Program Overview

General Curriculum in Biomedical Engineering

The General Curriculum in Biomedical Engineering is the default curriculum required for students who do not declare a concentration.

Course Requirements

The following courses are required for the General Curriculum in Biomedical Engineering:

• CE 207: Mechanics of Materials II (2-3 units)
• or EE 321: Electronics
• ME 228: Engineering Design Communication (2 units)
• Approved Technical Electives (12 units)
  • BMED 355: Electrical Engineering Concepts for Biomedical Engineering
  • BMED/CE/ME 404: Applied Finite Element Analysis
  • BMED 422: Medical Device Evaluation and the FDA Approval Process
  • BMED 432: Micro/Nano System Design
  • BMED 434/MATE 430: Micro/Nano Fabrication
  • BMED 435: Microfabrication Laboratory
  • BMED 436: Characterization of Micro/Nano Scale Structures
  • BMED 445: Biopotential Instrumentation
  • BMED 450: Contemporary Issues in Biomedical Engineering
  • BMED 459: Senior Thesis
  • BMED 510: Principles of Tissue Engineering
  • BMED 515: Introduction to Biomedical Imaging
  • BMED 525: Skeletal Tissue Mechanics
  • BMED/MATE 530: Biomaterials
  • BMED 535: Bioseparations and Clinical Diagnostics
  • BMED 550: Current and Evolving Topics in Biomedical Engineering
  • IME 420: Simulation
  • IME 430: Quality Engineering
  • IME 435: Reliability for Design and Testing
  • IME 527: Design of Experiments
  • MATE 380: Thermodynamics and Physical Chemistry
  • MATE 401: Materials Characterization Techniques
  • MATE 410: Nanoscale Engineering
  • MATE 425: Corrosion Engineering
  • MATE/CHEM 446: Surface Chemistry of Materials
  • ME 305: Introduction to Mechatronics
  • ME 326: Intermediate Dynamics
  • ME 403: Access by Design: Introduction to Rehabilitation Engineering
• Approved Support Electives (12 units)
  • BIO 232: Human Anatomy and Physiology II
  • BIO 302: Human Genetics
  • BIO 303: Survey of Genetics
  • BIO 351: Principles of Genetics
  • BIO/CHEM 441: Bioinformatics Applications
  • BIO 452: Cell Biology
  • BUS 310: Introduction to Entrepreneurship
  • CHEM 216: Organic Chemistry I
  • CHEM 217 & CHEM 220: Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry Laboratory For Life Sciences II
  • CHEM 218 & CHEM 223: Organic Chemistry III and Organic Chemistry Laboratory for Life Sciences III
  • CHEM 312: Organic Chemistry: Fundamentals and Applications
  • CHEM 314: Biochemistry: Fundamentals and Applications
  • IME 327: Test Design and Analysis in Manufacturing Engineering
  • MATE 215: Materials Laboratory I
  • MATE 222: Materials Selection Life Cycle
  • MATH 344: Linear Analysis II
  • MCRO 224: General Microbiology I

Total Units

The total units required for the General Curriculum in Biomedical Engineering are 28-29 units.

Notes

For students following the General Curriculum or Mechanical Design Concentration in BS Biomedical Engineering, CE 208 (5 units) may substitute for both CE 204 (3 units) and CE 207 (2 units).