BS in Bioengineering Curriculum

Courses

Units

First Year

1st Quarter

Bioengineering 10 – Introduction to Bioengineering 2

2

Chemistry and Biochemistry 20A – Chemical Structure 1

4

English Composition 3 – English Composition, Rhetoric, and Language

5

Mathematics 31A – Differential and Integral Calculus 1

4

2nd Quarter

Chemistry and Biochemistry 20B/20L – Chemical Energetics and Change/General Chemistry Laboratory 1

7

Mathematics 31B – Integration and Infinite Series 1

4

Physics 1A – Mechanics 1

5

3rd Quarter

Chemistry and Biochemistry 30A – Organic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity 1

4

Mathematics 32A – Calculus of Several Variables 1

4

Physics 1B/4AL – Oscillations, Waves, Electric and Magnetic Fields/Mechanics Laboratory 1

7

Sophomore Year

1st Quarter

Bioengineering 100 – Bioengineering Fundamentals 2

4

Chemistry and Biochemistry 30B – Organic Chemistry II: Reactivity, Synthesis, and Spectroscopy 1

4

Mathematics 32B – Calculus of Several Variables 1

4

Physics 1C – Electrodynamics, Optics, and Special Relativity 1

5

2nd Quarter

Chemistry and Biochemistry 30AL – General Chemistry Laboratory II 1

4

Life Sciences 7A – Cell and Molecular Biology 1

5

Mathematics 33A – Linear Algebra and Applications 1

4

UCLA Samueli GE Elective 3

5

3rd Quarter

Bioengineering 167L – Bioengineering Laboratory 2

4

Computer Science 31 (Intro to Computer Science I) or Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering M20 (Intro to Computer Programming with MATLAB) 2

4

Life Sciences 7C – Physiology and Human Biology 1

5

Mathematics 33B – Differential Equations 1

4

Junior Year

1st Quarter

Bioengineering 120 – Biomedical Transducers 2

4

Technical Breadth Course 3

4

UCLA Samueli GE Elective 3

5

2nd Quarter

Bioengineering 122 – Introduction to Medical Imaging 2

4

Bioengineering Elective 2,4

4

UCLA Samueli GE Elective 3

5

Technical Breadth Course 3

4

3rd Quarter

Bioengineering 110 – Biotransport and Bioreaction Processes 2

4

Bioengineering 176 – Principles of Biocompatibility 2

4

Bioengineering Elective 2,4

4

Technical Breadth Course 3

4

Senior Year

1st Quarter

Bioengineering 177A – Bioengineering Capstone Design I 2

4

Bioengineering Elective 2,4

4

Bioengineering Elective 2,4

4

UCLA Samueli GE Elective 3

5

2nd Quarter

Bioengineering 177B – Bioengineering Capstone Design II 2

4

Bioengineering 180 – System Integration in Biology, Engineering, and Medicine I 2

4

UCLA Samueli Ethics Course 5

4

3rd Quarter

Bioengineering 175 – Machine Learning and Data-Driven Modeling in Bioengineering 2

4

Bioengineering Elective 2,4

4

Bioengineering Elective 2,4

4

TOTAL

185
  1. Counts as Mathematics and Basic Sciences for ABET, total units Mathematics and Basic Sciences = 74.
  2. Counts as Engineering Concepts for ABET, total units Engineering Concepts = 70.
  3. Students should contact the Office of Academic and Student Affairs for approved lists in the categories of Technical Breadth Requirement and General Education Requirements.
  4. See the Major Field Electives.
  5. When selecting an ethics course, review the Engineering Writing requirement. If the requirement will not be satisfied another way, select an ethics course that also satisfies the writing requirement.