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USC Catalogue 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

Courses of Instruction

The terms indicated are expected but are not guaranteed. For the courses offered during any given term, consult the Schedule of Classes.
 

Biokinesiology
  

  • BKN 596 Internship for Curricular Practical Training

    Units: 1, 2, 3
    Max Units: 03
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Part-time or full-time, practical work experience in the student’s field of study. The internship must be located at an off-campus facility. Students are individually supervised by faculty. May not be taken until the student has completed at least one semester of enrollment in the graduate program with a cumulative 3.0 GPA.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to graduate students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • BKN 599 Special Topics

    Units: 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Studies of scientific theory in physical therapy.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 600 Sports Science Internship

    Units: 2, 3, 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    A combination of observation, participation (testing/assessments, training) and analysis and interpretation of data. Supervision and guidance from the internship mentor will vary depending on the setting and credit hours. Allows students a progressively increasing amount of responsibility with respect to athlete/subject and/or data involvement.
    Prerequisite: BKN 551  and BKN 552  and BKN 550  and BKN 553 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • BKN 610L Technology in Sport: Field Assessment of Athlete Performance

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Introduction of topics related to assessments of athlete performance on the field or in the sports setting. Focus on understanding and applying available technology to athlete field assessments. Overview of the techniques and hardware used to assess athlete performance outside of a laboratory setting.
    Prerequisite: BKN 551  and BKN 552  and BKN 553 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 611L Technology in Sport: Physiological Assessments

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Introduction to the physiological assessment of athlete performance. Focus on understanding, performing and interpreting physiological assessments such as metabolic testing (VO2max), hydration, oxygen saturation, body composition, lactate threshold, heart rate, core body temperature.
    Prerequisite: BKN 551  and BKN 552  and BKN 553 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 615 Principles of Skeletal Adaptation

    Units: 4, 2 years
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Introduction to the integrative physiology of skeletal adaptation to mechanical loading. Emphasis on mechanical and chemical regulation of bone mass.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 617 Modeling the Motor System: An Introduction

    Units: 2, 2 years
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Introduction of basic principles and models of the primate motor system. Emphasis on arm control.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 618L Modeling the Motor System: Laboratory

    Units: 1, 2 years
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Introduction of computer programming and implementation of computational models in a laboratory setting.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 621 Electromyography in Research and Practice

    Units: 3, 2 years
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Physiology and electrophysiology of muscular contraction, how it is collected, quantified and processed. Uses of electromyographic information for research and clinical assessments.
    Recommended Preparation: human anatomy, skeletal muscle physiology.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 623 Neuroplasticity and Neural Repair

    Units: 3, 2 years
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Integration of basic research on neuroplasticity and clinical research on central nervous system reorganization after brain injury. Implication for neurorecovery and rehabilitation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 630 Resistance Training Techniques for High Performance Athletes

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Introduction to training methods and techniques as they pertain to high performance athletes with a focus on advanced resistance training programs and periodization schemes.
    Prerequisite: BKN 551  and BKN 552  and BKN 550  and BKN 553  
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 672 Advanced Independent Study in Biokinesiology

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Examination of selected mechanisms underlying normal movement and pathological movement.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 790 Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • BKN 794a Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • BKN 794b Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • BKN 794c Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • BKN 794d Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • BKN 794z Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit


Biopharmaceutical Marketing
  

  • BPMK 500 Biopharmaceutical Market: Reimbursement Strategy

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Gain fundamental analytic skills and insights of medical trends directly from global payers, industry and government policy leaders covering healthcare reform, access and future therapies.
    Recommended Preparation: Graduate degree in pharmacy, medicine, or related MS or PhD program
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BPMK 501 Healthcare Payers, Insurance and Coverage Policy

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Review evolution, design, forecasting future healthcare and coverage policies. Actuarial costs impact and controls on insurance premiums. Master and design successful formulary and reimbursement tactics.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BPMK 502 Biopharmaceutical Product Development and Marketing

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Portfolio role of clinical trials, regulatory and government agencies in product development. Winning through strategy! Planning profiles for novel products R&D vs. unmet medical needs.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BPMK 503 Biopharmaceutical Advertising and Communication

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Understand product positioning, timing and market opportunities. Key message development and communication pathways, budgets, quantitative measures for Grab and Growth! Integrated launch and market planning.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BPMK 504 Payer Formulary Placement: Value and Access

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Profile insurance categories, controls and public demands. Aligning formulary and value measures and research. Play to Win! Quantitative assessment of market segmentation and evidence generation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BPMK 505 Product Health Economics and Valuation

