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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Introduces students to the intersection of science, technology, and policy in national security. Will examine the players in the formation of science policy; the roles they play; how the types, uncertainties, and availability of data affect science policy debates; and how science policy decisions are made. Topics to be covered include weapons of mass destruction, nonlethal weapons, nanotechnology, bioengineering, energy security, and pandemic influenza. Prerequisites BIOD 604 and 605, or permission of instructor. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Introduction to military and terrorist methods of dispersal patterns. Covers physics of aerosols; engineering and mechanics of building ventilation systems; and mechanical dissemination, including hand-held, automatic, vehicle, and truck-mounted systems. Includes viability of specific agents involved. Prerequisites BIOD 604 and 605, or permission of instructor. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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2.00 Credits
Credits: 2 Introductory course covers methodology of working in a Biosafety Level 3 or 4 environment. Special attention to responding to biowarfare or bioterrorism related event. Prerequisites BIOD 604 and 605, or permission of instructor Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 2 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Analyzes the process of developing new medical countermeasures against biological weapons and emerging infectious diseases such as SARS and pandemic influenza. Special attention is paid to the scientific, technical, political, regulatory, and economic obstacles to developing new vaccines and therapeutics. Examines the causes and potential solutions of public and private sector failures. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
Credits: 1-6 Internship under supervision of qualified professional in biodefense at a government agency, consulting firm, industrial firm, or other acceptable agency. Prerequisites Permission of program director or advisor. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 0 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Credits: 1-3 Individualized study of topics not otherwise available in graduate program. May involve reading assignments, tutorials, lectures, papers, presentations, or lab or field study, determined in consultation with instructor. Prerequisites Permission of the instructor and program director. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 0 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Research project related to student's concentration under supervision of faculty advisor. Student produces substantial and original contribution to the field of biodefense on the model of an article in a scholarly journal. Prerequisites 24 credits in BIOD and permission of project director. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 0 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0 Grading S/NC
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
Credits: 1-6 Master's thesis research under direction of thesis committee. Prerequisites 24 credits in BIOD and permission of thesis committee. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 0 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0 Grading S/NC
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Explores issues of contemporary and emerging concern in biodefense and biosecurity. Topics may include legal, ethical, scientific, economic, and political aspects of biodefense and biosecurity. Prerequisites BIOD 604 and 605, or permission of advisor. Notes May be repeated for credit twice when topic is different. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
Credits: 1-6 Internship under supervision of qualified biodefense professional at government agency, consulting firm, industrial firm, or other acceptable agency. Prerequisites Permission of program director or advisor. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 0 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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