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-in-
craniofacial-and-dental-technology/
Please contact Christopher Noll, Student Affairs Coordinator at
Biomedical Engineering department for specific program requirements
(cnoll@usc.edu).

1
 Minor in Craniofacial and Dental
Technology
Core required courses
Course Title Units
DENT 412 Fundamentals of Craniofacial and Dental Technology 3
DHIS 310 Basic Human and Oral Histology and Embryology 4
BISC 325 Genetics 4
BME 410 Introduction to Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering 3
Total Core units 14

Pre-requisites for core required courses

Biological Sciences
BISC 120L General Biology: Organismal Biology and Evolution or
or 121L Advanced General Biology 4
BISC 220L General Biology: Cell Biology and Physiology, or
or 221L Adavanced General Biology: Cell Biology and Physiology 4
BISC 320L Molecular Biology 4
Chemistry
CHEM General Chemistry
105aLbL 4-4
CHEM Organic Chemistry
322aLbL 4-4
Total Prerequisite units 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