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2016-2017 Academic Catalog (Jan 2017) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Audiology and Speech Pathology
  

  • ASP 652 - Acoustic Accessibility in the Classroom


    Cr Hrs: 3 (15-45-0)

    The study of acoustic conditions in classrooms, and a review of the therapies and technologies that can assist in making the speech signal audible, undistorted and accessible to every student.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Location offered: Knoxville
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Joseph Smaldino
  

  • ASP 656 - Directed Research


    Cr Hrs: 1-4 (0-0-[15-60])

    One-on-one mentored, research-focused experience designed to enhance research skills such as research design, methodology, and data analysis.  Specific student learning outcomes and the focal topic will be identified in collaboration with the research mentor/faculty member directing the research.  May be repeated up to 9 credit hours.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Research
    Location offered: Knoxville
    Term offered: Fall, Spring, Summer


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Devin Casenhiser, Mary Louise Erickson, Jillian McCarthy, Tim Saltuklaroglu, Kevin Joseph Reilly, Patrick Plyler, Patti Michele Johnstone, Mark S Hedrick, Ashley W Harkrider, James D. Lewis, Kathleen Faulkner Scalzo
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Devin Casenhiser, Mary Louise Erickson, Jillian McCarthy, Tim Saltuklaroglu, Elena Patten Brown, Kevin Joseph Reilly, Patrick Plyler, Patti Michele Johnstone, Mark S Hedrick, Ashley W Harkrider, James D. Lewis, Kathleen Faulkner Scalzo
    Summer - Instructor of Record: Devin Casenhiser, Mary Louise Erickson, Jillian McCarthy, Tim Saltuklaroglu, Elena Patten Brown, Kevin Joseph Reilly, Patrick Plyler, Patti Michele Johnstone, Mark S Hedrick, Ashley W Harkrider, James D. Lewis, Kathleen Faulkner Scalzo
  

  • ASP 657 - Directed Study in Speech Pathology


    Cr Hrs: 1-3 (0-0-[15-45])

    Directed Research. May be repeated up to 9 credit hours.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lab, Research
    Location offered: Knoxville
    Term offered: Fall, Spring, Summer


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Devin Mark Casenhiser, Mary Louise Erickson, Jillian Heather McCarthy, Tim Saltuklaroglu, Elena Patten Brown, Kevin Joseph Reilly
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Devin Mark Casenhiser, Mary Louise Erickson, Jillian Heather McCarthy, Tim Saltuklaroglu, Kevin Joseph Reilly
    Summer - Instructor of Record: Devin Mark Casenhiser, Mary Louise Erickson, Jillian Heather McCarthy, Tim Saltuklaroglu, Kevin Joseph Reilly
  

  • ASP 658 - Directed Study in Audiology


    Cr Hrs: 1-3 (0-0-[15-45])

    One-on-one mentored, research-focused experience designed to enhance research skills such as research design, methodology, and data analysis.  Specific student learning outcomes and the focal topic will be identified in collaboration with the research mentor/faculty member directing the research.  May be repeated up to 9 credit hours.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Research
    Location offered: Knoxville
    Term offered: Fall, Spring, Summer


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Ashley W Harkrider, Mark S Hedrick, Patti Michele Johnstone, Patrick Norton Plyler, James Douglas Lewis, Kathleen Faulkner Scalzo
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Ashley W Harkrider, Mark S Hedrick, Patti Michele Johnstone, James Douglas Lewis, Kathleen Faulkner Scalzo
    Summer - Instructor of Record: Ashley W Harkrider, Mark S Hedrick, Patti Michele Johnstone, Patrick Norton Plyler, James Douglas Lewis, Kathleen Faulkner Scalzo
  

  • ASP 659 - Directed Study in Speech Science


    Cr Hrs: 1-3 (0-0-[15-45])

    One-on-one mentored, research-focused experience designed to enhance research skills such as research design, methodology, and data analysis.  Specific student learning outcomes and the focal topic will be identified in collaboration with the research mentor/faculty member directing the research.  May be repeated up to 9 credit hours.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Research
    Location offered: Knoxville
    Term offered: Fall, Spring, Summer


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Devin Mark Casenhiser, Mary Louise Erickson, Jillian Heather McCarthy, Tim Saltuklaroglu, Kevin Joseph Reilly
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Devin Mark Casenhiser, Mary Louise Erickson, Jillian Heather McCarthy, Tim Saltuklaroglu, Kevin Joseph Reilly
    Summer - Instructor of Record: Devin Mark Casenhiser, Mary Louise Erickson, Jillian Heather McCarthy, Tim Saltuklaroglu, Elena Patten Brown, Kevin Joseph Reilly
  

  • ASP 660 - Directed Study in Hearing Science


    Cr Hrs: 1-3 (0-0-[15-45])

    One-on-one mentored, research-focused experience designed to enhance research skills such as research design, methodology, and data analysis.  Specific student learning outcomes and the focal topic will be identified in collaboration with the research mentor/faculty member directing the research.  May be repeated up to 9 credit hours.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Research
    Location offered: Knoxville
    Term offered: Fall, Spring, Summer


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Ashley W Harkrider, Mark S Hedrick, Patti Michele Johnstone, Patrick Norton Plyler, James Douglas Lewis, Kathleen Faulkner Scalzo
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Ashley W Harkrider, Mark S Hedrick, Patti Michele Johnstone, James Douglas Lewis, Kathleen Faulkner Scalzo
    Summer - Instructor of Record: Ashley W Harkrider, Mark S Hedrick, Patti Michele Johnstone, James Douglas Lewis, Kathleen Faulkner Scalzo
  

  • ASP 661 - Advanced Study in Child Language


    Cr Hrs: 3 (45-0-0)

    Advanced Series in which students and instructor discuss special problems in child language disorders. Topics may vary from term to term and according to instructor.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Location offered: Knoxville
    Term offered: Summer


    Summer - Instructor of Record: Devin M Casenhiser
  

  • ASP 664 - Current Trends in Amplification


    Cr Hrs: 3 (0-45-0)

    In depth analysis of current trends in amplification research and technology.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lab
    Location offered: Knoxville
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Patrick N Plyler

