May 15, 2024  
2017-2018 Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Courses are listed alpha-numerically. The 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 series are undergraduate courses. The 5000 series are graduate courses that can also be taken by undergraduates with cumulative grade point averages of 2.75 or higher, who have satisfied all listed prerequisites and whose registration is approved by the department head or program chair responsible for the course. The 6000 series courses are restricted to graduate students only. Courses below 1000 are developmental in nature, are not counted in GPA calculations and do not count toward any Florida Tech degree.

Courses that may be taken in fulfillment of Undergraduate Core Requirements are designated as follows: CL: computer literacy requirement, COM: communication elective, HU: humanities elective, LA: liberal arts elective, Q: scholarly inquiry requirement, SS: social science elective. These designations follow the course descriptions. Other courses that satisfy Undergraduate Core Requirements are identified by the course prefix: any MTH course can be used toward meeting the mathematics requirement; and any AVS, BIO, CHM or PHY course, or EDS 1031  or EDS 1032 , toward meeting the physical/life sciences requirement.

 

Biological Sciences

  
  • BIO 5075 Multivariate Analysis in Biology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Teaches graduate students how to apply various multivariate techniques in analyzing biological data using a hands-on problem-solving approach. Includes principal component analysis, cluster analysis and discriminate function analysis.
  
  • BIO 5080 Mechanisms of Biological Clocks

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys the primary literature of processes underlying rhythmicity including neural, cellular and molecular mechanisms. Focuses on circadian rhythms in vertebrate and invertebrate animals.
  
  • BIO 5120 Ecology of Tropical Communities

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture and field examination of aspects of the population and community ecology of tropical marine systems, especially coral reefs and mangroves. Emphasizes factors influencing community structure and the relationships between representative populations.
  
  • BIO 5140 Coral Ecology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Focuses on both theoretical and practical aspects of coral ecology, including hands-on taxonomy and assessment of the functional response of coral reefs to environmental factors and thermal stress at a global scale. Emphasizes identification of processes and regulatory phenomena driving the dynamics of coral communities.
  
  • BIO 5150 Landscape Ecology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Applies landscape ecology techniques (spatial sampling, patch dynamics, scale detection, landscape metrics, geographical information systems, time series, disturbance and pollution, organism response to landscape patterns) to landscape patterns, connectivity and metapopulations dynamics, reserve design and ecosystem processes.
    Prerequisite: BIO 3410 
  
  • BIO 5210 Applied Physiology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Explores the mechanisms by which the physiological systems of the human body work. Applies these principles to the important issues in biomedical engineering. Covers neuronal communication, cardiovascular function in health and disease, respiratory function, kidney and water/salt balance, bone growth and metabolism, and reproductive endocrinology.
  
  • BIO 5413 Applied Geographic Information Systems for Biological Research

    Credit Hours: 3
    Focuses on applying geographic information systems and relevant techniques to health sciences, ecology and conservation biology. Includes fundamentals of ArcGIS; datamining; GPS systems; spatial statistics; mapping and modeling disease risk and spread; and connectivity, species distribution and spatio-temporal modeling in a biological landscape.
    Prerequisite: BIO 2801 
  
  • BIO 5420 Pre-Columbian Ecosystems

    Credit Hours: 0
    Investigates through ecology the extent to which pre-Columbian occupants of the Americas influenced ecosystems. Includes archaeological, anthropological and ecological data that contributes to understanding the key debates about what is natural in the Americas.
  
  • BIO 5421 Neotropical Archeoecology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies the impact of human activities on past and present ecology. Integrates regional archaeology with modern ecology to compare sites with and without past human impacts. Uses field techniques that include forest census in megadiverse environments, sediment coring and curation of specimens.
    Prerequisite: BIO 5420 
  
  • BIO 5501 Cell and Molecular Biology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Overviews molecular mechanisms used to regulate fundamental cellular processes. Emphasizes gene expression, cell growth, replication and differentiation, and on intercellular communications.
  
  • BIO 5502 Molecular Biology of Signal Transduction

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces current concepts of cellular signal transduction. Includes hands-on experience in essential techniques including production of fusion proteins and quantitative microinjection.
  
