viewpoint. Principles i) cellular and molecular biology, ii) communication, integration, and homeostasis, iii) and nervous, musculoskeletal, and endocrine systems. Topics include molecular and cellular physiology, neurophysiology, musculoskeletal physiology, sensory physiology, somatic and autonomic nervous system physiology, and endocrine physiology.
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BISC 207 , CHEM 103 , CHEM 104 (or CHEM 107  and CHEM 108 ), and  MATH 241 . RESTRICTIONS: Open to BME student; ENGG students may take it with the instructor’s permission.
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BMEG 302 - Quantitative Systems Physiology (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    QUANT SYSTEMS PHYSIOLOGY
    Component: Lecture
    Quantitative approaches to understand the human body during normal function and disease. Examine tissues and organs systems in an integrated manner using principles from engineering kinetics and transport processes. Topics include: anatomy, organ system physiology (cardiovascular, renal, respiratory, gastrointestinal), and pathophysiology.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BMEG 301 . RESTRICTIONS: The course is open to BME student; ENGG students may take it with the instructor’s permission.
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BMEG 310 - Bioengineering Mechanics (4cr.)

    Credit(s): 4
    BIOENGINEERING MECHANICS
    Component: Lecture
    Introduction to statics, dynamics and mechanics of solids with application to biomedical problems.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 4 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: PHYS 207  and MATH 243 .
    Course Typically Offered: Fall
    General Education Objectives:
    Work Collaboratively Across a Variety of Cultures Reason Quantitatively Reason Scientifically

  
  • BMEG 311 - Bioengineering Mechanics II (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    BIOENGINEERING MECHANICS II
    Component: Lecture
    Introduction to statics, dynamics and mechanics of solids with application to biomedical problems. Topics include viscoelasticity, particle and 3D kinematics and kinetics, impulse, momentum and energy. Continued from BMEG 310 .
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BMEG 310  and MATH305.
    General Education Objectives:
    Reason Quantitatively

  
  • BMEG 330 - Biomedical Instrumentation (4cr.)

    Credit(s): 4
    BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION
    Component: Lecture
    Introduction to the basics of assembling and using instrumentation for the purposes of recording electrophysiological signals. Mechanical, chemical, electrical and biological principles for biomedical measurements. Instrumentation for measuring bioelectrical signals, temperature, blood pressure, and body chemistry are covered.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 4 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: ELEG 305,  MATH 305, and PHYS 208 .
    Course Typically Offered: Spring
    General Education Objectives:
    Reason QuantitativelyReason Computationally Reason Scientifically

  
  • BMEG 340 - Biomedical Modeling and Simulation (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    BIOMED MODELING & SIMULATION
    Component: Lecture
    Developing mathematical models of biomedical processes and experiments. Topics include unit analysis, exponential growth/decay, half-life, exponential vs. age-structured death models, sigmoidal growth models, sigmoidal effect models.], mass-action reaction rates, and experimental measurement noise models. Simulation of all of the above using MATLAB.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: MATH 305 , CISC 106 . RESTRICTIONS: Open to BME students; ENGG students may take it with the instructors permission.
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BMEG 341 - Biomedical Experiment Design & Analysis (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    BIOMED EXPER DESIGN & ANALYSIS
    Component: Lecture
    Biomedical engineering undergraduate students are introduced to the fundamental principles and techniques involved in the design, execution, and interpretation of biomedical research experiments. In addition to introducing students to analytical techniques used for biomedical data and training them how to properly communicate experimental results, students will have an understanding of their professional and ethical responsibilities as biomedical engineers.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BMEG 340 . RESTRICTIONS: Open to BME students; ENGG students may take it with the instructor’s permission.
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BMEG 350 - Clinical Immersion for Engineers (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    CLINICAL ENGINEERING
    Component: Lecture
    Gain exposure to current clinical practices, identify unmet clinical needs, and consider future career options. Students will be matched with local clinical sites to provide a unique opportunity for innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving subject to practical constraints.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    RESTRICTIONS: For BME majors only; Limited capacity (depends on number of participating sites available); Students in good standing will be admitted by seniority.
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BMEG 360 - Biomedical Engineering Junior Design (2cr.)