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Applied microeconomic tools, health technology assessment, cost effectiveness and commercial utility research. Practical understanding data sets and applications of real-world outcomes research and innovative modeling.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BPMK 506 Biopharmaceutical Product Pricing and Competition

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Design risk maps, methods and processes for competitive intelligence. War Games! Pricing tools and revenue models.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BPMK 510 Capstone I: Biopharmaceutical Management Project

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Program directed basic research and topics to develop student core skills surrounding research design, execution, planning, presentation and defense, consistent with BP industry standards.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BPMK 511 Capstone II: Biopharmaceutical Management Project

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Student directed advanced research and topics to develop student individual skills surrounding research design, execution, planning, presentation and defense, consistent with BP industry standards.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter


Biomaterials and Digital Dentistry
  

  • BMDD 588a Digital Technology Applied to Dentistry

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Weekly seminar devoted to critically review, analyze, and discuss digital technologies applied to dentistry.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BMDD 588b Digital Technology Applied to Dentistry

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Weekly seminar devoted to critically review, analyze, and discuss digital technologies applied to dentistry.
    Prerequisite: BMDD 588a 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BMDD 590 Directed Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Research leading to the master’s degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • BMDD 594a Master’s Thesis

    Units: 2
    Credit on acceptance of thesis.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In Progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • BMDD 594b Master’s Thesis

    Units: 2
    Credit on acceptance of thesis.
    Prerequisite: BMDD 594a 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In Progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • BMDD 594z Master’s Thesis

    Units: 0
    Credit on acceptance of thesis.
    Prerequisite: BMDD 594b 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In Progress to Credit/No Credit


Biomedical Engineering
  

  • BME 101 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Historical development and survey of major areas comprising biomedical engineering: theoretical neurobiology and systems physiology, biomedical instrumentation, artificial organ and prosthetic devices, biomedical computer applications.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 201 Biomedical Engineering Practice

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Examination of the technical and practical challenges involved in the development of medical devices, including neural implants, in industry and the clinical setting.
    Recommended Preparation: BME 101 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 202 Control and Communication in the Nervous System

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Introduction to the structure and function of the nervous system for biomedical engineers. Modeling of neurophysiological processes at single neuron and systems levels.
    Prerequisite: MATH 126g  or MATH 129 
    Duplicates Credit in former BME 402
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 204 Biomedical Prototyping and Fabrication

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Development of physical prototypes of biomedical devices and systems; acquisition and practice of skills for documentation and fabrication; prototype testing and validation against requirements.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 210 Biomedical Computer Simulation Methods

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Computational methods for simulation of circulatory, respiratory, pharmacokinetic, and neural models. Quadrature, differential equations, systems of linear equations, simulation languages, experimental statistics.
    Recommended Preparation: BME 101 
    Corequisite: MATH 245  
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 302L Medical Electronics

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Electronic design and measurements for medical applications. Use of integrated circuits, biopotential measurements, static and dynamic calibration of physiological transducers.
    Prerequisite: EE 202L .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 308 Computer-Aided Design for Bio-Mechanical Systems

    Units: 3
    (Enroll in ITP 308 )
  

  • BME 350 Biomedical Engineering Industrial Project

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Training in specific skills relevant to biomedical industry. Placement in summer internship following successful completion of the course. Junior standing.
    Prerequisite: BME 210 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 390 Special Problems

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4
    Supervised, individual studies. No more than one registration permitted. Enrollment by petition only.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 402 Control and Communication in the Nervous System

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    An introduction to the structural and functional elements common to nervous systems, with emphasis on cellular dynamics, interneuronal communication, sensory and effector systems.
    Prerequisite: (BME 210  and MATH 245 ) and (BISC 110g  or BISC 220Lg ) 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 403L Physiological Systems

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    A thorough bioengineering treatment of the physiological properties of various mammalian organ systems: e.g., cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and musculoskeletal.
    Prerequisite: BISC 220Lg  and MATH 245 
    Corequisite: EE 202L 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 404 Orthopaedic Biomechanics

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Mechanical properties of biological tissues, application of statics and dynamics to assess loads within the musculoskeletal structures, and fundamentals of orthopaedic implant performance.
    Prerequisite: PHYS 151Lg  and MATH 245 
    Recommended Preparation: Basic knowledge of anatomical structures, fundamentals of mechanics of materials including stress-strain relations, and mechanical properties of materials
    Corequisite: AME 201 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 405L Senior Projects: Measurements and Instrumentation

