Santa Clara University

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Director: To be appointed

Bioengineering is the fastest-growing segment of engineering today and holds the promise of improving the lives of all people in very direct and diverse ways. Bioengineering is the application of electrical, chemical, mechanical, and other engineering principles to understand, modify, or control biological systems. The minor in biomedical engineering is designed for those students who are interested in the field but are majoring in other disciplines, particularly science majors in the College of Arts and Sciences, students completing prerequisites for medical school during their undergraduate studies, and engineering majors.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR

Students must complete the following requirements for a minor in biomedical engineering:

Natural Science Courses

• BIOL 21, 24, 25
• CHEM 11, 12, 13
• CHEM 31, 32, 33
• PHYS 11, 12, 13, or PHYS 31, 32, 33

Mathematics Courses

• MATH 11, 12, 13

Engineering Courses

• BIOE 10
• ELEN 50 or PHYS 70
• COEN 44 or MATH 10
• MECH 15

Electives

Two courses from the following:

• BIOL 104, 122, 124, 160, 179
• BIOE 154, 156, 161, 162

Capstone Course

• BIOE 190