Biomedical Engineering, B.S.

Degree Requirements

Each student must complete the following:

UK Core Requirements

See the UK Core section of this Catalog for the complete UK Core requirements . The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements.

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

• BME 421 - SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING II Credit(s): 3

Premajor Requirements

• BIO 148 - INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I Credit(s): 3
• BIO 152 - INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II Credit(s): 3
• BME 201 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Credit(s): 3
• CHE 105 - GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY I Credit(s): 4

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• CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3

• OR

• WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3

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• CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3

• OR

• WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3

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• EGR 101 - ENGINEERING EXPLORATION I Credit(s): 1
• EGR 102 - FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING COMPUTING Credit(s): 2
• EGR 103 - ENGINEERING EXPLORATION II Credit(s): 2
• MA 113 - CALCULUS I Credit(s): 4
• MA 114 - CALCULUS II Credit(s): 4
• MA 213 - CALCULUS III Credit(s): 4
• PHY 231 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS Credit(s): 4
• PHY 232 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS Credit(s): 4
• PHY 241 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS LABORATORY Credit(s): 1
• PHY 242 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS LABORATORY Credit(s): 1

Major Requirements

• EE 305 - ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS AND ELECTRONICS Credit(s): 3
• EM 221 - STATICS Credit(s): 3

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• EM 313 - DYNAMICS Credit(s): 3

• OR

• MSE 201 - MATERIALS SCIENCE Credit(s): 3

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• BME 170 - HUMAN ANATOMY FOR DESIGN Credit(s): 3

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• PRD 170 - HUMAN ANATOMY FOR DESIGN Credit(s): 3

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• PRD 250 - COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN: SOLIDWORKS Credit(s): 2

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• EGR 250 - COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN: SOLIDWORKS Credit(s): 2

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• PRD 272 - INTRODUCTION TO UX FOR PRODUCT DESIGN Credit(s): 2
• BME 322 - DESIGN STRATEGIES FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Credit(s): 3
• BME 330 - EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Credit(s): 3
• BME 350 - MATERIALS AND PROCESSES Credit(s): 3
• PRD 371 - ERGONOMICS Credit(s): 1
• PRD 372 - UX + UI FOR PRODUCT DESIGN Credit(s): 1
• BME 420 - SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING I Credit(s): 3
• BME 421 - SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING II Credit(s): 3
• BME 431 - BIOTRANSPORT Credit(s): 3

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• BME 451 - INTEGRATED ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN PRODUCT DESIGN Credit(s): 2

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• PRD 451 - INTEGRATED ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN PRODUCT DESIGN Credit(s): 2

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• CHE 107 - GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY II Credit(s): 3
• MA 214 - CALCULUS IV Credit(s): 3
• PGY 206 - ELEMENTARY PHYSIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
• PGY 207 - CASE STUDIES IN PHYSIOLOGY Credit(s): 1
• STA 381 - ENGINEERING STATISTICS-A CONCEPTUAL APPROACH Credit(s): 3

Electives

Students must choose six courses (18 hours) as follows:

1. Four BME electives (BME 395 , any BME course at a level of 400 or above excluding required courses).
2. One engineering elective at a level of 300 or above that does not significantly duplicate content in required BME courses and is not a more elementary version of a required course, or a BME elective (BME 395 , any BME course at a level of 400 or above excluding required courses).
3. One engineering or science elective. The engineering elective must meet the requirements described in #2 above. The science elective can include the following:**

• CHE 230 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I Credit(s): 3 *
• CHE 232 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II Credit(s): 3 *
• CHE 236 - SURVEY OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Credit(s): 3 *
• CHE 550 - BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY I Credit(s): 3 *
• BIO 208 - PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
• BIO 302 - INTRODUCTION TO NEUROSCIENCE Credit(s): 3
• BIO 315 - INTRODUCTION TO CELL BIOLOGY Credit(s): 4 *
• BCH 401G - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOCHEMISTRY Credit(s): 3 *
• BCH 419G - MOLECULAR BASIS OF HUMAN DISEASE Credit(s): 3 *
• BCH 501 - GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY Credit(s): 3 *
• BCH 520 - MECHANISMS OF DISEASE Credit(s): 3 *
• PGY 312 - CELL PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
• PGY 412G - PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY Credit(s): 4
• PGY 417 - GENOMICS AND EPIGENETICS Credit(s): 2
• PGY 431 - INTRODUCTION TO NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY Credit(s): 3 *
• ABT 360 - GENETICS Credit(s): 3
• Other courses approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies.

 *Courses designated with an asterisk have prerequisites that are not included in the BME curriculum. Please consult the department or the instructor for special permission.

**All electives should be chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor.

TOTAL HOURS: 127

Curriculum

§ Transfer students will take EGR 215 , Introduction to the Practice of Engineering for Transfer Students, in place of EGR 101  and EGR 103 .

Δ Students must complete both EGR 101  and EGR 103  to fulfill the UK Core Arts and Creativity requirement. Transfer students may satisfy the UK Core Arts and Creativity requirement by taking EGR 215 .

*Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR) course.