Approved Courses
The following list includes undergraduate courses that have been approved as of June 2010. Courses added after that date do not appear in this list. Courses eliminated after that date may still appear. Not every course is offered regularly. Students should consult the Schedule of Classes at www.testudo.umd.edu to ascertain which courses are actually offered during a given semester.
COURSE NUMBERING SYSTEM
| Number |
|
Eligibility |
| 000-099 |
|
Non-credit course |
| 100-199 |
|
Primarily freshman course |
| 200-299 |
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Primarily sophomore course |
| 300-399 |
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Junior, senior course not acceptable for credit toward graduate degrees |
| 386-387 |
|
Campus-wide internship courses; refer to information describing Experiential Learning |
| 400-499 |
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Junior, senior course acceptable for credit toward some graduate degree |
| 500-599 |
|
Professional School course (Dentistry, Architecture, Law, Medicine) or post-baccalaureate course |
| 600-899 |
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Course restricted to graduate students |
| 799 |
|
Master Thesis credit |
| 899 |
|
Doctoral Dissertation credit |
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Courses in "BIOE-Bioengineering"
BIOE - Bioengineering
BIOE 100 Introductory Mathematics for Engineering (4)
Three hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory per week.
Prerequisite: High School-level Algebra I, Algebra II, Trigonometry, and
Pre-Calculus. Restriction: Must be in the Friendship Early College
Program.
Overview of the salient math topics most heavily used in the core
engineering courses. These include algebraic manipulation of engineering
equations, trigonometry, vectors and complex numbers, sinusoids and
harmonic signals, systems of equations and matrices, differentiation,
integration and differential equations. All math topics will be
presented within the context of an engineering application, and
reinforced through extensive examples of their use in the core
engineering courses.
BIOE 120 Biology for Engineers (3)
Restriction: Permission of ENGR-Fischell Department of Bioengineering
department.
Introduction to the functions and interactions of biological systems
from a quantitative perspective. Introduction to the modern experimental
techniques and methods of data analysis. Roles for bioengineers in
biology, and the role of biology in bioengineering will be elucidated.
BIOE 121 Biology for Engineers Laboratory (1)
Restriction: Must be in Engineering: Bioengineering program.
This course will build on the material covered in BIOE120. Experiments
conducted in this laboratory course will cover topics such as
biomechanical principles, biochemical methods, genetics and selection,
scaling, microcosm interactions, human factors and imaging.
BIOE 150 Applied Ethics and Public Policy in Bioengineering (3)
Credit only granted for: BIOE150 or HONR288L.
Students learn about medical devices such as heart valves and
artificial hearts. Government requirements for clinical testing and the
obligations that physicians, manufacturers, FDA and Congress have to
patients are discussed.
BIOE 160 Biopharmaceutical Production (3)
Three hours of lecture and nine hours of laboratory per week.
Restriction: Permission of ENGR-Fischell Department of Bioengineering
department; and Must be in the Young Scholars Program. Credit only
granted for: BIOE168 or BIOE160. Formerly: BIOE168.
Focuses on the basics of recombinant DNA technology as applied to
biopharmaceutical manufacturing in a classroom setting. Students
will work through a "production campaign" including all key steps of
manufacturing a protein product.
BIOE 232 Bioengineering Thermodynamics (3)
Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: PHYS261 and PHYS260; and
permission of ENGR-Fischell Department of Bioengineering department.
Restriction: Must be in Engineering: Bioengineering program. Credit only
granted for: BIOE232, ENES232, ENME232, or ENME320.
A quantitative introduction to thermodynamic analysis of bioengineering
systems. Bioengineering encompasses a wide range of applications from
nanoscale interactions (e.g. reactions between molecules), to cellular
interactions (e.g. membrane electrical currents), to overall balances on
organisms, all the way to large scale manufacturing. Each of these
applications (and many others not mentioned) involve energy interactions
which is the domain of thermodynamics. The basic laws of thermodynamics
will be introduced and explained through a series of examples related to
bioengineering systems.
BIOE 241 Biocomputational Methods (3)
Restriction: Permission of ENGR-Fischell Department of Bioengineering
department.
