Dec 16, 2024

2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin

2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biomedical Engineering, B.S.

Biomedical engineering (BME) is a multidisciplinary field that applies engineering principles and design methods to improve the interaction and integration of engineering with medicine and biological sciences for improving human health and solving healthcare challenges.

The 4-year Bachelor of Science (BS) in BME undergraduate program is designed for students who aspire to engineer novel treatments, devices, materials, technologies, or processes to improve human healthcare. Students seeking careers in industry, the healthcare professions, government agencies, or graduate studies in BME are candidates for this program.

The curriculum provides students with a unique set of qualitative and quantitative healthcare problem definition, analysis, and solution skills. This program uses the shared freshman-engineering curriculum, and offers students the flexibility to select among a variety of foundational engineering courses beginning in the third semester and a variety of upper-level BME courses in the senior year. A novel 2-semester interdisciplinary Capstone Senior Design project focused on creative engineering solution of an actual healthcare issue posed by collaborating industrial and/or healthcare partners completes the curriculum. BME and Product Design courses jointly created by BME and College of Design faculty, are integral to semesters 4 to 8 of the proposed program and are intended to instill “design-thinking” in students.

The curriculum is distinct from other BS BME programs due to these integral design-thinking courses and experiences within the proposed curriculum. These design-thinking experiences balance left-brain oriented technical materials with right-brain creative approaches to cultivate crucial abilities needed to: 1) communicate empathetically with all stakeholders in a design cycle; 2) frame healthcare challenges into engineering problems; and 3) design, prototype, build, test, refine. and implement solutions that solve contemporary healthcare challenges problems and meet all user needs.

UK Core Requirements

See the UK Core section of this Bulletin 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.

I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity

EGR 101 - ENGINEERING EXPLORATION I Credit(s): 1
EGR 103 - ENGINEERING EXPLORATION II Credit(s): 2

II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities

Choose one course from approved list Credit(s): 3

III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences

Choose one course from approved list Credit(s): 3

IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA

Choose one course from approved list Credit(s): 3

X. Global Dynamics

Choose one course from approved list Credit(s): 3

UK Core hours: 33

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

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

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR) 3

Premajor Requirements

BIO 148 - INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I Credit(s): 3
BME 201 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Credit(s): 3
CHE 105 - GEN COLLEGE CHEMISTRY I Credit(s): 4
CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
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

Subtotal: Premajor hours: 43

Major Requirements

BIO 152 - PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY II Credit(s): 3
BME 170 - HUMAN ANATOMY FOR DESIGN Credit(s): 3
OR
PRD 170 - HUMAN ANATOMY FOR DESIGN Credit(s): 3
PRD 250 - COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN: SOLIDWORKS Credit(s): 2
OR
EGR 250 - COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN: SOLIDWORKS Credit(s): 2
PRD 272 - INTRODUCTION TO UX FOR PRODUCT DESIGN Credit(s): 2
BME 302 - 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
OR
PRD 350 - MATERIALS AND PROCESSES Credit(s): 3
BME 371 - ERGONOMICS Credit(s): 1
OR
PRD 371 - ERGONOMICS Credit(s): 1
BME 372 - UX + UI FOR PRODUCT DESIGN Credit(s): 1
OR
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 435 - COMPUTER MODELING OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS Credit(s): 4
BME 451 - INTEGRATED ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN PRODUCT DESIGN Credit(s): 2
OR
PRD 451 - INTEGRATED ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN PRODUCT DESIGN Credit(s): 2
CHE 107 - GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY II Credit(s): 3
MA 214 - CALCULUS IV Credit(s): 3
PGY 412G - HUMAN REPRODUCTION, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY Credit(s): 4
STA 381 - ENGINEERING STATISTICS-A CONCEPTUAL APPROACH Credit(s): 3

Subtotal: Major hours: 42

Guided Engineering Electives

Choose 9 credit hours from the following:

CME 200 - PROCESS PRINCIPLES Credit(s): 3
CME 320 - ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS Credit(s): 3
EE 211 - CIRCUITS I Credit(s): 4
EE 305 - ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS AND ELECTRONICS Credit(s): 3
EM 221 - STATICS Credit(s): 3
EM 302 - MECHANICS OF DEFORMABLE SOLIDS Credit(s): 3
EM 313 - DYNAMICS Credit(s): 3
ME 340 - INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3

Basic BME Electives

Choose 12 credit hours from the following:

BME 405 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING Credit(s): 3
BME 472 - HUMAN BIOMECHANICS Credit(s): 3
BME 481G - TOPICS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
BME 485 - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOFLUID MECHANICS Credit(s): 3
BME 488 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOMATERIALS Credit(s): 3

Advanced BME Electives

Choose 6 credit hours from the following:

BME 508 - CELL MECHANICS AND MECHANOBIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
BME 515 - MODELING OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
BME 530 - BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION Credit(s): 3
BME 540 - MECHANICAL MODELING OF HUMAN MOTION Credit(s): 3
BME 395 - INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Credit(s): 1 - 3 (Variable)

Subtotal: Electives: 27

TOTAL HOURS: 128

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.

