Undergraduate Studies

List of Pre-Approved Concentration Tracks and Courses

Students in the B.S. degree program must complete 15 hours of study which show coherence, focus, and purpose within a bioengineering context. Students may choose from among the concentration tracks preapproved by the Bioengineering Department Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, or they may propose their own. Petitions for substitutions will be judged by that committee or a subgroup assigned for that purpose. Overage hours in required courses TAM 461, CHBE 321, MSE 401 may be counted toward the 15 hour minimum.

1. Biosignals, Systems, Control, and Modeling
15 hours from the following:
ECE 210 (4 hours) Analog Signal Processing
ECE 280 (3 hours) Biomedical Imaging
ECE 410 (4 hours) Digital Signal Processing, I
ECE 420 (2 hours) Digital Signal Processing Laboratory
ECE 473 (3 hours) Fundamentals of Engineering Acoustics
ECE 474 (3 hours) Ultrasonic Techniques
ECE 475 (3 or 4 hours) Modeling of Bio-Systems
ECE 480 (3 hours) Magnetic Resonance Imaging
ECE 486 (4 hours) Control Systems

2. Electronics
15 hours from the following:
ECE 210 (4 hours) Analog Signal Processing
ECE 290 (3 hours) Computer Engineering, I
ECE 329 (3 hours) Intro Electromagnetic Fields
ECE 385 (2 hours) Digital Systems Laboratory
ECE 440 (3 hours) Solid State Electronic Devices
ECE 442 (3 hours) Electronic Circuits
ECE 443 (1 hours) Electronic Circuits Laboratory
ECE 444 (4 hours) IC Device Theory & Fabrication
ECE 464 (3 hours) Power Electronics
ECE 482 (3 hours) Digital IC Design
ECE 483 (3 hours) Analog IC Design
PHYS 404 (5 hours) Electronic Circuits I
PHYS 405 (5 hours) Electronic Circuits II

3. Imaging
15 hours from the following:
ECE 210 (4 hours) Analog Signal Processing
ECE 280 (3 hours) Biomedical Imaging
ECE 329 (3 hours) Intro Electromagnetic Fields
ECE 410 (4 hours) Digital Signal Processing, I
ECE 418 (3 hours) Image & Video Processing
ECE 460 (3 hours) Optical Imaging
ECE 473 (3 hours) Fundamental of Engineering Acoustics
ECE 474 (3 hours) Ultrasonic Techniques
ECE 480 (3 hours) Magnetic Resonance Imaging
ECE 498SBL (3 hours) Biophotonics
PHYS 402 (4 hours) Light

4. Cellular and Molecular Microengineering
15 hours from the following, including one course in each of the three categories:
Microelectronic Processing:
CHBE 457 (3 hours) Microelectronics Processing
ECE 444 (4 hours) IC Device Theory & Fabrication
ECE 485 (3 hours) Intro to MEM Devices & Systems
ME 497 (4 hours) Theory, Fabrication, and Characterization of MEMS Systems and Devices
Micro/Nano Scale Physics of Biological and Manmade Devices:
PHYS 498NSD (2 hours) Physics of Nanoscale Structures and Devices
PHYS 498BIO (3 hours) Introduction to Biological Physics
Molecular and Cellular Biology:
MCB 316 (3 hours) Intro Eukaryotic Molec Genet
MCB 317 (2 hours) Eukaryotic Molec Genet Lab
MCB 250 (3 hours) Molecular Genetics
MCB 251 (2 hours) Experimental Techniques in Molecular Biology
MCB 252 (3 hours) Cells, Tissues, and Development
MCB 253 (2 hours) Experimental Techniques in Cellular Biology

5. Computational Biology
Programming and Data Structures (5 hours plus 3 hours of required coursework)
Either: i. All three of CS 101 (3 hours), CS 110 (1 hour), and CS 400 (4 hours)
Or: ii. Both CS 125 (4 hours) and CS 225 (4 hours)
Mathematical Background (5 hours)
MATH 225 (2 hours) Introductory Matrix Theory
CS 257 (3 hours) Numerical Methods
Advanced Computer Science Courses
One course from a departmentally maintained list of almost all 400 level CS courses
Application Coursework
One course from a department list, including:
MCB 432 (3 hours) Computing in Molecular Biology
BIOE 475 (3 or 4 hours) Modeling of Bio-Systems
BIOE 417 (4 hours) Computational Neurobiol Methods
CHBE 474 (3 hours) Metabolic Engineering

6. Biomaterials
Choose as part of the Bioengineering Core:
MSE 401 (4 hours) Thermodynamics of Materials
Take these 14 hours:
MSE 206 (4 hours) Mechanics for MatSE
MSE 406 (3 hours) Thermal-Mechanical Behavior of Materials
MSE 470 (3 hours) Design and Use of Biomaterials
MSE 472 (1 hour) Biomaterials Laboratory
MSE 473 (3 hours) Biomolecular Materials Science
Note: advance planning is needed to sequence these courses.