    Credit(s): 2
    BIOMED ENG JUNIOR DESIGN
    Component: Lecture
    Biomedical engineering problems from industrial and clinical applications are addressed and solved in small groups using problem-based learning methodologies. Team-oriented design project in biomedical engineering, incorporating engineering standards and realistic design constraints. Includes introduction to relevant regulatory, intellectual property, and business management topics.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 2 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BMEG 310  and BMEG 330 . RESTRICTIONS: Open to BME students; ENGG students may take it with the instructor’s permission.
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BMEG 366 - Independent Study (1 to 6cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-6
    INDEPENDENT STUDY
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 6 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BMEG 367 - Seminar (1 to 6cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-6
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BMEG 401 - Systems Physiology I (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    SYSTEMS PHYSIOLOGY I
    Component: Lecture
    Human physiology from a quantitative viewpoint. Anatomy and pathology, where appropriate. Functional/structural aspects of mammalian nervous and musculoskeletal systems. Topics include cellular physiology, autonomous nervous system, neurophysiology and cardiovascular system.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BISC 207 , BISC 208 , PHYS 207 .
    General Education Objectives:
    Reason Quantitatively

  
  • BMEG 402 - Systems Physiology II (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    SYSTEMS PHYSIOLOGY II
    Component: Lecture
    Human physiology from a quantitative viewpoint. Anatomy and pathology, where appropriate. Functional/structural aspects of mammalian nervous and musculoskeletal systems. This is the second in the sequence of two courses covering respiratory, renal, digestive, endocrine and musculoskeletal systems in a quantitative and integrative manner.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BMEG 401  
    General Education Objectives:
    Reason Quantitatively

  
  • BMEG 411 - Advanced Techniques Cell and Tissue (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    ADV TECHNIQUES IN CELL/TISSUE
    Component: Lecture
    Builds-on the techniques developed in Cell & Tissue Lab I. The experiments include many of the basic experiments that would be used in the development of tissue-engineered products and used in the regulatory approval processes. The students will design and execute independent, open-ended hypothesis-driven experiments.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BMEG 301  or equivalent. RESTRICTIONS: Open to BME student; other students may take it with the instructor’s permission.
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BMEG 420 - Biological Transport Phenomena (4cr.)

    Credit(s): 4
    BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT PHENOMENA
    Component: Lecture
    Fundamental and biomedical applications of fluid mechanics. Introduction to diffusive and convective mass and heat transfer with biomedical applications.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 4 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: PHYS 207  and MATH 305 . RESTRICTIONS: Open to BME student; ENGG students may take it with the instructor’s permission.
    Course Typically Offered: Spring
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BMEG 440 - Attachments in Biology (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    ATTACHMENTS IN BIOLOGY
    Component: Lecture
    Facilitate an understanding of how dissimilar materials integrate and attach in biological constructs, both naturally and artificially. Specific examples of this include but are not limited to: tendon-to-bone attachments in the musculoskeletal system; gecko feet attachment to smooth surfaces; underwater adhesives; tissue engineered scaffolds to aid attachment healing; etc. Incorporate lectures, interactive activities, and journal club to emphasize critical thinking and an open-forum environment.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BMEG 310  and MSEG 302 .
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BMEG 441 - Biomechatronics (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    BIOMECHATRONICS
    Component: Lecture
    Presents methods for the design and control of electromechanical devices that interact physically with humans to improve biomechanical performance, such as prostheses and exoskeletons. Topics pinclude technologies for sensing and actuation, fundamentals of analog and digital control, methods for the analysis of biological signals such as EMG and of biosignal-based control for human-robot interaction. A mix between standard lectures, laboratory experiments and a final project.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BMEG 310  or MEEG 210 , and BMEG 311  or MEEG 211 , and ELEG 305  or MEEG 311 .
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BMEG 442 - Engineering Exercise and Sports (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    ENGINEERING EXERCISE AND SPORT
    Component: Lecture
    Integrates concepts across engineering, physiology, and exercise science disciplines and is divided into three core components: 1) Defining Exercise- an overview of acute changes and chronic adaptations to resistance and endurance training from a local and systemic perspective ranging from the cellular to whole body scale. 2) Measuring Exercise, and 3) Designing Exercise Equipment and Tools.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BMEG 301  or equivalent and BMEG 302  or equivalent RESTRICTIONS: Open to BME students, or permission of instructor.
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BMEG 450 - Biomedical Engineering Design (6cr.)

