Biophysics, Minor (329)
Program Requirements (18 hours)
The minor in biophysics requires a minimum of 18 semester hours. This course sequence is intended to serve students of the life sciences, that is, students of biology, pre-medicine and pre-dental, agriculture, environmental health, psychology, science teaching, environmental engineering, pre-veterinary, pre-pharmacy and pre-optometry. In general, this curriculum treats the physics of life processes and various applications of physics to biology and medicine. (See the Biophysics section in this catalog.)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHYS 231 & PHYS 232 | Introduction to Physics and Biophysics I and Laboratory for Physics and Biophysics I | 4 |
| PHYS 332 & PHYS 233 | Introduction to Physics and Biophysics II and Laboratory for Physics and Biophysics II | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| General Biophysics | ||
| Medical Imaging | ||
| Radiation Biophysics | ||
| Clinical Optics | ||
| Nanotechnology in Biophysics and Medicine | ||
| Select at least 6 hours of upper division electives selected from appropriate physics and/or biology courses approved by a biophysics advisor | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |