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University of Utah Bioengineering BIOEN Course Descriptions |
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College of Engineering Department Office: 2480 Merrill Engineering Building, 581-8528 Mailing Address: 50 S. Central Campus Dr., Rm. 2480, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9202 Web Address: www.bioen.utah.edu . Department Co-Chairs, Joseph D. Andrade, Ph.D., and Kenneth W. Horch, Ph.D. Faculty Professors. J. Andrade, D. Christensen, V. Hlady, K. Horch, J. Kopecek, R. Normann. Associate Professors. S. Bock, G. Clark, R. Rabbitt, P. Tresco. Assistant Professors. R. MacLeod, S. Nagarajan, R. Stewart. Research Professors. R. Bloebaum, K. Caldwell, S. Jacobsen, S.A. Johnson, W. Kolff, D. Olsen, N. Rapoport, D. Westenskow. Research Associate Professors. M. Berggren, G. Burns, J. Herron, J. Janatova, C. Johnson, G. Pantalos. Research Assistant Professors. B. Frazier, S. Kern, K. Sharp, J. Weiss, D. Wells, J. Wiskin. Research Instructor. A. Pungor. Adjunct Professors. A. Baran, K. Dusek, R. Gesteland, J. Harris, T. Henderson, S. Kim, K. Kopeckova, C. Moncur, D. Parker, W. Pitt, G. Prestwich, R. Roemer, K. Spitzer. Adjunct Associate Professors. D. Bloswick, J. Bridge, D. Hutchinson, S.C. Johnson, K. Knutson, C. Konak, K. Leypoldt, J. McRea. Adjunct Assistant Professors. T. Allinger, K. Bachus, R. Clackdoyle, E. Di Bella, P. France, S. Meek, J. Nelson, W. Sands, G. Smith, R. Smith, C. Thomas, R. Van Wagenen. Adjunct Instructors. E. Vajda, J. Whitfield. Bioengineering is the application of science and engineering to problems in medicine and biology. The Department of Bioengineering is the academic center of an interdisciplinary program of research and training in the broadly defined area of biomedical engineering. The faculty have joint appointments with the School of Medicine, the College of Pharmacy, and other departments in the College of Engineering. Changes and adjustments are made often to the information printed here. Please check the department Web site at www.bioen.utah.edu for the most current information. Undergraduate Program Degree. B.S. in biomedical engineering. Admission to Undergraduate Program. Admission to the biomedical engineering program is based on student performance and the availability of teaching resources. Students, including transfer students, entering the undergraduate program who do not meet the requirements for major status are placed in a pre-major category by the Registrar. Pre-majors are required to meet with the departmental undergraduate counselor to outline a presumptive course of study. To be admitted to major status, students must meet certain admissions standards, maintain certain performance standards, and complete a minimum number of required courses. Departmental Major. The undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering is granted upon successful completion of a minimum of 125 semester hours that include (1) the University graduation requirements (see the Undergraduate Studies Bulletin); (2) mathematics and science courses named below; (3) the bioengineering core; and (4) track and technical electives. General Education and Bachelor Degree Requirements. Students must satisfy a general education requirement of six classes as outlined in the general education requirements in the Undergraduate Studies section of this catalog. Writing 2010 is also required. The curriculum as shown fills the quantitative reasoning and physical and life sciences part of the intellectual explorations requirement. The rest is filled by the general education courses. The American institutions requirement will be filled by examination. The quantitatively intensive course requirements are filled by the curriculum, and the diversity requirement is completed as part of meeting the intellectual explorations requirement. To ensure that students have a general education experience of sufficient depth and breadth, at least 16 credit hours of general education (not counting writing, but including AP and CLEP credit) are required. At least one general education course must be upper-division (numbered 3000 or above); the general education courses must include one two-course sequence (second course builds on ideas developed in the first course); and there must be one additional upper-division course or one additional sequence. Mathematics and Science. The following courses are required: MATH 1250 and 1260 (or equivalent), 2250, and 3150; PHYCS 2210 and 2220; CHEM 1210, 1230, 1220, 1240, 2310, 2330, 2320, and 2340; BIOL 2001 and 2002 (or equivalent); CP SC 1000 or equivalent. Biomedical Engineering Core. The following 14 undergraduate courses are required:
Track or Technical Electives. The undergraduate biomedical engineering program offers students several possibilities for specialization. These areas or tracks are: Bioelectrical Engineering
Each track offers a menu of electives that ensure expertise in a particular area of specialization. Typically, five or six elective courses fulfill the technical requirements for track designation. Check with the Bioengineering Department office for updated track and technical elective information. Note that BIOEN 4201 and 4202, Bioengineering Project I and II (senior thesis project), offer additional opportunity for hands-on learning that may be either engineering- or science-oriented. Admission to Major Status. Admission is restricted and based on academic achievement. It is important that students note that admission is based on grade point average, and that grades on AP tests are applied to this average. Check with the undergraduate counselor in the department office for details. A student must have major status to register for upper-division courses (3000-level or higher) or receive permission from the course instructor. To be considered for admission to major status, a student must have completed BIOEN 1101 and 1102; BIOL 2001 and 2002 (or equivalent); CHEM 2310 and 2330; MATH 2250; and PHYCS 2210. Model Undergraduate Plan of Study First Year
Spring Semester (16)
Second Year
Spring Semester (15)
Third Year
Spring Semester (16)
Fourth Year
Spring Semester (16)
Tracks. The required track elective courses are listed below: Bioelectrical Engineering Track Track Course 1: EL EN 1000 Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering (4) and EL EN 1010 Introduction to Laboratory Instrumentation and Methods (0.5)
Biomaterials Science and Engineering Track
Biomechanical Engineering Track
Biomolecular Engineering Track
Computational Bioengineering Track Election of the computational bioengineering track gives the student a minor in computer science. CP SC 1010 Unix (0.5)