  • BIO 5510 Current Topics in Ecology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Readings and discussions of recent advances and new concepts in ecological research.
  
  • BIO 5511 Topics in Evolution

    Credit Hours: 3
    Explores new advances in evolutionary theory and research through readings and discussion.
  
  • BIO 5515 Pharmacology and Drug Design

    Credit Hours: 3
    Overviews basic principles of pharmacology, emphasizing preclinical studies used in the development of new drugs. Includes structure-function relationships, dose-response curves, target based drug assays, rational drug design and in vitro cytotoxicity assays.
  
  • BIO 5517 Modeling for Ecology and Biology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Presents graduate-level modeling and applications for ecology and biology. Includes allometry, growth and healing of wounds, population dynamics, competition and symbiosis, predator-prey relations, community and diversity models, models in biogeography, evolution and conservation.
    Prerequisite: BIO 3410 
  
  • BIO 5522 Bioinformatics, Genomics and Proteomics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the new sciences of genomics and proteomics. Emphasizes the software tools used to search, analyze and understand DNA, RNA and proteins (bioinformatics). Intended for students planning a career in medicine, biological research, biotechnology or pharmaceuticals.
  
  • BIO 5531 Biology of Aging

    Credit Hours: 3
    Uses a literature-based approach to explore the biology of aging at the molecular level. Attempts to provide answers to fundamental questions about aging (what it is, why organisms age, what factors affect the process). Features a weekly lecture on a selected topic in aging.
  
  • BIO 5537 Applied Biotechnology

    Credit Hours: 3 - 6
    Focuses on the collection, isolation, characterization and screening of natural products, especially from marine organisms through fieldwork and labs. Includes taxonomy, microbial isolation, collection, extraction preparation, bioassay and chemical structure determination.
    May be repeated for a maximum of six credits
  
  • BIO 5539 Microbial Biotechnology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Overviews microbes as producers of economically important proteins and other organic compounds. Includes expression of proteins from cloned genes, antibiotics, fermentation, bacterial degradation, environmental applications and culture methodology.
  
  • BIO 5545 Growth and Division of Cells 1: Prokaryotes

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers the molecular biology of microbial reproduction, emphasizing chromosome and plasmid DNA replication, the cell division cycle, regulators of gene expression and the mechanisms of cell division in bacteria.
  
  • BIO 5573 Scientific Analysis, Writing and Presentation

    Credit Hours: 3
    Gives in-depth consideration to recent literature related to various biology areas. Teaches how to critically read, evaluate, review and present biological science papers. Also teaches skills for writing biological abstracts, papers and grants, and for making professional biology presentations.
  
  • BIO 5575 Biology of Cancer

    Credit Hours: 3
    Comprehensively overviews the biology and molecular biology of neoplastic disease. Emphasizes recent research with oncogenes and oncogenic viruses. Presents lectures on causes, spread and treatment of cancer.
  
  • BIO 5576 Molecular Genetics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers the essential topics in molecular genetics, beginning with the classic experiments involving bacteria and bacteriophage, progressing to the current focus on mapping human disease. Emphasizes reading and discussing primary research literature with particular attention on the experimental approaches used.
  
  • BIO 5585 Protein Structure and Function

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the essential biochemical and biophysical techniques used for protein expression, purification and characterization. Covers current research topics in protein metabolism and human diseases. Also covers protein-based drug and biosensor development in nanomedicine.
  
  • BIO 5630 Sensory Biology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces vertebrate sensory systems, emphasizing the mechanisms of sensory processing and perception of events of varying complexity. Includes student review and discussion of current literature and several experiments.
  
  • BIO 5635 Introductory Neurobiology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces cellular and molecular mechanisms, modulation of ionic channels and biochemistry and pharmacology of synaptic transmission. Reviews synaptogenesis, axonal pathfinding and neuronal apostasies.
  
