Graduate Catalog Colleges Cullen College of Engineering Courses Bio-engineering (BIOE)Graduate Courses: Cullen College of Engineering
Courses: Biomedical-engineering (BIOE)
Note: Nonengineering majors may not register for engineering courses except with the written permission of the dean.
5397: Selected Topics
Cr.3. (3-0). May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
6121: Graduate Bioengineering Seminar
Cr. 1. (1-0). Prerequisite: graduate standing. Weekly seminars; may be repeated for credit.
6198: Special Problems
Cr. 1. (1-0). Prerequisites: Approval of advisor.
6298: Special Problems
Cr. 2. (2-0). Prerequisites: Approval of advisor.
6304: Visual System: Physiology, computation, and Methods
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: Graduate standing and/or consent of instructor. Introduction to neuro-physiology and systematic overview of visual system: eye, retinal structure and function, retino-geniculo-cortical and cortico-cortical pathways, computational models of retinal and cortical processing, techniques for mesuring neuronal activity.
6338: Topics in Optical and Ultrasonic Imaging
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ECE 6330 and/or consent of instructor. Diffraction theory, Fourier optics, optical image acquisition, principles of ultrasonic imaging, ultrasonic image acquisition, imaging systems applications.
6360: Biomolecular Engineering Fundamentals
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: Graduate standing and/or consent of instructor. Analysis and design fundamentals for biochemical processes: introductory biochemistry, microbiology, biological kinetics, reactor design, transport phenomena; applications of enzymes and single mixed microbial populations.
6380: Computational and Biological Vision
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: Graduate standing and/or consent of instructor. Addresses the most difficult part of many biotechnological projects-actually producing a cloned protein in useful amounts. Some attention is also given to the use of recombinant DNA methodologies to produce proteins, and to characterization methods.
6396: Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
6397: Selected Topics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: Approval of advisor.
6398: Special Problems
Cr. 1. (1-0). Prerequisite: approval of advisof.
6399: 7399: Master's Thesis
Cr. 3. (3-0).Prerequisites: Approval of advisor. May be repeated for credit.
6455: Bioanalysis
Cr. 4. (3-3). Prerequisite: BIOE3350, BIOE3450, BCHS3304, ENGI2304 or equivalent. Common bioanalytical lab practices: ELISA, fluorescence assays, chromatography, and genomic techniques.
6498: Special Problems
Cr. 4. (4-0). Prerequisite: Approval of advisor.
6598: Research
Cr. 5. (5-0). Prerequisite: Approval of advisor. May be repeated for credit.
7364: Image Reconstruction and Medical Imaging
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ECE 6364 and/or consent of instructor. Reconstruction algorithms: backprojection, convolution, Fourier transform, ART, optimization methods, and true 3D reconstruction; image reconstruction from incomplete projections; 3D medical imaging and other applications; data acquisition and reconstruction methods in CT, PET, SPECT, Ultrasound, and MRI.
8198: Doctoral Research
Cr. 1. (1-0). Prerequisites: Approval of advisor. Can be repeated for credit.
8298: Doctoral Research
Cr. 2. (2-0). Prerequisites: Approval of advisor. Can be repeated for credit.
8398: Doctoral Research
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: Approval of advisor. Can be repeated for credit.
8399: Doctoral Dissertation
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: Approval of advisor. Can be repeated for credit.
8498: Doctoral Research
Cr. 4. (4-0). Prerequisites: Approval of advisor. Can be repeated for credit.
8598: Doctoral Research
Cr. 5. (5-0). Prerequisites: Approval of advisor. Can be repeated for credit.
8699: Doctoral Dissertation
Cr. 6. (6-0).
Prerequisites: Approval of advisor. Can be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Approval of advisor. Can be repeated for credit.
Catalog Publish Date: January 14, 2013
This Page Last Updated: October 18, 2012