Molecular Biophysics Certificate Program – Approved Elective Courses

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Course IDCourse Information
BCHM 6601 Biophysics Seminars - 1 credit. Prerequisites: instructor consent and one year of physical chemistry or quantum mechanics (required for current trainees)
BCHM 5491 Modern Biophysical Methods - 3 credits, team-taught. Prerequisites: one year of physical chemistry or quantum mechanics, or instructor consent (required for trainees by year four)
BCHM 5776, MCDB 5776Scientific Ethics and Responsible Conduct of Research - 1 credit, covers NIH-required material for graduate trainees. Prerequisites: instructor consent (one of these courses or equivalent required for trainees at as early as possible)
GRAD 5000Classroom Training in Responsible Conduct of Research - 1 credit, covers NIH-required material for graduate trainees and postdoctoral trainees.  Prerequisite: instructor consent.
APPM 5390 Modeling in Math Biology - 3 credits.  Prerequisites: must obtain instructor consent
BCHM 5312, MCDB 5312Quantitative Optical Imaging - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year of biochemistry or instructor consent
BCHM 5631Statistical & Computational Analysis of the Human Genome - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year of biochemistry or instructor consent
BCHM 5801Advanced Signal Transduction - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year of biochemistry or instructor consent
BCHM 5811 Advanced Methods of Protein Analysis - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year of biochemistry or instructor consent
BCHM 5850Chemistry and Biology of Nucleic Acids - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year of biochemistry or instructor consent
CHEM 5321Advanced Physical Organic Chemistry - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year each of physical & organic chemistry or instructor consent
CHEM 5331 Advanced Spectroscopic Techniques in Organic Chemistry - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year of physical chemistry and one year of organic chemistry or instructor consent
CHEM 5531Statistical Mechanics - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year of physical chemistry or instructor consent
CHEM 5541 Chemical Dynamics - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year of physical chemistry or instructor consent
CHEM 5581Introductory Quantum Chemistry - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year of physical chemistry or instructor consent
CHEM 5591Advanced Molecular Spectroscopy - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year of physical chemistry or instructor consent
CHEN 5160Systems Analysis of Cells and Tissues - 3 credits. Prerequisites: prior experience in biology, biochemistry, linear algebra, differential equations, thermodynamics, and organic chemistry.
CHEN 5210 Transport Phenomena - 3 credits. Prerequisites: senior or graduate standing and undergraduate courses in fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and differential equations
CHEN 5370Intermediate Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics - 3 credits. Prerequisites: restricted to graduate students
CHEN 5450Polymer Chemistry - 3 credits. Prerequisites: restricted to graduate students
CHEN 5460Polymer Engineering - 3 credits. Prerequisites: restricted to graduate students
CHEN 5470Functional Materials Chemistry - 3 credits. Prerequisites: Introductory course in materials or organic chemistry
CHEN 5804Protein and Enzyme Engineering - 3 credits. Prerequisites: must obtain instructor consent
CHEN 5820 Biochemical Separations - 3 credits. Prerequisites: senior standing or above in engineering or science
CHEN 5830 Modern Biotechnology - 3 credits. Prerequisites: must obtain instructor consent
CHEN 5836Nanomaterials - 3 credits. Prerequisites: restricted to graduate students
CHEN 5900Pharmaceutical Biotechnology - 3 credits. Prerequisites: graduate standing
CHEN 6820Biochemical Engineering Fundamentals - 3 credits. Prerequisites: graduate standing in CHEM, CHEN, or MCDB, or instructor consent
EMEN 5005Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods - 3 credits. Prerequisites: restricted to College of Engineering graduate students
MCDB 5520Bioinformatics & Genomics - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year of physical chemistry or instructor consent
MCDB 5130 Biological Electron Microscopy - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year each of biology and physics or instructor consent
MCDB 5210 Cell Structure and Function - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year each of biology and physics or instructor consent
MCDB 5350Microbial Diversity and Bioinformatics - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year each of chemistry and general biology or instructor consent
MCDB 5550Cells, Molecules & Tissues:  Biophysical Approaches - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year each of biology and physics or instructor consent
MCDB 5810Biology and Biophysics of the Membrane - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year each of biology and physics or instructor consent
MCEN 5020Methods of Engineering Analysis I - 3 credits. Prerequisites: restricted to any College of Engineering and Applied Science graduate students
MCEN 5024Materials Chemistry and Structures - 3 credits. Prerequisites: restricted to any College of Engineering and Applied Science graduate students
MCEN 5133Intro to Tissue Biomechanics - 3 credits.
MSEN 5370Materials Thermodynamics and Kinetics - 3 credits. Prerequisites: restricted to graduate students only
PHYS 5030 Intermediate Mathematical Physics I - 3 credits. Prerequisites: must obtain instructor consent
PHYS 5040 Intermediate Mathematical Physics II - 3 credits. Prerequisites: must obtain instructor consent
PHYS 5250 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics I - 3 credits. Prerequisites: must obtain instructor consent
PHYS 5260 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics II - 3 credits. Prerequisites: must obtain instructor consent
PHYS 5560, MCDB 5560Introduction to Biophysics - 3 credits. Recommended prerequisite: PHYS 4230
PHYS 7430Soften Condensed Matter Physics - 3 credits. Prerequisite: restricted to graduate students only