Foci (Biomolecular, Polymer, Environmental)

All students are required to complete twelve credits of technical electives which is comprised of:

Students have the option (not required) to focus their technical electives into one of three disciplines: biomolecular, environmental, or polymer.  

 

Biomolecular Focus

  • Biochemistry 4511 (substituted for Chemistry 2520 (Organic Chemistry II)
  • Two of the following CBE courses: 5550, 5733*, 5734*, 5735, 5765, or 5766.  Six credit hours are required

Remaining hours must be completed by taking courses from the following list:

  • Chemistry 2550  – (Organic Chemistry Lab II)
  • FDSCTE 2410 - (Brewing Science)
  • Microbiology  4000  - (Basic and Practical Microbiology)
  • Mol Gen 5607  - (Cell Biology)
  • Mol Gen 4500 - (General Genetics)
  • Additional related CBE Biomolecular Electives ( 5550, 5733*, 5734*, 5735, 5765, 5766, 5779)
  • Approved undergraduate research in a bio-related field
  • Selected courses in Biomedical Engineering
  • Additional selected courses in Microbiology
  • Additional courses as approved by CBE Curriculum Committee

*Offered very infrequently

 

Environmental Focus

Students must take two of the following CBE courses: 5200, 5210, 5230, 5712, or 5713,  plus one additional course from the following list:  

  • CBE 5779 - (Experimental Design)
  • Env Eng 2100 - (Analysis of Natural and Polluted Waters)
  • Env Eng 3200 - (Foundations of Environmental)
  • Env Eng 3210 - (Design of Water Treatment Facilities)
  • Env Eng 4400 - (Integrated Environmental Chemical Fate and Transport) 
  • Env Eng 5110 - (Biological Processes for Used Water Treatment)
  • Env Eng 5140 - (Air Quality Engineering) 
  • Env Eng 5170 - (Sustainability and Pollution Prevention Practices)
  • Env Eng 5180 - (Environmental Pollution)
  • Env Eng 5410 - (Hazardous Waste Management) 
  • Earth Sciences 5651 - (Hydrogeology)

* Please note that students must have permission of the instructor if they do not meet the pre-requisites for the non-CBE electives.  Env Eng major and minor students will be given priority for available seats.  

 

Polymer Focus

To complete the focus, students are required to take CBE 5773 and 5774, plus one additional elective from the list below:

  • Biomedical Engineering 5359 - (Biopolymer Structure and Function)
  • CBE 5779 - (Experimental Design)
  • Industrial Systems Engineering 5540 (Polymer Processing Fundamentals)
  • Materials Science & Engineering 5611 - (Materials in Medicine)
  • Materials Science & Engineering 5641 - (Polymer Science & Engineering)

 

 

*Undergraduate research in a focus area may be used to count towards the focus to replace an elective course.  Please speak to Brian Endres to confirm.  

 

 

 

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

 

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