Bioengineering, B.S.

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Requirements for the major in bioengineering, B.S. program

Coordinators: Darrin Hanna (SECS) with Shaleish Lal (Biological Sciences)

The program in bioengineering, offered jointly by the School of Engineering and Computer Science and the College of Arts and Sciences, leads to the Bachelor of Science degree. It combines training in biology with depth in either computation or engineering. Students should consult with advisers for the majors to be certain they are on track for all requirements.

Course requirements (minimum of 129 total credits)

In order to earn the degree of Bachelor of Science with a major in bioengineering, students must complete a minimum of 129 credits, satisfy the general education requirements (see SECS Degree Requirements) and meet the following requirements:

General education – 28 credits

Students are required to take PHL 1310 - Introduction to Ethics in Science and Engineering to satisfy the general education requirement in Western Civilization.
In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an SECS Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their general education courses.

Core courses – 86 credits

MTH 1554 - Calculus I (4)
MTH 1555 - Calculus II (4)
APM 2555 - Introduction to Differential Equations with Matrix Algebra (4)
MTH 2554 - Multivariable Calculus (4)
STA 2226 - Applied Probability and Statistics (4)
CHM 1440 - General Chemistry I (4) and CHM 1470 - General Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
CHM 1450 - General Chemistry II (4) and CHM 1480 - General Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
CHM 2010 - Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry (4)
PHY 1610 - Fundamentals of Physics I (4)
PHY 1620 - Fundamentals of Physics II (4)
BIO 1200 - Biology I (4)
BIO 1300 - Biology II (4)
BIO 1201 - Biology Laboratory (1)
BIO 3620 - Medical Physiology (4) (or BIO 3210 (4) or BIO 3500 (4))
BIO 3232 - Biochemistry I (4)
BIO 3400 - Genetics (4)
EGR 1200 - Engineering Graphics and CAD (1)
EGR 1400 - Computer Problem Solving in Engineering and Computer Science (4)
EGR 2400 - Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering (4)
EGR 2500 - Introduction to Thermal Engineering (4)
EGR 2800 - Design and Analysis of Electromechanical Systems (4)
EGB 3899 - Introduction to Engineering Biology (3)
EGB 4995 - Research Project/Capstone Design (3)

Professional subjects – 15-16 credits

Professional track 1: bioinformatics

Choose four courses including BIO 4412 (4) and CSI 4780 (4)

CSI 2300 - Object-Oriented Computing (4)
BIO 4412 - Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics (4)
CSI 3450 - Database Design and Implementation (4)
CSI 4780 - Bioinformatics (4)

Professional track 2: biomedical and biophysical engineering

Choose four courses

PHY 3250 - Biological Physics (4)
ME 3250 - Mechanics of Materials (4)
ME 4500 - Energy Systems Analysis and Design (4) or PHY 4210 (4)
ME 4210 - Analysis and Design of Mechanical Structures (4) requires ME 3250 (4)
ME 4750 - Optical Measurement and Quality Inspection (4)

Professional track 3: computational biology

Required

MTH 2775 - Linear Algebra (4)
APM 4905 - Special Topics (2 or 4)
BIO 4342 - Topics in Evolutionary Biology (3) or BIO 4336 (3)

Electives (choose one)

APM 3557 - Elements Partial Differential Equations (4)
APM 4333 - Numerical Methods (4)
APM 4334 - Applied Numerical Methods: Matrix Methods (4)
APM 4555 - Intermediate Ordinary Differential Equations (4)

Professional track 4: electronic devices/signal analysis/bio-sensors

ECE 2005 - Electric Circuits (4)
ECE 3100 - Electronic Circuits and Devices I (4)
ECE 4130 - Electronic Materials and Devices (4)
PHY 3250 - Biological Physics (4)
PHY 4905 - Special Topics (2 TO 6)
ECE 5738 - Micro- and Nano- Embedded Systems

Professional track 5: molecular engineering biology

Choose four: Choice must include BIO 3500 (4), BIO 4226 (4) and BIO 4511 (4)

PHY 3250 - Biological Physics (4)
BIO 3210 - Biology of the Cell (4)
BIO 3500 - General Microbiology (4)
BIO 3130 - Developmental Biology (4)
BIO 4226 - Immunology (4)
BIO 4511 - Microbial Biotechnology (4)
BIO 4530 - Medical Microbiology (4)

Performance requirements and additional general education notes

In addition to the previously stated requirements, satisfactory completion of the program requires an average grade of at least 2.0 in the courses taken to satisfy the engineering, chemistry, and mathematics and physics requirements. Students in this program are not required to complete the College of Arts and Sciences exploratory requirements, but must complete the General Education Requirements including capstone and writing intensive courses. In addition, this program requires an average grade of 2.0 in courses taken to satisfy the biology, chemistry, mathematical sciences and engineering requirements.