Freshman Year

First Semester

MA 113 - CALCULUS I Credit(s): 4
PHY 231 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS Credit(s): 4
PHY 241 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS LABORATORY Credit(s): 1
CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
EGR 101 - ENGINEERING EXPLORATION I Credit(s): 1
§ Δ
EGR 102 - FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING COMPUTING Credit(s): 2

Second Semester

MA 114 - CALCULUS II Credit(s): 4
CHE 105 - GEN COLLEGE CHEMISTRY I Credit(s): 4
CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
EGR 103 - ENGINEERING EXPLORATION II Credit(s): 2
§ Δ
BIO 148 - INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I Credit(s): 3

Sophomore Year

First Semester

MA 213 - CALCULUS III Credit(s): 4
PHY 232 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS Credit(s): 4
PHY 242 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS LABORATORY Credit(s): 1
BIO 152 - PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY II Credit(s): 3
BME 201 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Credit(s): 3
Guided Engineering Elective I Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

MA 214 - CALCULUS IV Credit(s): 3
CHE 107 - GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY II Credit(s): 3
BME 170 - HUMAN ANATOMY FOR DESIGN Credit(s): 3
OR
PRD 170 - HUMAN ANATOMY FOR DESIGN Credit(s): 3
PRD 272 - INTRODUCTION TO UX FOR PRODUCT DESIGN Credit(s): 2
Guided Engineering Elective II Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Humanities
Credit(s): 3

Junior Year

First Semester

BME 302 - DESIGN STRATEGIES FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Credit(s): 3
BME 435 - COMPUTER MODELING OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS Credit(s): 4
EGR 250 - COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN: SOLIDWORKS Credit(s): 2
OR
PRD 250 - COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN: SOLIDWORKS Credit(s): 2
BME 371 - ERGONOMICS Credit(s): 1
OR
PRD 371 - ERGONOMICS Credit(s): 1
Guided Engineering Elective III Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Social Sciences
Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

STA 381 - ENGINEERING STATISTICS-A CONCEPTUAL APPROACH Credit(s): 3
BME 330 - EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Credit(s): 3
BME 350 - MATERIALS AND PROCESSES Credit(s): 3
OR
PRD 350 - MATERIALS AND PROCESSES Credit(s): 3
BME 372 - UX + UI FOR PRODUCT DESIGN Credit(s): 1
OR
PRD 372 - UX + UI FOR PRODUCT DESIGN Credit(s): 1
BME Basic Elective I Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Citizenship - USA
Credit(s): 3

Senior Year

First Semester

BME 420 - SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING I Credit(s): 3
BME 451 - INTEGRATED ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN PRODUCT DESIGN Credit(s): 2
OR
PRD 451 - INTEGRATED ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN PRODUCT DESIGN Credit(s): 2
PGY 412G - HUMAN REPRODUCTION, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY Credit(s): 4
BME Basic Elective II Credit(s): 3
BME Advanced Elective I Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

BME 421 - SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING II Credit(s): 3
BME Basic Elective III Credit(s): 3
BME Basic Elective IV Credit(s): 3
BME Advanced Elective II Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Global Dynamics
Credit(s): 3

Biomedical Engineering, B.S.

UK Core Requirements

I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity

II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities

III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences

IV. Intellectual Inquiry in Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences

V. Composition and Communication I

VI. Composition and Communication II

VII. Quantitative Foundations

VIII. Statistical Inferential Reasoning

IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA

X. Global Dynamics

UK Core hours: 33

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR) 3

Premajor Requirements

Subtotal: Premajor hours: 43

Major Requirements

Subtotal: Major hours: 42

Guided Engineering Electives

Basic BME Electives

Advanced BME Electives

Subtotal: Electives: 27

TOTAL HOURS: 128

Curriculum

Freshman Year

First Semester

Second Semester

Sophomore Year

First Semester

Second Semester

Junior Year

First Semester

Second Semester

Senior Year

First Semester

Second Semester