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Application of instrumentation and measurement techniques to biomedical engineering projects involving measurement, replacement or augmentation of biomedical systems.
    Prerequisite: BME 210 , EE 202L .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 406 Introduction to Bioengineering in Medicine

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Bioengineering concepts and technologies applied to cancer diagnosis, drug discovery, immunotherapeutic development, stem cell techniques and therapies, mechanistic research.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 408 Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technologies

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Introduction to technologies used for rehabilitation and improved function, including limb and spinal orthoses and prostheses, gait analysis and sensory aids and augmentation.
    Recommended Preparation: Basic background in statics and dynamics at the level taught in AME 201  and AME 301 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 410L Introduction to Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    In-depth survey of the cells, materials, and techniques used to engineer human tissues for applications in regenerative medicine and drug screening.
    Prerequisite: CHEM 322aL  and BISC 220Lg 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as CHE 410
  

  • BME 412 Craniofacial and Dental Technology

    Units: 4
    (Enroll in DENT 412 )
  

  • BME 413 Bioengineering Signals and Systems

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Introduction to concepts relating to linear signals and systems theory, time and frequency domain analysis, and application of these concepts to problems in Biomedical Engineering.
    Prerequisite: PHYS 152 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 414 Rehabilitation Engineering

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    An introduction to rehabilitation technology: limb and spinal orthoses; limb prostheses; functional electrical stimulation; sensory aids.
    Recommended Preparation: AME 201 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 415 Regulation of Medical Products

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Sp
    An introduction to the process of medical product development with emphasis on the regulations that govern the design, fabrication and maintenance of medical products.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to juniors and seniors
    Duplicates Credit in BME 416L 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 416L Development and Regulation of Medical Products

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    An introduction to medical product development and the regulations that govern their design, fabrication and maintenance; practical applications to a proposed product.
    Prerequisite: BME 405L 
    Duplicates Credit in BME 415
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 423 Statistical Methods in Biomedical Engineering

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Applications of parametric and nonparametric tests, analysis of variance, linear regression, time-series analysis, and autoregressive modeling, with biomedical applications to statistical analysis of biomedical data.
    Prerequisite: MATH 245 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 425 Basics of Biomedical Imaging

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Engineering, clinical applications and modern physics concepts underlying X-ray imaging, Computed Tomography (CT), nuclear medicine, positron emission tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), ultrasound imaging.
    Prerequisite: PHYS 152L .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 426 Basics of Biomedical Imaging: Ionizing Radiation

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Ionizing radiation imaging techniques; x-ray imaging, mammography, fluoroscopy, CT and nuclear medicine imaging including SPECT and PET; engineering and modern physics concepts; clinical applications.
    Prerequisite: PHYS 152L 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 427 Basics of Biomedical Imaging: Non-Ionizing Radiation

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Non-ionizing radiation imaging techniques; MRI, ultrasound and emerging optical imaging techniques including fluorescence, Raman and photoacoustic imaging; engineering and modern physics concepts; clinical applications.
    Prerequisite: PHYS 152L 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 430 Principles and Applications of Systems Biology

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Computational methods for simulation and analysis of metabolic networks, cellular signaling pathways, and gene regulatory networks. Biochemical kinetics, differential equations, stability analysis, sensitivity analysis.
    Prerequisite: MATH 245  and (BME 210  or CHE 205 )
    Recommended Preparation: BISC 220Lg 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as CHE 430, QBIO 430
  

  • BME 451L Fundamentals of Biomedical Microdevices

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Introduction to biomedical microdevices with emphasis on microtechnologies and biomedical microelectromechanical systems (bioMEMS). Principles for measurement of small-scale biological phenomena and clinical applications.
    Recommended Preparation: Basic biology and electronics
    Corequisite: EE 202L 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 452 Introduction to Biomimetic Neural Engineering

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Engineering principles, biology, technological challenges and state-of-the-art developments in the design of implantable biomimetic microelectronic devices that interface with the nervous system.
    Recommended Preparation: Basic knowledge of biology
    Corequisite: EE 202L 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 453 Engineering Biomedical Innovations

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Engineering principles in design, modeling, and analysis of biomedical innovations will be presented to develop creative solutions for real-world medical problems or treatment implementation.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to juniors and seniors
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 459L Introduction to Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Drug delivery and use of nanoengineered materials, including cutting-edge nanoparticle-based therapy, imaging, and tissue engineering. Nanoparticle synthesis and characterization methods are introduced through labs.
    Prerequisite: CHEM 322aL 
    Recommended Preparation: BISC 220Lg 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 489 Biochemical Engineering

