Engineering Biology, B.S.

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Requirements for the major in engineering biology, B.S. program

Coordinator: Fatma Mili (Engineering)

Advisers: Shailesh K. Lal (Biology), Mohammad Siadat (Engineering)

The engineering biology major degree program is offered jointly by the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, and by the School of Engineering and Computer Sciences. To earn the degree of Bachelor of Science with a major in engineering biology, students must complete a minimum of 130 credits, satisfy writing requirement (also see Undergraduate degree requirements) and meet the following requirements:

General education – 24 credits

Core courses – 86 credits

* MTH 154 - Calculus I (4)
* MTH 155 - Calculus II (4)
APM 255 - Introduction to Differential Equations with Matrix Algebra (4)
MTH 254 - Multivariable Calculus (4)
STA 226 - Applied Probability and Statistics (4)
* PHY 151 - Introductory Physics I (4)
* PHY 152 - Introductory Physics II (4)
CHM 157 - General Chemistry I (0 or 5)
CHM 158 - General Chemistry II (5)
CHM 201 - Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry (4)
* BIO 111 - Biology (4)
* BIO 113 - Biology (4)
* BIO 116 - Biology Laboratory (1)
BIO 321 - Physiology (4) (or BIO 309 or BIO 319 )
BIO 325 - Biochemistry I (4)
BIO 341 - Genetics (4)
EGR 120 - Engineering Graphics and CAD (1)
EGR 141 - Computer Problem Solving in Engineering and Computer Science (4)
EGR 240 - Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering (4)
EGR 250 - Introduction to Thermal Engineering (4)
EGR 280 - Design and Analysis of Electromechanical Systems (4)
EGB 390 - Introduction to Engineering Biology (3)
EGB 490 - Research Project/Capstone Design (3)

Note

*These course sequences satisfy the general education requirements for the formal reasoning, natural science/technology and knowledge applications categories.

Professional Subjects – 15-16 credits

Professional Track 1: Bioinformatics

Required: (Choose four courses including BIO 443 and CSE 461 )

CSE 230 - Object-Oriented Computing I (4)
CSE 361 - Design and Analysis of Algorithms (4)
BIO 443 - Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics (4)
CSE 345 - Database Design and Implementation (4)
CSE 461 - Bioinformatics (4)

Professional Track 2: Biomedical and Biophysical Engineering**

Required: (Choose four courses)

PHY 325 - Biological Physics (4)
ME 361 - Mechanics of Materials (4)
ME 456 - Energy Systems Analysis and Design (4) (or PHY 421 )
ME 461 - Analysis and Design of Mechanical Structures (4) (requires ME 361 )
ME 467 - Optical Measurement and Quality Inspection (4)

Professional Track 3: Computational Biology

Required

MTH 275 - Linear Algebra (4)
APM 405 - Special Topics (2 or 4)
BIO 482 - Topics in Evolutionary Biology (3) (or BIO 483 )

Electives (Choose one)

APM 357 - Elements of Partial Differential Equations (4)
APM 433 - Numerical Methods (4)
APM 434 - Applied Numerical Methods: Matrix Methods (4)
APM 455 - Intermediate Ordinary Differential Equations (4)

Professional Track 4: Electronic Devices/Signal Analysis/Bio-sensors**

Required

ECE 276 - Electric Circuits (4)
ECE 327 - Electronic Circuits and Devices (0 or 4)
ECE 384 - Electronic Materials and Devices (3)
PHY 405 - Special Topics (2 to 6)
ECE 566 - Micro- and Nano-Embedded Systems (4)
PHY 325 - Biological Physics (4) or
CHM 427 - Electrochemistry (3)

Highly Recommended

In addition to the required courses, students are strongly encouraged to consult their faculty adviser for advice on taking more advanced courses related to this emerging track.

Professional Track 5: Molecular Engineering Biology

Choose four (Choice must include BIO 319 , BIO 423 and BIO 441 ):

PHY 325 - Biological Physics (4)
BIO 309 - Biology of the Cell (4)
BIO 319 - General Microbiology (4)
BIO 323 - Developmental Biology (4)
BIO 423 - Immunology (4)
BIO 441 - Microbial Biotechnology (4)
BIO 421 - Medical Microbiology (4)

Free Electives – 4-5 credits

Students can use the free electives credit to satisfy the writing requirements.

130 credits total

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 2.00 in courses taken to satisfy the biology, chemistry, mathematical sciences and engineering requirements.

Performance requirements

In addition to the previously stated requirements, satisfactory completion of the program requires an average grade of at least 2.00 in the courses taken to satisfy the engineering, chemistry, and mathematics and physics requirements.