  • BIO 5899 Final Semester Thesis

    Credit Hours: 0 - 2
    Variable registration for thesis completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
    Requirement(s): Requires accepted petition to graduate and approval by Office of Graduate Programs
  
  • BIO 5904 Field Biology and Evolution of the Galapagos Islands

    Credit Hours: 3
    Field biology course in the Galapagos Islands. Emphasizes climate and evolution processes and patterns. Includes both terrestrial and marine investigations of the unique biota of the islands.
    Prerequisite: BIO 3410 
  
  • BIO 5990 Biological Sciences Seminar

    Credit Hours: 0
    Presents and discusses current research by visiting scientists, university faculty and graduate students.
  
  • BIO 5991 Biological Research Seminar

    Credit Hours: 1
    Presents and discusses thesis or dissertation research.
  
  • BIO 5995 Biological Research

    Credit Hours: 3 - 9
    Research under the guidance of a faculty member of the biological sciences in a selected area of biology.
  
  • BIO 5997 Industrial Internship

    Credit Hours: 3 - 6
    Involves at least 400 hours of supervised research activities in an approved industrial summer internship program.
    Requirement(s): Requires acceptance into an industrial summer internship program approved through the program coordinator
  
  • BIO 5999 Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3 - 6
    Research and preparation for the master’s thesis.
  
  • BIO 6899 Final Semester Dissertation

    Credit Hours: 0 - 2
    Variable registration for dissertation completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
    Requirement(s): Requires accepted candidacy and approval by Office of Graduate Programs
  
  • BIO 6999 Dissertation

    Credit Hours: 3 - 12
    Research and preparation for the doctoral dissertation.
    Requirement(s): Requires admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree

Biomedical Engineering

  
  • BME 1045 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces and overviews biomedical engineering. Provides some historical perspectives and discusses biomedical applications from electrical, chemical and mechanical engineering perspectives in both descriptive and quantitative terms. Uses a lab portion to provide hands-on experience with high-tech computer software and sensors.
    (CL)
  
  • BME 2081 Rigid Body Biomechanics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces force and moment static and dynamic equilibrium of particles, systems of particles and rigid bodies with applications in biological systems. Discusses centroid and center of gravity applications for biomechanical kinematic and kinetic equilibrium.
    Prerequisite: MTH 1002   or MTH 1020   and PHY 1001   
  
  • BME 3030 Biofluid Mechanics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces fluid hydrodynamics; flow kinematics; equations of mass, momentum and energy conservation; dimensional analysis for experimental setups; and biological systems circulation and rheology.
    Prerequisite: PHY 2002 , MTH 2201    Corequisite: MTH 2201  
  
  • BME 3081 Biomechanics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies basic biomechanics concepts. Includes many aspects of dynamics, introductory kinematics and motion analysis, and mechanics of materials as applied to the study of the human musculoskeletal system.
    (CL)
    Prerequisite: BIO 1020 , MAE 2081 
  
  • BME 3240 Computational Methods for Biological Systems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the use of numerical methods for solving problems typically encountered in biological systems and biomedical engineering. Uses MATLAB® to implement the numerical methods covered.
    Prerequisite: BIO 1010 , MTH 2201 
  
  • BME 3260 Biomaterials

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the classes of biomaterials (polymers, metals, ceramics) and physiological responses to biomaterial implantation. Includes material properties, host responses and biomaterial characterization techniques.
    Prerequisite: BIO 1010 , BIO 1020 , CHM 2001 , MTH 1002  or MTH 1020 , PHY 1001  
  
  • BME 3261 Biomechanics and Biomaterials Lab

    Credit Hours: 1
    Introduces methods to test and characterize classes of biomaterials used in biomedical engineering. Includes polymers, metals, ceramics and composites; mechanical properties and structural behavior of biological tissues; experimental design and empirical observation; data collection, interpretation and presentation; and instrumentation uncertainty.
    Prerequisite: BME 3260 , MAE 2081 , PHY 2091  Corequisite: BME 3081 
  
  • BME 4030 Biofluid Mechanics 2

    Credit Hours: 3
    Reviews basic fluid mechanics principles. Includes conservation equations in both integral and differential formulations; macrocirculation modeling of the cardiovascular system; circulation modeling of microvascular systems; and flow modeling in lungs, articular joints, and the lymphatic system.
    Prerequisite: BME 3030  
  