Application of computer technology to biological and natural resource
systems considering engineering aspects. Designed to help students in
the use of computer technology for problem solving. The course will
cover 4-5 software packages important for later use by the student.
BIOE 331 Biofluids (3)
Prerequisite: MATH246, BIOE120, BIOE121, and BIOE241; and (ENES232 or
BIOE232). Restriction: Must be in Engineering: Bioengineering program;
and permission of ENGR-Fischell Department of Bioengineering department.
Also offered as: ENME331. Credit only granted for: BIOE331, ENCE305, or
ENME331.
Principles of fluid mechanics. Mass, momentum and energy conservation.
Hydrostatics. Control volume analysis. Internal and external flow.
Boundary layers. Modern measurement techniques. Computer analysis.
Laboratory experiments.
BIOE 332 Transport Process Design (3)
Prerequisite: MATH246, BIOE120, BIOE121, and BIOE241; and permission of
ENGR-Fischell Department of Bioengineering department.
Fluid flow, heat transfer, and mass transfer with applications in
medicine, environment, biotechnology, food, agriculture, and other
biosystems. Design of solutions to current problems in biological
engineering is emphasized.
BIOE 340 Modeling Physiological Systems and Lab (4)
Three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week.
Prerequisite: BSCI330, MATH246, BIOE120, BIOE121, and BIOE241; and
permission of ENGR-Fischell Department of Bioengineering department.
Credit only granted for: BIOE340 or (BSCI440 and BSCI441).
Topics covered will include cell and general physiology, membrane
physiology, blood cells and clotting, circulation, metabolism,
respiration, and the nervous system. A lab component will also be
included.
BIOE 371 Bioengineering Math and Statistics (3)
Prerequisite: Completed or be concurrently enrolled in MATH246.
This class will cover mathematics essentials that are required for
bioengineering, specifically: statistics, linear algebra, differential
equations, and feedback systems in biology. The course will emphasize
fundamentals and numerical implementation (e.g. using Matlab). Example
will be taken from bioengineering applications.
BIOE 399 Independent Study in Bioengineering (1-3)
Prerequisite: Permission of ENGR-Fischell Department of Bioengineering
department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
Independent study.
BIOE 404 Biomechanics (3)
Prerequisite: MATH246, ENES220, BIOE120, ENES102, BIOE121, and BIOE241;
and permission of ENGR-Fischell Department of Bioengineering department.
Restriction: Must be in Engineering: Bioengineering program.
Introduction to the fundamentals of biomechanics including force
analysis, mechanics of deformable bodies, stress and strain, multiaxial
deformations, stress analysis, and viscoelasticity. Biomechanics of
soft and hard tissues.
BIOE 411 Tissue Engineering (3)
Prerequisite: Must have completed at least one biology course; and
MATH241. Recommended: BSCI330 and BIOE340.
A review of the fundamental principles involved in the design of
engineered tissues and organs. Both biological and engineering
fundamentals will be considered.
BIOE 415 Bioengineering of Exercise Response (3)
Prerequisite: MATH246; or permission of ENGR-Fischell Department of
Bioengineering department. Credit only granted for: BIOE415 or ENBE415.
Formerly: ENBE415.
Exercise physiology in quantitative terms. Modeling and prediction of
cardiovascular, respiratory, thermoregulatory, biomechanical, and
metabolic aspects of human exercise responses.
BIOE 420 Bioimaging (3)
Prerequisite: MATH246, BIOE120, BIOE121, and BIOE241; and permission of
ENGR-Fischell Department of Bioengineering department. Restriction: Must
be in Engineering: Bioengineering program.
Examines the physical principles behind major biomedical imaging
modalities and new ways of using images for bio-related applications.
BIOE 422 Biosystems Engineering (3)
Prerequisite: BIOE120 and BIOE121; or BSCI105. And (ENME331, BIOE331,
ENCE305, or BIOE332).
Conservation of mass in the context of biological systems at different
scales (i.e., cellular, organ, and ecosystem), life cycles such as
carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, photosynthesis, water cycle, Kreb cycle,
and aerobic and anaerobic cycles as they relate to biosystem function
and health.