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    (Enroll in CHE 489 )
  

  • BME 490x Directed Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Max Units: 12.0
    Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 499 Special Topics

    Units: 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 8.0
    Current trends and developments in the field of biomedical engineering.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 501 Advanced Topics in Biomedical Systems

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Advanced topics in selected biomedical systems: cardiopulmonary, neuromuscular, renal and endocrine.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 502 Advanced Studies of the Nervous System

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Advanced topics on the structure and function of the nervous system examined from the viewpoint of computational systems science.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 504 Neuromuscular Systems

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Introduces the fundamentals of mathematical, Newtonian, and robotic analysis applicable to multi-muscle biomechanical systems. Combines physiology with numerical simulations to understand and predict motor function.
    Recommended Preparation: Matlab programming, fundamentals of mechanics, linear algebra.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as BKN-504
  

  • BME 505aL Laboratory Projects in Biomedical Engineering

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Integration of biomedical science, engineering principles and state-of-the-art technology for the study of selected physiological systems in the laboratory setting. Laboratory.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • BME 505bL Laboratory Projects in Biomedical Engineering

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Integration of biomedical science, engineering principles and state-of-the-art technology for the study of selected physiological systems in the laboratory setting. Laboratory.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • BME 506 Bioengineering of Disease and Cell Therapeutics

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Introduction to micro-/nano-technologies, microscopy, single-cell techniques, materials, surface chemistry, pathology, cancer, immunology, cell therapy and grant writing in biomedical research.
    Recommended Preparation: General cell biology (e.g. BISC 101Lgx ) and chemistry (e.g. CHEM 103Lgx )
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 510 Cellular Systems Engineering

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Introduction to the materials, tools, and techniques used to engineer functional biological tissues. Topics include stem cells, biomaterials, microfabrication, regenerative medicine, and Organs on Chips.
    Recommended Preparation: BISC 220L or equivalent; BISC 320L or equivalent; CHEM 322aL and CHEM 322bL or equivalent
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 511 Physiological Control Systems

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Application of control theory to physiological systems; static analysis of closed-loop systems; time-domain analysis of linear control identification methods; nonlinear control.
    Recommended Preparation: Exposure to Ordinary Differential Equations, Laplace Transforms and Matlab/Simulink programming
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 513 Signal and Systems Analysis

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Classification; representation; statistical analysis; orthogonal expansions; least-squares estimation; harmonic analysis; Fourier, Laplace and Z transforms; the linear system; filtering; modeling and simulation; linear control theory.
    Recommended Preparation: Introductory courses in signal and system analysis (e.g., BME 413 ) and basic Matlab proficiency in signal processing including Discrete Fourier Transform
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 514 Physiological Signals and Data Analytics

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Application of linear time- and frequency-domain techniques, adaptive filtering, nonlinear dynamics and machine learning approaches to the analysis of physiological signals.
    Prerequisite: BME 513 
    Recommended Preparation: Working knowledge of MATLAB and/or PYTHON
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 515 Data Analytics in Biomedical Engineering

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Presentation and application of advanced computational/mathematical methodologies for analysis of biomedical time-series data, emphasizing predictive analytics to advance biomedical science and improve clinical support systems.
    Prerequisite: BME 513 
    Recommended Preparation: Working knowledge of MATLAB and/or Python
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 520 Modeling of Bio-Systems

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    (Enroll in AME 520 )
  

  • BME 523 Measurement and Processing of Biological Signals

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Acquisition, analysis, and display of biological data using digital computers; laboratory applications of digital signal processing and real time analysis.
    Prerequisite: BME 513 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 525 Advanced Biomedical Imaging

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Advanced scientific and engineering principles of biomedical imaging including magnetic resonance, X-ray computed tomography, ultrasound and single photon and positron emission tomography.
    Recommended Preparation: BME 513  or EE 483  or previous/concurrent exposure to linear systems and signals, Fourier Transform, and signal processing in the frequency domain
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master and doctoral students.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as EE 523
  

  • BME 527 Integration of Medical Imaging Systems

    Units: 4
    Introduce basic concepts of Medical Imaging Informatics with an introduction to clinical information systems (eg, PACS, RIS, EMR) related to the imaging workflow in a clinical healthcare enterprise
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as DSCI 562
  

