Fall 2025 Course Offerings
| BIOM 800 |
Master's Thesis and Research |
Richard A. Smith |
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Credit:by arrangement |
| Research performed under the direction and supervision of the respective student's Research Advisor, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. (didactic, research)
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| BIOM 803 |
Professional Development |
Dennis DiAngelo |
| Time:2:30-5:30Place:UMDuration:F |
Credit:1 |
| This course includes professional activities in the student's research track. The format includes attendance to weekly research seminars, attendance at Journal club, lab meetings and other similar activities. (didactic, lecture)
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| BIOM 804 |
Master's Project I |
Denis DiAngelo |
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Credit:1-3 |
| Independent study in biomedical engineering on a topic selected in conjunction with instructor. Oral and written reports required. Use 824 if taken
twice. (didactic, research lab)
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| BIOM 805 |
Functional Anatomy I |
William Mihalko |
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Credit:1 |
| This course will give the necessary background for biomedical engineering student to apply engineering principles to functional anatomy and pathological processes of the axial and appendicular skeleton. The Fall course will focus on hip/pelvis;knee;foot and ankle anatomy and applied biomechanics. The course will meet once a week alternating with didactic lectures and cadaveric labs. (didactic, lecture lab)
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| BIOM 806 |
Engineering Tools for Designing Medical Devices |
John Williams |
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Credit:3 |
| This course focuses on recent advances in medical device design and manufacturing technology, including bridging the gap between data obtained from medical diagnostic imaging, such as CT and MRI scans, and computer aided design and engineering methods (CAD and CAE), using laser scanning and 3D coordinate measurement machines to collect point cloud data for reverse engineering; 3D printing (rapid prototyping); and image processing and conversion of medical image data stacks (CAT scan, MRI, etc.) into 3D biomodels for CAD and CAE. (didactic, lecture lab)
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| BIOM 807 |
The Science of Medicine |
Brad Pendley |
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Credit:3 |
| This course focuses on the integration and application of the principles of physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics, and data extracted from clinical cases to develop solutions to typical medical problems. (didactic, lecture)
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| BIOM 808 |
Recent Advances & Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering |
Amy Curry |
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Credit:1 |
| This course consists of student presentations and group discussion of articles describing recent advances in biomedical engineering. The course emphasizes development of critical reading and writing skills. Oral and written reports are required. May be repeated for a maximum of 3 hours. (didactic, lecture seminar)
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| BIOM 809 |
Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering |
Denis DiAngelo |
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Credit:3 |
| This course presents in-depth development of frontier topics of biomedical engineering by eminent researchers in their fields. Course material will
be appropriate as background for graduate research. (didactic, lecture)
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| BIOM 811 |
Life Sciences for BME I |
Richard Smith |
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Credit:3 |
| Within an introduction and application to aspects of the entire body, the course provides engineers and physical scientists with an understanding of
aspects of the chemical, physical, and mechanical basis of cell shape, function, and motility. Integrated treatment of topics in cellular biochemistry,
protein synthesis, energy releasing pathways, and membrane biophysics. (didactic, lecture)
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| BIOM 812 |
Functional Anatomy II |
William Mihalko |
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Credit:1 |
| This course will give the necessary background for biomedical engineering student to apply engineering principles to functional anatomy and
pathological processes of the axial and appendicular skeleton. The course will focus on shoulder, elbow, hand, wrist and spinal anatomy and applied
biomechanics. The course will meet once a week alternating with didactic lectures and cadaveric labs. (didactic, lecture lab)
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| BIOM 815 |
Biomedical Measurements and Instrumentation |
Brooke Sanford |
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Credit:3 |
| Measurement techniques applicable in biomedical engineering; data acquisition systems, mechanical instrumentation, interface systems, signal analyses, biocompatibility requirements. (didactic, lecture lab)
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| BIOM 824 |
Master's Project II |
Denis DiAngelo |
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Credit:3 |
| Independent study in biomedical engineering on a topic selected in conjunction with instructor. Oral and written reports required. (didactic, research lab)
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| BIOM 825 |
Clinical/Industrial Internship in Biomedical Engineering |
Richard Smith |
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Credit:3 |
| Independent study for biomedical engineering students in the master's program; investigation in at least one area selected from a master list and approved by the student's advisor. (didactic, lab)
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| BIOM 826 |
Tissue Engineering |
Gary Lee Bowlin |
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Credit:3 |
| Fundamental principles and current applications of tissue engineering in medicine and health care. Topics include bone and cartilage analogs,
synthetic skin grafts, cell encapsulation systems, and biohybrid vascular grafts. (didactic, lecture)
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| BIOM 834 |
Statistics |
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Credit:3 |
| Introduction to statistical techniques used for analysis of basic and clinical biomedical engineering data: sampling theory, hypothesis testing,
ANOVA, and nonparametric techniques. (didactic, lecture)
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| BIOM 846 |
Regulatory Affairs for Medical Devices |
Joel Bumgardner |
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Credit:3 |
| This course will introduce students to the history and mission of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and role in medical device design, testing, approval and sales. Students will learn core concepts for how products are regulated by the FDA, and the types of regulatory pathways and processes that are used for obtaining FDA marketing approval or clearance for biomedical products/devices. Topics related to quality systems regulations, good laboratory, manufacturing and clinical practices, post-market surveillance and sales and marketing will be included. Student led presentations and guest lectures will occur throughout the semester to cover current topics and events related to real-world application of FDA medical device regulations and decisions.
