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2022-2023 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions FGSBS
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Reading Catalog Course Descriptions
Courses are listed by program. Not all courses listed in this catalog are offered every year. The FGSBS reserves the right to cancel any scheduled course or withdraw any program from the list of offerings when the best interests of the institution require such action.
Example of Course Description
GSBE 5101 - Responsible Conduct of Research (1:1:0): This course addresses the regulatory and ethical environment of today’s biomedical research, as well as topics such as authorship and data management. (F)
Subject Prefix: GSBE
Indicates the course subject = L. Frederick Francis Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences El Paso
First Digit in Course Number: GSBE 5101
Indicates the academic level of the course. Graduate courses are within the 5000 series or above. Any coursework credited toward a graduate degree must, except in rare instances and with prior approval from the FGSBS dean, be of graduate level (5000 series or above).
Second Digit in Course Number: GSBE 5101
Indicates the semester credit-hour value of the course. This example is a 1 credit-hour course.
Last Two Digits of Course Number: GSBE 5101
These numbers are the distinguishing numbers of the course.
Numbers in Parentheses (1:1:0): The first number denotes the total credit hour value of the course, the second number represents lecture hours, and the third number represents laboratory hours.
When the letter V precedes the numbers (e.g., V1-6), this indicates that the class is a variable credit course. Such courses are ordinarily research courses and permit enrollment for any number of hours, up to the limit indicated by the second number in parentheses.
Prerequisites
Some courses have specific prerequisites that must be met before a student is eligible to enroll.
Instructional Method
Information in parenthesis after the course description describes the course instructional method, defined as:
(F) Traditional face-to-face course
(H) Hybrid course with a combination of face-to-face and significant web-based instruction
(O) Online course with most, if not all, web-based instruction
(IVC) Course in which synchronous instruction is delivered via two-way transmission between an instructor and student who are not in the same physical location
More than one instructional method (e.g., F/IVC) indicates that the instructional method varies by course section.
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Biomedical Sciences
GSBE 5101 - Responsible Conduct of Research This course will address the regulatory environment as well as the normative ethics of conducting biomedical research.
Credit Hours: 1
Total Contact Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 0
Lecture Hours: 1
Delivery Method: FACE
Prerequisites: Bachelor’s degree with two semesters or equivalent of undergraduate biology related courses, or the consent of Course Director.
GSBE 5102 - Laboratory Methods in Biomedical Sciences II This is a practical course to prepare the students to (a) understand laboratory quality and safety principles, (b) standard experimental surgical techniques (c) biochemical body fluids testing and tissue histopathology, (d) advanced microscopy, (e) immunochemistry, (f) artificial organs design, (g) drug delivery systems, (h) biomarkers and biosensors, and (i) biocompatibility. The students also will have the semester for the writing of an Idea Grant (preliminary data is not required) on the topic of their preference
Credit Hours: 1
Total Contact Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 0
Lecture Hours: 1
Delivery Method: FACE
Prerequisites: Bachelor’s degree with two semesters or equivalent of undergraduate biology related courses, or the consent of Course Director.
GSBE 5104 - Biomedical Science Seminar This course will offer the opportunity to students to give an oral presentation to their peers. The course will train students on preparing and presenting an oral presentation in front of an audience.
Credit Hours: 1
Total Contact Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 0
Lecture Hours: 1
Delivery Method: FACE
Prerequisites: Bachelor’s degree with two semesters or equivalent of undergraduate biology related courses, or the consent of Course Director.
GSBE 5201 - Core IV: Laboratory Methods in Biomedical Sciences I This course is designed to prepare the student to incorporate and work effectible into research teams working on different aspects of biotechnology. It covers basic principles laboratory operations and accreditation, analytical operating procedures, methodology principles and design, microscopy-based technologies, immunochemical-based methodologies including flow cytometry, proteomics methods, genomics and epigenetics tools, experimental design, intellectual property and commercialization.
Credit Hours: 2
Total Contact Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 0
Lecture Hours: 2
Delivery Method: FACE
Prerequisites: Bachelor’s degree with two semesters or equivalent of undergraduate biology related courses, or the consent of Course Director.
GSBE 5220 - Cancer Biology and Therapeutics This course will teach the principles of cancer biology. Main topics to be covered include characteristics of cancer, causes of cancer, epidemiology of cancer, biochemistry/molecular genetics/cell biology of cancer, tumor immunology, cancer diagnosis, cancer treatment, and cancer prevention.
Credit Hours: 2
Total Contact Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 0
Lecture Hours: 2
Delivery Method: FACE
Prerequisites: Completion of first year GSBE curriculum.
GSBE 5221 - Microbiology This course explores the diversity of microbes, their genetics and role in human disease. The course will provide a broad background in the fundamentals, and explore our current understanding for selected topics.
Credit Hours: 2
Total Contact Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 0
Lecture Hours: 2
Delivery Method: FACE
Prerequisites: Completion of first year GSBE curriculum.
GSBE 5222 - Advance Human Genetics This course will explore the genetic basis of human disease. The course will cover methods in gene mapping, genetic epidemiology and selected current research in human disease.