Biostatistics and Epidemiology
  

  • BIOE 720 - Biostatistics for Public Health


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    This course provides an introduction to the use of statistical techniques in biomedical and public health research. The course will cover common descriptive statistics including the mean, median, and standard deviation as well as techniques for testing hypotheses (analysis of variance, t-tests, regression, nonparametric methods) and issues in sampling and design of experiments. The class will be taught using online methods for students in the Certificate in Clinical Research program.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Online Instructional Method: Lecture
    Prerequisites: Special permission required (Admission into Certificate in Clinical Research Program, or permission from the director of the Certificate in Clinical Research program)
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Cameron Kaplan
  

  • BIOE 727 - Principles of Epidemiology


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    This online course, which is part of the Certificate in Clinical Research Program, introduces the basic principles and methods of epidemiology and demonstrates their applicability in the fields of public health and clinical research. Topics to be covered include the historical perspective of epidemiology, measures of disease occurrence and association, study design, disease screening, and causal inference. Study design content will cover experimental, cohort and case-control studies as well as challenges in design and analysis including bias, confounding and random error. Students will be expected to participate in discussion boards, complete weekly homework assignments, and take a mid-term and final exam.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Online Instructional Method: Lecture
    Prerequisites: Be enrolled in the Certificate in Clinical Research Program , or by permission of the program director in the Certificate in Clinical Research Program.
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Simonne S. Nouer
  

  • BIOE 740 - Ethical and Legal Issues in Clinical Research


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    This course will examine ethical and legal principles and issues in clinical research, including attention to topics such as the Nuremberg Code, Belmont Report, federal standards for protection of human subjects, FDA guidelines for drug and device development, good clinical practice standards, and how these guidelines may be applied to the development, conduct, and reporting of clinical research.

    Grade Mode: P/F
    Mode of Delivery: Online Instructional Method: Lecture
    Prerequisites: Be enrolled in the Certificate in Clinical Research Program, or by permission of the program director in the Certificate in Clinical Research Program
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Terrence F Ackerman
  

  • BIOE 750 - Fundamentals of Clinical Investigation


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    This course will present an introduction to the different types of clinical research and practical methods that investigators can use in the conduct of multidisciplinary clinical research. Observational cohort studies, case-control studies, and Phase I-IV intervention-based randomized controlled clinical trials will be presented. Design distinctions, sampling and randomization procedures, data integrity, data-analysis concerns, and practical conduct for these investigative approaches will be examined. This course will also review ethical issues in conducting research in people, federal guidance for the conduct of clinical research, and the dynamic influence of behavior on the conduct of clinical research particularly in regards to recruitment, retention, and adherence in clinical trials.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Online Instructional Method: Lecture
    Prerequisites: Special permission required (Be enrolled in the Certificate program , or by permission of the program director in the Certificate of Clinical Research program).
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Mathilda C Coday
  

  • BIOE 800 - Master’s Thesis and Research


    Cr Hrs: 1-9

    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. May be repeated up to 12 credit hours.

    Grade Mode: P/N
    Instructional Method: Research
    Prerequisites: Special permission required (Permission of instructor)
    Term offered: Fall, Spring


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Simonne S Nouer
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Simonne S Nouer
  

  • BIOE 801 - Grant Writing for Behavioral Interventions


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    This course will give students practical experience in preparing a R-series application to the National Institutes of Health that proposes a behavioral intervention. The course is intended as a basic introduction to grant writing for individuals with little or no grant writing experience. Topics covered will include determining appropriate funding mechanisms and basic components of a behavioral intervention grant proposal. Each class will include brief lectures, interactive exercises, and time for discussion.

    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Prerequisites: Special permission required: BIOE 811 Biostatistics for the Health Sciences I and BIOE 812 Fundamentals of Epidemiology or Permission of instructor
    Term offered: Not currently offered


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Rebecca Anne Krukowski
    Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Karen J Derefinko
    Spring - Additional Instructor 2: Melissa Ashle Little
  

  • BIOE 804 - Master’s Project


    Cr Hrs: 1-6

    Students will work on their master’s project in conjunction with advisor and master’s committee. Research-based course. Credit variable (1-6) Is assigned by instructor. May be repeated up to 24 credit hours.

    Grade Mode: P/N
    Instructional Method: Research
    Term offered: Fall, Spring


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Simonne S Nouer
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Simonne S Nouer
  

  • BIOE 805 - Using R for Biostatistics I


    Cr Hrs: 1 (16-0-0)

    This course will introduce optional statistical software computing associated with topics discussed in Biostatistics I. The primary statistical software will be R. R is an extremely versatile and powerful statistical package that is becoming very popular among researchers in virtually every research realm. Topics will include but not limited to inputting data, calculation of descriptive statistics, t-tests, confidence intervals, chi-square test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), simple and multiple regression, and non-parametric methods. This course is designed to enrich computing skills. Simultaneous or past enrollment in Biostatistics for Health Sciences I is not required, but is highly recommended. Students should have a background in fundamental statistics. Students must provide their own notebook computer.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Zoran Bursac
  

  • BIOE 806 - Using R for Biostatistics II


    Cr Hrs: 1 (16-0-0)

    This course will introduce optional statistical software computing associated with topics discussed in Biostatistics II. The primary statistical software will be R. R is an extremely versatile and powerful statistical package that is becoming very popular among researchers in virtually every research realm. Topics will include but not limited to inputting data, calculation of descriptive statistics, statistical graphics, correlation, simple and multiple linear regression, general linear models, experimental designs, logistic regression, factorial analysis of variance and repeated measures. This course is designed to enrich computing skills. Simultaneous or past enrollment in Biostatistics for Health Sciences II is not required, but is highly recommended. Students should have a background in fundamental statistics. Students must provide their own notebook computer. Not required but highly recommended: BIOE 811 Biostatistics for Health Sciences I, BIOE 821 Biostatistics for Health Sciences II, and BIOE 805 Using R for Biostatistics I

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Prerequisites: instructor permission
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Zoran Bursac
  

  • BIOE 810 - Independent Study


    Cr Hrs: 1-3

    An in-depth study of some aspect of epidemiology in which the student has special interest. Study is done independently with Faculty approval and supervision. May be repeated up to 12 credit hours.

