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WALTER BLOCK

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Classes with WALTER BLOCK

No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.

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Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026BME 399Independent Study
Spring 2026BME 640Medical Devices Ecosystem: the Path to Product
Spring 2026BME 701Seminar in Biomedical Engineering
Spring 2026BME 890Pre-dissertation Research
Spring 2026MEDPHYS 990Research
Fall 2025BME 701Seminar in Biomedical Engineering
Fall 2025BME 890Pre-dissertation Research
Fall 2025MEDPHYS 990Research
Spring 2025BME 640Medical Devices Ecosystem: the Path to Product
Spring 2025MEDPHYS 990Research
Fall 2024MEDPHYS 990Research
Spring 2024BME 640Medical Devices Ecosystem: the Path to Product
Spring 2024BME 799Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2024MEDPHYS 990Research
Fall 2023BME 799Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2023MEDPHYS 990Research
Spring 2023BME 799Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2023MEDPHYS 990Research
Fall 2022MEDPHYS 990Research
Spring 2022MEDPHYS 990Research
Fall 2021MEDPHYS 990Research
Fall 2020BME 399Independent Study
Fall 2020MEDPHYS 990Research
Spring 2020ECE 399Independent Study
Spring 2020MEDPHYS 990Research
Fall 2019MEDPHYS 990Research
Spring 2019BME 489Honors in Research
Spring 2019MEDPHYS 990Research
Fall 2018BME 389Honors in Research
Fall 2018MEDPHYS 990Research
Spring 2018BME 389Honors in Research
Spring 2018BME 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2018MEDPHYS 990Research
Fall 2017BME 200Biomedical Engineering Design
Fall 2017BME 300Biomedical Engineering Design and Leadership
Fall 2017BME 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2017MEDPHYS 990Research
Spring 2017BME 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2017MEDPHYS 990Research
Fall 2016BME 200Biomedical Engineering Design
Fall 2016BME 300Biomedical Engineering Design and Leadership
Fall 2016BME 890Pre-dissertation Research
Fall 2016BME 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2016MEDPHYS 990Research
Spring 2016BME 399Independent Study
Spring 2016BME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2016BME 890Pre-dissertation Research
Spring 2016MEDPHYS 990Research
Fall 2015BME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2015BME 890Pre-dissertation Research
Fall 2015MEDPHYS 990Research
Spring 2015BME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2015BME 890Pre-dissertation Research
Spring 2015BME 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2015MEDPHYS 990Research
Fall 2014BME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2014BME 890Pre-dissertation Research
Fall 2014BME 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2014MEDPHYS 990Research
Spring 2014BME 890Pre-dissertation Research
Spring 2014BME 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2014MEDPHYS 990Research
Fall 2013BME 399Independent Study
Fall 2013BME 890Pre-dissertation Research
Fall 2013BME 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2013MEDPHYS 990Research
Spring 2013BME 399Independent Study
Spring 2013BME 890Pre-dissertation Research
Spring 2013BME 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2013MEDPHYS 990Research
Fall 2012BME 890Pre-dissertation Research
Fall 2012BME 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2012MEDPHYS 990Research
Spring 2012BME 890Pre-dissertation Research
Spring 2012BME 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2012ECE 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2012MEDPHYS 990Research
Fall 2011BME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2011BME 890Pre-dissertation Research
Fall 2011BME 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2011MEDPHYS 990Research
Spring 2011BME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2011BME 890Pre-dissertation Research
Spring 2011BME 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2011ECE 790Master's Research
Spring 2011MEDPHYS 990Research
Fall 2010BME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2010BME 890Pre-dissertation Research
Fall 2010MEDPHYS 990Research
Spring 2010BME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2010BME 890Pre-dissertation Research
Spring 2010MEDPHYS 990Research
Fall 2009BME 399Independent Study
Fall 2009BME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2009BME 890Pre-dissertation Research
Fall 2009ECE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2009MEDPHYS 990Research
Spring 2009BME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2009BME 890Pre-dissertation Research
Spring 2009MEDPHYS 990Research

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