Biomedical Engineering Minor

This minor is intended for undergraduate engineering students seeking to supplement their education by applying skills learned in their respective disciplines to the field of biomedical engineering (BME). The emphasis on upper level BME courses builds upon the foundation taught in core undergraduate engineering courses. Beyond the one required course, students pursuing this minor will choose at least five elective courses in consultation with a Biomedical Engineering faculty advisor. Students and their Biomedical Engineering faculty advisor may select courses providing concentration in a particular subfield, or they may select courses providing breadth across the field of biomedical engineering.

The minor in Biomedical Engineering requires: a) at least 18 credit hours of course work; b) a GPA of 2.5 or greater in these courses; and c) no grade lower than C in any BME course. At the discretion of the BME department chair (or designee), a limited number (maximum 6 credit hours) of equivalent course substitutions may be used. At least 12 credit hours must have the BME prefix.

Required Course

BME 201 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Credit(s): 3
OR
BME 301 - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Credit(s): 3

Elective Courses

*Select five from among the following:

*Up to 6 credit hours of independent research (e.g., BME 395 ) or special topics courses (e.g., BME 491 or BME 599 ) may count as electives.

BME 395 - INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Credit(s): 1 - 3 (Variable)
BME 431 - BIOTRANSPORT Credit(s): 3
BME 440 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING Credit(s): 3
BME 455 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY Credit(s): 3
BME 464 - NANOBIOENGINEERING AND NANOMEDICINE Credit(s): 3
BME 465 - TISSUE ENGINEERING Credit(s): 3
BME 472 - HUMAN BIOMECHANICS Credit(s): 3
BME 473 - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOFLUID MECHANICS Credit(s): 3
BME 476 - INTRODUCTION TO ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY Credit(s): 3
BME 477 - DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICES Credit(s): 3
BME 488 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOMATERIALS Credit(s): 3
BME 491 - TOPICS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
BME 495 - ADVANCED INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Credit(s): 1 - 3 (Variable)
BME 532 - MODELING OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
BME 540 - BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION Credit(s): 3
BME 550 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL IMAGING Credit(s): 3
BME 571 - MECHANICAL MODELING OF HUMAN MOTION Credit(s): 3
BME 573 - CELL MECHANICS AND MECHANOBIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
BME 579 - NEURAL ENGINEERING: MERGING ENGINEERING WITH NEUROSCIENCE Credit(s): 3
BME 599 - TOPICS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3