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Astronomy
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ASTR 1102 Stellar Astronomy (3) [LCCN: CAST 1113, Astronomy/Stars & Galaxies] This is an Integrative Learning Core (ILC) course that awards general education credit. An honors version of this course, ASTR 1302 , is available. Prereq.: MATH 1021 or an ACT math score of at least 21. Credit will not be given for this course and ASTR 1302 . Fundamental principles of stellar astronomy. |
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ASTR 1108 Astronomy Laboratory (1) Prereq.: credit or registration in ASTR 1101 or ASTR 1301 . 2 hrs. lab. Visual observation of positions of celestial bodies with application to star charts and globes; visual and photographic observations will be made using telescopes; provides student with practical observing experience. |
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ASTR 1109 Astronomy Laboratory (1) Prereq.: credit or registration in ASTR 1102 or ASTR 1302 . 2 hrs. lab. Analysis of light from terrestrial and celestial sources; visual and photographic observations of stars and nebulae; training in the use of smaller telescopes and larger telescopes with multimedia technologies. |
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ASTR 1301 Honors Planetary Astronmy (3) Honors version of ASTR 1101 . Prereq.: Credit or registration in MATH 1510 , MATH 1540 , MATH 1550 , or MATH 1551 . Credit will not be given for this course and ASTR 1101 . A quantitative survey of the physical and environmental properties of planets, the solar system and other planetary systems. |
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ASTR 1302 Honors Stellar Astrophysics (3) Honors version of ASTR 1102 . Prereq.: Credit or registration in MATH 1510 , MATH 1540 , MATH 1550 , or MATH 1551 . Credit will not be given for this course and ASTR 1102 . A quantitative survey of the physical properties of stars, nebulae, galaxies, and cosmology. |
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ASTR 1401 Planetary Astrophyics (3) This is an Integrative Learning Core (ILC) course that awards general education credit. Prereq.: Credit or registration in MATH 1550 or MATH 1551 . Credit will not be give for this course and ASTR 1101 . A quantitative survey of the physical and environmental properties of planets, the solar system and other planetary systems. |
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ASTR 1402 The Astrophysics of Stars & Galaxies (3) This is an Integrative Learning Core (ILC) course that awards general education credit. Prereq.: Credit or registration in MATH 1550 or MATH 1551 . Credit will not be given for this course and ASTR 1102 . A quantitative survey of the physical properties of stars, nebulae, galaxies, and cosmology. |
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ASTR 4221 Introductory Astrophysics (3) Prereq.: ASTR 1102 or ASTR 1302 ; PHYS 2203 ; or consent of department. Sun, stars and stellar systems; results and problems of modern astrophysical research. |
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ASTR 4222 Introductory Astrophysics (3) Prereq.: ASTR 4221 . Sun, stars and stellar systems; results and problems of modern astrophysical research. |
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ASTR 4750 Special Topics in Observational Astronomy (3) May be taken twice for credit when topics vary. One topic scheduled each time course is offered; current topics include astronomical spectroscopy and astronomical photometry. |
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ASTR 4997 Problems in Astronomy (1-3) Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 3 sem. hrs. of credit. Individual reading and theoretical and/or experimental work on advanced problems. |
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ASTR 7361 Astrophysics Laboratory (3) Practical experience in modern observational techniques in astronomy, instruments, detectors, data analysis, and statistical methods. |
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ASTR 7741 Stellar Astrophysics (3) Also offered as PHYS 7741 . Application of physical principles to study of stars; spectroscopy, stellar atmospheres, stellar structure and stellar evolution. |
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ASTR 7742 Stellar Astrophysics (3) Also offered as PHYS 7742 . Prereq.: ASTR 7741 Application of physical principles to study of stars; spectroscopy, stellar atmospheres, stellar structure and stellar evolution. |
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ASTR 7751 Galactic Astrophysics (3) Also offered as PHYS 7751 . Application of physical principles to study of galaxies; interstellar medium, galactic structure and stellar motions, galaxies and cosmology. |
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ASTR 7752 Galactic Astrophysics (3) Also offered as PHYS 7752 . Prereq.: ASTR 7751 Application of physical principles to study of galaxies; interstellar medium, galactic structure and stellar motions, galaxies and cosmology. |
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ASTR 7777 Seminar in Astronomy and Astrophysics (1-6) Also offered as PHYS 7777 . May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit. |
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ASTR 7783 Topics in Astronomy and Astrophysics (3) Also offered as PHYS 7783 . May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit. |
Business Administration
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BADM 5000 Business Administration Topics (3) May be taken for a max of six hrs. of credit when topics vary. Special topics in business. |
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BADM 7000 Internship in Business Administration (3) Prereq.: prior approval of MBA director. Pass-fail grading based on a written evaluation by the professional supervisor, a written report by the student and the faculty member’s evaluation. Open only to full-time MBA students. May be taken once for credit. 10 hrs. of learning experience (fall/spring); 20 hrs. (summer). General supervision by a faculty member; direct supervision by a business professional. |
