Introduction to Major – Regenerative Biomedical Science

Introduction to Major Regenerative Biomedical Science

Grade	Semester	Course Name	Module Name	Category	Credit	Course Overview
2	1	Biochemistry	Basic Life Science	Elective	3	To understand types and characteristics of biomolecules composing living organisms and identify the relationship between structure and function of biological phenomenon. To understand energy and material metabolism of biological phenomenon and learn regulation methods.
2	1	Cell Biology	Basic Life Science	Elective	3	To learn general structure of the cell, which is the basic unit of living organisms, production, death, and related physiological metabolism of each cell organell , and characteristics of mutual relationship between organells and surrounding microenvironment.
2	1	Biostatistics	Regenerative Biomedical Science	Elective	3	To obtain statistical knowledge in order to gain basic skills needed for life science data analysis.
2	1	Biochemistry Lab	Life Science Lab	Elective	2	To understand theories and methods of basic experimental methods used in biochemistry. To conduct lab practices, learn how to use mechanical instruments, and learn how to interpret results to enhance understanding of biochemistry. To separate RNA and proteins from cells or tissues, and conduct an analysis method using quantitative and analysis equipment.
2	1	Cell Biology Lab	Life Science Lab	Elective	2	To conduct experiments on immunofluorescence staining, which is one of the fundamental techniques, and learn types of cells composing brain and their roles.
2	2	Molecular Biology	Basic Life Science	Elective	3	To learn structure and properties of nucleic acids, which is the basic biological phenomenon, structure and function of proteins, structure and form of the genome, gene replication, repair, and recombination mechanisms. To learn regulatory mechanism for characteristics of prokaryotes and eukaryote for transcription, RNA processing, and translation, learn the latest molecular biology research methods and information.
2	2	Microbiology	Basic Life Science	Elective	3	To learn history of microbiology, structure and function of cells, in-depth content on metabolism and growth of microorganisms, molecular biology of bacteria, and eukaryotic and prokaryotic microorganisms.
2	2	Histology	Regenerative Biomedical Science	Elective	3	To understand structural characteristics of cells composing specific organs through histologic materials, and use them to understand physiologic functions of each cell and body organ.
2	2	Introduction to Technology Management	Biotechnology Management	Elective	3	To learn technology strategies and theories, R&D management, project evaluation and selection, and technology commercialization cases in the Fourth Industrial Revolution Era.
2	2	Molecular Biology Lab	Regenerative Biomedical Science Lab	Elective	2	To learn structure and properties of nucleic acids, which is the basic biological phenomenon, structure and function of proteins, structure and form of the genome, gene replication, repair, and recombination mechanisms. To learn regulatory mechanism for characteristics of prokaryotes and eukaryote for transcription, RNA processing, and translation, learn the latest molecular biology research methods and information.
2	2	Microbiology Lab	Life Science Lab	Elective	2	To test theories from microbiology through experiments.
2	2	Histology Lab	Regenerative Biomedical Science Lab	Elective	2	To learn the basic experimental techniques necessary for analyzing the characteristics of each tissue composing living organisms, and use them to understand the morphological differences between the cells composing each tissue.
3	1	Immunology	Basic Life Science	Elective	3	To learn basic immunology for life science majors, learn basic knowledge necessary in advanced immunology for graduate school applicants, and learn advanced immunology necessary in fields for immunity-related job applicants.
3	1	Genetics	Regenerative Biomedical Science	Elective	3	To learn following matters : 1) Basic principles of DNA structure, replication, and gene expression, 2) Mendelian inheritance 3) Somatic cell division and reproductive cell division, 4) Genetic mutation (mutant) 5) Genome analysis and variation, and 6) Population genetics.
3	1	Embryology	Regenerative Biomedical Science	Elective	3	To deeply learn developmental process of living organism in orders of gametogenesis, fertilization, cleavage, gastrulation, organogenesis, and fetal growth & differentiation by using various model organisms (Xenopus, zebrafish, chick, Drosophila, C. elegans). To learn basic knowledge of experimental embryology, developmental genetics, and molecular techniques for developmental biology studies and learn basic knowledge for stem cell and regenerative medicine fields.
3	1	Reproductive Medicine	Reproductive Medicine	Elective	3	To learn basic knowledge of human reproductive physiology and understand fertility treatment process and reproductive medicine studies.
3	1	Stem Cell	Regenerative Biomedical Science	Elective	3	To understand and learn the direction of regenerative medicine studies based on the overall understanding of stem cell, which is the key part in regenerative medicine.
