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University of Utah General Catalog 2003-2004
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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 Chair: Vladimir Hlady, D. Sc. Faculty Distinguished Professors. J. Andrade, S. Kim, J. Kopecek. Professors. S. Bock, D. Christensen, V. Hlady, K. Horch, J. Kopecek, R. Normann, R. Rabbitt. Associate Professors. G. Clark, R. MacLead, R. Stewart, P. Tresco, J Weiss. Research Professor Emeritus. W. Kolff. Assistant Professors. P. Kiser, Y.T. Shiu. Research Professors. R. Bloebaum, K. Caldwell, S. Jacobsen, C.R. Johnson, D. Olsen, N. Rapoport, D. Westenskow. Research Associate Professors. J. Herron, J. Janatova. Research Assistant Professors. D. Britt, S. Kern, R. Lakshminarayanan, E. Maynard, O. Portniaguine, E. Sobie, A. Veress, K. Webb, J. Wiskin. Adjunct Professors. A. Baran, J. Bridge, E. Clark, K. Dusek, A. Fogelson, R. Gesteland, J. Harris, T. Henderson, S.A. Johnson, J. Keener, K. Kopeckova, J. McRea, C. Moncur, D. Parker, W. Pitt, G. Prestwich, R. Roemer, K. Spitzer. Adjunct Associate Professors. M Berggren, D. Bloswick, G. Burns,R. Clackdoyle, D. Hutchinson, C. Konak, K. Leypoldt, G. Pantalos, T Petelenz, K. Sharp. Adjunct Assistant Professors. T. Allinger, K. Bachus, S. Blair, J.B. Bunnell, T. Cheatham, E. Di Bella, R. Eidens, P. France, B. Frazier, B. Gale, R. Harrison, D. Kadrmas, B. MacWilliams, S. Meek, V. Mushahwar, J. Nelson, F. Noo, A. Pungor, B. Punske, B. Saam, G. Smith, R. Smith, C. Thomas, P. Triolo, R. Van Wagenen. 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 area of biomedical engineering. Many of 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. Pre-Major Status. Stuents beginning the undergraduate program, including transfer students should choose the Pre-Biomedical Engineering category as their major for registration purposes. Pre-major students are eleigible to register for all classes listed in the freshman and sophomore years of the Model Undergraduate Program of Study. Pre-majors are strongly encouraged to meet early with the Pre-Major Advisor in the Department to outline a course of study that will prepare them to apply for major status in a timely manner. To be admitted to major status, students must meet certain admissions standards, maintain certain performance standards, and complete a minimum number of required courses. Admission to Major Status. Admission is restricted and based on
academic achievement. Check with the undergraduate counselor in the department
office or the department web site for details. A student must have major status
to register for upper-division courses (3000-level or higher) offered by the
Bioengineering Department. Departmental Major. The undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering is granted upon successful completion of a minimum of 123 semester hours that include (1) the University general requirements; (2) mathematics and science courses named below; (3) the biomedical engineering 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 reasoningquantitative intensive, upper division communication/writing requirements, and physical and life sciences part of the intellectual explorations requirement. The rest is filled by the general education courses. The American institutions requirement may be filled by examination. The diversity requirement may be completed as part of meeting the intellectual explorations requirement. 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 2020 and 2030 (or equivalent); and approved engineering computing course. Biomedical Engineering Core. The following 14 undergraduate courses
are required: Track and Technical Electives. The undergraduate biomedical engineering program offers students several possibilities for specialization. These 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 the Bioengineering Department website www.bioen.utah.edu for updated track and technical elective information. Note that BIOEN 4201 and 4202, Biomedical Engineering Design (senior thesis project), offer additional opportunity for hands-on learning that may be either clinical or research oriented. Model Undergraduate Plan of Study First Year Spring Semester (15) Second Year Spring Semester (15) Third Year Spring Semester (17) Fourth Year Spring Semester (15) Scholarships. The College of Engineering provides a limited number of scholarships to highly qualified applicants. Contact the department office or department website 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 3.0. 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 admitted to major status whose GPA falls below 3.0 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 the 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, and the department website www.bioen.utah.edu . 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. 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), statistics, and biology (introductory cell biology, human 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 include but not limited to: Bioinstrumentation Courses: After satisfactorily completing the 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, model program of studies have been developed which represent research strength in (1) Biomaterials, Drug Delivery, and Tissue Engineering; (2) Biomechanics; (3) Medical Imaging; (4) Biological Sensors, Instrumentation, and Control; (5) Neural Interfaces; and (6) Computational Bioengineering. Degree Requirements. The core program, required of all entering students, includes courses in engineering and life sciences. M.E.: a minimum of 27 credit hours in course work and 3 hours in research are required. No thesis is required for the M.E., 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.: typically 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. 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