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BADM 7010 Emerging Business Issues and Practices in a Global Economy (1) Open only to students in the MBA program. Taken each semester of the MBA program. Course must be successfully completed four times prior to graduation. Exposure to the practice of business; a series of visits to area businesses, in conjunction with classroom experiences, to learn how managers and operations specialists in various industries cultivate, shape and exploit their companies’ resources to meet current and future global market needs. |
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BADM 7020 Managerial Statistics (3) Open only to students in the MBA program. An introduction to statistical thinking and overview of statistical methods used to analyze and interpret data, draw inferences and make decisions; topics include descriptive statistics, probability, sampling and sampling distributions, estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, linear regression, forecasting and control charting; emphasis on how to use spreadsheets to analyze data and how to interpret the results. |
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BADM 7030 Financial Accounting (3) Prereq.: Open only to students in the MBA program. Composition of financial statements; information processing and reporting for the purpose of understanding accounting information; legal and ethical obligations of the accounting profession. |
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BADM 7050 Information Systems (3) Prereq.: ISDS 1100 or equivalent. Open only to students in the MBA program. Contemporary topics in information systems; a survey of information system analysis and design; introduction to business data communication, database management systems and knowledge based systems; enterprise-wide systems and information systems control. |
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BADM 7060 Elements of Cost Management (3) Prereq.: BADM 7030 . Open only to students in the MBA program. Understanding and applying cost management practices used in business today; development of costing and budgeting systems used for cost management; applications of analysis used in management decision making and control; cost-profit-volume analysis; analysis of variances between budgeted and actual cost; methods of evaluating responsibility centers based upon profitability measures. |
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BADM 7070 Understanding Behavior in Organizations (3) Open only to students in the MBA program. Broad understanding of factors influencing the behavior of individuals in organizations; topics include the individual and contextual determinants of behavior and the tools managers use to influence and direct employee behavior; emphasis on managerial applications of behavioral science theories. |
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BADM 7090 Financial Management (3) Prereq.: BADM 7030 . Open only to students in the MBA program. Investment and financing decisions of the firm and the role of capital markets are studied with the objective of understanding how financial management creates wealth. Emphasis is placed on concepts of valuation, risk and opportunity cost. |
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BADM 7100 Marketing Management (3) Prereq.: Open only to students in the MBA program. Marketing decision-making and planning, including marketing research, product development and management, distribution, demand estimation, market structure analysis, pricing, promotion, advertising and direct marketing. |
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BADM 7120 Operations Management (3) Prereq.: BADM 7020 . Open only to students in the MBA program. Major problems and decision processes of operations management; operations strategy; process and capacity planning; facilities planning; aggregate planning; materials planning; quality planning. |
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BADM 7140 Legal Environment of Business (3) Open only to students in the MBA program. The structure of the legal environment of business; sources of law affecting business; constitutional issues in the legal environment of business; contracts and sales; torts; products liability; corporations; securities; bankruptcy; antitrust; discrimination; labor relations; environmental law; criminal law; its impact negotiation strategies; associated ethical and international issues. |
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BADM 7160 Managing Negotiations (3) Prereq.: Open only to students in the MBA program. Experiential-based course designed to provide managers with the basic concepts and techniques necessary for effective negotiation and conflict resolution in a variety of business contexts. |
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BADM 7170 Understanding International Management Challenges (3) Prereq.: prior approval of MBA Director. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Theories and management of international operations; development of environmental, operational, strategic and decision making perspectives. |
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BADM 7190 Strategic Management (3) Prereq.: Open only to students in the MBA program. Contemporary approaches to developing and sustaining a competitive advantage in global competition; topics include: competition for competence, strategy and technology, managing home and host government relations, cooperative strategy, strategic alliances, organizational innovation and managing global strategic change. |
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BADM 7200 Economic Environment of the Firm (3) Prereq.: Open only to students in the MBA program. National and global issues that affect the firm; an introduction to theoretical concepts and policy issues associated mainly with macroeconomics and to a lesser degree with managerial economics. |
