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department Global Health Technologies (X) |
GLHT 122 - FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS IN BIOLOGY Credits: 3 Course URL: http://www.btb.rice.edu Biological topics of current interest, covering advances in biotechnology, human health, agriculture, and the environment. Topics focus on the underlying biology, but may also include the social/political/economic impact. Each session is taught by an expert in that field with the assistance of a class coordinator. Cross-listed with BIOS 122. Cross-list: BIOS 122. College: School of Engineering Department: Global Health Technologies
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GLHT 260 - INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL HEALTH ISSUES Credits: 3 Course URL: http://www.btb.rice.edu Seminar-style introductory design course covering epidemiology, pathophysiology, health systems, health economics, medical ethics, humanitarian energencies, scientific and engineering design methods, and appropriate health technology case studies. To register, you must be enrolled in the GLHT minor and submit a 250 stattement via the BTB website (www.btb.rice.edu) by Monday of preregistration. Instructor permission required College: School of Engineering Department: Global Health Technologies
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GLHT 301 - BIOENGINEERING AND WORLD HEALTH Credits: 3 This course provides an overview of contemporary technological advances to improve human health. The course opens with an introduction to the epidemiology and physiology of the major human health problems throughout the world. With this introduction, we examine medical technologies to prevent infection, detect cancer and treat heart disease. We discuss legal and ethical issues associated with developing new medical technologies. The course is designed for non-engineering / non-science majors. Cross-list: BIOE 301. College: School of Engineering Department: Global Health Technologies
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GLHT 361 - METABOLIC ENGINEERING FOR GLOBAL HEALTH ENVIRONMENTS Credits: 3 Course URL: http://www.btb.rice.edu Importance of nutritional and pharmaceutical compounds, impact of cost of compounds on global health; Overview of biochemical pathways; Genetic engineering and molecular biology tools for ME; Nutritional molecules; Pharmaceuticals (antibiotics, tamiflu-against influenza virus; anti-parasite compounds against malaria and filaria diseases; anti-diarrhea treatments). Cross-listed with BIOS 361. Cross-list: BIOE 361, BIOS 361. College: School of Engineering Department: Global Health Technologies
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GLHT 362 - BIOENGINEERING FOR GLOBAL HEALTH ENVIRONMENTS Credits: 3 Course URL: http://www.btb.rice.edu This course provides an overview of contemporary technological advances to improve human health. The course opens with an introduction to the epidemiology and physiology of the major human health problems throughout the world. With this introduction, we examine medical technologies to prevent infection, detect cancer and treat heart disease. We discuss legal and ethical issues associated with developing new medical technologies. The course is designed for engineering and science majors. Cross-list: BIOE 362. College: School of Engineering Department: Global Health Technologies
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GLHT 400 - GLOBAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS Credits: 3 Course URL: http://www.btb.rice.edu This course enables undergraduates pursuing the Global Health Technologies Minor to perform independent research on a specific design challenge in global health technology and innovation. Students are advised by the faculty and often mentored by a graduate student/post-doc. Instructor permission required College: School of Engineering Department: Global Health Technologies
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GLHT 411 - INTERGRATED APPROACHES TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Credits: 1 Course URL: http://sustainabledevelpment.rice.edu This is a multidisciplinary course in which students explore the connection between energy, health and poverty and the implications for sustainable development, the role for science, technology and policy, and the 'energy ladder.' Students will learn about the barriers to sustainable development and be part of finding cost-effective, culturally appropriate solutions. Students in the course are eligible to apply for a summer internship in Maseru, Lesotho, during which they will identify challenges to sustainable development, and design and implement solutions. Enrollment requires instructor permission with a special registration form found on the Registrar's website under forms. Recommended Prerequisite(s): POST 401 Instructor permission required College: School of Engineering Department: Global Health Technologies
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GLHT 461 - GLOBAL HEALTH DESIGN CHALLENGES I Credits: 3 Course URL: http://www.btb.rice.edu Students in this course will work on design projects to address global health disparities. Students will work in teams and partner with bioengineering students ro develop solutions to particular problems in delivering healthcare in the developing world. Students must take BIOE 462 in the spring semester to complete their projects. Cross-list: BIOE 461. Instructor permission required College: School of Engineering Department: Global Health Technologies
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GLHT 462 - GLOBAL HEALTH DESIGN CHALLENGES II Credits: 2 Course URL: http://www.btb.rice.edu Students in this course will work on design projects to address global health disparities. Students will work in teams and partner with bioengineering students to develop solutions to particular problems in delivering healthcare in the developing world. Students must have taken BIOE 461 in the fall semester to initiate their projects. Cross-list: BIOE 462. Instructor permission required College: School of Engineering Department: Global Health Technologies
Score: 12.780368 Details | Listing | Web page