7. Biomechanics
Required Courses (8 hours)
TAM 210 (2 hours) Introduction to Statics
TAM 212 (3 hours) Introductory Dynamics
TAM 251 (3 hours) Introductory Solid Mechanics
Elective Courses: (7 hours)
BIOE 406 (3 hours) Veterinary Ortho Biomechanics
IE 440 (3 hours) Occupational Biomechanics
KIN 355 (3 hours) Biomechanics of Human Movement
KIN 455 (3 hours) Quantitative Analysis of Human Motion

8. Biomolecular Engineering
Choose 15 hours from the following list:
CHEM 222 (2 hours) Quantitative Analysis Lecture
CHEM 223 (1 hour) Quantitative Analysis Lab
CHEM 332 (3 hours) Elementary Organic Chemistry, II
CHBE 471 (3 hours) Biochemical Engineering
CHBE 472 (3 hours) Techniques in Biomolecular Engineering
CHBE 473 (3 hours) Biomolecular Engineering
CHBE 474 (3 hours) Metabolic Engineering

9. Cell and Tissue Engineering
Choose 15 hours from the following list:
CHBE 472 (3 hours) Techniques in Biomolecular Engineering
MCB 400 (4 hours) Cell Structure and Function
MCB 250 (3 hours) Molecular Genetics
MCB 251 (2 hours) Experimental Techniques in Molecular Biology
MCB 252 (3 hours) Cells, Tissues, and Development
MCB 253 (2 hours) Experimental Techniques in Cellular Biology
MCB 315 (2 hours) Cells and Tissues Laboratory

10. Premedical Concentration
Required Medical School Preparation:
CHEM 332 (3 hours) Elementary Organic Chemistry, II
CHEM 437 (3 hours) Organic Chemistry Lab
MCB 151 (1 hour) Molecular and Cellular Laboratory
Take at least 8 hours total, including one course from an approved list of life science courses and two courses from an approved list of bioengineering related courses.
Bioengineering course list:
CHBE 471 (3 hours) Biochemical Engineering
BIOE 472/CHBE 472 (3 hours) Techniques in Biomolecular Engineering
CHBE 473 (3 hours) Biomolecular Engineering
CHBE 474 (3 hours) Metabolic Engineering
BIOE/ECE 280 (3 hours) Biomedical Imaging
ECE 473 (3 hours) Fundamentals of Engineering Acoustics
ECE 474 (3 hours) Ultrasonic Techniques
BIOE 406 (3 hours) Veterinary Orthopedic Biomechanics
BIOE 471 (3 hours) Biomaterials for Engineers
BIOE/ECE 475 (3 or 4 hours) Modeling of Bio-Systems
BIOE 417 (4 hours) Computational Neurobiol Method
Life Science course list:
IB 250 (5 hours) The Cell
IB 251 (5 hours) The Organism
IB 331 (4 hours) Biology of Reproduction
IB 333 (5 hours) Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
MCB 250 (3 hours) Molecular Genetics
MCB 251 (2 hours) Experimental Techniques in Molecular Biology
MCB 252 (3 hours) Cells, Tissues and Development
MCB 253 (2 hours) Experimental Techniques in Cellular Biology
MCB 300 (3 hours) Microbiology
MCB 301 (3 hours) Experimental Microbiology
MCB 400 (4 hours) Cell Structure and Function
MCB 403 (2 hours) Cell and Membrane Physiology Laboratory
MCB 410 (4 hours) Developmental Biology
MCB 413 (3 hours) Endocrinology
MCB 414 (3 hours) Introduction to Neurobiology
MCB 415 (4 hours) Structure and Function of Nervous System
MCB 416 (3 hours) Integrative Neurophysiology
MCB 420 (3 hours) Molecular Immunology
MCB 426 (3 hours) Bacterial Pathogenesis
MCB 427 (2 hours) Infection and Immunity
MCB 428 (3 hours) Bacterial Pathogens Laboratory
MCB 430 (3 hours) Molecular Microbiology
MCB 441 (3 hours) Comparative Animal Physiology

11. Other Bioengineering Tracks
We recognize that individual students may desire to use these 15 hours to achieve a goal outside of those implicit in the preapproved tracks. This is acceptable as long as the course selections show coherence, focus, and purpose within a bioengineering context. Students should consult with and obtain the approval of the Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Advisor as soon as possible.