BIOE 425 Mechanical Properties of Biological Tissues (3)
Prerequisite: ENES220 and MATH241.
An exploration of mechanical properties of living biological tissues;
including hard and soft tissues. Coverage will include all the
traditional mechanical properties applied to biological tissues,
including: stress-strain behavior, elastic, viscoelastic,
thermomechanical, fracture, fatigue, etc. Additionally, alteration of
mechanical properties of living tissues due to disease, development,
growth, and remodeling will be covered.
BIOE 431 Fundamentals of Biosensor Techniques, Instrumentation, and Applications (3)
Prerequisite: CHEM135, PHYS161, PHYS261, and BSCI330. Restriction:
Permission of ENGR-Fischell Department of Bioengineering department.
A thorough review of fundamental concepts of biosensing systems,
principles of common detection methods, and modern applications of
biosensors. Primarily literature driven. Students will obtain a
detailed understanding of cutting-edge biosensing techniques, the
instrumentation used, and the application space. Students also will
develop skills in using current literature as a source of knowledge.
BIOE 432 Fundamentals of Biophotonics Imaging and Microscopy (3)
Prerequisite: PHYS270 and BIOE420. Restriction: Permission of
ENGR-Fischell Department of Bioengineering department. Credit only
granted for: BIOE432, BIOE632, or BIOE689C.
Principles and instrumentation of various biomedical optical techniques,
including fluorescene and Raman spectroscopy, confocal and multi-photon
microscopy, optical coherence tomography, and diffuse optical
tomography. Biomedical aplications will also be discussed.
BIOE 450 Fundamentals of Quantitative Cell Physiology (3)
One hour of lecture and two hours of discussion/recitation per week.
Recommended: MATH246, MATH141, and MATH241. Restriction: Permission of
ENGR-Fischell Department of Bioengineering department.
Introduction to neuronal and muscle electrophysiology. Topics include
theoretical modeling of electrical properties of the cell, experimental
approaches to cell electrophysiology and details on the biological basis
for cell electrical function.
BIOE 453 Biomaterials (3)
Prerequisite: CHEM231, MATH246, CHEM232, BIOE120, BIOE121, and BIOE241.
Corequisite: Concurrently enrolled in BIOE454. Restriction: Permission
of ENGR-Fischell Department of Bioengineering department. Also offered
as: ENMA425. Credit only granted for: ENBE453, BIOE453, or ENMA425.
Formerly: ENBE453.
Examination of the structure and function of natural biomaterials, and
cell-extracellular matrix interactions. Study physical properties of
synthetic biomaterials for biomedical applications. Understanding
molecular level interactions between biomolecules and biomaterials to
design novel biomaterials with desirable characteristics. Application
of biomaterials as implants, drug delivery systems, biosensors,
engineered materials such as artificial skin and bone growth scaffolds
will be covered.
BIOE 454 Biomaterials Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: CHEM231, MATH246, CHEM232, BIOE120, BIOE121, and BIOE241.
Corequisite: Concurrently enrolled in BIOE453. Recommended: ENES220.
Restriction: Permission of ENGR-Fischell Department of Bioengineering
department.
Hands-on experience with measurements of bulk and surface properties of
biological materials, synthesis of hydrogel, surface patterning using
soft lithography technique, and preparation of 3D agarose matrix of cell
culture. The topics cover measurements of tensile strength, hardness,
and impact strength of the biomaterials, swelling and transport behavior
of hydrogel, patterning silicon substrate using self-assembled
monolayer, and cell-biomaterials interactions in scaffold biomaterials.
BIOE 455 Basic Electronic Design (3)
Prerequisite: MATH246, BIOE120, BIOE121, and BIOE241. Restriction:
Permission of ENGR-Fischell Department of Bioengineering department.
Credit only granted for: BIOE455 or ENBE455. Formerly: ENBE455.
Familiarization with basic electronic circuits and the ability to
produce simple electronic designs.
BIOE 456 Bioinstrumentation (3)
Prerequisite: BIOE455. Restriction: Permission of ENGR-Fischell
Department of Bioengineering department. Credit only granted for:
BIOE456 or ENBE456. Formerly: ENBE456.