    Grade Mode: Standard or P/F
    Instructional Method: Independent Study
    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
    Term offered: Fall, Spring


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Simonne S Nouer
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Simonne S Nouer
  

  • BIOE 811 - Biostatistics for the Health Sciences I


    Cr Hrs: 4 (48-16-0)

    This course provides students with an introduction to descriptive statistics, probability and probability distributions, estimation, and one and two sample hypothesis testing, including paired and unpaired situations, for normally distributed and ordinal data. Students will also be introduced to one-way analysis of variance, including multisample inference, one-way ANOVA, fixed-effect and random effects models, and intraclass correlation coefficients. This course also includes a mandatory statistical computing laboratory that uses SAS for data analysis throughout the semester.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Online Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Elizabeth A Tolley
  

  • BIOE 812 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    The course introduces the basic principles and methods of epidemiology and demonstrates their applicability in the field of public health. Topics to be covered include the historical perspective of epidemiology, measures of disease occurrence and of association, clinical epidemiology, disease screening, causal inference, and study design.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Online Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Simonne S Nouer
  

  • BIOE 813 - Fundamentals of SAS for Epidemiology


    Cr Hrs: 3 (32-32-0)

    This course provides the foundation computing skills for independent analysis of epidemiologic data. Topics to be covered include an introduction to SAS as a research tool; Operating with SAS for Windows environment; Reading internal and external data into SAS; Working with variables and SAS functions; Using logical statements; Introducing SAS procedures - especially those that produce descriptive statistics; Performing simple inferential tests and power analysis; combining datasets; Reshaping data; and Introducing macro language. This course consists of 2 hour lecture and 1 hour laboratory session per week.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Online Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Jim Y Wan
  

  • BIOE 814 - Health Behavior Theory and Intervention Design


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    This course provides a wide-ranging overview of models of health behavior (including Reasoned Action, Planned Behavior, Transtheoretical, Social Cognitive, and Community/Group), along with intervention mapping, and social/ecological models. The course also demonstrates how students can apply these theories to culturally diverse and unique populations, providing “real world” experience. This course will be evenly divided between online efforts and face-to-face discussions and lectures.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Mathilda C Coday
  

  • BIOE 815 - Introduction to Public Health and Preventive Medicine


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    The course introduces students to the identification, understanding, and application of preventive and public health approaches to the wide range of infectious diseases and chronic disease epidemics. Methods to conduct an outbreak investigation will be included in the course. The infectious disease epidemics used as examples will be AIDS and TB. Chronic diseases will mainly focus on cardiovascular disease and methods to assist students in understanding the causal pathways from behavior to morbidity. Students will develop research proposals for identifying, understanding, and intervening on public health problems that are common in urban America. These written proposals, as well as midterm and final written exams, will prepare the students for Master’s thesis and research.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Prerequisites: Special permission required (Permission of instructor)
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Phyllis Richey
  

  • BIOE 818 - Mixed Linear Models in Epidemiology


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    This course provides the advanced skills necessary for independent statistical analysis of epidemiologic and clinical data containing clustered observations and random effects. Topics to be covered include unrestricted and restricted maximum likelihood estimation, Akaike’s information criterion, standard general linear models, linear random effects models, linear covariance pattern models, and linear random coefficient models. The course focuses on applications requiring flexible modeling of variance and covariance structures for clustered data when observations from a common cluster are correlated. The approaches covered in the course are particularly relevant for analysis of hierarchical and longitudinal data having Gaussian distributed error. 

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Prerequisites: BIOE 821 Biostatistics for Health Sciences II, BIOE 822 Advanced Epidemiology
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Tamekia L Jones
    Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Jim Y Wan
  

  • BIOE 821 - Biostatistics for the Health Sciences II


    Cr Hrs: 4 (64-0-0)

    This course provides students with a continuation of the knowledge gained in BIOE 811. The second semester covers analysis of variance for commonly used experimental designs, regression analysis, and analysis of categorical data. Methods of analysis and hypothesis testing for three or more treatments are presented for various experimental designs and treatment combinations for normally distributed and ordinal data. Methods of simple and multiple linear regression analysis are presented for observational and experimental data. One- and two-sample estimation and hypothesis testing methods for categorical data are covered for observational and experimental data. This course includes a mandatory statistical computing laboratory that uses SAS for data analysis throughout the semester.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Online Instructional Method: Lecture
    Prerequisites: BIOE 811 Biostatistics for the Health Sciences I, or permission of instructor
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Elizabeth A Tolley
  

  • BIOE 822 - Advanced Epidemiology


    Cr Hrs: 4 (64-0-0)

    This course provides the foundation skills for independent analysis of epidemiological data. Topics to be covered include the analysis of vital statistics data, statistical analysis of simple epidemiological measures, identification and control of confounders in epidemiological data, logistic regression, and proportional hazards modeling. At the end of the semester, students will be able to analyze data from matched and unmatched case-control studies, case cohort studies, and traditional cohort designs. The course includes a mandatory statistical computing laboratory.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Online Instructional Method: Lecture
    Prerequisites: BIOE 811 Biostatistics for the Health Sciences I, BIOE 812 Fundamentals of Epidemiology
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Simonne S Nouer
  

  • BIOE 823 - Randomized Clinical Trials


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    This course will allow the student to understand and analyze the many critical facets of the most precise design for clinical studies in humans: randomized clinical trials. Using a case-based approach, students will learn the importance of precise hypothesis description, selection of an at risk cohort for study, and the power of randomization in helping balance the study groups on a number of known and unknown confounding factors. Important issues with regard to subject recruitment, patient management, and data quality control will be emphasized. Students will learn to perform their own sample size calculations and use actual statistical packages to outline real clinical trial results data.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid Instructional Method: Lecture
    Prerequisites: BIOE 811 Biostatistics for the Health Sciences I ; BIOE 812 Fundamentals of Epidemiology  
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Mathilda C Coday
  

  • BIOE 824 - Genetic Epidemiology: Methods and Applications


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    This course will provide an overview of the rapidly advancing field of genetic epidemiology and genomics. It is designed for a broad audience and targets students, fellows, residents and faculties with diverse backgrounds in the health sciences. The course will start with an introduction to molecular genetics, genome organization, and principles of inheritance and quantitative genetics. This will be followed by a series of lectures on human genome diversity, linkage mapping, genome-wide association studies (GWAS), and the technological advances driving genome research. Topics covered will also include epigenetics and gene expression, gene x environment and gene x gene interactions, personalized genomics, and ethical implications.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Khyobeni Mozhui
  

