NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

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Bioengineering

Location: 218 SEO; Phone: (312) 996-2335. For each course in the Department of Bioengineering, first priority in enrollment will be given to engineering students in either the undergraduate or graduate college for whom the course is required or is a specified elective. Other students who meet prerequisites may be admitted by college approval during late registration.

BIOE            205
         Bioengineering Thermodynamics
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): PHYS 142. Restricted to Engineering.  

BIOE            250
         Clinical Problems in Bioengineering
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): BIOE 101. Open only to freshmen and sophomores. Restricted to Engineering. Departmental Approval Required 

BIOE            397
         Senior Design II
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): BIOE 396. Restricted to Engineering, Graduate College, and External Education.  

BIOE            398
         Undergraduate Research
       1 TO 5 hours.  May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.  

BIOE            407
         Pattern Recognition I
       3 OR 4 hours.  Same as ECE 407. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): MATH 220. Restricted to Engineering, Graduate College, and External Education.  

BIOE            420
         Introduction to Field and Waves in Biological Tissues
       3 OR 4 hours.  3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): ECE 310. Restricted to Engineering, Graduate College, and External Education.  

BIOE            430
         Bioinstrumentation and Measurements I
       3 OR 4 hours.  3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): ECE 210; and BIOS 100 or higher. Restricted to Engineering, Graduate College, and External Education.  

BIOE            431
         Bioinstrumentation and Measurement Laboratory
       2 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in BIOE 430. Restricted to Engineering, Graduate College, and External Education.  

BIOE            432
         Bioinstrumentation and Measurements II
       3 OR 4 hours.  3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): BIOE 430. Restricted to Engineering, Graduate College, and External Education.  

BIOE            433
         Bioinstrumentation and Measurements II Laboratory
       1 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in BIOE 432. Restricted to Engineering, Graduate College, and External Education.  

BIOE            439
         Biostatistics II
       4 hours.  Credit is not given for BIOE 439 if the student has credit for BSTT 400. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): MATH 210 and CS 108; and consent of the instructor. Recommended background: Knowledge of MATLab. Restricted to Graduate College.  

BIOE            450
         Molecular Biophysics of the Cell
       4 hours.  Same as PHYS 450. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 245 or the equivalent.  

BIOE            455
         Introduction to Cell and Tissue Engineering
       3 OR 4 hours.  3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): BIOS 100 and CME 260 or the equivalent. Restricted to Engineering, Graduate College, and External Education.  

BIOE            456
         Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory
       2 hours.  Prerequisite(s): BIOE 455 or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Engineering, Graduate College, and External Education.  

BIOE            470
         Bio-Optics
       3 OR 4 hours.  3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 142. Restricted to Engineering, Graduate College, and External Education.  

BIOE            475
         Neural Engineering I: Introduction to Hybrid Neural Systems
       3 OR 4 hours.  Same as BIOS 475. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): BIOS 442 and credit or concurrent registration in BIOE 472.  

BIOE            476
         Neural Engineering I Laboratory
       2 hours.  Animals used in instruction. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in BIOE 475.  

BIOE            480
         Introduction to Bioinformatics
       3 OR 4 hours.  3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): BIOS 100 and CS 201; or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Engineering, Graduate College, and External Education. Instructor Approval Required 
Online

BIOE            482
         Introduction to Optimization Methods in Bioinformatics
       3 OR 4 hours.  3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): BIOS 100 and CS 201.  

BIOE            483
         Molecular Modeling in Bioinformatics
       3 OR 4 hours.  3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of B or better in BIOE 480. Instructor Approval Required 
Online

BIOE            494
         Special Topics in Bioengineering
       1 TO 4 hours.  May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.  

BIOE            504
         Emerging Medical Technologies
       2 hours.  Prerequisite(s): BIOE 401 or BIOE 402 or BIOE 403 or the equivalent. Restricted to Graduate College.  

BIOE            515
         Mechanics of the Human Spine
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): BIOE 415 or the equivalent.  

BIOE            522
         Principles of Polymeric Science and Engineering
       3 hours.  Same as BPS 522. Prerequisite(s): MATH 220 or consent of the instructor.  

BIOE            576
         Sensory Prostheses Engineering
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): BIOE 475 and BIOS 442; or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Graduate College.  

BIOE            582
         Computational Functional Genomics
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): BIOE 480. Recommended background: Basic knowledge of probability, statistics, vector algebra, calculus and cell biology. Instructor Approval Required 
Online

BIOE            590
         Internship in Bioengineering
       1 TO 4 hours.  Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): BIOE 430 and BIOE 431 and BIOE 479.  

BIOE            594
         Advanced Special Topics in Bioengineering
       1 TO 4 hours.  May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.  

BIOE            595
         Seminar on Bioengineering
       0 TO 1 hours.  Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students who are presenting seminars should register for 1 hour, others for 0 hour.  

BIOE            596
         Independent Study
       1 TO 5 hours.  May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.  

BIOE            598
         Masters Thesis Research
       0 TO 16 hours.  Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term.  

BIOE            599
         Ph.D. Thesis Research
       0 TO 16 hours.  Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term.