Credit Hours: 2
Total Contact Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 0
Lecture Hours: 2
Delivery Method: FACE
Prerequisites: Completion of first year GSBE curriculum.
GSBE 5223 - Nutrition, Epigenetics and Human Diseases This course will teach principles of cell cycle and epigenetics; epigenetic regulation on nutrition in human diseases; micronutrients, epigenetics regulation and environmental exposures; and epigenetic programming on parental nutrition.
Credit Hours: 2
Total Contact Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 0
Lecture Hours: 2
Delivery Method: FACE
Prerequisites: Completion of first year GSBE curriculum.
GSBE 5224 - Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience This course is designed to provide students with a working knowledge of neuroscience from a cellular and molecular perspective. It will cover basic principles of nervous system organization, sensory processing, movement, behavior and cognition.
Credit Hours: 2
Total Contact Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 0
Lecture Hours: 2
Delivery Method: FACE
Prerequisites: Completion of first year GSBE curriculum.
GSBE 5225 - Immunology This course will cover basic and advanced concepts in immunology including: the innate and adaptive immune response to microbial infections, immune receptors and antigen recognition, immune ontogeny and anatomy. Students will learn how the immune response impacts disease and medicine, including: infections, immune deficiencies, vaccines, cancer, inflammatory diseases, allergies, autoimmunity and transplantation.
Credit Hours: 2
Total Contact Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 0
Lecture Hours: 2
Delivery Method: FACE
Prerequisites: Completion of first year GSBE curriculum.
GSBE 5226 - Principles of Virology This course will cover the molecular biology of viruses, cover viral pathogenesis and control, and consider how viruses emerged and how they evolve over time.
Credit Hours: 2
Total Contact Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 0
Lecture Hours: 2
Delivery Method: FACE
Prerequisites: Completion of first year GSBE curriculum.
GSBE 5227 - Medical Physiology The course will lay the basis for understanding how cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems function together to create one organism. Students will learn from biomedical professors in graduate-level courses, expanding their knowledge of advanced human physiological principles.
Credit Hours: 2
Total Contact Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 0
Lecture Hours: 2
Delivery Method: FACE
Prerequisites: CoursePrerequisite: Completion of first year GSBE curriculum.
GSBE 5301 - Core I: Biochemistry This course will teach structure, biosynthesis and functions of the major classes of organic compounds with particular reference to organic molecules and their relationship to polymers, such as carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
Credit Hours: 3
Total Contact Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Lecture Hours: 3
Delivery Method: FACE
Prerequisites: Bachelor’s degree with two semesters or equivalent of undergraduate biology related courses, or the consent of Course Director.
GSBE 5302 - Core II: Cell Biology This course will teach the molecular basis of cell functions, including different types of eukaryotic cells and their function, functions of sub-cellular components of the cell and details of structure and cytoskeleton. The course will also cover cellular signal transduction and the role of signaling pathways in regulation of cellular functions that control cell growth, proliferation and development and cell death.
Credit Hours: 3
Total Contact Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Lecture Hours: 3
Delivery Method: FACE
Prerequisites: Bachelor’s degree with two semsters or equivalent of undergraduate biology related courses,or the consent of Course Director.
GSBE 5303 - Core III: Genes and Function This course introduces the basic principles of classical and molecular genetics. It will also focus on selected topics of medical interest relating to human and microbial genetics.
Credit Hours: 3
Total Contact Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Lecture Hours: 3
Delivery Method: FACE
Prerequisites: Bachelor’s degree with two semesters or equivalent of undergraduate related courses, or the consent of Course Director.
GSBE 5310 - Biostatistics This course will introduce the basic concepts and methods of statistical analysis of data collected in the biomedical sciences. This course demonstrates methods of presenting data and provides hands-on experience in analyzing biomedical research data. Topic includes concepts of estimation and testing, displaying and exploring data, common parametric and nonparametric tests, introduction to randomized clinical trial & epidemiological studies, sample size and power calculation, analysis of diagnostic studies and introduction to regression analysis.
Credit Hours: 3
Total Contact Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Lecture Hours: 3
Delivery Method: FACE
Prerequisites: Bachelor’s degree with two semesters or equivalent of undergraduate biology related courses, or the consent of Course Director.
GSBE 5640 - Core V: Introduction to Biomedical Research (laboratory rotations) This course offers students a hands-on introduction to perform research in a laboratory of their choosing either a research concentration of interest and/or a mentor. The research experience is designed to introduce students to laboratory environments, procedures and methods.
Credit Hours: 6
Total Contact Hours: 18
Lab Hours: 18
Lecture Hours: 0
Delivery Method: FACE
Prerequisites: Completion of first year GSBE curriculum.
GSBE 7000 - Research in Biomedical Studies This consists on full-time laboratory research in a TTUHSC laboratory, under the direct supervision of a graduate faculty member. It has special emphasis on experimental methods and independent research on projects relevant to biomedical studies.
Credit Hours: 6
Total Contact Hours: 18
Lab Hours: 18
Lecture Hours: 0
Delivery Method: FACE
Prerequisites: Completion of first year GSBE curriculum.
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