  • BIOE 829 - Introduction to GIS for use with Health-Related Data


    Cr Hrs: 2 (32-0-0)

    This graduate-level course that provides an introduction to geographic information system (GIS) principles and concepts associated with GIScience (theoretical foundation), GIS technology (software training), and GIS health applications (real-world solutions). This course provides basic principles, concepts, and health applications of GIS in the context of GIScience-a basic research field which seeks to redefine geographic concepts and their use. The three basic areas of GIS are: (1) cognitive models of geographic concepts, (2) computational and implementations of geographic models, and (3) GIS and society. GIS draws from a wide range of disciplines, for example, computer science, statistics, geography, cartography, visualization, cognitive science, psychology, and mathematics. GIS is one of the largest leading-edge technologies that has evolved over the last five decades. The course will provide computer-based lab tutorials and practical exercises using the leading GIS software, ESRI’s ArcGIS 10.x. It is primarily based on lectures, assignments, group tasks, and computer exercise.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Prerequisites: Special permission required: (Permission of instructor)
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Tonny J Oyana
  

  • BIOE 834 - Epidemiology of Childhood Diseases


    Cr Hrs: 2 (32-0-0)

    This seminar will provide an overview of the epidemiology of selected conditions and diseases affecting children as well as demonstrate the childhood origins of some adult chronic disease. For most of these conditions, information about the pattern of occurrence, data about risk factors and effectiveness of various preventive or therapeutic interventions will be discussed. Public use sources of information such as the National Health and Examination Survey (NHANES), National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS), CDC “Pink Book”, Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI) and Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) will be introduced and discussed. Additionally, some of the unique and challenging aspects of research in pediatric epidemiology such as issues of childhood growth and development, maternal (intrauterine) origins of disease and parental role in disease diagnosis and treatment will be introduced. In the last weeks of course students will be asked to synthesize the information presented in the course by identifying, presenting and evaluating the available epidemiological information on a childhood disease or condition of their choice.

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid Instructional Method: Lecture
    Prerequisites: BIOE 812 Fundamentals of Epidemiology  or by permission from instructor
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Marion Elizabeth Hare
  

  • BIOE 838 - Informatics Design for Clinical and Community Interventions


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    This class will introduce students to a variety of analytic methods for health data using computational tools. The course covers topics in data mining, machine learning, classification, clustering, and scripting. Students will also engage in numerous hands-on exercises.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Phyllis Richey
  

  • BIOE 839 - Multiple Linear Regression Methods


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    In this course, students will learn how multiple linear regression models are derived, use software to implement them, learn what assumptions underlie the models, learn how to test whether data meet those assumptions and what can be done when those assumptions are not met, and develop strategies for building and understanding useful models.

    Grade Mode: P/F
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid Instructional Method: Lecture
    Prerequisites: Special permission required (Permission of instructor)
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Elizabeth A Tolley
  

  • BIOE 840 - Special Topics - Independent Study


    Cr Hrs: 1-3

    Directed readings or special course in topics of current interest.

    Grade Mode: Standard or P/F
    Instructional Method: Independent Study
    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
    Term offered: Fall, Spring


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Simonne S Nouer
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Simonne S Nouer
  

  • BIOE 842 - Applied Survival Analysis


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    Survival analysis refers to the statistical approach to analyze the occurrence and timing of events. Students will gain familiarity with the characteristics of time-to-event data such as the presence of censoring and time-varying covariates, and will learn to master the necessary statistical methods and techniques to design and analyze studies with survival data, including the construction and interpretation of Kaplan-Meier estimates, the Cox proportional hazards model, and methods for life table analysis. This course also extends the standard Cox model by introducing time-varying covariates and stratification as a way of dealing with non- proportionality of hazards. The course utilizes the software SAS and especially its PROC LIFETEST and PROC PHREG functions. This course is taught in a SAS computer lab with hands-on exercises. Enrollment is limited to eight students.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Prerequisites: BIOE 811 Biostatistics for the Health Sciences I ; BIOE 813 Fundamentals of SAS for Epidemiology ; BIOE 821 Biostatistics for the Health Sciences II ; permission from instructor
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Fridtjof Thomas
  

  • BIOE 845 - Biostatistics for Integrated Biomedical Sciences


    Cr Hrs: 2 (32-0-0)

    This course provides a basic introduction to the use of statistical techniques in biomedical research. The course will cover common descriptive statistics including the mean, median, and standard deviation, inferential statistics, and techniques for testing hypotheses, and will emphasize application of these concepts to case studies. This is an online course designed specifically for students enrolled in the Integrated Biomedical Sciences (IBS) program, but is open to other students given permission from the course director.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Prerequisites: Special permission required (All non-Biomedical Sciences students require permission of instructor)
    Term offered: Spring


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Saunak Sen
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Saunak Sen
  

  • BIOE 846 - Economics of Health and Health Care


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    This course provides an introduction to concepts and methods of health economics. Students will be introduced to a range of microeconomic tools, such as demand and cost theory, and learn how to apply these tools to healthcare issues and problems. The goal of this course is to better understand the economic aspects of health and healthcare so that institutions and polices can be better designed to meet the needs of the population. The primary focus of this course will be issues facing the US healthcare system, but the tools learned and the issues discussed will have international applicability.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid Instructional Method: Lecture
    Prerequisites: Special permission required (Permission from Instructor)
    Term offered: Fall (Not currently Offered)


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Cameron Maxwell Kaplan
    Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Ilana Graetz Yonas
  

  • BIOE 847 - Advanced SAS Programming


    Cr Hrs: 2 (16-32-0)

    This course provides advanced programming techniques in SAS/SQL, MACRO languages, and SAS Graphics. The natural flow of the course is intended to start with an introduction to simple SQL programming using a single dataset followed by discussions on how to work with multiple datasets with common primary key variables. Upon completing the SQL component, a smooth transition is planned to simple MACRO programming in SAS, which will be gradually advanced to more efficient yet complicated MACRO programming. This class is taught in a hybrid setting where we will have onsite review lectures in the SAS-laboratory in the Department of Preventive Medicine, and the students will be required to have a laptop with SAS access where they will work on hands-on practice of exercises from SAS SQL and MACRO Programing as well as SAS Graphics.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid Instructional Method: Lecture and Lab
    Prerequisites: Special permission required ( BIOE 813 Fundamentals of SAS for Epidemiology , or by permission from instructor)
    Term offered: Fall, Spring


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Mehmet Kocak
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Mehmet Kocak
  

  • BIOE 848 - Professional Experience and Prior Learning Assessment


    Cr Hrs: 1-3

    This course recognizes that work experience can provide valuable learning experiences that can complement learning acquired through formal education. This course offers an assessment of experiential learning, performed through the construction of a portfolio, that emphasizes the connection between learning from work experience, practice skills, continuing education, clinical investigatory knowledge, and its translational application to research. This portfolio must be submitted the semester prior to course registration for committee review and credit-hour assignment. This course cannot be repeated.

