Appendix A: Suggested Courses for MS and PhD Programs of Study
Rev SP20; being updated by BMEGSA as of summer 2022
These courses may be used as listed, as electives, or may be petitioned for use in a different category. Courses not on this list also may be proposed.
| Department | Title | Type | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANATOMY 6900 | Human Anatomy for Graduate Students | Elective | |
| ANATOMY 7500 | Imaging in Human Anatomy | Elective | |
| BIOCHEM 6701 | Advanced Biochemistry: Molecular Biology | Elective | |
| BIOCHEM 6761 | Advanced Biochemistry: Macromolecular Structure and Function | Elective | |
| BIOCHEM 6762 | Advanced Biochemistry: Enzymes | Elective | |
| BIOCHEM 6763 | Advanced Biochemistry: Membranes and Lipids | Elective | |
| BIOCHEM 7766.01 | Advanced Biochemistry: Nucleic Acids | Elective | |
| BIOCHEM 7770.01 | Advanced Biochemistry: Protein Engineering | Elective | |
| BIOCHEM 8990 | Advanced Topics in Biochemistry | Elective | |
| BIOMEDE 5001 | Cardiovascular Bioengineering | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 5110 | Biomedical Microscopic Imaging | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 5120 | Biomedical Optics | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 5177 | Biomedical Atomic Force Microscopy | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 5186 | Biomedical Ultrasound | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 6430 | Msk Systems in Disease | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 5194.03 | Mechanobiology of Musculoskeletal | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 6340 | Polymers in Bioengineering | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 6530 | Cell Plasticity | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 5194.xx | Ocular Biomechanics | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 5310 | Advanced Biomaterials | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 5353 | Hard-Tissue Biomaterials | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 5359 | Extracellular Matrix in BME | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 5420 | Mechanobiology | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 5421 | Tissue Mechanics | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 5430 | Finite Element Applications in BME | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 5470 | Cell & Tissue Mechanics | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 5510 | Tissue Engineering | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 5550 | Eng Principles in Cancer | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 5560 | BME Apps in Cancer Biology | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 5580 | Excitable Cell Engineering | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 5610 | Biomedical Microdevices | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 5635 | Cellular Nanotechnology | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 5639 | Medical Device Design | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 5663 | Intro to Microfluidics and Nanofluidics | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 5667 | BioMEMS Microfabrication | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 5668 | Biomedical Microtransducers | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 5669 | Principles and Design Theory for Adv Med Devices | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 6113 | Magnetic Res Spectro & Imaging I | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOMEDE 7114 | Magnetic Res Spectro & Imaging II | Engineering | Fundamental |
| BIOPHRM 5300 | Molecular Pharmacology | Elective | |
| BIOPHRM 5600 | Introduction to General Pharmacology | Elective | |