Scholarships. The College of Engineering provides a limited number of scholarships and tuition waivers to highly qualified applicants. Contact the department office for details. Duplication of Credit. No single course may be counted more than once to fulfill the requirements. Continuing Performance. Students must maintain a cumulative GPA above 2.5. Each course taken to satisfy departmental requirements listed above must be passed with a grade of C or better. A student may repeat upper-division courses (3000-level or above) only once, and the second grade received will be counted for the requirement. All mathematics, science, and bioengineering core and technical electives must be taken for a letter grade; they may not be taken CR/NC. Students are expected to complete all degree requirements within four years of acceptance to major status. Students who are not making satisfactory progress may be dropped from the program and declared inactive. To be reinstated to active status, students must submit a written petition to the bioengineering director of undergraduate studies. Reinstated students matriculate under the latest graduation requirements. Probation. A student whose GPA falls below 2.5 is placed on academic probation and given written instructions for a return to good standing. Normally, these conditions must be met during the ensuing semester. Students who fail to meet probationary conditions are dropped from the program. Reinstatement requires a written petition to Bioengineering, Director of Undergraduate Studies. Reinstated students matriculate under the latest graduation requirements. Graduate Program Degrees. M.E., M.S., Ph.D. in bioengineering. For additional information, see the Graduate Information section of this catalog. The Department of Bioengineering accepts to its graduate program students with bachelor's degrees or the equivalent in engineering, life sciences, or physical sciences. Individual graduate programs are planned to prepare each student for a career in the application of science and engineering to problems in medicine and biology. Faculty have joint appointments in other departments in the College of Engineering and in the School of Medicine and College of Pharmacy. Close ties exist with researchers on campus, as well as at local hospitals, the Division of Artificial Organs, and various research firms located in the Salt Lake City area. Career opportunities exist in clinical engineering (hospitals), biomedical engineering (industry and government), and research and teaching (universities, research groups). Admission. Applicants must have received, prior to commencing graduate study, a bachelor's degree from an accredited institute, college, or university. While no single field of undergraduate specialization is required, applicants are expected to have mastered basic material in the following areas: mathematics (calculus through differential equations), physics (college physics with calculus, including mechanics and electronics), chemistry (organic and/or biochemistry), materials science (introductory course or strength of materials), and biology (introductory human anatomy or physiology). Completed applications are considered annually beginning January 1; applications not complete by May 1 are normally considered the following year. Each applicant must submit a completed Application for Admission to Graduate School form with appropriate fee, official transcripts, scores from the General Test of the GRE, three letters of reference, and a one- or two-page personal essay outlining the applicant's background, interests, goals, and reasons for applying to the department. International students must also submit scores from the TOEFL: a minimum score of 575 is required for admission; students with scores below 600 may be required to enroll in English courses. Areas of Specialization Bioinstrumentation: Integrated circuit micro- electrodes; neonatal ICU monitoring; trauma/ burn instrumentation; biological measurements by light scattering; optical probes for physiological monitoring; interface optical spectroscopy by evanescent-wave methods; iontophoresis devices; intensive-care and diagnostic instrumentation; microscale biosensors and instrumentation. Biomaterials: Biomedical materials; surgical devices and implants; blood and living cell interactions; surface chemistry; protein adsorption and cell cultures; tissue engineering. Radiation and Imaging: Microwave; ultrasound; MRI, SPECT, MEG, CT, and other imaging modalities; image processing; visualization; inverse methods. Biomechanics: Mechanics of cells, soft tissue, organs, and bone; orthopedic biomechanics and prosthetics; artificial limb hardware and control; biorobotics. Quantitative Physiology: Neurophysiology; phototransduction; muscle physiology; computer simulations of biological systems; cybernetics; bioelectricity; mathematical biology. Neural Interfaces: Intrafascicular electrodes for prosthetic sensing and control; micromachined electrodes for prosthetic sensing and control; micromachined, high-density electrode arrays for cortical/peripheral neural recording and stimulation; drug/chemical delivery systems; neural tissue engineering; neurophysiology. Advanced Courses: Curriculum Tracks. After satisfactorily completing their core curriculum, students who plan to pursue a Ph.D. degree enroll in advanced courses designed to enhance their knowledge in specific research areas. To help students select suitable courses, curriculum tracks have been developed which represent areas of the department's research strengths. The courses in each track are only recommendations. Students and their supervisory committees will design their courses of study to meet individual needs. The curriculum tracks are (1) Biomaterials, Biotechnology, and Tissue Engineering; (2) Biomechanics; (3) Medical Imaging; (4) Biological Sensors, Instrumentation, and Control; and (5) Neural Interfaces. Degree Requirements. The core program, required of all entering students, includes courses in biomaterials and quantitative physiology. M.S. students must pass a written comprehensive examination covering material from the core courses. M.E.: a minimum of 27 credit hours in course work and 3 hours in research are required. No thesis is required, but candidates must complete a written summarization of the research project. M.S.: a minimum of 21 hours of course work and 9 hours in research is required. Ph.D.: a minimum of 20 hours of course work beyond the master's degree or equivalent and 14 hours in research is required. The Ph.D. degree must be completed within six years from the date of acceptance into the program. Students must pass a written qualifying examination and thesis proposal to become Ph.D. candidates. Credit Limitations. Students may not count more than 6 credit hours of nonmatriculated graduate work toward any graduate degree without prior approval. Candidates for graduate degrees are required to maintain a 3.0 or higher GPA with no grade below C accepted for credit toward degrees. For more detailed information, see the Graduate Information section of this catalog. Research Assistantships. Contact the department office for details. |
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