  • BME 4050 Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers special topics in biomedical engineering.
    Minimum student level - junior
    Requirement(s): Department head approval
    May be repeated for a maximum of six credits
  
  • BME 4100 Tissue Mechanics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies basic mechanics concepts applied to human biological systems. Includes aspects of statics and mechanics of materials. Discusses tissue mechanics and cellular biomechanics.
    Prerequisite: BME 3081  
  
  • BME 4110 Tissue Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies strategies to engineer different tissues and organs.  Considers the impact of biomaterial properties, the use of stem cells and other aspects of the cellular microenvironment for engineering tissues. 
    Prerequisite: BIO 3210 , BME 3260   
  
  • BME 4191 Design Methodologies and Practice

    Credit Hours: 1
    Focuses on developing an understanding of the ethical issues facing biomechanical engineers. Also develops skills in project planning and engineering economics. Presents relevant design projects and case studies by faculty and local practicing physicians. Requires development of a project proposal for BME 4292 .
    Minimum student level - junior
    Prerequisite: BIO 3210 , BME 3081 , COM 2223 , OCE 3030  
  
  • BME 4241 Transport in Biological Systems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Brings together fundamental engineering and life science principles to cover key transport concepts in biomedical engineering. Emphasizes heat, mass and momentum transport to solve problems related to biological systems.
    Prerequisite: BIO 1010  or BIO 1020 , OCE 3030 
  
  • BME 4252 Biomedical Measurement and Instrumentation

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces engineering aspects of detection, acquisition, processing and display of signals from living systems. Covers biomedical sensors, ions and gases in aqueous solution, force, displacement, blood pressure, blood flow, heart sounds, respiration and temperature. Includes therapeutic and prosthetic devices and medical imaging instrumentation.
    Prerequisite: BIO 3210 , ECE 3222 
  
  • BME 4253 Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1
    Covers implementation of key principles of instrumentation design and techniques used in acquisition and processing biomedical signals. Includes biomedical imaging methods (diagnostic ultrasound imaging, optical imaging and Raman spectroscopy). Also includes design and implementation of biomedical devices including ECG, EEG, and neural stimulation.
    Prerequisite: BME 4252 
  
  • BME 4292 Biomedical Engineering Design 1

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers project definition, design and development of potential biomedical products in the context of the student’s major capstone project. Presents best practices for designing a marketable medical device. Includes the design process from the clinical problem definition through prototype and clinical testing to market readiness.
    (Q)
    Prerequisite: BME 4191 
  
  • BME 4293 Biomedical Engineering Design 2

    Credit Hours: 3
    Continues BME 4292 . Covers project definition, design and development of potential biomedical products in the context of the student’s major capstone project. Presents best practices for marketable medical device design. Includes the design process from the clinical problem definition through prototype and clinical testing to market readiness.
    (Q)
    Prerequisite: BME 4292 
  
  • BME 4300 Independent Study in Biomedical Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3
    Includes student/faculty research on subjects topical to biomedical engineering at a level commensurate with advanced undergraduate standing.
    Minimum student level - junior
    Requirement(s): Department head approval
  
  • BME 4320 Biomedical Engineering for Global Health

    Credit Hours: 3
    Exposes junior and senior undergraduates in biomedical engineering and premedical sciences to global issues in healthcare. Focuses on medical devices and their proper use in the clinical setting. Emphasizes devices used to improve patient outcomes and reduce cost. Includes new technology trends in various venues through labs and lectures.
    Minimum student level - junior. Majors in biomedical engineering, 7048 or premedical degree program, 7027, 7036, 7139
  
  • BME 4410 Introduction to Biomedical Imaging

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces medical imaging technologies from a biomedical engineering perspective. Discusses instrumentation, physics, mathematics and clinical applications of medical imaging modalities including x-ray, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, ultrasound, optical, fluorescence and molecular imaging.
    Prerequisite: BIO 3210 , MTH 2201 , PHY 2002 
  
  • BME 4444 Neuroengineering

    Credit Hours: 3
    Focuses on applying engineering to neuroscience using models of neural function. Emphasizes neural interfaces and prosthetics from basic to advanced, including brain computer interfaces. Stresses strategies for design of rehabilitative assistive technologies.
    Prerequisite: BME 3240  
  
