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Core required courses

Course

Title

Units

DENT 412   

Fundamentals of Craniofacial and Dental Technology
Offered in the Spring only        

3

DHIS 310

Basic Human and Oral Histology and Embryology         
Offered in the Fall only

4

BISC 325 

Genetics
Offered in the Fall only

4

BME 410

Introduction to Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
Offered in the Fall only

3

Pre-requisites for core required courses include BISC 120, BISC 220 and BISC 320, as well as CHEM 105ab and CHEM 322ab.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electives
Enroll in at least two courses from the following (not part of your major) to complete at least 16 units outside your home department:

 Course 

 Title

 Units

BME 416

Development and regulation of medical products
Offered in the Spring only

3

BME 404

Biomechanics.

Prerequisite: PHYS 151L; MATH 245; AME 201. Offered in the Fall only

3

BME 451

Fundamentals of Biomedical Microdevices

Prerequisite: EE202L. Offered in the Fall only

3

BISC 330L

Biochemistry

Prerequisite: BISC 320L; CHEM 322aL. Offered in the Spring only

4

BISC 435

Advanced Biochemistry

Prerequisite: BISC 330L. Offered in the Spring only.

4

BISC 410

Applications of Molecular biology to Medicine.

Senior standing. Prerequisite: BISC 330L. Offered in the Spring only
4

BISC 403

Advanced Molecular Biology

Prerequisite: BISC 320L.  Offered in the Fall only.

4

BISC 406L

Biotechnology

Prerequisite: BISC 320L; recommended preparation: BISC 313 or BISC 325. Offered in the Fall only.

4

MASC 310

Materials Behavior and Processing. 
Offered in the Fall only

3

 

 

 

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