Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology-catalog

The twenty-first century will see unparalleled advances in the biological sciences. Disciplines such as applied biology and biomedical engineering are burgeoning and will greatly impact the way we live in the future. The areas of functional genomics and proteomics will drive discoveries in molecular medicine, gene therapy and tissue engineering. Drug discovery will be facilitated by the elucidation of new target molecules and many pharmaceutical compounds will be produced using biological processes. Environmental management, remediation and restoration will also benefit from advances in applied biology. Biologists will be at the forefront of these advances and will drive the medical, agricultural, environmental and industrial applications of biological sciences.
The applied biology program will produce biologists with the chemistry, mathematics, and physics background needed to solve biotechnological problems in the coming decades. Those students wishing to strengthen their engineering skills can earn the area minor in biomedical engineering. Other students may choose to pursue a second major in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The program will prepare graduates for professional careers in government and industrial research laboratories, and in the biotechnology and health-related industries.
Those wishing to continue their studies in graduate or health professions programs will be exceptionally well qualified to do so.

APPLIED BIOLOGY

Freshman Year
Fall Term		Credit
AB CHEM MA CLSK	110 111 111 100	Biology I............................... General Chemistry I............. Calculus I............................. College & Life Skills..........	4 4 5 1
			14

Winter Term		Credit
AB CHEM MA BE	120 113 112 100	Biology II............................ General Chemistry II.......... Calculus II........................... Problem Solving in the Biological Sciences and Engineering.....................	4 4 5 4
			17

Spring Term		Credit
AB CHEM MA RH	130 115 113 131	Biology III .......................... General Chemistry III......... Calculus III.......................... Rhetoric & Composition ...	4 4 5 4
			17

Sophomore Year
Fall Term		Credit
AB CHEM PH MA	210 251 111 221	Mendelian & Molecular Genetics.......................... Organic Chemistry I.......... Physics I............................. Differential Equations I.....	4 4 4 4
			16

Winter Term		Credit
AB CHEM PH HSS	220 252 112	Prokaryotic Cell & Molecular Biology......... Organic Chemistry II.......... Physics II............................ Elective .............................	4 4 4 4
			16

Spring Term		Credit
AB CHEM PH MA	230 253 113 223	Eukaryotic Cell & Molecular Biology......... Organic Chemistry III........ Physics III ........................... Engineering Statistics.........	4 4 4 4
			16

Junior Year
Fall Term		Credit
AB AB RH HSS AB	320 XXX 330 301	Ecology................................ Free elective......................... Elective................................ Technical Communications or Elective............................... Jr. Colloq. ...........................	4 4 4 4 1
			17

Winter Term		Credit
AB CHEM AB HSS RH AB	330 330 XXX 330 302	Evolutionary Biology......... Biochemistry........................ Elective................................. Elective or Technical Communications Junior Colloquium...............	4 4 4 4 1
			17

Spring Term		Credit
AB AB VA HSS	310 499 304	Plant Structure & Function.......................... Thesis Research................ Bioethics.............................. Elective................................	4 4 4 4
			16

Senior Year
Fall Term		Credit
AB HSS	499	Thesis Research.................. Science/Technical Elective ............................ Elective................................. Free elective..........................	4 4 4 4
			16

Winter Term		Credit
AB AB HSS	401 499	Senior Colloquium.............. Science/Technical Elective ........................... Thesis Research................. Elective.................................	2 4 4 4
			14

Spring Term		Credit
AB HSS	XXX	Elective................................. Science/Technical Elective ........................... Elective.................................	4 4 4
			12

		Total credits required: 188

SUMMARY
Required AB courses AB electives Free electives HSS electives Required HSS Required MA, CHEM, PH Required EM/CLSK Sci/Tech electives	54 credits 12 credits 8 credits 28 credits 8 credits 63 credits 3 credits 12 credits
Total	188 credits

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (Second Major Only)
The biochemistry & molecular biology program exists to give students an opportunity to augment their education in this technologically-important field. To support this effort, Rose-Hulman provides students with access to a modern and well-equipped biochemistry lab, along with an excellent biological sciences facility. Two faculty are directly involved with this program: Dr. Mark Brandt, assistant professor of chemistry, is the program coordinator and is a biochemist, and Dr. Richard Anthony, associate professor of applied biology, is a molecular biologist. Many other faculty in both the chemistry and applied biology departments assist with this curriculum.
Biochemistry & molecular biology is available to Rose-Hulman students as a second major. This means that the student will receive a first degree in some other discipline and then can augment their education with this program. Students whose first degree programs are in chemistry or chemical engineering will find the program easiest since there is considerable overlap between those programs and the biochemistry & molecular biology requirements. Students from other disciplines are also encouraged to participate, but will have to take more courses. All students are encouraged to take individual courses in the program, regardless of whether or not they wish to fulfill the second major requirements, or to participate in related research projects under faculty supervision.

