Bioengineering

Program Chair: Yuling Yan

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 involves applying principles and practices from engineering to create new knowledge in medicine and to advance the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. The bioengineering (or biomedical engineering) minor is primarily designed for those students who are interested in the field but are majoring in other disciplines, particularly, science majors, students completing prerequisites for medical school as part of their undergraduate degree, or engineering majors.

Requirements for the Minor

Students must complete the following requirements (together with associated labs) for a minor in bioengineering:

Bioethics

• One course from BIOE 180, BIOL 171, ENGR 19, PHIL 27, or TESP 157

Natural Science

• BIOL 1A, 1B, 1C (or BIOE 21, 22)
• CHEM 11, 12, 13
• PHYS 31, 32, 33 (or PHYS 11,12,13)

Mathematics

• MATH 11, 12, 13, 14

Engineering

• BIOE 10
• ELEN 50 or PHYS 70
• COEN 45 or COEN 44

Two courses from the following:

• BIOE 153, 154, 155, 161, 163, 172, 174, 175, 176