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William Murphy

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Classes with William Murphy

BME 399

Independent Study

1–3 credits

Independent Study in BME involves directed projects where students conduct and report on independent biomedical engineering research.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2016: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).

Peter AdamczykAmit Nimunkar+72 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026
BME 799

Advanced Independent Study

1–5 credits

Advanced Independent Study under faculty supervision where students conduct and report on an independent biomedical engineering project.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades); Spring 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

Peter AdamczykAmit Nimunkar+54 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2023 · limited sample
BME 990

Research and Thesis

1–9 credits

Research and thesis course under faculty supervision where students conduct studies using experimental, computational, or theoretical approaches and communicate results in a written thesis and defense.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Peter AdamczykSean Palecek+49 more

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Recorded teaching history

Distinct courses recorded per term

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027BIOLOGY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027BME 389Honors in Research
Spring 2027BME 399Independent Study
Spring 2027BME 489Honors in Research
Spring 2027BME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2027BME 799Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2027BME 890Pre-dissertation Research
Spring 2027BME 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2026BME 200Biomedical Engineering Design
Fall 2026BME 300Biomedical Engineering Design and Leadership
Fall 2026BME 389Honors in Research
Fall 2026BME 399Independent Study
Fall 2026BME 489Honors in Research
Fall 2026BME 740Biomanufacturing Entrepreneurship
Fall 2026BME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2026BME 799Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2026BME 890Pre-dissertation Research
Fall 2026BME 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2026MS&E 699Independent Study
Fall 2026MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2026MS&E 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2026MS&E 990Research and Thesis

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