  • BME 528 Medical Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Informatics Applications

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Picture archive communication system (PACS) design and implementation; clinical PACS-based imaging informatics; telemedicine/teleradiology; image content indexing, image data mining; grid computing in large-scale imaging informatics; image-assisted diagnosis, surgery and therapy.
    Recommended Preparation: BME 527  or previous/concurrent exposure to clinical systems in radiology (e.g., EMR/RIS/PACS) and imaging informatics
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as DSCI 563
  

  • BME 530 Introduction to Systems Biology

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Computational methods for simulation and analysis of metabolic networks, cellular signaling pathways, and gene regulatory networks. Biochemical kinetics, differential equations, stability analysis, sensitivity analysis.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 533 Seminar in Bioengineering

    Units: 1
    Max Units: 3.0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • BME 535 Ultrasonic Imaging

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    All aspects of ultrasonic imaging including ultrasound and tissue interaction, ultrasonic transducers, instrumentation, imaging methods, clinical applications, bioeffects, safety, and recent developments in the field.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 536 Ultrasonic Transducers

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Background and foundation covering the design, fabrication and testing of ultrasonic transducers and arrays. Design approaches, modeling tools will be discussed. Design project assigned.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 540 Biofluid Mechanics: Transport and Circulatory Systems

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    (Enroll in AME 536 )
  

  • BME 551 Introduction to Bio-MEMS and Nanotechnology

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Principles and biomedical applications of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and nanotechnology, including microfluidics, nanowire sensors, nanomotors, quantum dots, biofuel cells and molecular imaging.
    Recommended Preparation: Basic biology and electronics.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 552 Neural Implant Engineering

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Advanced studies of the basic neuroscience, engineering design requirements and technological issues associated with implantable neural prostheses, with particular emphasis on retinal and cortical function.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 559 Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Drug delivery and use of nanoengineered materials, including cutting-edge nanoparticle-based therapy, imaging and tissue engineering. Nanotoxicology and the regulatory landscape is introduced.
    Recommended Preparation: Organic Chemistry (CHEM 322aL  equivalent) and Cell Biology and Physiology (BISC 220Lg  equivalent)
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 566a Topics in Health, Technology and Engineering

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Interdisciplinary approach to impart the skills, knowledge and familiarity with stages of collaborative projects related to medical device and methods innovation in health care settings.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Health, Technology and Engineering majors.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 566b Topics in Health, Technology and Engineering

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Interdisciplinary approach to impart the skills, knowledge and familiarity with stages of collaborative projects related to medical device and methods innovation in health care settings.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Health, Technology and Engineering majors.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 566c Topics in Health, Technology and Engineering

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Interdisciplinary approach to impart the skills, knowledge and familiarity with stages of collaborative projects related to medical device and methods innovation in health care settings.
    Concurrent Enrollment: Concurrent enrollment: BME 567a .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 566d Topics in Health, Technology and Engineering

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Interdisciplinary approach to impart the skills, knowledge and familiarity with stages of collaborative projects related to medical device and methods innovation in health care settings.
    Concurrent Enrollment: Concurrent enrollment: BME 567b .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 567a Case Studies in Health, Technology and Engineering

    Units: 1
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Learning from cases illustrating paths from health care problems to solutions. Faculty, students and invited guests will provide examples of both successful and unsuccessful innovation attempts.
    Concurrent Enrollment: a: Concurrent enrollment: BME 566c . b: Concurrent enrollment: BME 566d .
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Health, Technology and Engineering students.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 567b Case Studies in Health, Technology and Engineering

    Units: 1
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Learning from cases illustrating paths from health care problems to solutions. Faculty, students and invited guests will provide examples of both successful and unsuccessful innovation attempts.
    Concurrent Enrollment: a: Concurrent enrollment: BME 566c . b: Concurrent enrollment: BME 566d .
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Health, Technology and Engineering students.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BME 575L Computational Neuroengineering

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Introduction to computational modeling in neuroengineering, anchored in examples of brain function. Topics include transduction, synapses, spiking, networks, normalization, learning, Bayesian models, and Kalman filtering.
    Prerequisite: BME 502 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as NEUR-534
  

  • BME 582 CMOS:Nano Neuromorphic Circuits

    Units: 4
    (Enroll in EE 582 )
  

  • BME 590 Directed Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Research leading to the master’s degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • BME 594a Master’s Thesis

    Units: 2
    Credit on acceptance of thesis.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

 

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