    Grade Mode: P/F
    Instructional Method: Clinical
    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
    Term offered: Fall, Spring


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Simonne S Nouer
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Simonne S Nouer
  

  • BIOE 849 - Infectious Disease Epidemiology


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    This course is designed to understand the historical impact of infectious disease in society, and use epidemiologic principles and methods to study the modes of transmission, the incubation and infectious period of a disease and the relationship between the organism, host and surrounding environment; understand the prevention and the control of infectious disease, disease outbreak investigation and response. The student will be introduced to surveillance methods and techniques for collecting, organizing, and analyzing morbidity data.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Afework Asfaw Keskessa
  

  • BIOE 862 - Advanced Categorical Data Techniques


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    This course begins by examining the sampling models and the associated distributions that are most closely identified with categorical data. Next are reviewed the most common chi-square tests and measure of association for standard contingency tables or sets of stratified contingency tables. The generalized linear model is introduced as the backbone for building models that focus on the estimation of effects, model inference, and model checking. Specific topics for the modeling of categorical data include logistic regression for dichotomous and polytomous response, conditional logistic regression, generalized estimating equations, and generalized linear mixed modeling for models with random effects. In addition, the course will explore loglinear modeling for count data and life estimation and Cox proportional hazards model for categorized time to event data. The relation of the various approaches and procedures using SAS will be demonstrated. The course focuses on application of the above approaches to observational and clinical trial data sets.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Prerequisites: Special permission required (BIOE 812 Fundamentals of Epidemiology ; BIOE 821 Biostatistics for the Health Sciences II , or by permission from instructor)
    Term offered: Not currently offered


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Mehmet Kocak
  

  • BIOE 863 - Spatial Analysis for Health Applications


    Cr Hrs: 2 (32-0-0)

    Spatial Analysis for Health Applications is a graduate-level course that provides a review of key statistical methods for health applications. The course provides an overview and applications of spatial data analysis. The course draws from spatial statistical theories, and analytical and computational concepts to support the field of geographic information science. The main focus of this course is to explore how spatial techniques can be effectively applied in a GIS environment to study spatial patterns, distributions, and associations.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Prerequisites: BIOE 829 Introduction to GIS for use with Health-Related Data or Instructor permission
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Tonny J Oyana

Biomedical Engineering
  

  • BIOM 800 - Master’s Thesis and Research


    Cr Hrs: 1-9

    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.

    Grade Mode: P/N
    Instructional Method: Research
    Term offered: Fall, Spring


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Richard A Smith
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Richard A Smith
  

  • BIOM 801 - Biomedical Engineering Analysis I


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    The course includes analytical and numerical solution techniques used in analysis of biomedical engineering problems; introduction to software packages PV- Wave and Math CAD for experience with modern problem-solving methods.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: William S. Janna (University of Memphis)
  

  • BIOM 803 - Professional Development


    Cr Hrs: 1 (16-0-0)

    This course is required of all students in the Joint BME Graduate Program. The course requires attendance at weekly research seminars, Journal clubs and other research meetings.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall, Spring


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Denis J Diangelo
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Erno Lindner
  

  • BIOM 804 - Master’s Project I


    Cr Hrs: 1-3

    Independent study in biomedical engineering on a topic selected in conjunction with instructor. Oral and written reports required. Use BIOM 824 if already taken BIOM 804.

    Grade Mode: P/N (Standard effective Spring 2017)
    Instructional Method: Lab, Research
    Term offered: Fall, Spring


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Denis DiAngelo
    Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Richard A. Smith
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Denis DiAngelo
    Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Richard A Smith
  

  • BIOM 805 - Functional Anatomy I


    Cr Hrs: 1 (8-16-0)

    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.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: William M Mihalko
  

  • BIOM 806 - Engineering Tools for Designing Medical Devices


    Cr Hrs: 3 (16-64-0)

    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.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: John Leicester Williams
  

  • BIOM 807 - The Science of Medicine


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    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.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Bradford Daniel Pendley
  

  • BIOM 808 - Recent Advances & Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering


    Cr Hrs: 1 (16-0-0)

    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 up to 3 credit hours.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Seminar
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Amy DeJongh Curry
  

  • BIOM 809 - Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    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.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Prerequisites: Permission from the instructor
    Term offered: Fall, Spring


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Denis DiAngelo
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Richard A Smith
  

  • BIOM 811 - Life Sciences for Biomedical Engineering I


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    The course serves as 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.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Richard A Smith
    Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Erno Lindner
    Fall - Additional Instructor 2: Eugene C Eckstein
  

  • BIOM 812 - Functional Anatomy II


    Cr Hrs: 1 (8-16-0)

    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.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: William M Mihalko
  

  • BIOM 813 - Bioelectricity


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    Introduction to electrical propagation through human tissue; membrane biophysics, action potentials, subthreshold stimuli, electrophysiology of heart, and neuromuscular junction.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Spring 2018


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Amy DeJongh Curry
  

  • BIOM 814 - Integrity in the Conduct of Scientific Research


    Cr Hrs: 1 (16-0-0)

    This course consists of a study of the ethical principles and related federal and state laws that govern scientific research. Through a combination of lecture and case study discussion, students learn both the substance and application to scientific research of ethical principles and related laws. Topics addressed include research with human subjects, research with animals, the use of human biological materials, privacy and confidentiality of research and medical records, conflicts of interest, scientific misconduct, ownership of research, responsible reporting of research, and ethical training practices. The grade awarded to a student is based on the student’s performance on a written midterm examination and a written final examination. The minimum score required to pass the course is 70, calculated as an average of the scores achieved on the midterm and final examinations.

