2005-2006  B.S. in Bioengineering Curriculum

 

FRESHMAN YEAR

Units

   1st Quarter

 

Bioengineering 1*/1L* -- Physics for Bioengineers I/Laboratory I

7

Chemistry and Biochemistry 14A** -- Atomic and Molecular Structure, Equilibria, Acids, and Bases

4

Mathematics 31A -- Differential Calculus

4

   2nd Quarter

 

Bioengineering 2*/2L* -- Physics for Bioengineers II/Laboratory II

7

Bioengineering 10 -- Introduction to Bioengineering

2

Chemistry and Biochemistry 14B** -- Thermodynamics, Electrochemistry, Kinetics, and Organic Chemistry

4

Mathematics 31B -- Integration and Infinite Series

4

   3rd Quarter

 

Bioengineering 3*/3L -- Physics for Bioengineers III/Laboratory III

7

Chemistry and Biochemistry 14C** -- Structure of Organic Molecules

4

Mathematics 32A -- Calculus of Several Variables

4

SOPHOMORE YEAR

 

   1st Quarter

 

Bioengineering 100 -- Bioengineering Fundamentals

4

Chemistry and Biochemistry 14BL** -- General and Organic Chemistry Laboratory I

3

Mathematics 32B -- Calculus of Several Variables

4

English Composition 3 -- English Composition, Rhetoric, and Language

5

   2nd Quarter

 

Chemistry and Biochemistry 14CL** -- General and Organic Chemistry Laboratory II

4

Mathematics 33A -- Linear Algebra and Applications

4

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 20 -- Programming with Numerical Methods Applications

4

HSSEAS GE Elective†

5

   3rd Quarter

 

Chemical Engineering M105A -- Introduction to Engineering Thermodynamics

4

Chemistry and Biochemistry 14D** -- Organic Reactions and Pharmaceuticals

4

Life Sciences 2 -- Cells, Tissues, and Organs

5

Mathematics 33B -- Differential Equations

4

JUNIOR YEAR

 

   1st Quarter

 

Chemical Engineering 101A -- Momentum Transfer

4

Chemistry and Biochemistry 110A -- Physical Chemistry: Chemical Thermodynamics

4

Chemistry and Biochemistry 153A -- Biochemistry: Introduction to Structure, Enzymes, and Metabolism

4

Life Sciences 3 -- Introduction to Molecular Biology

5

   2nd Quarter

 

Bioengineering 110 -- Biotransport and Bioreaction Processes

4

Chemistry and Biochemistry 156 -- Physical Biochemistry

4

Electrical Engineering 102 (Systems and Signals) or Mathematics 115A (Linear Algebra)

4

Life Sciences 4 -- Genetics

5

   3rd Quarter

 

Bioengineering 120 -- Biomedical Transducers

4

Biomedical Engineering M186B -- Computational Systems Biology: Modeling and Simulation of Biological Systems

5

Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology M140 -- Cell Biology: Cell Cycle

5

SENIOR YEAR

 

   1st Quarter

 

Bioengineering 176 -- Principles of Biocompatibility

4

Bioengineering 180/180L -- System Integration in Biology, Engineering, and Medicine I/Laboratory

7

Bioengineering 182 -- Bioengineering Capstone Design I

2

HSSEAS GE Elective†

5

   2nd Quarter

 

Bioengineering 181/181L -- System Integration in Biology, Engineering, and Medicine II/Laboratory

7

Bioengineering 182B -- Bioengineering Capstone Design II

2

Biomedical Engineering Elective‡

4

HSSEAS GE Elective†

4

   3rd Quarter

 

Bioengineering 165 -- Bioethics and Regulatory Policies in Bioengineering

2

Bioengineering 182C -- Bioengineering Capstone Design III

2

Biomedical Engineering Elective‡

4

HSSEAS GE Electives (2)†

10

TOTAL

198

 

*Physics 1A, 1B, 1C (or Electrical Engineering 1), 4AL, and 4BL may be substituted for courses 1, 1L, 2, 2L, and 3.

**Chemistry and Biochemistry 20A, 20B, 20L, 30A, 30AL, and 30B may be substituted for the Chemistry and Biochemistry 14 series.

†See page 21 for details.

‡See page 25 for list of approved electives.