2023-2024 Course Catalog
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To obtain a minor in Biomedical Engineering (BME) students must first be accepted into the BME minor program. Once accepted, a student must take 6 hours of required coursework, 6 hours of approved elective courses, and 6 hours of approved BME research for a total of 18 credits. For successful completion of the minor, students must maintain a 3.0 in-minor GPA with a minimum grade of C- or better in all courses that the student counts toward the minor. No pass/fail courses will be accepted.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Minor Courses | ||
| BMES 2104 | Introduction to Biomedical Engineering | 3 |
| BMES 4064 | Introduction to Medical Physiology | 3 |
| Subtotal | 6 | |
| Approved BME Research | ||
| Students may pursue one or a combination of the following options in order to fulfill this requirement: | 6 | |
| Senior Design Courses | ||
| Comprehensive Design Project | ||
| Creative Design and Project | ||
| Project Management and Systems Design | ||
| Engineering Design and Project | ||
| Senior Design Laboratory | ||
| Departmental Undergraduate Research Course | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Subtotal | 6 | |
| Approved Electives | ||
| Select 2 courses from the following list 1 | 6 | |
| Subtotal | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Note, the courses offered both as electives may have hidden prerequisites. It is the responsibility of the student to assure that all prerequisites are met prior to registration for these courses.
Below listed elective courses have pre- and/or co-requisites.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BMES 3124 | Introduction to Biomechanics | 3 |
| BMES 3134 | Introduction to Biomedical Imaging | 3 |
| BMES 3144 | Biomedical Devices | 3 |
| BMES 3154 | Biosignal Processing and Classification | 3 |
| BMES/NEUR 3844 | Computational Neuroscience and Neural Engineering | 3 |
| BMES 4134 | Global, Societal, and Ethical Considerations in Biomedical Engineering | 3 |
| BMES 4154 | Commercialization of BME Res | 3 |
| BMES 4614 | Probability-Based Modeling, Analysis, and Assessment | 3 |
| BSE/CHE 4544 | Protein Separation Engineering | 3 |
| BSE 4564 | Metabolic Engineering | 3 |
| CHE 4104 | Process Materials | 3 |
| CHE 5214/BMES 5434 | Polymeric Biomaterials | 3 |
| CHE 4304/ME 4344 | Biological Transport Phenomena | 3 |
| CS 4784 | Human-Computer Interaction Capstone | 3 |
| CS 4884 | Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Capstone | 3 |
| ECE 4580 | Digital Image Processing | 3 |
| ECE 4624 | Digital Signal Processing And Filter Design | 3 |
| ECE 5605/BMES 5525 | Stochastic Signals and Systems | 3 |
| ECE 5606 | Stochastic Signals and Systems | 3 |
| ESM 4105 | Engineering Analysis of Physiologic Systems | 3 |
| ESM 4106 | Engineering Analysis of Physiologic Systems | 3 |
| ESM 4204 | Musculoskeletal Biomechanics | 3 |
| ESM 4224 | Biodynamics and Control | 3 |
| ESM 4234 | Mechanics of Biological Systems | 3 |
| ESM 4245 | Mechanics of Animal Locomotion | 3 |
| ESM 4246 | Mechanics of Animal Locomotion | 3 |
| ESM 4304 | Hemodynamics | 3 |
| ESM 5405/5406 | Clinical Internship in Biomedical Engineering | 3 |
| ISE 4624 | Physical Work Assessment | 3 |
| ISE 5154 | Applied Human Factors Engineering | 3 |
| ISE 5614/BMES 5214 | Human Physical Capabilities | 3 |
| ISE 5644 | Human Audition and Auditory Display Design | 3 |
| ME 4864/5864G | Micro/Nano-Robotics | 3 |
| ME/BMES 5764 | Modeling MEMS and NEMS | 3 |
| MSE 4574 | Biomaterials | 3 |
| MSE 4584 | Biomimetic Materials | 3 |
| MSE 4614 | Nanomaterials | 3 |
| BMES 5024/BMVS 5224 | Biomedical Engineering and Human Disease 1 | 3 |
| BMES/BSE/CHE 5044 | Engineering Mathematics 1 | 3 |
| BMES 5054 | Quantitative Cell Physiology 1 | 3 |
| BMES 5064 | Quantitative Organ Systems Physiology 1 | 3 |
| BMES 5124/ESM 5224 | Advanced Musculoskeletal Biomechanics 1 | 3 |
| BMES 5164 | Advanced Impact Biomechanics 1 | 3 |
| BMES/ME 5174 | Biomechanics of Crash Injury Prevention 1 | 3 |
| BMES 5184 | Injury Physiology 1 | 3 |
| BMES 5204 | Laboratory Techniques in Injury Prevention 1 | 4 |
| BMES 5214/ISE 5614 | Human Physical Capabilities 1 | 3 |
| BMES 5304G | Advanced Biological Transport Phenomena 1 | 3 |
| BMES/ESM 5305 | Biomechanics of the Cardiovascular System 1 | 3 |
| BMES/ESM 5306 | Biomechanics of the Cardiovascular System 1 | 3 |
| BMES 5314 | Introduction to Regenerative Medicine 1 | 3 |
| BMES 5434/CHE 5214 | Polymeric Biomaterials 1 | 3 |
| BMES 5514/ME 5714 | Digital Signal Processing for Mechanical Measurements 1 | 3 |
| BMES 5525/ECE 5605 | Stochastic Signals and Systems 1 | 3 |
| BMES 5534 | Advanced Computational Methods and Modeling for Biomedical Applications 1 | 3 |
| BMES 5574 | Advanced Biomaterials 1 | 3 |
| BMES 5614 | Multiscale Cancer Engineering 1 | 3 |
| BMES 5714 | Biomedical Microdevices 1 | 3 |
| BMES 5724 | Biomedical Nanoengineering 1 | 3 |
| BMES 5764 | Modeling MEMS and NEMS 1 | 3 |
Students in their senior year, with a 3.0 or better GPA, may enroll in 5000-level courses satisfying undergraduate degree requirements within their department with the permission of the course instructor.
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