    Credit(s): 6
    BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN
    Component: Lecture
    Open-ended team-based design projects in the medical devices or research arena. Systems approach requiring design strategy and concepts, including reliability, safety, ethics, economic analysis, marketing, FDA regulations, and patents.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 6 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BMEG360. RESTRICTIONS: Open to BMEG seniors only.
    Additional University Requirement(s): Discovery Learning Experience Course Typically Offered: Fall
    General Education Objectives:
    Read Critically Analyze Arguments and Information Engage in Constructive Ideation Communicate Effectively in Writing Communicate Orally Work Collaboratively Across a Variety of Cultures Reason Quantitatively Reason Scientifically

  
  • BMEG 461 - Cell Engineering (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    CELL ENGINEERING
    Component: Lecture
    Examine how engineered biomaterials can be implemented to regulate cell function with respect to lineage-specific stem cell differentiation, prevention of de-differentiation during culture and expansion, regulation of migration, and induction of proliferation or apoptosis among others.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BMEG 301  or equivalent. RESTRICTIONS: Open to BME student; ENGG students may take it with the instructor’s permission.
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BMEG 462 - Engineering Biomedical Nanostructures (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    ENG BIOMED NANOSTRUCTURES
    Component: Lecture
    Describes how to use the engineering design process to create, characterize, and evaluate nanoscale structures for biotechnological applications, with an emphasis on noble metal nanoparticles. Topics include understanding and exploiting the physical properties that emerge at the nanoscale; precisely engineering the architecture and properties of noble metal nanoparticles; and rationally designing experiments to evaluate nanomaterials in biological/biomedical settings.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BMEG 301  or equivalent. RESTRICTIONS: Open to BME students; other students may take the course with the instructor’s permission.
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BMEG 463 - Mechanotransduction (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    MECHANOTRANSDUCTION
    Component: Lecture
    Covers topics of mechanosensation and mechanotransduction in biological systems. Includes the principles and evolution of mechanosensory/mechanostransduction systems, their cellular machinery and mechanisms, and their role in health, disease and the engineering of tissues.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BMEG 401  or equivalent; BMEG 301  or equivalent. COREQ: BMEG 302  or equivalent; BMEG 420  or equivalent. RESTRICTIONS: Open to BME students; ENGG students may take it with the instructor’s permission.
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BMEG 464 - Medical Device Development (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    MEDICAL DEVICE DEVELOPMENT
    Component: Lecture
    Explore the medical device design process, from research and development to regulation and commercialization. Through these devices, key concepts in medical device design will be examined including principles of design, biocompatibility, device degradation, sterilization, manufacturing and benefit/risk ratio and regulation.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: MSEG 302 . RESTRICTIONS: Open to BME student; other students may take it with the instructor’s permission.
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BMEG 466 - Independent Study (1 to 6cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-6
    INDEPENDENT STUDY
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 6 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    Course Typically Offered: Fall, Winter and Spring
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BMEG 467 - Seminar (1 to 6cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-6
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    Course Typically Offered: Fall
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BMEG 471 - Mathematical Physiology (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    MATHEMATICAL PHYSIOLOGY
    Component: Lecture
    Mathematical methods in Human Physiology, covering cellular, tissue, organ, and integrated systems. Dynamic modeling of homeostasis, endocrine regulatory systems, immune response dynamics, mutation and selection. Mathematical methods covered include linear and nonlinear differential equations, Lyapunov analysis, mass action, Hamming spaces, reaction-diffusion equations, and simulation.
    Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: May be crosslisted with ELEG 471 . RESTRICTIONS: Seniors only. Requires permission of instructor.
    Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BMEG 479 - Introduction to Medical Imaging Systems (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    INTRO. TO MEDICAL IMAGING SYST
    Component: Lecture
    Physics, instrumentation, system design, and image reconstruction algorithms will be covered for the following modalities: radiography, x-ray computed tomography (CT), single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), positron emission tomography (PET), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and real-time ultrasound.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: May be crosslisted with ELEG 479 . PREREQ: Requires permission of instructor.
    Course Typically Offered: Fall
    General Education Objectives:

Bioresources Engineering

  
  • BREG 165 - Freshman Seminar I (0cr.)

