Program Overview

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering (BSBME) is a comprehensive undergraduate program that combines engineering principles with medical sciences to develop innovative solutions for healthcare. The program is designed to provide students with a strong foundation in biomedical engineering, preparing them for careers in industry, research, and academia.

Program Curriculum

The BSBME program requires a minimum of 124 semester credit hours, including:

• Degree Core Requirements:
  • BMES 2014: Biomedical Engineering Professional Practice (1 credit)
  • BMES 2074: Computational Methods in Biomedical Engineering (2 credits)
  • BMES 2104: Introduction to Biomedical Engineering (3 credits)
  • BMES 3024: BME Cell Engineering Laboratory and Design (2 credits)
  • BMES 3034: Bioinstrumentation Laboratory and Design for Living Systems (2 credits)
  • BMES 3184: Problem Solving in BME (3 credits)
  • BMES 4015: BME Senior Design and Project (3 credits)
  • BMES 4064: Introduction to Medical Physiology (3 credits)
  • BMES 4134: Global, Societal, and Ethical Considerations in Biomedical Engineering (3 credits)
  • BIOL 1105: Principles of Biology (3 credits)
  • ECE 3054: Electrical Theory (3 credits)
  • ESM 2104: Statics (3 credits)
  • ESM 2204: Mechanics of Deformable Bodies (3 credits)
  • ESM 2304: Dynamics (3 credits)
  • ESM 3234: Fluid Mechanics I-Control Volume Analysis (3 credits)
  • MATH 2114: Introduction to Linear Algebra (3 credits)
  • MATH 2204: Introduction to Multivariable Calculus (3 credits)
  • MATH 2214: Introduction to Differential Equations (3 credits)
  • MSE 2034: Elements of Materials Engineering (3 credits)
  • STAT 3615: Biological Statistics (3 credits) or STAT 4604: Statistical Methods for Engineers (3 credits)
• Additional Course Requirements:
  • CHEM 1035: General Chemistry (3 credits)
  • CHEM 1045: General Chemistry Laboratory (1 credit)
  • ENGE 3900: Bridge Experience (0 credits)
• Technical Electives: 21 credits, with a minimum of 12 credits from List A
• Pathways to General Education: 47 credits, including:
  • Pathways Concept 1: Discourse (6 credits)
  • Pathways Concept 2: Critical Thinking in the Humanities (6 credits)
  • Pathways Concept 3: Reasoning in the Social Sciences (6 credits)
  • Pathways Concept 4: Reasoning in the Natural Sciences (8 credits)
  • Pathways Concept 5: Quantitative and Computational Thinking (7 credits)
  • Pathways Concept 6: Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts (3 credits)
  • Pathways Concept 7: Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States (3 credits)

Technical Electives

The BME program requires 21 credits of approved technical electives, with a minimum of 12 credits from List A. List A courses include:

• BMES 3004: Helmet Design: Biomechanics to Health & Social Disparities in Sports (3 credits)
• BMES 3114: Needs Identification in Healthcare (3 credits)
• BMES 3124: Introduction to Biomechanics (3 credits)
• BMES 3134: Introduction to Biomedical Imaging (3 credits)
• BMES 3144: Biomedical Devices (3 credits)
• BMES 3154: Biosignal Processing and Classification (3 credits)
• BMES 3164: Fundamentals of Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering (3 credits)
• BMES 3844: Computational Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (3 credits)
• BMES 4034: Wearable Bioinstrumentation (3 credits)
• BMES 4214/ESM 4204: Musculoskeletal Biomechanics (3 credits)
• BMES/ESM 4224: Biodynamics and Control (3 credits)
• BMES/ESM 4234: Mechanics of Biological Systems (3 credits)
• BMES/MSE 4574: Biomaterials (3 credits)
• BMES 4614: Probability-Based Modeling, Analysis, and Assessment (3 credits)
• BMES 5024: Biomedical Engineering and Human Disease (3 credits)
• BMES 5044: Engineering Mathematics (3 credits)
• BMES 5054: Quantitative Cell Physiology (3 credits)
• BMES 5064: Quantitative Organ Systems Physiology (3 credits)
• BMES 5074: Biomedical Research Design (3 credits)
• BMES 5124: Advanced Musculoskeletal Biomechanics (3 credits)
• BMES 5164: Advanced Impact Biomechanics (3 credits)
• BMES 5174: Biomechanics of Crash Injury Prevention (3 credits)
• BMES 5184: Injury Physiology (3 credits)
• BMES 5204: Laboratory Techniques in Injury Prevention (4 credits)
• BMES 5214: Human Physical Capabilities (3 credits)
• BMES 5234: Advanced Vehicle Safety Systems (3 credits)
• BMES 5304: Biological Transport Phenomena (3 credits)
• BMES 5305: Biomechanics of the Cardiovascular System (3 credits)
• BMES 5314: Introduction to Regenerative Medicine (3 credits)
• BMES 5434: Polymeric Biomaterials (3 credits)
• BMES 5514: Digital Signal Processing for Mechanical Measurements (3 credits)
• BMES 5525: Stochastic Signals and Systems (3 credits)
• BMES 5534: Advanced Computational Methods and Modeling for Biomedical Applications (3 credits)
• BMES 5554: Imaging and Computing in Medicine (3 credits)
• BMES 5574: Advanced Biomaterials (3 credits)
• BMES 5604: Cancer Detection and Therapeutics (3 credits)
• BMES 5614: Multiscale Cancer Engineering (3 credits)
• BMES 5714: Biomedical Microdevices (3 credits)
• BMES 5724: Biomedical Nanoengineering (3 credits)
• BMES 5764: Modeling MEMS and NEMS (3 credits)
• ESM 4105: Engineering Analysis of Physiologic Systems (3 credits)
• ESM 4106: Engineering Analysis of Physiologic Systems (3 credits)
• ESM 4245: Mechanics of Animal Locomotion (3 credits)
• ESM 4246: Mechanics of Animal Locomotion (3 credits)
• ESM 4304: Hemodynamics (3 credits)
• ESM 5224: Advanced Musculoskeletal Biomechanics (3 credits)
• ESM 5245G: Mechanics Animal Locomotion (3 credits)
• ESM 5246G: Mechanics Animal Locomotion (3 credits)
• ESM 5305: Biomechanics of the Cardiovascular System (3 credits)

