Fall 2024 Medical Biotechnology

MBT 501

Cell Biology

2 hours. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in Medical Biotechnology program or approval of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at College of Medicine - Rockford. Recommended background: Basic undergraduate general and organic chemistry, and basic (general) biology. Restricted to Medical Biotechnology major(s).

MBT 502

Immunotechnology, Microbiology and Cellular Therapy

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): MBT 500 and MBT 501. Restricted to Medical Biotechnology major(s).

MBT 505

Principles and Techniques in Molecular Biology

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in Medical Biotechnology program or approval of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at College of Medicine - Rockford. Restricted to Medical Biotechnology major(s). To be properly registered, students must register for one Lecture-Discussion and one Laboratory.

MBT 506

Principles and Techniques in Immunology

3 hours. Animals used in instruction. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in Medical Biotechnology program or approval of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at College of Medicine - Rockford. Restricted to Medical Biotechnology major(s). To be properly registered, students must register for one Lecture and one Laboratory.

MBT 510

Ethics in Medical Biotechnology

2 hours. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in the Medical Biotechnology program or approval of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at COM - Rockford. Restricted to Medical Biotechnology major(s).

MBT 511

Statistics for Biotechnology Research

3 hours. Credit is not given for MBT 511 if the student has credit for BSTT 400 or NUSC 525. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in Medical Biotechnology program or approval of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at College of Medicine - Rockford. Recommended background: Basic undergraduate statistics. Restricted to Medical Biotechnology major(s). To be properly registered, students must register for one Lecture and one Laboratory.

MBT 513

Research Planning, Design and Execution

1 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 2 hours. Extensive computer use required for word processing and presentation software such as Microsoft WORD and PowerPoint. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in the Medical Biotechnology program or approval of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at COM - Rockford. Restricted to Medical Biotechnology major(s).

MBT 520

Biotechnology Product Development: Concepts, Practice and Regulatory Issues

2 hours. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in Medical Biotechnology program or approval of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at College of Medicine - Rockford. Restricted to Medical Biotechnology major(s).

MBT 521

Techniques and Processes in Biotechnology

3 hours. Animals used in instruction. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in Medical Biotechnology program or approval of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at COM - Rockford. Course Schedule Information: To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Laboratory. Restricted to Medical Biotechnology major(s).

MBT 523

Biotechnology Engineering

2 hours. Field trips required. Prerequisite(s): Completion of the first year of the M.S. in Medical Biotechnology program. Restricted to Medical Biotechnology major(s).

MBT 525

Drug Design and Discovery

1 hours. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in Medical Biotechnology program or approval of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at College of Medicine - Rockford. Restricted to Medical Biotechnology major(s).

MBT 526

Safety Assessment of Drugs and Devices

1 hours. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in Medical Biotechnology program or approval of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at College of Medicine - Rockford. Restricted to Medical Biotechnology major(s).

MBT 527

Design and Execution of Clinical Trials

1 hours. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in Medical Biotechnology program or approval of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at College of Medicine - Rockford. Restricted to Medical Biotechnology major(s).

MBT 528

Basic Bioinformatics

2 hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in Medical Biotechnology program or approval of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at College of Medicine - Rockford. Restricted to Medical Biotechnology major(s). To be properly registered, students must register for one Lecture-Discussion and one Laboratory-Discussion.

MBT 529

Introduction to Flow Cytometry

1 hours. Animals used in instruction. Prerequisite(s): MBT 506. Restricted to Medical Biotechnology major(s).

MBT529: Intro to Flow Cyto $100.00 Flat Fee.

MBT 530

Recombinant DNA Technology

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in the Master of Science in Medical Biotechnology Program or approval of the Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine - Rockford. Restricted to Medical Biotechnology major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory.

MBT 533

Biotechnology Start-up Entrepreneurship

1 hours. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in Medical Biotechnology Program or approval of the Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine - Rockford. Restricted to Medical Biotechnology major(s).

MBT 535

Biomedical Implants: Materials, Design, Characterization and Clinical and Safety Issues

1 hours. Restricted to Medical Biotechnology major(s).

MBT 537

Stem Cells and Regenerative Engineering

1 hours. Restricted to Medical Biotechnology major(s).

MBT 541

Nanotechnology, Nanoparticle and Nanomaterials: Fundamentals and Future Directions

1 hours. Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing in Medical Biotechnology Program or approval of the Department of Biomedical Sciences.

MBT 591

Departmental Seminar in Medical Biotechnology

1 TO 4 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the department. Restricted to Medical Biotechnology major(s).

MBT 592

Internship in Medical Biotechnology

0 TO 8 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Internship placement must be approved by the Medical Biotechnology program. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in the Medical Biotechnology program and approval of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at COM - Rockford. Restricted to Medical Biotechnology major(s).

MBT 594

Special Topics in Medical Biotechnology

1 TO 4 hours. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Restricted to Graduate College.

MBT 595

Student Seminar in Medical Biotechnology

1 TO 2 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in Medical Biotechnology program or approval of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at College of Medicine - Rockford. Restricted to Medical Biotechnology major(s).

MBT 596

Independent Study in Medical Biotechnology

1 TO 4 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 hours if topics vary. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Completion of the first year of the MS in Medical Biotechnology program, approval of the department, and approval of a faculty mentor. The student also should have completed core or elective courses in the degree sequence that introduce the topic of independent study or have verifiable outside knowledge. Restricted to Medical Biotechnology major(s).

MBT 597

Master's Project Research

0 TO 16 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Student should have approval of the research committee to commence work. Restricted to Medical Biotechnology major(s).

MBT 598

Master's Thesis Research

0 TO 16 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Completion of the first year of the program and consent of the instructor. Restricted to Medical Biotechnology major(s).