Undergraduate Curriculum

Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering:
Biomechanics Track (with Co-Op)
Instrumentation, Signals and Imaging Track (with Co-Op)
Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Track (with Co-Op)

 
Year One
Fall Spring
Summer
Tools for BME 3 English Composition II 3 Vacation or School
English Composition I 4 Principles of Chemistry II 3
Principles of Chemistry I 3 Physics I 4
Principles of Chemistry I Lab 1 Calculus II 4
Calculus I 4 Intro. to BME Design 3
Totals >
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Year Two
Fall Spring
Summer
Physics II 4 Biocomputing 3 Vacation, Co-Op or School
Calculus III 4 Differential Equations 3
Statics 3 Dynamics 3
BME Sophomore Sem. 1 Mechanics of Solids 3
Anatomy & Phys. I & Lab 4 Anatomy & Phys. II & Lab 4
Totals >
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Year Three
Fall Spring
Summer
Thermodynamics I 3 Co-Op Social Sci. Elective 3
Kinematics 2 Applied Statistics I 4
Biofluid Mechanics 3 Humanities in Western Tradition I 4
Mechanics of Biological Tissues 3    
Speech or Eff. Oral. Comm. 3    
Totals >
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11
           
Year Four
Fall Spring
Summer
Co-Op Heat Tranfer 3 Co-Op
Basic EE 4
BME Elective 3
Modeling & Sim. of Biomed. Sys. 3
Biomaterials 3
Totals >
16
           
Year Five
Fall Spring
Summer
Humanities Elective 3 Intro. Econ. Analysis 3  
BME Elective 3 Intro. to FEM 3
BME Design I 2 Physical Education 1
Intro. to Biophys. Meas. 4 BME Elective 3
Intro. to Ethics (Hum) 3 BME Design II 2
Area Studies 2 Exp. Techniques in Biomech. 3
Totals >
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Year One
Fall Spring
Summer
Tools for BME 3 English Composition II 3 Vacation or School
English Composition I 4 Principles of Chemistry II 3
Principles of Chemistry I 3 Calculus II 4
Principles of Chemistry I Lab 1 Physics I 4
Calculus I 4 Intro to BME Design 3
Totals >
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17
           
Year Two
Fall Spring
Summer
Physics II 4 Circuits II 3 Vacation, Co-Op or School
Calculus III 4 Circuits II Lab 1
Circuits I 3 Differential Equations 3
Circuits I Lab 1 Switching & Logic 4
Anatomy & Phys I & Lab 4 Biocomputing 3
BME Sophomore Sem 1 Anatomy & Phys II & Lab 4
Totals >
17
 
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Year Three
Fall Spring
Summer
Statics 3 Co-Op Applied Statistics I 4
Signal & Systems 4 Thermal Science 2
Speech or Oral Com 3 Humanities in Western Tradition I 4
Physical Electronics 3    
Intro to Biophysical
Measurement
4    
Totals >
17
 
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Year Four
Fall Spring
Summer
Co-Op Dynamics 3 Co-Op
Humanities Elective 3
BME Elective 3
Modeling & Sim of Biomed Sys 3
Area Studies 2
Totals >
14
           
Year Five
Fall Spring
Summer
Biomed. Signals and Image Proc. 3 BME Design II 2  
Intro. to Ethics 3 Biomaterials 3
Design of Medical Devices 3 BME Elective 3
Design of Med. Imaging Sys. 3 BME Elective 3
BME Design I 2 Intro. Econ Analysis 3
Social Science 3 Physical Education 1
Totals >
17
 
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Year One
Fall Spring
Summer
Tools for BME 3 Qualitative Analysis 2 Vacation or School
English Composition I 4 Principles of Chemistry II 3
Principles of Chemistry I 3 Calculus II 4
Principles of Chemistry I Lab 1 Physics I 4
Calculus I 4 Intro to BME Design 3
Totals >
15
 
16
           
Year Two
Fall Spring
Summer
Physics II 4 English Comp. II 3 Vacation, Co-Op or School
Calculus III 4 Dynamics 3
Statics 3 Differential Equations 3
Anatomy & Phys I & Lab 4 Mechanics of Solids 3
BME Sophomore Sem 1 Anatomy & Phys II & Lab 4
Totals >
16
 
16
           
Year Three
Fall Spring
Summer
Thermodynamics I 3 Co-Op Social Sci. Elective 3
Organic Chemistry I 3 Applied Statistics I 4
Organic Chemistry I Lab 2 Humanities in Western Tradition I 4
Biofluid Mechanics 3    
Mechanics of Biological Tissues 3    
Speach or Oral communication 3    
Totals >
17
 
11
           
Year Four
Fall Spring
Summer
Co-Op Transport Phenomena 3 Co-Op
Basic EE 4
Biocomputing 3
BME Elective 3
Biomaterials 3
Totals >
16
           
Year Five
Fall Spring
Summer
Advanced Biomaterials 3 Intro. Econ. Analysis 3  
BME Elective 3 Humanities Elective 3
BME Design I 2 BME Elective 3
Intro. to Biophysical Measurements 4 BME Design II 2
Intro. to Ethics 3 Exp. Tech. in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering 3
Area Studies 2 Physical Education 1
Totals >
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