Biomedical Engineering Area Minor

 The biomedical engineering area minor is intended to provide a strong biomedical engineering background to undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing careers in the biomedical industry and the health care related fields. 


In order to complete the requirements in the biomedical engineering area minor, a student mustcomplete AB110--Biology I--and four courses from the area of concentration list shown below. At least three of the courses must have a BE prefix.

 Area of Concentration Courses
PH302 Biophysics
AB411 Genetic Engineering
BE310 Analysis of Physiological Systems I
BE320 Analysis of Physiological Systems II
BE325 Biomedical Fluid Mechanics
BE330 Biomechanics
BE350 Biocontrol Systems|
BE360 Biomaterials
BE422 Bioengineering Statistics
BE516 Introduction to MEMS: Fabrication and Application
BE535 Biomedical Optics
BE550 Biomedical Instrumentation
BE555 Electrophysiology
BE560 Biomaterials
BE570 Introduction to Tissue Engineering
BE545 Orthopedic Biomechanics

 In addition to courses in the above area concentration, students are required to have completed at
least 12 credits of basic engineering courses. These courses may be chosen from the list below:
Basic Engineering Courses
EM120 Engineering Statics
EM203 Mechanics of Materials
EM301 Fluid Mechanics
ECE130 Introduction to Logic Design
ECE200 Circuits & Systems
ES201 Conservation & Accounting Principles
ES202 Fluid & Thermal Systems
ES203 Electrical Systems
ES204 Mechanical Systems
CHE201 Conservation Principles and Balances
CHE202 Basic Chemical Process Calculations
CHE301 Fluid Mechanics

This page was last update on  April 26, 2005