| BIOPHRM 5852 | Biology of Aging | Elective | |
| BIOPHRM 7050 | Neurobiology of Disease | Elective | |
| BIOPHRM 7560 | Clinical Trials I: Design and Regulation | Elective | |
| BIOPHRM 8300 | Molecular Pharmacology and Human Disease | Elective | |
| BIOPHYS 6702 | Advanced Experimental Methods in Biophysics | Elective | |
| BUSMHR 7525 | Global Innovation and Entrepreneurial Leadership | Business/Tech | Elective |
| BUSMHR 7531 | Technology Ventures Lab | Business/Tech | Elective |
| CBE 5765 | Principles of Biochemical Eng | Elective | |
| CBE 5774 | Polymer Membranes | Elective | |
| CBE 5775 | Rheology of Fluids | Elective | |
| CBE 5777 | Introduction to Polymer Engineering at Macro-, Micro-, and | Elective | |
| CBE 5779 | Design and Analysis of Experiments | Req | |
| CBE 8815 | Advanced Transport | Elective | |
| CHEM 5520 | Nanochemistry | Elective | |
| CHEM 7160 | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy | Elective | |
| CHEM 7370 | Nanochemistry and Nanomaterials | Elective | |
| CHEM 7380 | Inorganic Materials | Elective | |
| CHEM 7590 | Molecular Simulation of Materials | Elective | |
| CSE 5526 | Introduction to Neural Networks | Elective | |
| DENT 8209 | Biomechanics I | Elective | |
| DENT 8211 | Orthodontic Materials | Elective | |
| DENT 8471 | Dental Materials Metals and Polymers | Elective | |
| DENT 8472 | Dental Materials: Ceramics and Polymers | Elective | |
| DENT 8840 | Current Issues in Oral Biology | Elective | |
| ECE 5012 | Integrated Optics | Elective | |
| ECE 5025 | Power Electronic Devices, Circuits, & Applications | Elective | |
| ECE 5033 | Surfaces and Interfaces of Electronic Materials | Elective | |
| ECE 5037 | Solid-state Electronics and Photonics Lab | Elective | |
| ECE 5070 | Neuroengineering and Neuroprosthetics | Elective | |
| ECE 5131 | Lasers | Elective | |
| ECE 5200 | Intro to Digital Signal Processing | Elective | |
| ECE 5206 | Medical Imaging and Processing | Elective | |
| ECE 5207 | Real-Time Digital Signal Processing Laboratory | Elective | |
| ECE 5362 | Computer Architecture and Design | Elective | |
| ECE 5460 | Image Processing | Elective | |
| ECE 5530 | Fund of Semicond for Micro- & Opto-elect and Photonics | Elective | |
| ECE 6001 | Probability and Random Variables | Elective | |
| ECE 6010 | Electromagnetic Field Theory I | Elective | |
| ECE 6011 | Bioelectromagnetics | Elective | |
| ECE 6030 | Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems Design | Elective | |
| ECE 6202 | Stochastic Signal Processing | Elective | |
| ECE 6531 | Fundamentals of Semiconductor Devices | Elective | |
| ECE 6532 | Nanofabrication and Nanoscale Devices | Elective | |
| ECE 6750 | Linear Systems Theory | Elective | |
| ECE 7868 | Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning | Elective | |
| ENGREDU 7780 | Research Design in Engineering Education | Teaching/Education | Elective |
| FABENG 7220 | College Teaching in Engineering | Teaching/Education | Elective |
| FABENG 7230 | Probabilistic Methods in Engineering Design | Elective | |
| HTHRHSC 5100 | Introduction to Assistive Technology | Elective | |
| HTHRHSC 5200 | Assistive Technology for Seating and Mobility | Elective | |
| HTHRHSC 5400 | Computer, Communication and Control Technologies for Individuals | Elective | |
| HTHRHSC 5450 | Assistive Technology for Sports and Recreation | Elective | |
| HTHRHSC 5500 | Introduction to Pathophysiology | Elective | |
| HTHRHSC 5510 | Pharmacological Aspects of Practice in Health and Rehabilitation | Elective | |
| HTHRHSC 7100 | Introduction to Health & Rehabilitation Science I | Elective | |
| HTHRHSC 7400 | Injury Biomechanics: Topics in Mechanisms and Prevention | Elective | |
| HTHRHSC 7410 | Advanced Structure and Function of the Human Body | Fundamental | |
| HTHRHSC 7411 | Injury Biomechanics-Foundations and Experience | Fundamental | |
| HTHRHSC 8680 | Experimental Methods in Biomechanics | Elective | |
| ISE 5110 | Design of Engineering Experiment | Req | |
| ISE 5600 | Principles of Occupational Biomechanics and Ergonomics | Elective | |
| ISE 5610 | Ergonomics in the Product Design Process | Elective | |
| ISE 5683 | Fundamentals of Product Design Engineering Laboratory | Elective | |
| ISE 7610 | Adv Topics: Spine Biomechanics | Elective | |
| ISE 7615 | Biomechanics Research Practicum: Experience in Spine | Elective | |
| ISE 7620 | Adv Topics: Upper Extremity Biomech | Elective | |
| ISE 7625 | Biomechanics Research Practicum: Experience in Upper Extremity | Elective | |
| MATH 5101 | Linear Mathematics in Finite Dimensions | Elective | |
| MATH 5401 | Applied Differential Equations I | Elective | |
| MATH 5421 | Mathematics of Infectious Disease Dynamics | Elective | |
| MATH 5601 | Essentials of Numerical Methods | Elective | |
| MATH 5651 |
Mathematical Modeling of Biological Processes |
Elective | |
| MATH 8650 | Topics in Mathematical Biology | Elective | |
| MATSCEN 5532 | Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Properties Lab | Elective | |
| MATSCEN 5552 | Nanoscale Synthesis and Processing of Electronic Materials | Elective | |
| MATSCEN 5571 | Electroceramics | Elective | |
| MATSCEN 5611 | Materials in Medicine | Fundamental | |
| MATSCEN 5631 | Biomaterials Lab | Elective | |
| MATSCEN 5641 | Structure-Property Relationships of Polymers | Elective | |
| MATSCEN 5651 | Biomaterials Processing | Elective | |
| MATSCEN 5711 | Intro to Composites | Elective | |
| MATSCEN 5761 | Mechanical Behavior of Crystalline Solids | Elective | |
| MATSCEN 5774 | Polymer Membranes | Elective | |
| MATSCEN 6715 | Principles of Characterization of Materials | Elective | |
| MATSCEN 6730 | Thermodynamics of Materials | Elective | |
| MATSCEN 6756 | Computational Materials Modeling | Elective | |
| MATSCEN 6765 | Mechanical Behavior of Materials | Elective | |
| MATSCEN 7193.02 | Additive Manufacturing | Fundamental | |
| MATSCEN 7855 | Electron Diffraction, Imaging, and Spectroscopies | Elective | |
| MECHENG 4510 | Heat Transfer | Elective | |
| MECHENG 5134 | Introduction to Vibrations of Deformable Solids | Elective | |
| MECHENG 5139 | Applied Finite Element Method | Fundamental | |
| MECHENG 5144 | Eng Fracture Mechanics | Elective | |
| MECHENG 5162 | Introduction to Laminated Composite Materials | Elective | |
| MECHENG 5180 | Mechanics of Biomolecular Systems | Elective | |
| MECHENG 5372 | Design and Control of Mechatronic Systems | Elective | |
| MECHENG 5374 | Smart Materials & Intelligent Systems | Elective | |
| MECHENG 5539 | Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer | Elective | |
| MECHENG 5680 | Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing | Elective | |
| MECHENG 5682.01 | Fundamentals of Product Design Engineering | Elective | |
| MECHENG 5682.02 | Product Design Engineering for Entrepreneurs | Elective | |
| MECHENG 5683 | Fundamentals of Product Design Engineering Laboratory | Elective | |
| MECHENG 5700 | Introduction to Musculoskeletal Biomechanics | Fundamental | |
| MECHENG 5751 | Design and Manufacturing of Compliant Mechanisms and Robots | Elective | |
| MECHENG 6505 | Intermediate Fluid Dynamics | Elective | |
| MECHENG 6507 | Intermediate Numerical Methods | Elective | |
| MECHENG 6510 | Intermediate Heat Transfer | Elective | |
| MECHENG 6515 | Intro to Microfluids and Nanofluids | Fundamental | |
| MECHENG 6665 | Reliability Engineering I | Elective | |
| MECHENG 6700 | Musculoskeletal Biomechanics | Fundamental | |
| MECHENG 7100 | Intro to Continuum Mech | Elective | |