3	1	Management of Bio and Health Technology	Biotechnology Management	Elective	3	To learn knowledge necessary for R&D and technology management of value chains in health industry and learn R&D characteristics of each element composing value chains, current status, prospect, management framework and techniques, and main related issues.
3	1	Immunology Lab	Regenerative Biomedical Science Lab	Elective	2	To learn content from Immunology through experiments and understand basic immunology as a life science major.
3	1	Genetics Lab	Regenerative Biomedical Science Lab	Elective	2	To understand principles of genetics and molecular biology through experiments and practices, and to acquire and learn knowledge through DNA, RNA, and genomic (bio)informatics techniques.
3	1	Embryology Lab	Regenerative Biomedical Science Lab	Elective	2	To deeply learn developmental process of living organism in orders of gametogenesis, fertilization, cleavage, gastrulation, organogenesis, and fetal growth & differentiation by using various model organisms (Xenopus, chick, mouse).
3	1	Stem Cell Engineering Lab	Regenerative Biomedical Science Lab	Elective	2	To conduct experimental methods related to stem cell culture and therapy drug development and learn shape and characteristics of stem cells and differentiated cells. To conduct an experiment on immunofluorescence staining, among fundamental experiment techniques, to learn the characteristics and roles of stem cells.
3	2	Virology	Regenerative Biomedical Science	Elective	3	To enhance academic understanding of virus threatening mankind in COVID-19 pandemic, and understand strategies for winning the war against virus in terms of vaccine and therapy drug development for integrated understanding on virology, molecular biology, immunology, and new drug development.
3	2	Reproductive Genomics	Reproductive Medicine	Elective	3	To learn basic knowledge of infertility-related genomic variation, and understand importance of genomic analysis in fertility treatment process.
3	2	Molecular Reproductive Endocrinology	Reproductive Medicine	Elective	3	To learn basic knowledge necessary to understand various biological phenomena that happen in the process of sex determination, reproductive cell generation, fertilization, embryonic development, implantation, and delivery in terms of endocrinology.
3	2	Applied Embryology	R&D on Regenerative Medicine Using Cell and Gene	Elective	3	To understand formation and development process of mammals, including human, and expand molecular understanding on regulatory process of embryology-related factors. To understand mechanism of disease caused by development regulation inhibition and contribute to introduction to developmental engineering and regenerative medicine.
3	2	Genome Editing	R&D on Regenerative Medicine Using Cell and Gene	Elective	3	To understand overview and current status of genome editing techniques essential for development of the latest gene therapies.
3	2	Technology Commercialization	Biotechnology Management	Elective	3	To learn practical knowledge by analyzing financial condition and management performance of Korean listed companies and evaluating their enterprise value in the market for technological innovation, management rationalization, international competitiveness enhancement, and scientific investment decision by investors.
4	1	Neurogenesis and Disease Biology	R&D on Regenerative Medicine Using Cell and Gene	Elective	3	To deeply understand nerve cell and nervous system development process, and learn the causes and treatment of nervous system-related diseases.
4	1	Tissue Engineering	R&D on Regenerative Medicine Using Cell and Gene	Elective	3	To learn the physical, chemical, and biological factors necessary to convert single cells into artificial tissues, and understand the engineering development of artificial tissues.
4	1	Assisted Reproductive Technology Studies	Reproductive Medicine	Elective	3	To understand various modern medical approaches for assisting fertility treatment caused by decline in reproductive ability and understand unexplained causes of subfertility and research to overcome them.
4	1	Immunotherapy	R&D on Regenerative Medicine Using Cell and Gene	Elective	3	To understand the latest medical technologies to treat various diseases based on immunologic knowledge.
4	1	Scientific Presentation	R&D on Regenerative Medicine Using Cell and Gene	Elective	3	To understand the definition and basics of scientific technology presentations, and improve communication skills in scientific presentation by practicing PowerPoint making methods and presentation skills.
4	1	New Technology Seminars	Biotechnology Management	Elective	1	To understand development, utilization status, and prospect of new technologies with high economic, industrial, and social development potential and influence based on understanding of general engineering and types of technological innovation for each industry.
3	1	Life Science Capstone I	Life Science Lab	Elective	3
3	2	Life Science Capstone II	Life Science Lab	Elective	3
4	1	Life Science Capstone III	Life Science Lab	Elective	3
4	2	Life Science Capstone IV	Life Science Lab	Elective	3
4	1	Life Science Lab I	Life Science Lab	Elective	6	A creative research lab for CHA graduate school applicants.
4	2	Life Science Lab II	Life Science Lab	Elective	6	A creative research lab for CHA graduate school applicants.