  • BME 4700 Biomechanics 2

    Credit Hours: 3
    Focuses on the mechanics of biological systems. Describes relevant anatomy and physiology, and discusses methods and models to characterize their mechanical behavior. Presents a wide selection of biomechanics-related topics.
    Prerequisite: BME 3030 , BME 3081   
  
  • BME 5100 Tissue Structure and Function

    Credit Hours: 3
    Considers the relationship of the composition and structure of human tissue systems to the tissue’s mechanical and biological function. Discusses in detail the concept of mechanotransduction.
    Background knowledge equivalent to BME 3081 Biomechanics 
  
  • BME 5103 Transport Processes in Bioengineering

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies mass, momentum and heat transfer within the human body, between the human body and the environment and in the design of devices and systems involved with transport processes in medical and clinical settings.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
  
  • BME 5105 Drug Delivery

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies delivery strategies for drugs, growth factors, and other pharmaceuticals. Focuses on biomedical strategies for controlled release and targeted delivery instead of the pharmacokinetics. Calculates release profiles for different systems using transport phenomena.
    Background knowledge equivalent to BME 3030 Biofluid Mechanics , and BME 5300 Biomaterials  or CHE 5300 Biomaterials 
  
  • BME 5259 Medical Imaging

    Credit Hours: 3
    Presents the interdisciplinary principles of medical imaging techniques such as diagnostic ultrasound, radiography, x-ray computer tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Includes the physical principles, noise modeling and signal processing for each imaging modality.
    Prerequisite: MTH 2201 , MTH 2401 
  
  • BME 5300 Biomaterials

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers the fundamentals of biomaterials, biomaterial modification strategies, scaffold fabrication and characterization, and host response to biomaterials post implantation. Discusses development of biomaterials for selected tissues/organs.
  
  • BME 5310 Cardiovascular Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces techniques to study the cardiovascular system as an aid in designing treatments and diagnosing health conditions. Includes cardiovascular anatomy and physiology, system modeling and assist devices; cardiac bioelectricity and mechanisms of arrhythmias; hemodynamics and pulsatile blood flow; and other topics related to heart mechanics.
  
  • BME 5400 Biofluid Mechanics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces fluid hydrodynamics; flow kinematics; equations of mass, momentum and energy conservation in both integral and differential formulations; similitude and dimensional analysis for experimental setups; systemic, coronary, cerebral, renal and pulmonary circulation; and blood rheology.
    Background knowledge equivalent to MTH 2201 Differential Equations/Linear Algebra  and PHY 2002 Physics 2 
  
  • BME 5401 Advanced Biomechanics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Continues study of biomechanics concepts. Covers stress strain and transformation; mechanical properties of biomaterials; combined (axial, torsion, bending) and transverse loading; viscoelastic modeling and failure criteria for bio-tissues; experimental deformation analysis; pressurized vascular tissue analysis; and bone stability analysis.
    Background knowledge equivalent to BME 3081 Biomechanics 
  
  • BME 5500 Tissue Engineering and Regeneration

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers strategies needed to engineer tissues and organs. Considers the impact of biomaterial properties, use of stem cells and other aspects of the cellular microenvironments for engineering different types of tissues. Discusses the FDA approval process for engineered products.
    Background knowledge equivalent to BIO 5210 Applied Physiology , and BME 5300 Biomaterials  or CHE 5300 Biomaterials 
  
  • BME 5569 Biomaterials and Tissue Regeneration

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the principles of materials science and cell biology underlying the design of medical implants, artificial organs and matrices for tissue engineering.
    Prerequisite: BIO 4010  or CHE 3260  
  
  • BME 5700 Biomechanics of the Biological Systems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines the mechanics of the biological systems using a multiscale approach. Presents the anatomy and physiology of each biosystem and applies the laws of the mechanics to understand its biological function at each level of the hierarchical structure.
    Prerequisite: BME 5780 
  
  • BME 5702 Biomedical Applications in Physiology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces current health issues in human physiological systems. Includes the practical application of current biomedical engineering technologies (pacemakers, defibrillators, ventilators, prosthetic joints, heart valves and others) to monitor, repair, replace or augment those systems.
    Requirement(s): Background knowledge eqivalent to BIO 5210 Applied Physiology .
  