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BADM 7270 Seminar in New Developments in Business Administration (3) Prereq.: Permission of department. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Special topics in Business Administration. |
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BADM 7401 Cybersecurity (3) Course topics include managerial aspects of information security and assurance; access control models, information security governance, and information security program assessment and metrics; technical components of information security issues; national and international laws and international standards like the ISO 27000 series. |
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BADM 7402 Artificial Intelligence for Business (3) Course topics include managerial aspects of artificial intelligence, leveraging analytics using artificial intelligence, machine learning, recommendation agents, natural language processing; enterprise AI strategy and the future of AI in business and society. |
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BADM 7403 Cloud Strategy (3) Strategy for the digital firm of tomorrow, case studies of cloud implementation. |
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BADM 7420 Financing & Legal Issues for New Ventures (3) Prereq.: Open only to students in the MBA program. Insight into financing new ventures and investing in companies in early stages; sourcing, qualifying and analyzing deals; negotiating, structuring and pricing; creating value; realizing value through various kinds of exit from the business. Focus on cases and projects taken from actual financing situations; structuring of venture capital; the process of making investments in emerging companies. |
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BADM 7440 Franchise Development (3) Important factors in starting and managing a new franchise; characteristics of franchiser and franchisee; evaluation of franchising opportunities; legal concerns of franchising; development of appropriate strategies. Development of franchising business plan to include marketing, management, financial projections and operations manual outline. |
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BADM 7460 Special Topics in Entrepreneurship (1.5) May be repeated for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. credit when topics vary. In-depth coverage in special topics such as women-owned business, home-based business, exporting for small business and team-building for start-ups. |
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BADM 7480 Independent Study in Entrepreneurship (1.5) Prereq.: departmental approval. May be repeated for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. credit when topics vary. Detailed study of a specific aspect of entrepreneurship. |
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BADM 7501 Cybersecurity Risk Management (3) Cybersecurity frameworks; cybersecurity governance; cybersecurity and privacy regulations; intrusion techniques; cybersecurity incident response reports; National Institute for Science and Technology (NIST) methodology for IT system risk assessments, NIST assessment methodology. |
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BADM 7502 Information Systems Security (3) Networking technology basics; Information Systems Life Cycle; Information assets; business continuity and disaster recovery plans; IS audit standards; IT governance; IT auditing software tools (Excel, ACL, IDEA, etc). |
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BADM 7503 Advanced Topics in Cyber Security Risk Management (3) Prereq.: BADM 7401 or BADM 7501 or BADM 7502 . Course may be taken up to 6 hours when topics vary. |
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BADM 7504 Governance, Risk, and Controls (3) Governance, risk, and controls for cyber security risk management; corporate governance, framework for risk and control, process analytics. |
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BADM 7600 Consulting Field Project (3) Prereq.: Entrepreneurship Specialization or permission of instructor. Strategic focused field based project learning experiences and opportunities in public and private organizations. Team-based approach to offering consulting advice to organizations with the goal of improving their performance. Emphasis on experiential approaches that provide a participative type of learning about the crucial issues faced by organizations. |
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BADM 7601 Leadership Essentials (3) Comparisons of different aspects and styles of leadership; leadership theories; emotional intelligence (EI); and develop a growing awareness of your own leadership style through assessment and self-reflection; leadership as organizational, interpersonal. |
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BADM 7602 The Agile Leader (3) Concepts of agile as a tool to drive innovation in business, balancing innovation and operations within a company, agile processes and technology; agile organization, structures, and people management; agile planning, budgeting. |
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BADM 7603 Sales Leadership (3) Characteristics that a high-performing sales team practices at top organizations; quarterly business review; interview as a successor to your leader. |
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BADM 7700 Leadership and Governance in Healthcare (3) Effective leadership and governance in healthcare, including roles that the healthcare leaders and governing bodies play in the areas of clinical excellence; human resources management, population health management, knowledge management, quality improvement, strategic planning, and financial management. |
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BADM 7701 Health Policy (3) Examination of the health policy process in the formulation-implementation-evaluation framework including the political, economic, and legal aspects of health policy issues; analysis of the Patient Protection and Accountable Care Act (PPACA) to recognize the impact of PPACA on citizens, businesses and institutions. |