     

    Related to IP 801 - Integrity in the Conduct of Scientific Research  

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Terrence F Ackerman

  

  • BIOM 815 - Biomedical Measurements and Instrumentation


    Cr Hrs: 3 (16-64-0)

    This is a course on measurement techniques applicable in biomedical engineering; data acquisition systems, mechanical instrumentation, interface systems, signal analyses, biocompatibility requirements.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Brooke A Sanford
  

  • BIOM 818 - Experimental Techniques in Cell and Tissue Engineering


    Cr Hrs: 3 (0-96-0)

    The course covers basic biochemical and biophysical measurement techniques used by biomedical engineers. Topics include antibody production, light spectroscopy, dialysis, ultrafiltration, chromatography, ultracentrifugation, electrophoresis, Western blotting, protein purification, and ELISA.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lab
    Term offered: Spring 2018


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Gary Lee Bowlin
    Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Joel Bumgardner
  

  • BIOM 819 - Biotechnology Tools for Biomedical Engineering Research


    Cr Hrs: 3 (32-16-0)

    Lectures and laboratory work covering basic biochemical and biophysical measurement techniques used by biomedical engineers; topics include light spectroscopy, gel exclusion and affinity chromatography, electrophoresis, immunoblotting, and radioisotropic method. (equivalent to UM 6702)

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab
    Prerequisites: permission from instructor
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Joel Bumgardner
  

  • BIOM 820 - Stem Cell Culture and Application


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    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.(equivalent to UM 7900)

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Prerequisites: permission from instructor
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Richard Smith
  

  • BIOM 821 - Life Sciences for Biomedical Engineering II


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    Continuation of BIOM 811, Life Sciences for BME I, concentrating on human physiology.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Richard A Smith
    Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Eugene Eckstein
  

  • BIOM 824 - Master’s Project II


    Cr Hrs: 3 (0-96-0)

    Independent study in biomedical engineering on a topic selected in conjunction with instructor. Oral and written reports required.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lab, Research
    Term offered: Fall, Spring


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Denis DiAngelo
    Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Richard A. Smith
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Denis DiAngelo
    Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Richard A Smith
  

  • BIOM 825 - Clinical/Industrial Internship in Biomedical Engineering


    Cr Hrs: 3 (0-96-0)

    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.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lab
    Term offered: Offered as needed


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Richard A Smith
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Eugene C Eckstein
  

  • BIOM 826 - Tissue Engineering


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    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.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Gary Lee Bowlin
  

  • BIOM 827 - Movement, Joint, and Implant Mechanics


    Cr Hrs: 3 (16-64-0)

    The course consists of the following sections: muscle and bone anthropometry; kinetics-the link model, mechanical work, energy, and power; kinematics and dynamics of rigid bodies; and the development of mechanically equivalent models of the human musculoskeletal system.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Denis J Diangelo
  

  • BIOM 834 - Biostatistics


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    Introduction to statistical techniques used for analysis of basic and clinical biomedical engineering data: sampling theory, hypothesis testing, ANOVA, and nonparametric techniques.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Erno Lindner
  

  • BIOM 840 - Special Topics - Applied Finite Element Analysis


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    Directed readings or special course in topics of current interest.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Offered as needed


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Esra Roan
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Esra Roan
  

  • BIOM 840 - Special Topics - Bioelectronics


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    This course teaches bioelectronic sensors, amplifiers and signal conditioning techniques. Specific topics include microfabricated sensors and actuators, hard and soft fabrication techniques, bulk and surface micromachining, self-assembled monolayer, bioMEMS, microfluidics, lab-on-a-chip, microarrays, carbon nanotubes, graphene, neural implants, flexible and epidermal electronics, wireless telemetry, biorobotics and drug delivery systems. Topics will cover invasive, minimally invasive, body-worn, wearable, and remote medical electronic systems.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Bashir Iqbal Morshed
  

  • BIOM 845 - Biosensors


    Cr Hrs: 3 (16-64-0)

    Provides graduate and upper-level students with a deeper understanding of chemical sensors and biosensors, with special emphasis on electrochemical biosensors and their in vivo applications. The course will provide the theoretical basis and hands-on experience with macro and micro sensors and their fabrication.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Erno Lindner
  

  • BIOM 851 - Medical Imaging II


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    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

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Thaddeus A Wilson
    Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Robert Ogg
  

  • BIOM 871 - Theory of Continuous Media


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    This course studies the fundamentals of the mechanics of continua. It concerns the basic principles common to fluids and solids. A knowledge of continuum mechanics provides a foundation for studies in fluid and solid mechanics, material sciences, and other branches of science and engineering.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Spring 2018


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Eugene C Eckstein
  

  • BIOM 873 - Fluid Mechanics for Biomedical Engineers


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    Elements of hydrodynamics with applications to flow in biomedical systems; basic principles of continuity and Navier-Strokes equations; ideal and viscous flow, boundary layer solutions, fluid wave behavior; viscosity of plasma, blood, and viscoelastic fluids, principles of viscometry.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Location offered: University of Memphis campus
    Term offered: Fall term of every other year


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Eugene C Eckstein
  

  • BIOM 876 - Biomaterials


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    Introduction to materials used in biomedical engineering; biocompatibility and uses of implantable materials such as ceramics, polyethylene, metals, composites and other materials.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Joel Bumgardner
  

  • BIOM 879 - Biomechanics I


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    This course is an introduction to physiological systems with emphasis on structure and function of tissue and organs; application of continuum mechanics to understanding of tissue and organ behavior at microscopic and macroscopic levels; design analyses of surgical procedures and prosthetic devices.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Location offered: University of Memphis campus
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Esra Roan
  

  • BIOM 886 - Advanced Biomaterials


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    This course covers materials used in biomedical applications in relationship to corrosion, crack propagation, creep, and related topics; tissue ingrowth into materials.  the course will be offered every other Fall (odd years).