Required courses:
	Course	Description	Hours
	CHEM 111, 113, 115	General Chemistry	12
	CHEM 251, 252, 253	Organic Chemistry	12
	CHEM 330, 430, 433	Biochemistry	9
	CHEM 361, 362 or CHEM 360 and CHE 303, 304	Physical Chemistry	8
	AB 110, 120, 130	Biology	12
	AB 210	Genetics	4
	AB 220, 230	Molecular Biology	8
	AB 411	Genetic Engineering	4
	BMB 400 or CHEM 401, 402 & 403	Seminar Chemistry Seminar I, II & III	1
	Total		70

ELECTIVE COURSES

Choose four credits* from the following courses:
AB 421	Microbial Biotechnology
AB 431	Genomics and Proteomics
AB 330	Evolutionary Biology
AB 492	Special Topics AB Laboratory
AB 499	Senior thesis research
CHEM 225	Analytical chemistry I
CHEM 451	Organic Structure Determination
CHEM 490	Chemical research
PH 302	Biophysics
TOTAL CREDITS		74

*Students with a major in chemistry need to take 8 credits of electives, with 4 credits from the AB electives listed, and 4 credits chosen from any AB or BE course.

STUDENTS WITH A MAJOR IN APPLIED BIOLOGY must take 8 credits of electives, with 4 credits from the elective courses listed above with a CHEM prefix, and 4 credits from any of the other qualifying electives except AB330 (total: 26 hours required beyond Applied Biology major).

Applied Biology Area Minor
The Area Minor in Applied Biology is designed to allow students to enrich studies in their major area. Students wishing to apply another science, mathematics, or engineering discipline to investigate or solve problems in biological systems are encouraged to pursue the Area Minor in Applied Biology. With proper course selection, the Area Minor will provide another marketable dimension to any Bachelor of Science degree granted by the Institute.

	The Area Minor in Applied Biology has the following requirements.
	1.	All students must complete AB110 (Biology I-Cell Structure and Function) or AB130 (Biology III) and at least four more courses in applied biology (AB) or allied areas, above those courses already specifically required to fulfill the student�s major. a. At least three of the four electives must be AB courses. b. At least three of the electives must be 200-level or above. Additional courses not listed in the approved allied areas can be considered on a case-by-case basis. See ABBE Department Head.
	2.	Students electing to pursue the Area Minor in Applied Biology must follow a plan of study that is approved by the Area Minor Advisor. Current advisor information and a form for the planning and approval of an area minor can be obtained from the ABBE Department secretary.
	3.	Allied area courses could include: BE 310 Analysis of Physiological Systems I BE 320 Analysis of Physiological Systems II BE/MA 482 Bioengineering Statistics BE 570 Introduction to Tissue Engineering CE 460 Introduction to Environmental Engineering CHE 545 Introduction to Biochemical Engineering CHEM 264 Environmental Chemistry CHEM 330 Survey of Biochemistry CHEM 430 Advanced Biochemistry PH 302 Biophysics SL 386 Human Evolution VA 373 Gender Issues

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Area Minor
Completion of AB110, CHEM111, CHEM113 and CHEM115 or AB110, CHEM201 and CHEM202. In addition, the student must complete five courses from the following list that are not already named required courses by the student�s major or minor programs:

AB210 � Mendelian and Molecular Genetics
AB220 � Prokaryotic Cell and Molecular Biology or AB230 � Eukaryotic Cell and Molecular Biology
AB411 � Genetic Engineering or AB431 � Genomics and Proteomics
CHEM230 � Introduction to Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry or CHEM251 � Organic Chemistry I and CHEM252 � Organic Chemistry II
CHEM330 � Biochemistry
CHEM430 � Advanced Biochemistry with the CHEM433 Biochemistry Laboratory