Study of biomedical instrumentation and biomedical equipment technology.
How biomedical equipment is used to measure information from the human
body. Hands-on experience with representative biomedical equipment.
BIOE 457 Biomedical Electronics & Instrumentation (4)
Prerequisite: BIOE120, BIOE121, BIOE241, and PHYS261. Restriction:
Permission of ENGR-Fischell Department of Bioengineering department.
Students learn fundamental concepts of electronics, assembly of
electronic components into functional circuits, and integration of
functional electronic devices and circuits into a system. In the lab
component, students will learn to assemble and evaluate circuits and
systems.
BIOE 460 Biotechnology and Bioproduction (3)
Restriction: Junior standing or higher. Credit only granted for:
BIOE460, BIOE468B, or ENES489Q. Formerly: BIOE468B.
Basics of recombinant DNA technology and biopharmaceutical
manufacturing.
BIOE 468 Selected Topics in Bioengineering (3)
Prerequisite: BIOE120 and BIOE121. Restriction: Permission of
ENGR-Fischell Department of Bioengineering department. Repeatable to 9
credits if content differs.
Selected topics in Bioengineering will be covered and taught by a
variety of department faculty.
BIOE 471 Biological Systems Control (3)
Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite:
BIOE455. Restriction: Permission of ENGR-Fischell Department of
Bioengineering department. Credit only granted for: BIOE471 or ENBE471.
Formerly: ENBE471.
Principles of control systems designed by biological engineers and
analysis of control mechanisms found in biological organisms. Apparent
control strategies used by biological systems will be covered.
BIOE 482 Analysis of Bioenergy Systems (3)
Prerequisite: ENES232 and CHEM231; or students who have taken courses
with similar or comparable course content may contact the department.
Combines topics from biofuels (some of which are renewable/sustainable)
and biofuel cells. Emphasizes both engineering and biological analysis
while including a practical perspective based on specific examples from
the current literature. Ethanol from corn and sugar cane; gasoline from
biomass; use of cellulosic biomass; enzymatic and microbial biofuel
cells.
BIOE 484 Engineering in Biology (3)
Prerequisite: MATH221 or MATH141; and (PHYS141 or PHYS161); and Must
have completed CHEM103 or higher. Or permission of ENGR-Fischell
Department of Bioengineering department. Recommended: BIOE454. Credit
only granted for: BIOE484 or ENBE484. Formerly: ENBE484.
Engineering with biological systems, with emphasis on utilization,
design, and modeling. Broad topics include differences between
biological engineering and biological science; basic sciences and how
they relate to biology; typical biological responses to environmental
stimuli; scaling, and utilization of living things.
BIOE 485 Capstone Design I: Entrepreneurship, Regulatory Issues, and Ethics (3)
Prerequisite: 21 credits in BIOE courses. Restriction: Permission of
ENGR-Fischell Department of Bioengineering department; and Senior
standing; and must be in Engineering: Bioengineering program. Credit
only granted for: BIOE485 or ENBE485. Formerly: ENBE485.
This is the first part of a two-semester senior capstone design course
which covers principles involved in engineering design, design
approaches, economics of design, ethics in engineering, and patent
regulations. It also helps students learn team work and write design
project proposals under the mentorship of a faculty advisor.
BIOE 486 Capstone Design II (3)
Prerequisite: Must have completed BIOE485 in the immediately preceding
semester. Restriction: Senior standing; and must be in Engineering:
Bioengineering program; and permission of ENGR-Fischell Department of
Bioengineering department. Credit only granted for: BIOE486 or ENBE486.
Formerly: ENBE486.
This is the second part of the senior capstone design course. This part
is independent instruction where faculty mentoring each project team
works with students to order supplies, fabricate their proposed design
under BIOE485, test the design, write the report and present it to their
fellow seniors and board of faculty mentors. Students are taught to
convert the blue print of a design to actual device and test it.
BIOE 489 Special Topics in Bioengineering (3)
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
Exploring a variety of topics with Bioengineering.
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