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BADM 7702 Healthcare Quality Management (3) Knowledge and the tools necessary to conduct and lead quality management initiatives in healthcare organizations, including theoretical aspects of quality management; the measures of quality assessment; the patient safety tools; and the external and internal forces that drives quality improvement; and evaluation of quality management initiatives in healthcare organizations. |
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BADM 7703 Healthcare Operations & Finance (3) Aspects of healthcare operations from identifying processes and lean principles to budgeting and financial analysis. |
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BADM 7900 Human Factors in Business and Industry (3) Prereq.: Open only to students in the MBA program. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Human factors related to business problems. |
Basic Sciences
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BASC 7000 Methods of Instruction in College Life Science Laboratories (1) Pass-fail grading. Philosophy and practice of life science laboratory education at the college level. |
Biological Engineering
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BE 1251 Introduction to Engineering Methods (2) Credit will not be given for this course and BE 1250. 1 hr lec., 3 hrs. lab. Fundamentals of engineering design; presentation of an engineering design; graphical expression of engineering design using computer-aided drafting. |
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BE 1252 Biology in Engineering (2) Prereq.: credit or registration in BIOL 1201 . 1 hr. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Effect of variability and constraints of biological systems on engineering problem solving and design; engineering units; engineering report writing; oral report presentation; laboratory demonstration of biological engineering analysis. |
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BE 2350 Experimental Methods for Engineers (3) Prereq.: credit or registration in EE 2950 or PHYS 2113 or PHYS 2153 . 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Introduction to experimental methods, technical report writing and instrumentation for engineering applications; measurement of temperature, pressure, flow, strain and vibration in biological products; microprocessor data loggers and computer data acquisition systems. |
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BE 2352 Quantitative Biology in Engineering (3) Prereq.: BE 1252 . 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Characterization of biological phenomena in engineering design; relationships among parameters using linear and nonlinear statistical expressions; case studies of engineering design solutions. |
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BE 3290 Professionalism for Biological Engineers (2) Prereq.: grade of “C”or better in CE 2450 . Ethical standards, technical communication, goal setting, professionalism and professional organizations, safety and risk, team dynamics and proposal preparation. |
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BE 3320 Mechanical Design for Biological Engineering (3) Prereq.: CE 3400 ; credit or registration in CE 2460 or ME 3133 . Term project in mechanical design. 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Philosophy of mechanical design for biological engineering; materials for construction; frame design; power transmission. |
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BE 3340 Process Design in Biological Engineering (3) Prereq.: MATH 2065 . 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Application of engineering and science concepts to design unit operations and processes relevant to biological engineering. |
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BE 3381 Nonpoint Source Pollution Engineering (3) Prereq.: BE 2352 and EVEG 3110 . 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Water quality criteria and regulations for the agricultural community; production, treatment and disposal of agricultural and food processing wastes; management of agricultural nutrients; nonpoint source pollution; bi-product utilization; land application; wetland restoration; stream sampling and analysis; re-aeration studies and modeling. |
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BE 3989 Special Projects in Biological Engineering (1-4) Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit. Library research, experimental and/or theoretical investigation and written report in form of engineering report. |
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BE 4290 Senior Engineering Design (2) Prereq.: BE 2350 and credit or registration in CE 3400 . Students work in teams to develop a detailed design to address a technical problem. Activities include developing measurable design objectives and a product design specification, creating multiple design solutions, evaluating design solutions and communicating a detailed design. |
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BE 4292 Senior Engineering Design Laboratory (2) Prereq.: BE 4290 . 6 hrs. lab. Engineering principles used to complete the project set forth in the design outline submitted in BE 4290 ; design project completion. |
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BE 4303 Engineering Properties of Biological Materials (3) Prereq.: MATH 2065 or MATH 2090 and credit or registration in CE 3400 . 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Engineering properties, including rheology, friction, mechanical damage, texture, thermal, optical and electrical properties. |
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BE 4305 Engineering Entrepreneurship I (3) Prereq.: MATH 1552 , AGEC 2003 , or ECON 2030 . Concepts and current practice in technology related business; emphasis on business, planning, business finance, intellectual property and marketing. |