  • BME 5710 Orthopedic Biomechanics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the mechanical and structural aspects of the human skeletal system. Includes the analysis and design of orthopedic implants such as hip and knee replacements.
    Requirement(s): Background knowledge eqivalent to BME 3081 Biomechanics .
  
  • BME 5720 Biomedical Instrumentation

    Credit Hours: 3
    Includes concepts and techniques of instrumentation in bioengineering. Emphasizes the effects of instrumentation on the biological system under investigation, transducers and couplers, data conversion, conditioning and transmission, and experimental problems in acute and chronic procedures with static and dynamic subjects.
    Requirement(s): Background knowledge equivalent to MTH 2201 Differential Equations/Linear Algebra .
  
  • BME 5730 Biophotonics and Microscopy

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces optical phenomena and the optical properties of biological tissue, basic elements of optics and optical sources. Emphasizes lasers in the context of biomedical applications. Also includes engineering principles of various microscopy modalities.
    Prerequisite: MTH 2201 
  
  • BME 5740 Cellular Biomechanics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides the basic knowledge of cell biology and the basic knowledge of engineering mechanics. Introduces the necessity to study cell mechanics, the various aspects of the study of cell mechanics, and the major results obtained to date in these aspects.
  
  • BME 5780 Biomedical Engineering Analysis 1

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides mathematical tools proven essential to engineers and scientists. Includes linear vector spaces, linear transformations, tensor analysis and integral theorems with application to biomedical engineering. First of a two-course sequence on advanced mathematical methods.
  
  • BME 5781 Biomedical Engineering Analysis 2

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides mathematical tools that have proven essential to engineers and scientists. Includes Fourier methods, partial differential equations and complex variable theory with application to biomedical engineering. Second of a two-course sequence on advanced mathematical methods.
    Prerequisite: BME 5780 
  
  • BME 5790 Selected Topics in Biomedical Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3
    Addresses selected topics reflecting the current research interests of the faculty in the field of biomedical engineering.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
  
  • BME 5899 Final Semester Thesis

    Credit Hours: 0 - 2
    Variable registration for thesis completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
    Requirement(s): Requires accepted petition to graduate and approval by Office of Graduate Programs
  
  • BME 5900 Biomedical Engineering Seminar

    Credit Hours: 0
    Presents current research by university faculty, visiting speakers and graduate students. Required of all full-time biomedical engineering graduate students.
    Majors in biomedical engineering, 8058
  
  • BME 5998 Graduate Project in Biomedical Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3
    Student works with faculty member in biomedical engineering to define and execute a project in the field of biomedical engineering. May be repeated for credit.
    Requirement(s): Department head approval
  
  • BME 5999 Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3 - 6
    Individual work under the direction of a member of the graduate faculty on a selected topic.
  
  • BME 6899 Final Semester Dissertation

    Credit Hours: 0 - 2
    Variable registration for dissertation completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
    Requirement(s): Requires accepted candidacy and approval by Office of Graduate Programs
  
  • BME 6990 Research in Biomedical Engineering

    Credit Hours: 1-3
    Provides the opportunity to perform research with the research advisor before admission to candidacy. Enables the development of important skills necessary for an engineer or scientist to perform initial research to generate preliminary data.
    Requirement(s): Considered a full-load course when registered for three credit hours. Requirement: Instructor approval.
    May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits
  
  • BME 6999 Dissertation

    Credit Hours: 3 - 12
    Research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation.

Business

  
  • BUS 1301 Basic Economics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces basic macro- and microeconomic concepts. Includes the economic role of government, business and individuals. Seeks to acquaint the student with sufficient material to understand major concepts and terminology used in our economy and the global community.
    (SS)
    Requirement(s): College of Business majors may only use as Free Elective.
  