Students will work in small teams on a semester long project to develop a mock device submission to simulate real-world applications of US FDA regulatory policies.
Independent readings will come from handouts, assigned web-resources and selected chapters from optional textbooks. (didactic, lecture)
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| BIOM 900 |
Doctoral Dissertation and Research |
Richard Smith |
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Credit:variable |
| Research performed under the direction of the student's Research Advisor in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Ph.D. degree. Fall and Spring Semesters. (didactic, research)
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Spring 2026 Course Offerings
| BIOM 800 |
Master's Thesis and Research |
Richard Smith |
| Time: Place: Duration: |
Credit: variable |
| Research performed under the direction and supervision of the respective student's Research Advisor, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. (didactic, research)
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| BIOM 803 |
Professional Development |
Erno Lindner |
| Time: 2:30-5:30 Place: UM Duration: F |
Credit: 1 |
| This consists of three sections and is required of all students in the Joint BME Graduate Program. Section 1 is Professional Excellence in Engineering and includes computer literacy, professional presentation methods, the scientific method, report writing, problem solving techniques, and other topics. Students make one oral presentation and submit one written report using the techniques given in the course. Section 2 requires attendance at weekly research seminars given by nationally prominent speakers. Students must submit 50- to 100-word summaries of each seminar. Section 3 includes professional activities in the student’s research track. The format is established by each research track and may include regular review meetings, track-based research seminars, reviews of prominent articles from research journals, and other similar activities. (didactic, lecture)
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| BIOM 804 |
Master's Project I |
Denis DiAngelo |
| Time: Place: Duration: |
Credit: 1-3 |
| Independent study in biomedical engineering on a topic selected in conjunction with instructor. Oral and written reports required. Use 824 if taken twice. (didactic, research lab)
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| BIOM 805 |
Functional Anatomy I |
William Mihalko |
| Time: Place: Duration: |
Credit: 1 |
| This course will give the necessary background for biomedical engineering student to apply engineering principles to functional anatomy and
pathological processes of the axial and appendicular skeleton. The Fall course will focus on hip/pelvis;knee;foot and ankle anatomy and applied biomechanics.
The course will meet once a week alternating with didactic lectures and cadaveric labs. (didactic, lecture lab)
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| BIOM 806 |
Engineering Tools for Designing Medical Devices |
John Williams |
| Time: Place: Duration: |
Credit: 3 |
| This course focuses on recent advances in medical device design and manufacturing technology, including bridging the gap between data obtained from
medical diagnostic imaging, such as CT and MRI scans, and computer aided design and engineering methods (CAD and CAE), using laser scanning and 3D coordinate
measurement machines to collect point cloud data for reverse engineering; 3D printing (rapid prototyping); and image processing and conversion of medical
image data stacks (CAT scan, MRI, etc.) into 3D biomodels for CAD and CAE. (didactic, lecture lab)
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| BIOM 807 |
The Science of Medicine |
Brad Pendley |
| Time: Place: Duration: |
Credit: 3 |
| This course focuses on the integration and application of the principles of physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics, and data extracted from
clinical cases to develop solutions to typical medical problems. (didactic, lecture)
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| BIOM 808 |
Recent Advances & Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering |
Amy Curry |
| Time: Place: Duration: |
Credit: 1 |
| This course consists of student presentations and group discussion of articles describing recent advances in biomedical engineering. The course
emphasizes development of critical reading and writing skills. Oral and written reports are required. May be repeated for a maximum of 3 hours. (didactic, lecture seminar)
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| BIOM 809 |
Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering |
Richard Smith |
| Time: 12:40 to 2:05 Place: Duration: Monday and Wednesday one hour 25 minutes |
Credit: 3 |
| This course contains both theoretical and application based approaches to pluripotent, fetal and adult stem cells. Related topics include stemness, potency, differentiation, regenerative medicine, induced pluripotent stem cells, cancer stem cells, and the ethics of stem cell research. This course will survey modern methods for isolation, culture, and application of stem cells in research and medicine. (didactic, lecture)
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| BIOM 811 |
Life Sciences for BME I |
Richard Smith |
| Time: Place: Duration: |
Credit: 3 |
| Within an introduction and application to aspects of the entire body, the course provides engineers and physical scientists with an understanding of
aspects of the chemical, physical, and mechanical basis of cell shape, function, and motility. Integrated treatment of topics in cellular biochemistry,
protein synthesis, energy releasing pathways, and membrane biophysics. (didactic, lecture)
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| BIOM 812 |
Functional Anatomy II |
William Mihalko |
| Time: Place: Duration: |
Credit: 1 |
| This course will give the necessary background for biomedical engineering student to apply engineering principles to functional anatomy and pathological processes of the axial and appendicular skeleton. The course will focus on shoulder, elbow, hand, wrist and spinal anatomy and applied biomechanics. The course will meet once a week alternating with didactic lectures and cadaveric labs. (didactic, lecture lab)