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BE 4306 Engineering Entrepreneurship II (3) Prereq.: BE 4305 . Advanced topics in technology based entrepreneurial business start-up examining case based methods; emphasis on product strategy, planning, IP strategy, regulatory strategy, operations, sales, distribution and finance. Students will engage in a semester long business planning exercise. |
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BE 4310 Biofuels and Bioproducts from Renewable Resources (3) Prereq.: ME 3333 or equivalent; credit or registration in BE 4352 or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Principles of biofuel and bioproducts production using different technologies. Fundamental concepts are used to design different engineering processes required for production of bioethanol, biodiesel, bio-oil, and other biobased products, including harvesting and logistics. |
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BE 4320 Mechanics of Biological Materials (3) Prereq.: CE 3400 , BE 4303 , or by consent of instructor. Overview of mechanics of anisotropic materials found in biology and nature used in biomedical and high-performance engineering applications, with particular focus on bone. Examination of integrated structure and function of biological materials. Topics include anisotropic elasticity, strength and failure, laminate theory, bone composition, and structural analysis in a biomedical application context. |
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BE 4323 Biomechanics for Engineers (3) Also offered as IE 4465 . Prereq.: CE 2450 . 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Mechanical behavior of the human musculoskeletal system and component tissue when physical work is performed; engineering mechanics applied to the activities; fundamental knowledge of human anatomy and physiology; workplace design. |
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BE 4332 Molecular Methods in Biological Engineering (3) Prereq.: BIOL 2083 , BE 2350 and credit or registration in BE 4303 . Fundamentals of the theory and applications of quantitative molecular techniques used in biological engineering research and design. |
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BE 4334 Industrial Molecular Biotechnology (3) Prereq.: BE 1252 , BIOL 2051 , and BIOL 2083 . Basic and advanced concepts of molecular biotechnology which are widely used in the biotechnology industry. In addition, a significant focus is given towards strategies for modifying biological systems to produce desired biomolecules and proteins. |
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BE 4335 Tissue Engineering (3) Prereq.: BE 4303 , BIOL 1202 , BIOL 2083 and CHEM 2261 . Familiarizing engineers with tissue engineering concepts and current practice. Topics include: embryology, stem cell biology, cell signaling, nutrition, cryobiology, biomaterials, synthesis/characterization, biocompatibility and scaffold design; design project included. |
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BE 4336 Biocompatibility & Surface Modification of Materials (3) Prereq.: BE 4303 . Biocompatibility of materials; biomaterials and their biomedical applications; and surface modification technology. A design project will be included. |
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BE 4337 Regenerative Medicine (3) Prereq.: BIOL 2083 and BE 1252 . Will introduce technologies to regenerate tissues and organs utilizing stem cells and engineered biomaterials. Widely utilized and most advanced regenerative engineering technologies will be presented and discussed, including translational and clinical applications of engineered tissues. |
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BE 4338 Applied Synthetic Biology (3) Prereq.: BIOL 1202 , BIOL 2051 , BIOL 2083 , CHEM 2261 , and BE 1252 . Emerging principles that seek to make biological systems easy to engineer, and how such methods may be used to investigate, analyze, and understand natural and engineered biological systems. A broad range of approaches will be used in analyzing contemporary scientific and engineering challenges and opportunities, drawing heavily upon primary scientific literature of engineered biological systems. |
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BE 4339 Cancer Biomaterials (3) Prereq.: BIOL 1202 and CE 2450 . Establish fundamentals in cancer biology and an understanding for the use of engineered biomaterials in cancer research. Basic principles of cancer to understand the interactions of cells with engineered biomaterials employed for therapy, cell culture, and 3D tumor models with focus on engineering principles, and design concepts. |
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BE 4340 Food and Bioprocess Engineering (3) See NFS 4005 . |
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BE 4341 Biological Reactor Systems Design (3) Prereq.: BIOL 2051 and BE 4352 . 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Microbial and biochemical principles used in design of biological reactors for biotransformation; metabolic output and cellular production; design of batch and continuous flow reactors utilizing microbial kinetic models; attached and suspended growth systems and eucaryotic and procaryotic cells. |
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BE 4342 Sugar Process Engineering (3) Prereq.: EE 2950 , CE 2200 or ME 3834 or CHE 3101 , ME 2334 or ME 3333 . Processes used in the manufacture of raw and refined sugar; application of scientific and engineering principles to unit operations of evaporation, crystallization, extraction, solids handling and drying, centrifuging, clarification and steam and power generation. |
