Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering
( The information below is the catalog description which
has been approved for publication in the 2003-2005 Rose-Hulman undergraduate
bulletin.)
APPLIED BIOLOGY
CURRICULUM
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
APPLIED BIOLOGY
MINOR
SENIOR THESIS MANUAL
SENIOR THESIS
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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. 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.
CURRICULUM
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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