  • BUS 1501 Foundations in Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship 1

    Credit Hours: 3
    Exposes students to the skills, strategies and behaviors needed to launch and manage a new business venture. Introduces foundational concepts across multiple business disciplines (accounting, operations, marketing, manufacturing, management).
    Requirement(s): First course in a two-course sequence.
  
  • BUS 1502 Foundations in Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship 2

    Credit Hours: 3
    Applies the fundamental skills introduced in BUS 1501  through a simulation or actual business launch. Allows students to engage in all aspects of initiation, development, growth and management of the new venture. Requires teamwork and good decision-making that impacts business operations, marketing and finance.
    Requirement(s): Second course in a two-course sequence.
    Prerequisite: BUS 1501  
  
  • BUS 1601 Computer Applications for Business

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the use of PC applications across the major functional areas of business. Includes word processing, spreadsheets, database management, presentation software, and uses of the Internet and World Wide Web.
    (CL)
  
  • BUS 1801 Global Business Perspectives

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys the functions and operations of business organizations in a global marketplace. Studies the structure, operation, financing, relationships and responsibilities of firms in context of current legal, social, regulatory and environmental issues. Requires critical thinking, communication, research, and individual and group problem solving.
  
  • BUS 2211 Introduction to Financial Accounting

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the financial accounting environment, financial statements, the accounting cycle, and the theoretical framework of accounting measurement, emphasizing mechanics, measurement theory and the economic environment.
  
  • BUS 2212 Introduction to Managerial Accounting

    Credit Hours: 3
    Continues BUS 2211 Introduction to Financial Accounting , emphasizing concepts and issues associated with the accounting and management of businesses, with particular emphasis on understanding the role of accounting in product costing, costing for quality, cost-justifying investment decisions, and performance evaluation and control of human behavior.
    Prerequisite: BUS 2211  or EAC 2211  
  
  
  
  • BUS 2601 Legal and Social Environments of Business

    Credit Hours: 3
    Investigates the operational responsibilities of business in light of political, moral, social, ethical and jurisprudential considerations.
  
  • BUS 2602 Environmental Law and Forensic Studies

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the U.S. legal and environmental policy framework implemented through laws and the courts. Consulting forensics about environmental liabilities, responsible parties, international issues and legally defensible data are presented in cases about air/water pollution, toxic substance regulation and resource management.
  
  • BUS 2703 Business Statistics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces methods of collection, analysis, and interpretation of data. Includes data presentation; measures of central tendency and dispersion; probability distributions; hypothesis testing; confidence interval estimation; analysis of variance; regression and correlation.
    Prerequisite: MTH 1000  or MTH 1001  or MTH 1010  or MTH 1701  
  
  • BUS 3208 Federal Income Tax 1

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces federal income taxation of individuals and business organizations. May include an overview of the federal tax system and tax law, taxable and tax-exempt income, deductible and nondeductible expenses, credits, the tax effects of property transactions and the tax implications of different organizational forms for a business.
    Prerequisite: BUS 2212  
  
  • BUS 3211 Intermediate Accounting 1

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies financial reporting concepts and generally accepted accounting principles including the accounting cycle, current assets and current liabilities, emphasizing analysis of financial events and financial reporting alternatives.
    Prerequisite: BUS 2212  
  
  • BUS 3212 Intermediate Accounting 2

    Credit Hours: 3
    Continues the study of financial reporting concepts and generally accepted accounting principles including plant assets, intangible assets, long-term liabilities, leases and stockholders’ equity, emphasizing analysis of financial events and financial reporting alternatives.
    Prerequisite: BUS 3211  
  
  • BUS 3213 Cost and Managerial Accounting

    Credit Hours: 3
    Preparation of accounting information for use in management as an aid to decision making. May include cost behavior and cost-volume-profit analysis, cost allocations, determining the cost of a product or service, inventory control, performance evaluation, profitability analysis and use of accounting information in decision making and capital budgeting.
    Prerequisite: BUS 2212  
  
  • BUS 3214 Accounting Information Systems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines accounting information systems used in business organizations. Includes discussions of accounting system design, implementation and control of computer-based systems for managerial planning, decision-making and control of an enterprise.
    Prerequisite: BUS 2212  
 

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