    Credit(s): 0
    NEW STUDENT SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Focuses on academic services, career exploration and preparation, campus resources, and practical skills helpful in mastering freshman year. Orientation to the ET major. Professionalism and Ethics. Accreditation issues and introduction to ePortfolios.
    Allowed Units: 0 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BREG 166 - SPECIAL PROBLEM (1 to 3cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-3
    SPECIAL PROBLEM
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    Course Typically Offered: Verify offering with Dept
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BREG 215 - Applied Fluid Mechanics (4cr.)

    Credit(s): 4
    APPLIED FLUID MECHANICS
    Component: Lecture
    Fluid properties, fluid statics, conservation of mass, energy, and momentum as applied to engineering systems. Pipe flow, distribution systems, pumps, open channel flow, hydraulics structures. Laboratory includes flow measurements, energy measurements and analysis of data.
    Allowed Units: 4 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: MATH 221 /MATH 241  and PHYS 201 /PHYS 207 . COREQ: CISC 106 .
    Course Typically Offered: Verify offering with Dept
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BREG 231 - Fundamentals of Statics and Strength of Materials (4cr.)

    Credit(s): 4
    STATICS & STRENGTH OF MATERIAL
    Component: Lecture
    Analysis of forces and equilibrium on bodies in two and three dimensions and forces on building components. Stresses, displacement and failure in beams and columns. Strength of wood, steel, concrete and masonary.
    Allowed Units: 4 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: MATH 221 /MATH 241 , PHYS 201 /PHYS 207  
    Course Typically Offered: Verify offering with Dept
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BREG 266 - SPECIAL PROBLEM (1 to 3cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-3
    SPECIAL PROBLEM
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    Course Typically Offered: Verify offering with Dept
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BREG 267 - SEMINAR (1 to 6cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-6
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BREG 366 - Independent Study (1 to 4cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-4
    INDEPENDENT STUDY
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    Course Typically Offered: Verify offering with Dept
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BREG 367 - SEMINAR (1 to 6cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-6
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BREG 424 - Water Supply and Water Treatment Systems (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    WATER SUPPLY AND TREATMENT SYS
    Component: Lecture
    Water supply sources, hydraulics of water distribution systems, water softening, sedimentation, chemical precipitation, filtration, and disinfection.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BREG 215 , CHEM 103  or CHEM 107 .
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BREG 445 - Food Engineering Technology (4cr.)

    Credit(s): 4
    FOOD ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
    Component: Lecture
    Engineering fundamentals for processing of food materials, including applied thermodynamics and heat transfer principles and operations.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 4 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: Crosslisted with ANFS 443 . PREREQ: PHYS 201 . RESTRICTIONS: Not open to majors in mechanical or chemical engineering.
    General Education Objectives:
    Communicate Effectively in Writing Reason QuantitativelyReason Computationally Reason Scientifically

  
  • BREG 450 - Technical Practicum in Industry (1 to 3cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-3
    TECHNICAL PRACTICUM IN INDUSTR
    Component: Independent Study
    Structured experience in industry. A minimum of 40 hours of technical activities per credit hour. Upon completion, students present results to the department faculty and industrial sponsor through written reports and oral presentations. Proposals must be approved in advance by the department faculty, and a designated faculty advisor is required.
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    RESTRICTIONS: Junior standing. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits total.
    Additional University Requirement(s): Discovery Learning Experience Course Typically Offered: Verify offering with Dept
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BREG 466 - Independent Study (1 to 3cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-3
    INDEPENDENT STUDY
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    Course Typically Offered: Fall
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BREG 467 - SEMINAR (1 to 6cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-6
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    General Education Objectives:

Business & Economics

  
  • BUEC 101 - Career Exploration and Professional Development (1cr.)

