Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering

BME 601 covers various special topics in biomedical engineering.

offering recorded1–3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Christopher Luzzio

Summary

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Historical reviews of Kristyn Masters: Kristyn Masters expected high quality from students but was willing to help, while Amir Assadi's course was rated as low difficulty.

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BME 601

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Professors

Fall 2026
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of Amir Assadi: Amir Assadi received negative feedback for delegating lectures to a RA and providing poor instruction. Reviewers described his teaching as painful and noted minimal preparation time for the graduate-level course.

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Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 006Classroom Instruction7 / 70

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Student experience

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Historical reviews for BME 601 are polarized, ranging from severe criticism of instructor Amir Assadi to high praise for Kristyn Masters. No current reviews exist for the current instructor, Christopher Luzzio.

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Kristyn Masters: Kristyn Masters expected high quality from students but was willing to help, while Amir Assadi's course was rated as low difficulty.

Historical reviews of Amir Assadi: Amir Assadi was criticized for having a RA lecture and providing painful lectures himself.

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BME 601 · Fall 2026

Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering

Recorded 2026-09-07
BME 601 · Fall 2026

Mechanics Seminar

Recorded 2026-09-07
BME 601 · Fall 2026

Design for Rehabilitation

Recorded 2026-09-07
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