Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Programs - Applied Biology

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 PLAN OF STUDY

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

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

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

Sophomore Year
Fall Term		Credit
AB	210	Mendelian & Molecular Genetics............................	4
CHEM	251	Organic Chemistry I..........	4
PH	111	Physics I.............................	4
MA	212	Matrix Algebra and Systems of Differential Equations	4
			16

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		Total credits required: 188

An AB science/technical elective is any Rose-Hulman course that has a prefix of AB, BE, CHEM, CHE, CE, CSSE, ECE, GEOL, MA, ME, PH, OE, EP, ES, EM or any EMGT course that is not cross-listed with an RH, GS, IA or SV course. Courses that do not count as science or technical electives are those courses with AS, MS, RH, GS, IA, SV, GE, JP, SP, FL, GRAD and CLSK prefixes.

SUMMARY
Required AB courses AB electives Free electives HSS electives Required HSS Required MA, CHEM, PH Required CLSK Sci/Tech electives Required BE course	52 credits 12 credits 8 credits 24 credits 12 credits 63 credits 1 credits 12 credits 4 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.

Two degree or double major programs in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Biochemistry are not allowed.

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
	Total		69

ELECTIVE COURSES
Choose 12 credits* from the following courses:
AB 330	Evolutionary Biology
AB 421	Applied Microbiology
AB 431	Genomics and Proteomics
AB 441	Virology
AB 451	Cancer Biology
AB 492	Directed Study in Applied Biology

CHEM 225	Analytical chemistry
CHEM 291	Introduction to Research
CHEM 331	Biochemistry II
CHEM 431	Biochemical Instrumentation
CHEM 451	Organic Structure Determination
CHEM 290 Or CHEM 490	Chemical Research

PH 302	Biophysics

Total Credits for second major		81

*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 12 credits of electives, with 8 credits from the elective courses listed above with a CHEM prefix, and 4 credits from any 300 level or above AB course (total: 29 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.

All students must complete AB110 (Cell Structure and Function) or AB130 (Evolution and Diversity) 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.
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.
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, CHEM105 and CHEM107. 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