List B courses include:

• BCHM 3114: Biochemistry for Biotechnology and the Life Sciences (3 credits)
• BMES 3224: Automobile Safety (3 credits)
• BMES 3704: Computer Aided Design for Biomedical Engineering Applications (3 credits)
• BMES 4154: Commercialization of BME Research (3 credits)
• BMES 5154G: Advanced Commercialization of Biomedical Engineering Research (3 credits)
• BMVS 4054: (3 credits)
• BMVS 4074: (3 credits)
• BSE 4014: Engineering Biology Course-based Research Experience (2 credits)
• CHEM 4554: Drug Chemistry (3 credits)
• CS 3114: Data Structures and Algorithms (3 credits)
• CS 3724: Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction (3 credits)
• CS 3824: Introduction to Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (3 credits)
• ESM 3054: Mechanical Behavior of Materials (3 credits)
• ECE 4120: Fundamentals of Quantum Engineering (3 credits)
• ESM 3334: Fluid Mechanics II-Differential Analysis (3 credits)
• ESM 4024: Advanced Mechanical Behavior of Materials (3 credits)
• ESM 4044: Mechanics of Composite Materials (3 credits)
• HNFE 3634: Epidemiologic Concepts of Health and Disease (3 credits)
• HNFE 3824: Kinesiology (3 credits)
• MATH 3214: Calculus of Several Variables (3 credits)
• MATH 4234: Elementary Complex Analysis (3 credits)
• MATH 4445: Introduction to Numerical Analysis (3 credits)
• MATH 4446: Introduction to Numerical Analysis (3 credits)
• MSE 4164: Principles of Materials Corrosion (3 credits)
• MSE 4304: Metals and Alloys (3 credits)
• MSE 4584: (3 credits)
• MSE 4614: Nanomaterials (3 credits)
• NEUR 3044: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (4 credits)
• PHYS 3324: Modern Physics (4 credits)
• PHYS 3405: Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism (3 credits)
• PHYS 3406: Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism (3 credits)
• PHYS 4455: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (3 credits)
• PHYS 4456: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (3 credits)
• PHYS 4504: (3 credits)
• PHYS 4574: Nanotechnology (3 credits)
• PHYS 4614: Optics (3 credits)
• PHYS 4714: Introduction to Biophysics (3 credits)

Satisfactory Progress Towards Degree

To make satisfactory progress towards the completion of their degrees, students must meet the minimum University-wide criteria as described in Policy 91 and summarized in the Undergraduate Catalog. Additionally, Biomedical Engineering majors must:

• Maintain an in-major GPA of 2.0 or better after completing 72 credit hours
• Complete a minimum of 12 credits that apply toward the BME degree per academic year

Graduation Requirements

To graduate, students must complete at least 124 semester credit hours with a minimum overall GPA of 2.00 and a minimum in-major GPA of 2.00. All BMES prefix courses count towards the in-major GPA.

Acceptable Substitutions

The following substitutions are acceptable:

• (MATH 2405H Mathematics in a Computational Context + MATH 2406H Mathematics in a Computational Context) may be substituted for (MATH 2114 Introduction to Linear Algebra + MATH 2204 Introduction to Multivariable Calculus + MATH 2214 Introduction to Differential Equations)
• BMES 3900 Bridge Experience may be substituted for ENGE 3900 Bridge Experience

Foreign Language Requirements

Students must have had 2 years of a foreign language in high school or one year at the college level (6 credit hours) of the same language. College-level credits used to meet this requirement do not count towards the degree.

Roadmap

A sample plan of study for the BSBME program is provided, outlining the courses to be taken each semester for four years. The plan includes:

• First Year:
  • Fall Semester: CHEM 1035, CHEM 1045, ENGL 1105, MATH 1225, ENGE 1215, Pathways 2 or 3
  • Spring Semester: ENGL 1106, MATH 1226, MATH 2114, PHYS 2305, ENGE 1216
• Second Year:
  • Fall Semester: BIOL 1105, BMES 2014, ESM 2104, MATH 2204, MATH 2214, PHYS 2306
  • Spring Semester: BMES 2104, ECE 3054, ESM 2304, BMES 2074, MSE 2034
• Third Year:
  • Fall Semester: BMES 3024, ESM 3234, ESM 2204, STAT 3615 or STAT 4604, BMES 4064, ENGE 3900
  • Spring Semester: BMES 3034, BMES 3184, Technical Elective, Technical Elective, Pathways 2 or 3
• Fourth Year:
  • Fall Semester: BMES 4015, BMES 4134, Technical Elective, Technical Elective, Pathways 2 or 3, Pathways 6a
  • Spring Semester: BMES 4016, Technical Elective, Technical Elective, Technical Elective, Pathways 2/7 or 3/7