    Credit(s): 1
    CAREER EXPLORATION & PROF DEV
    Gain insight into the career planning process while researching and being exposed to different career paths. Students will learn how to balance career and personal life when making career decisions, become skilled in the use of career information resources, understand the nature of the changing labor market, and acquire job searching skills. Outside learning, class discussions, skill development tasks, weekly journals and written assignments are designed to help students apply their insights to on-going career development.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 1 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    General Education Objectives:

Business Administration

  
  • BUAD 067 - SEMINAR (1cr.)

    Credit(s): 1
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Remedial
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BUAD 100 - Introduction to Business (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS
    Component: Lecture
    Survey of basic business concepts designed for non-business majors. Topics covered include understanding the business environment, management and organizational behavior, marketing, and operations management, with coverage of international business and business ethics.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    RESTRICTIONS: No majors within the business administration, finance, accounting, management information systems, or hotel, restaurant, and institutional management degree programs may receive credit for this course.
    Course Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
    General Education Objectives:
    Critically Evaluate Ethical Implications Reason QuantitativelyReason Computationally

  
  • BUAD 110 - Basics of Business (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    BASICS OF BUSINESS
    Component: Lecture
    Introduction to business for majors to inform them about each of the functional areas of business through lectures, readings, discussions, guest speakers, cases and projects. Includes topics relating to operations, marketing, finance, management, accounting and management information systems, as well as business ethics, and critical thinking and decision making.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    RESTRICTIONS: Open to freshmen only.
    Additional University Requirement(s): First Year Experience Course Typically Offered: Fall
    General Education Objectives:
    Read Critically Analyze Arguments and Information Engage in Constructive Ideation Communicate Effectively in Writing Communicate Orally Work Collaboratively Across a Variety of Cultures Critically Evaluate Ethical Implications

  
  • BUAD 150 - Business Basics for Entrepreneurs (4cr.)

    Credit(s): 4
    BUS BASICS FOR ENTREPRENEURS
    Component: Lecture
    Introduction to basic concepts from accounting, finance, management, and operations management that are pertinent to starting and running a new business. Topics are covered by subject matter experts.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 4 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: Crosslisted with ENTR 150 . RESTRICTIONS: This course provides foundational knowledge for students who will not otherwise acquire business basics knowledge as part of their major degree program. This course is NOT required for students who complete a business core that includes FINC 200  or higher,
    Course Typically Offered: Fall, Winter and Spring
    General Education Objectives:
    Engage in Constructive Ideation Communicate Orally Work Collaboratively Across a Variety of Cultures

  
  • BUAD 166 - SPECIAL PROBLEM (1 to 3cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-3
    SPECIAL PROBLEM
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BUAD 167 - SEMINAR (1 to 6cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-6
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    Course Typically Offered: Verify offering with Dept
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BUAD 266 - SPECIAL PROBLEM (1 to 3cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-3
    SPECIAL PROBLEM
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BUAD 267 - SEMINAR (1 to 6cr.)

    Credit(s): 1-6
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    General Education Objectives:
  
  • BUAD 301 - Introduction to Marketing (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING
    Component: Lecture
    Management of the marketing functions, marketing research, product planning, distribution channels, pricing, personal selling, and advertising. Emphasis on consumer and industrial markets.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    RESTRICTIONS: Requires sophomore status.
    University Breadth: Social and Behavioral Sciences Course Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
    General Education Objectives:
    Communicate Effectively in Writing Communicate Orally Work Collaboratively Across a Variety of Cultures Critically Evaluate Ethical Implications

  
  • BUAD 302 - Marketing Research (3cr.)

    Credit(s): 3
    MARKETING RESEARCH
    Component: Lecture
    Focuses on the marketing research process as an aid in marketing decision making. Defining marketing problems, identifying marketing information needs, developing methods to gather information, and applying research results to marketing problems.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    PREREQ: BUAD 301 , and MATH 202  or MISY 262 , and MISY 160  or CISC 101 .
    Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
    General Education Objectives:
    Communicate Effectively in Writing Reason QuantitativelyReason Computationally Reason Scientifically

 

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