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Minor in Craniofacial and Dental Technology

The School of Dentistry, the Department of Biomedical Engineering in the Viterbi School of Engineering and the Department of Biological Sciences College of Letters, Arts and Sciences jointly offer the minor in craniofacial and dental technology. This minor is designed to prepare graduates to enter the dental biotechnology industry as well as to introduce them to recent innovations in craniofacial sciences and therapeutics. The coursework introduces students to concepts in craniofacial histology and embryology, head-and-neck anatomy, genetics, biochemistry, and biotechnology as well as applications to dental diagnostics, imaging, and dental therapies (dental implants, restorative dentistry, craniofacial genetics). This minor requires a minimum of 18 units, and a varying number of total units beyond major requirements, depending upon the student’s major program of study and the elective(s) chosen by the student. The website for the minor is: http://bme.usc.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs/minor-incraniofacial-and-dental-technology/ Please contact Christopher Noll, Student Affairs Coordinator at Biomedical Engineering department for specific program requirements ([email protected]).

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Minor in Craniofacial and Dental Technology Core required courses Course DENT 412 DHIS 310 BISC 325 BME 410

Title Fundamentals of Craniofacial and Dental Technology Basic Human and Oral Histology and Embryology Genetics Introduction to Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Total Core units

Units 3 4 4 3 14

Pre-requisites for core required courses Biological Sciences BISC 120L General Biology: Organismal Biology and Evolution or or 121L Advanced General Biology BISC 220L General Biology: Cell Biology and Physiology, or or 221L Adavanced General Biology: Cell Biology and Physiology BISC 320L Molecular Biology Chemistry CHEM General Chemistry 105aLbL CHEM Organic Chemistry 322aLbL Total Prerequisite units

4 4 4 4-4 4-4 28

Electives Enroll in at least two courses from the following (not part of your major) to complete at least 16 units outside your home department: BISC 410 Applications of Molecular biology to Medicine. 4 Senior standing. (Prerequisite: BISC 330L) BME 416 Development and regulation of medical products 3 BME 404 Biomechanics. 3 (Prerequisite: PHYS 151L; MATH 245; AME 201) BME 451 Fundamentals of Biomedical Microdevices 3 (Prerequisite: EE202L) BISC 330L Biochemistry (Prerequisite: BISC 320L; CHEM 322aL) 4 BISC 435 Advanced Biochemistry (Prerequisite: BISC 330L) 4 BISC 403 Advanced Molecular Biology (Prerequisite: BISC 320L) 4 BISC 406L Biotechnology (Prerequisite: BISC 320L; recommended 4 preparation: BISC 313 or BISC 325) MASC 310 Materials Behavior and Processing 3 DENT 221 Introduction to Dentistry 1 ENGR 305 Engineering Biology Matters (Recommended prep: CHEM 3 105aL, MASC 110L) HP 340L Health Behavior Statistical Methods 4 HP 350L Health Behavior Research Methods (Recommended prep: HP 4 340L) Total Elective units 4-8

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