| MECHENG 7163 | Adv Strength of Materials and Elasticity Theory | Elective | |
| MECHENG 7385 | Adv Methods in the Dynamics and Control of Human and Animal | Elective | |
| MECHENG 7837 | Nanotechnology and Biomimetics | Elective | |
| MECHENG 8372 | Fault Diagnosis In Dynamic Systems | Elective | |
| MECHENG 8514 | Optical Techniques in Fluid Flows | Elective | |
| MICRBIO 5122 | Immunology | Elective | |
| MICRBIO 7010 | Cellular and Molecular Immunology | Elective | |
| MOLGEN 5300 | Cancer Genetics | Elective | |
| MOLGEN 5607 | Cell Biology | Elective | |
| NEUROSC 7001 | Foundations of Neuroscience I | Elective | |
| NEUROSC 7002 | Foundations of Neuroscience II | Elective | |
| NEUROSC 7050 | Neurobiology of Disease | Elective | |
| NEUROSC 7500 | Neuroimmunology | Elective | |
| NURSING 7560 | Clinical Trials I: Design and Regulation | Elective | |
| NURSING 7770 | Fund of Med Product Design and Regulation | Business/Tech | Elective |
| NURSING 7782 | Clinical Research Design and Methods | Elective | |
| NURSING 8783 | Quantitative Design for Nursing Research | Elective | |
| NURSING 8786 | Advanced Design for Nursing | Elective | |
| PATHOL 7847 | Cellular Mechanisms and Pathogenesis of Inflammation | Elective | |
| PHR 5270 | Antibiotics and Microbial Natural Products | Elective | |
| PHR 7350 | Drug Discovery and Drug Design | Elective | |
| PHR 7570 | Pharmaceutical Safety and Risk Management | Elective | |
| PHR 7572 | Global Regulation of Medical Products | Business/Tech | Elective |
| PHR 7782 | Clinical Research Design and Methods | Elective | |
| PHR 8750 | Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology I | Elective | |
| PHR 8760 | Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology II | Elective | |
| PHYS 6809 | Topics in Biophysics | Elective | |
| PHYS 7501 | Quantum Mechanics I | Elective | |
| PHYS 7502 | Quantum Mechanics II | Elective | |
| PHYS 8805.01 | Topics in Nuclear Physics I | Elective | |
| PHYS 8809.01 | Topics in Biophysics | Elective | |
| PHYSIO 6101 | Advanced Human Physiology I | Req | |
| PHYSIO 6102 | Advanced Human Physiology 2 | Req | |
| PHYSIO 8101 | Advanced Cardiac Physiology | Elective | |
| PHYSTHR 6250 | Neural Basis of Movement | Elective | |
| PHYSTHR 7235 | Biomechanics for Physical Therapy I | Elective | |
| PHYSTHR 8610 | Advanced Orthopedic Physical Therapy | Elective | |
| PHYSTHR 8650 | Advanced Neurologic Rehabilitation | Elective | |
| PHYSTHR 8680 | Experimental Methods in Biomechanics | Elective | |
| PSYCH 5425 | Introduction to Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Elective | |
| PSYCH 5614 | Cognitive Neuroscience | Elective | |
| PSYCH 5618 | Introduction to Computational Cognitive Neuroscience | Elective | |
| PSYCH 5621 | Introduction to the Event-Related-Potentials | Elective | |
| PSYCH 5628 | Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience | Elective | |
| PUBHBIO 6210 | Design and Analysis of Studies in the Health Sciences I | Elective | |
| RADIOLG 6813 | Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging I | Elective | |
| STAT 5301 | Intermediate Data Analysis I | Elective | |
| STAT 6410 | Design and Analysis of Experiments | Elective | |
| STAT 6450 | Applied Regression Analysis | Elective | |
| STAT 6540 | Applied Stochastic Processes | Elective | |
| STAT 6625 | Statistical Analysis of Genetic Data | Elective | |
| STAT 8460 | Special Topics in Design of Experiments | Elective | |
| VETBIOS 7790 | Electrocardiography | Elective | |
| VISSCI 8002 | Ocular Motility and Binocular Vision | Elective | |
| VISSCI 8101 | Designing Clinical Studies | Elective | |
| VISSCI 8111 | Advanced Topics in Low Vision | Elective | |
| VISSCI 8112 | Advanced Binocular Vision and Visual Plasticity | Elective |