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Not currently offered


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Gary Bowlin
  

  • BIOM 891 - Skeletal Tissue Mechanics


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    A conceptual framework of the field of the musculoskeletal system: the biomechanics of bone, structure and function of articular cartilage, ligaments and tendons, engineering design of biological materials, and structure and design of natural biomaterials to replace skeletal and other components.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: John Williams
  

  • BIOM 892 - Introduction to Chemical Sensors and Biosensors


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    This course covers measurement techniques, recognition processes, application of chemical sensors and biosensors for analysis of real samples.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Erno Lindner
  

  • BIOM 894 - Physiologic Control Systems


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)

    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.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Brooke Sanford
  

  • BIOM 900 - Doctoral Dissertation and Research


    Cr Hrs: 1-9

    Research performed under the direction of the student’s Research Advisor in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Ph.D. degree.

    Grade Mode: P/N
    Instructional Method: Research
    Term offered: Fall, Spring


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Richard A Smith
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Denis DiAngelo

Clinical Laboratory Sciences
  

  • CLS 601 - Research Design


    Cr Hrs: 2 (20-0-0)

    The focus of this course is the methodology involved in planning, conducting, analyzing, and reporting research associated with clinical laboratory data. General discussion of the research process followed by examination of several different research methods are covered.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Linda W Pifer
    Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Kathleen Kenwright
  

  • CLS 602 - Education and Training Theory and Methods


    Cr Hrs: 2 (25-0-0)

    Introduction to educational theory as it applies to health care, with emphasis on the development and management of instructional and training programs in the clinical laboratory setting. Includes development of legally required competency assessment programs for practitioners.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Linda Ross
  

  • CLS 604 - Current Issues in Clinical Laboratory Sciences


    Cr Hrs: 2 (30-0-0)

    Principles affecting the cost effective and efficient use of laboratory services in an environment of managed care will be presented. Special emphasis will be placed on the challenge of maintaining quality services while containing costs and the knowledge and skills necessary for successful consultations with physicians on effective use of the laboratory. A clinical correlation case presentation will be performed.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid Instructional Method: Seminar
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Kathleen McLoughlin Kenwright
  

  • CLS 701 - Principles of Laboratory Management I


    Cr Hrs: 2

    Introduction to laboratory administration with emphasis on human resources management. Leadership styles, communications and interviewing skills, employee selection and evaluation, motivation, morale, discipline and personnel planning. Includes record keeping, budgets, costs accounting, purchasing, product evaluation, lab safety and regulatory issues.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Linda Ross
  

  • CLS 794 - Research Practicum


    Cr Hrs: 4

    Supervised clinical or research experience with a laboratory manager, clinical laboratory science educator or laboratory utilization specialist to permit application of knowledge and skills gained in the curriculum to the clinical laboratory and other affected disciplines.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Clinical
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Linda W Pifer
  

  • CLS 795 - Advanced Molecular Techniques: Clinical Practicum


    Cr Hrs: 2 (2 weeks)

    Students spend two weeks on site in a clinical laboratory which employs molecular techniques. Experiences vary according to site and include techniques such as flow cytometry, HLA tissue typing, molecular pathology, genetics or microbiology, electron microscopy, or cytogentics. Objectives to be met will be mutually set by student and Faculty.

    Grade Mode: P/F
    Instructional Method: Clinical
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Linda W. Pifer
  

  • CLS 796 - Master’s Project I


    Cr Hrs: 2 (2 weeks)

    Student projects are designed in various areas of clinical or research laboratories.  This course builds on the research project and data gathered during CLS 794.  In collaboration with their research mentor, students analyze and interpret their data, and write their manuscript.  At the conclusion of the subsequent course, CLS 797, students are required to formally present the results of their projects to the Faculty and student body, and are encouraged to publish their results.  

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Research
    Term offered: Fall, Spring, Summer


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Linda W Pifer
  

  • CLS 797 - Master’s Project II


    Cr Hrs: 2 (2 weeks)

    Continuation of CLS 796, Master’s Project I. During this phase the research report is completed and the final defense of the project takes place. Student projects are designed in various areas of the clinical or research laboratories. Students are required to formally present the results of their projects to the Faculty and student body, and are encouraged to publish their results.  

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Research
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Linda W Pifer
  

  • CLS 799 - Applied Research Project


    Cr Hrs: 2

    Consideration of all facets related to the investigative process; formulation of a problem, search and analysis of the literature, procedure for collecting data, analysis of data, and organization of thesis proposals and thesis The student is required to present and obtain committee approval of the proposal prior to the data collection

    Instructional Method: Research
    Term offered: Fall, Spring, Summer



Clinical Pharmacy
  

  • PHCY 114 - Pharmacy Math


    Cr Hrs: 1 (1-0-0)

    This required course is designed to teach the fundamentals of pharmaceutical calculations that are required in the compounding and dispensing of a prescription. It is taught during the first 8 weeks of the semester. Students will apply appropriate mathematical concepts using typical situations that are encountered during the practice of pharmacy. The course will emphasize aspects of basic mathematics and logical skills needed to perform pharmaceutical and clinical calculations essential to ensure that the right dose and strength of a medication or nutritional are given.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Michael Lloyd Christensen
  

  • PHCY 115 - Foundations of Pharmacy


    Cr Hrs: 3 (2-2-0)

    This required course provides an introduction to the profession of pharmacy. Material centers on health delivery models, the environment in which health care is rendered, and interprofessional care with a focus on the roles of the pharmacist. Students learn about a variety of career opportunities and will self-assess their potential interest using the APhA Career Pathways Program. This course will also enhance the student’s understanding of professionalism and the responsibility of a pharmacist in society and the health care system. The course also examines the role of human professional behaviors and values as mediators of health and illness, with a focus on health care disparities and health literacy.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Bradley A Boucher
  

  • PHCY 116 - Communications


    Cr Hrs: 1 (1-0-0)

    This required course emphasizes interpersonal and interprofessional relationships, patient counseling skills, and communication skills as they relate to pharmacy practice.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Christa M George
  

  • PHCY 117 - Interprofessional Education and Clinical Simulation (IPECS) l


    Cr Hrs: 1 (0-2-0)

    This required course is designed to use clinical simulation (encompassing the use of standardized patients, colleagues, task trainers, high fidelity human patient simulators, or virtual reality simulations) as a way to teach and assess skills-based activities essential to pharmacy practice. The course will also include interprofessional exercises with the expressed purpose of bringing together learners from two or more health professions to increase mutual respect and understanding of their unique roles and perspectives, to enhance collaboration and communication, and to improve patient outcomes.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Stephanie J Phelps
    Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Chasity Michelle Shelton
    Fall - Additional Instructor 2: Christa M George
    Fall - Additional Instructor 3: Trevor W Sweatman
  

  • PHCY 118 - Immunization


    Cr Hrs: 1 (1-0-0)

    This required course prepares student pharmacists to assume the role of a vaccine advocate and vaccine provider. The course consists of an 12-hour self-study learning program, which provides in- depth knowledge on implementing a pharmacy immunization program, clinical as well as practical considerations of vaccine administration, and a guide to reference books published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The second part consists of highly interactive didactic and laboratory classes designed to reinforce the self-study material. This combined program addresses areas of immunization needs, compensation, marketing, legal and regulatory issues, and injection-technique training. At conclusion of the course the student pharmacist will be certified by the American Pharmacists Association to administer Immunizations.

