BMEN 4000 - Bioengineering a Superhero

3 hours (3;0)

Superheroes have stepped out of popular culture and comic books to enthrall and inspire people all over. This course examines superheroes in the context of bioengineering and explores the possibility of creating a superhero using bioengineering principles and processes. The course provides wide ranging engineering and scientific sources of biomedical engineering principles for assist devices, replacement organs and enhanced capabilities of a superhero. It examines topics ranging from biomechanical, biochemical, instrumentation and tissue engineering principles to applications in cardiovascular, visual and auditory systems in order to enhance the ‘powers’ of a superhero.

Recommended: BMEN 2210; BMEN 2320; BMEN 3312 or concurrent enrollment.

Course specific fees (in addition to tuition and mandatory):
Academic (AF) per hour: $52.70