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The Department of Biomedical Engineering offers several courses in optics for students. There are two undergraduate level courses and two graduate level courses. These courses are shown below. Additional courses in optics are offered through the Physics Department.

Undergraduate | Graduate

BME 320: Laser-Tissue Interaction and Therapeutic Use of Lasers
This graduate course is offered Dr. E. Duco Jansen in his areas of expertise. This course describes cutting edge technology and applications of high powered lasers in medicine and biology.

Catalog Description
Optical and thermal aspects and models of the interaction between laser/light and biological tissue as it is used for therapeutic applications in medicine and biology. Issues and objectives in therapeutic and surgical applications of lasers, overview of state-of-the-art topics and current research.

Alternating Fall (EDJ) [3 credit hours]

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BME 321: Optical Diagnosis: Principles and Applications
This graduate course is offered by an expert in the field of biological spectroscopy, Dr. Anita Mahadevan-Jansen. This course covers an area that is currently at the forefront of novel clinical diagnosis, where new optical systems use non-intrusive methods to probe disease and biological function.

Catalog Description
Applications of light and tissue optical properties for the diagnosis of tissue pathology. Basic scientific and engineering principles for developing techniques and devices that use light to probe cells and tissues. Recent applications of different optical diagnosis techniques.

Alternating Spring (AMJ) [3 credit hours]

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