Graduate Courses in Bioengineering
Required Courses
BIOE 601 Biomolecular and Cellular Rate Processes (3 credits)
Presentation of techniques for characterizing and manipulating non-linear biochemical reaction networks. Advanced topics to include mathematical modeling of the dynamics of biological systems; separation techniques for heat sensitive biologically active materials; and rate processes in cellular and biomolecular systems. Methods are applied to current biotechnological systems, some include: recombinant bacteria; plant, insect and mammalian cells; and transformed cell lines.
BIOE 602 Cellular and Tissue Biomechanics (3 credits)
Introduction to the fundamentals of biomechanics including force analysis, mechanics of deformable bodies, stress and strain, multiaxial deformations, stress analysis, and viscoelasticity. Biomechanics of soft and hard tissues.
BIOE 603 Electrophysiology of the Cell (3 credits)
Introduction to the electrophysiology of the cell membrane. Development of mathematical models of different types of ionic membrane currents and fluid compartment models, culminating in the development of functional whole-cell models for neurons and muscle (cardiac, skeletal and smooth muscle) cells. Characterization of volume conductor boundary value problems encountered in electrophysiology consisting of the adequate description of the bioelectric current source and the volume conductor (surrounding tissue) medium.
BIOE 604 Cellular and Physiological Transport Phenomena (3 credits)
A study of the transport processes of fluid flow, heat transfer, and mass transfer applied to biological organisms and systems, using analogical and systems approaches.
BIOE 605/606 Laboratory Rotations (1-2 credits)
Provides the opportunity to experience different laboratory environments. Students gain exposure to graduate research, learn a wide variety of laboratory and/or computational techniques, become familiar with BIOE program faculty, and develop insight on personal research interests and direction. Laboratory rotations are required in Fall and Spring of the first year of the Ph.D. Program.
In addition to the core courses, a minimum of 18 credit hours of Dissertation Research (BIOE 899) is required of all Ph.D. students. M.S. students are required to take a minimum of 6 credit hours of Thesis Research (BIOE 799).
Other Course Requirements
- Two courses in the life sciences (biology, cell biology and molecular genetics, biochemistry, neuroscience), only one of which can be at the 400-level; the other must be at the 600-level or higher).
- Two courses from engineering, mathematics, or computer science, only one of which can be at the 400-level; the other must be at the 600-level or higher).
Courses must be selected in consultation with the research advisor and approved by the BIOE Program Director. A partial list of courses that fulfill the elective requirements follows. Course descriptions can be found at: www.testudo.umd.edu/.
Elective courses taken by BIOE students include:
Life Science Electives
BIOE 689: Special Topics In Bioengineering: Use of Genomics and Proteomics in Infectious Diseases (also offered as VMSC 689
BIOE 689M: Special Topics In Bioengineering:
BIOL 620: Cell Biology (Offered with laboratory as BSCI 421)
BIOL 622: Membrane Transport Phenomena
BIOL 651: Physical Chemistry for Biologists
BIOM 601: Biostatistics I
BCHM 463: Biochemistry of Physiology
BCHM 669: Biological Mass Spectronomy
BSCI 422: Principles of Immunology
CHEM 403: Radiochemistry
CHEM 705: Nuclear chemistry
MOCB 630: Eukaryote Molecular Genetics
MOCB 639: Advanced Cell Biology
MOCB 640: Protein Structure and Function
NACS 641: Introduction to Neurosciences
NACS 728R: Computational Neuroscience
Engineering, Mathematics, or Computer Science Electives
AMSC 666: Numerical Analysis I
BIOE 689: Special Topics in Bioengineering: Evolutionary Computation and Artificial Life (also offered as CMSC 828R)
BIOE 689: Special Topics in Bioengineering: Medical Imaging and Imaging Analysis (also offered as ENEE 739)
BIOE 689: Special Topics in Bioengineering: Introduction to Biomaterials (also offered as ENMA 698)
BIOE 689: Special Topics in Bioengineering: Polymers, Bio-Polymers and their Applications in Nano- and Bio-Technology
BIOE 689: Special Topics in Bioengineering: Chemical and Biological Detection (also offered as ENPM 808B)
BIOE 689M: Special Topics in Bioengineering: Cell Motility
BIOE 689: Special Topics in Bioengineering: Bionanotechnology: Physical Priciples
BIOE 689Q: Special Topics in Bioengineering: Quantitative Cell Physiology
CMSC 828U: Advanced Topics in Information Processing: Exploiting Biological Resources
ENCH 620: Methods of Engineering Analysis
ENCH 648: Special Topics in Chemical Engineering: Advanced Biochemical Engineering
ENEE 631: Digital Imaging Processing
ENEE 719: Advanced Topics in Microelectronics: Mixed Signal VLSI Circuit Design
ENMA 620: Polymer Physics
