Prerequisite: C- or better in BSCI207, BSCI330, and MATH141; and permission of BSCI (email bscique@umd.edu). Credit only granted for: BSCI439J or BIOE461.

(Sponsoring Dept.: BSCI). Acceptable toward BSCI Area credits of CEBG and PHNB; Enrichment for ECEV and MICB; and the Cell Biology, Development, Physiology category of GENB. Only one course of the following can be applied to a BSCI degree: BSCI439E, BSCI439G, BSCI439I,BSCI439J, and BSCI439K.

Students are introduced to the scientific foundation and concepts of synthetic biology and biological engineering. Current examples that apply synthetic biology to fundamental and practical challenges will be emphasized. The course will also address the societal issues of synthetic biology, and briefly examine interests to regulate research in this area.