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab
    Location offered: Memphis
    Prerequisites: CPR certification
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Chasity M. Shelton
  

  • PHCY 121 - Self-Care and Nonprescription Drugs


    Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)

    Through didactic instruction and multiple choice exams this required course is designed to provide the first year student pharmacist with the information needed to: 1) recognize conditions that are self-treatable with nonprescription drugs and complementary alternative medicine; 2) assess patient’s needs, risk factors, and potential for adverse events; 3) assist with product selection; 4) advise and counsel patients on therapeutic options and outcomes of therapy; and 5) recognize appropriate physical assessment techniques needed to evaluate a patient’s medical condition and response to pharmacotherapy. The student should also be able to identify laws that govern nonprescription therapy.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Amanda Marie Howard-Thompson
  

  • PHCY 127 - Interprofessional Education and Clinical Simulation (IPECS) II


    Cr Hrs: 1 (0-2-0)

    This required course is a continuation of PHCY 117 and is designed to use clinical simulation (encompassing the use of standardized patients, colleagues, task trainers, high fidelity human patient simulators, or virtual reality simulations) as a way to teach and assess skills-based activities essential to pharmacy practice. The course will also include interprofessional exercise with the expressed purpose of bringing together learners from two or more health professions to increase mutual respect and understanding of their unique roles and perspectives, to enhance collaboration and communication, and to improve patient outcomes.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Chasity Michelle Shelton
  

  • PHCY 128 - Co-Curricular Education 1


    Cr Hrs: 1.5

    The Co-Curricular 1 course at the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy was developed to fulfill the requirements of the 2016 Standards and Guidelines for Accreditation published by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). The course consists of a variety of early learning experiences, beginning in the fall semester of the first professional year (P1) and concluding by May of the spring semester of the first professional year (P1).

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Seminar, Clinical, Independent Study
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Prerequisites: None
    Co-requisites: None

    Fall - Instructor of Record: WILLIAMS, JENNIFER SC
    Spring - Instructor of Record: WILLIAMS, JENNIFER SC
  

  • PHCY 129 - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) I : Introduction to Patient Care


    Cr Hrs: 1 (0-2-0)

    The first course in the IPPE program is a required course designed to prepare student pharmacists for Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE). In this course students complete an online Medical Terminology module, gain exposure to practice sites, and participate in small group discussions of actual patients. Activities in this course occur in the fall and spring term.

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab
    Term offered: Fall through Spring


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Catherine Crill Herrington
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Catherine Crill Herrington
  

  • PHCY 211 - Therapeutics I


    Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)

    This required course consists of lectures designed to develop the student’s ability to apply principles and concepts in the area of cardiovascular disease and therapeutics. The etiology and pathophysiology diseases will be presented to the extent required to thoroughly understand the therapeutic management. Emphasis will be placed on selection and evaluation of rational drug therapy, design of effective therapeutic regimens, and clinical monitoring of drug response using appropriate laboratory and physical assessment measures.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Robert B Parker
  

  • PHCY 212 - Therapeutics II


    Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)

    This required course is designed to develop the student’s ability to apply principles and concepts of therapeutics. The primary focus is the management of major diseases including diabetes, acute and chronic kidney diseases, fluids and electrolytes, and respiratory disorders. The etiology and pathophysiology of these diseases will be presented to the extent needed to thoroughly understand the therapeutic management. Emphasis will be placed on selection and evaluation of rational drug therapy, design of effective therapeutic regimens, and clinical monitoring of drug response using appropriate laboratory and physical assessment measures.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Joanna Q Hudson
  

  • PHCY 214 - Pharmacy Practice Management & Pharmacoeconomics


    Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)

    This required course acquaints students with the basic principles of management including planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling a practice, business, or organization. Additionally, attention is given to principles of managed care, the economics of health and parmaceuticals, and pharmacy’s place in the U.S. health care system.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Spring


    Spring - Instructor of Record: Justin Gatwood
  

  • PHCY 215 - Information, Technology, and Safety


    Cr Hrs: 2 (2-0-0)

    This course provides the student pharmacist with an introduction to drug information, informatics, and medication safety. Materials covered in this course will include identification, classification, and utilization of drug information resources and practical use of drug information skills in a variety of practice settings. In addition, other topics will include basic concepts of informatics and medication safety, highlighting the application of drug information and informatics to improve medication safety. This course will also facilitate the use of concepts in practice case settings, allowing students to use knowledge gained in the lecture presentation to apply in a real-time case format. Overall, the goal of the course will be to expose students to the baseline concepts and knowledge to recognize the correlation between application of drug information, informatics, and medication safety.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: James S. Wheeler
  

  • PHCY 217 - Interprofessional Education and Clinical Simulation (IPECS) lll


    Cr Hrs: 1 (0-2-0)

    This required course is designed to use active learning techniques, interproffessional learning, and clinical simulation to enhance the education of learners. The course will employ interprofessional exercises with the expressed purpose of bringing together learners from two or more health professions to increase mutual respect and understanding of their unique roles and perspectives, to enhance collaboration and communication, and to improve patient outcomes. The course will also use clinical simulation (encompassing the use of standardized patients, colleagues, task trainers, high fidelity human patient simulators, or virtual reality simulations) as a way to teach and assess skills-based activities essential to pharmacy practice.

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Instructional Method: Lab
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Fall


    Fall - Instructor of Record: Joseph Michael Swanson
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Joseph M Swanson
 

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