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| BIOM 815 |
Biomedical Measurements and Instrumentation |
Brooke Sanford |
| Time: Place: Duration: |
Credit: 3 |
| Measurement techniques applicable in biomedical engineering; data acquisition systems, mechanical instrumentation, interface systems, signal
analyses, biocompatibility requirements. (didactic, lecture lab)
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| BIOM 824 |
Master's Project II |
Denis DiAngelo |
| Time: Place: Duration: |
Credit: 3 |
| Independent study in biomedical engineering on a topic selected in conjunction with instructor. Oral and written reports required. (didactic, research lab)
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| BIOM 825 |
Clinical/Industrial Internship in Biomedical Engineering |
Eugene Eckstein |
| Time: Place: Duration: |
Credit: 3 |
| Independent study for biomedical engineering students in the master's program; investigation in at least one area selected from a master list and approved by the student's advisor. (didactic, lab)
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| BIOM 834 |
Statistics |
Erno Lindner |
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Credit: 3 |
| Introduction to statistical techniques used for analysis of basic and clinical biomedical engineering data: sampling theory, hypothesis testing, ANOVA, and nonparametric techniques. (didactic, lecture)
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| BIOM 840-008 |
Special Topics - Biolelectronics |
Lawrence Jordan |
| Time: 9:40-11:10 Place: UT Duration: TT |
Credit: variable |
| Directed readings or special course in topics of current interest. (didactic, lecture)
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| BIOM 842 |
3D Bioprinting |
Donald B. Thomason |
| Time: Two weeks, 8-5. Place: Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. Online material will be available prior to the start. Duration: 10 meetings, 6hrs each. Didactic and flipped classroom meetings in the morning (3 hrs), lab exercises in the afternoon (3 hrs). Free time is used for self-study. |
Credit: 3 |
| This curriculum provides the student with an introductory background to 3D Bioprinting techniques, strategies, challenges, and emerging technologies. Specific topics addressed include stem cell biology, bio-inks, printing substrates, structural and mechanical considerations, and regulatory agency requirements. The curriculum is delivered in didactic, online, self-learning, and laboratory formats. (hybrid, lecture lab independent)
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| BIOM 846 |
Regulatory Affairs for Medical Devices |
Joel Bumgardner |
| Time: Place: Duration: |
Credit: 3 |
| This course will introduce students to the history and mission of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and role in medical device design, testing, approval and sales. Students will learn core concepts for how products are regulated by the FDA, and the types of regulatory pathways and processes that are used for obtaining FDA marketing approval or clearance for biomedical products/devices. Topics related to quality systems regulations, good laboratory, manufacturing and clinical practices, post-market surveillance and sales and marketing will be included. Student led presentations and guest lectures will occur throughout the semester to cover current topics and events related to real-world application of FDA medical device regulations and decisions.
Students will work in small teams on a semester long project to develop a mock device submission to simulate real-world applications of US FDA regulatory policies.
Independent readings will come from handouts, assigned web-resources and selected chapters from optional textbooks. (didactic, lecture)
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| BIOM 851 |
Medical Imaging II |
Thaddeus Wilson |
| Time: 10:35-12:00 Place: UT Duration: TTh |
Credit: 3 |
| This course treats the basic mathematics, physics, technology and clinical use of medical imaging. Topics covered include theory and physics of ultrasound and nuclear magnetic resonance, imaging theory and image processing techniques used in these imaging modalities. (didactic, lecture)
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| BIOM 886 |
Advanced Biomaterials |
Warren Haggard |
| Time: 4-5:25 Place: UM Duration: MW |
Credit: 3 |
| Materials used in biomedical applications in relationship to corrosion, crack propagation, creep, and related topics; tissue ingrowth into
materials. (didactic, lecture)
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| BIOM 891 |
Skeletal Tissue Mechanics |
John Williams |
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Credit: 3 |
| This course provides an in-depth, comprehensive and integrative review of the mechanical and material behavior and anatomic and physiologic function of skeletal tissues (bone, cartilage, ligament and tendon). (didactic, lecture)
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| BIOM 892 |
Introduction to Chemical Sensors and Biosensors |
Erno Lindner |
| Time: Place: UM Duration: MW |
Credit: 3 |
| Measurement techniques, recognition processes, application of chemical sensors and biosensors for analysis of real samples. (didactic, lecture lab)
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| BIOM 894 |
Physiological Control Systems |
William Mihalko |
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Credit: 3 |
| Topics including modeling, representation, and analysis of engineering control systems using classical control theory. Latter part of the course focuses on special topics and physiological systems including advanced and adaptive control systems, blood glucose modeling and control, human movement control, and brain machine interfacing. (didactic, lecture)
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| BIOM 900 |
Doctoral Dissertation and Research |
Denis DiAngelo |
| Time: Place: Duration: |
Credit: variable |
| Research performed under the direction of the student's Research Advisor in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Ph.D. degree. Fall and Spring Semesters. (didactic, research)
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