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BE 4352 Transport Phenomena in Biological Engineering (3) Prereq.: BE 2352 , BIOL 2051 ; credit or registration in CE 2200 and ME 3333 . Mass balances with consideration of chemical and biological reaction kinetics; energy balance and principles of conduction, convection and radiation including 3-D diffusion, transient heat transfer and convection analysis; energy transfer in engineering design and analysis; principle of mass transfer. |
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BE 4361 Humanitarian Engineering (3) Prereq.: Senior standing in biological or related engineering discipline, CE 2450 , or by permission of instructor. Principles of humanitarian engineering, including community-based design and social justice in engineering practice. Mastery of these principles through case study and through creation of an individual project. |
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BE 4380 Aquacultural Engineering (3) Prereq.: senior standing. Engineering principles applied to aquacultural systems; water chemistry; fluid mechanics; aquacultural pumping plants; fish pond design; recirculating aquacultural systems; water filtration; disinfection; aeration and degassing. |
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BE 4383 Natural Resource Engineering (3) Prereq.: CE 2200 . Engineering analysis and design of natural resource control systems, including open channels, vegetated water-ways, terraces, water control structures, spillways, reservoirs, flood control, surface water quality and wetlands. |
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BE 4390 Senior Engineering Design I (3) Prereq.: BE 2350 and credit or registration in CE 3400 . 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Students learn about team dynamics, professional licensure, and review ethical case studies while working in teams to develop a detailed design to address a technical problem while preparing their project proposal. |
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BE 4392 Senior Engineering Design II (3) Prereq.: BE 4390 . 1 hr. lecture; 6 hrs. lab. Applying the engineering principles to complete the design set forth in the project report submitted in BE 4390 . Understanding professionalism and professional organizations and services. |
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BE 4910 Special Topics in Undergraduate Biological Engineering (3) Prereq.: permission of instructor. May be repeated for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. One or more phases of undergraduate biological engineering practice. |
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BE 4989 Independent Study in Biological Engineering (1-4) Prereq.: senior standing. Written engineering report required. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Biological engineering practice; library research, experimental and/or theoretical investigation. |
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BE 7300 Research Methodology in Biological Engineering (3) Practice in academic writing required for graduate-level research. The framing and writing of research methods and how to prepare a research proposal and a peer-reviewed conference abstract (e.g. Biomedical Engineering Society) will be covered. Each student will prepare a NIH-style research proposal and one-page conference abstract. |
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BE 7304 Advanced Natural Resource Engineering (3) Prereq.: BE 4383 . Advanced topics in statistical hydrology, flow theory, evapotranspiration, transport of pollutants, drainage, irrigation, erosion, sediment transport and sedimentation applied to rural fields and watersheds. |
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BE 7320 Advanced Mechanics of Anisotropic Biological Materials (3) Prereq.: BE 4320 , or equivalent, or by consent of instructor. Advanced mechanics of anisotropic materials found in biology and nature used in biomedical and high-performance engineering applications, with particular focus on bone. Overview of integrated structure and function of biological materials. Applied concepts in calculation and evaluation of structural parameters of bone as part of determining bone quality. |
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BE 7331 Nanodelivery Systems (3) Types of nanodelivery systems, their importance and applications. Fundamental chemistry concepts, including surfactants, micelles and emulsions. Synthesis of polymeric nanoparticles, characterization and applications of nanodelivery systems will be covered in detail. |
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BE 7340 Advanced Food Engineering and Biotechnology (3) Prereq.: BE 4340 . Design and modeling of food and bioprocessing systems; application of advanced thermodynamic principles and transport phenomena with emphasis on numerical techniques in the design, analysis and modeling of food systems; focus on current research topics in food engineering and food biotechnology. |
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BE 7350 Advanced Instrumentation and Control for Biological Systems (3) Prereq.: BE 2350 and MATH 2065 . 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Theory of measurement and feedback integrated with applied design work with biological systems; focus areas include: aquaculture, precision farming, environmental applications, bioprocess, biomedical measurement and control concepts. |
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BE 7361 Advanced Humanitarian Engineering (3) Prereq.: Graduate standing in biological engineering or related engineering discipline. Advanced principles of humanitarian engineering, including community-based design and social justice in engineering practice. Mastery of these principles through case study and through creation of an individual project. |
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BE 7381 Advanced Aquacultural Engineering (3) Prereq.: BE 4380 . Advanced topics in aquacultural aeration, oxygenation, disinfection of aquacultural systems and aquacultural wastewater characterization; integration with traditional agricultural production. |
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