Program Requirements
(See also General Requirements for Departmental Majors)
The B.A. in biomedical engineering requires 120 credits. The courses listed below must either be taken for a grade or passed by examination for advanced credit. See the Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate website for additional information.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Sciences | ||
| AS.171.101 | General Physics: Physical Science Major I | 4 |
| or AS.171.107 | General Physics for Physical Sciences Majors (AL) | |
| AS.171.102 | General Physics: Physical Science Major II | 4 |
| or AS.171.108 | General Physics for Physical Science Majors (AL) | |
| AS.173.111 | General Physics Laboratory I | 1 |
| AS.173.112 | General Physics Laboratory II | 1 |
| AS.030.101 | Introductory Chemistry I | 3 |
| AS.030.102 | Introductory Chemistry II | 3 |
| AS.030.105 | Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I | 1 |
| AS.030.106 | Introductory Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
| Mathematics 1 | ||
| AS.110.108 | Calculus I (Physical Sciences & Engineering) | 4 |
| AS.110.109 | Calculus II (For Physical Sciences and Engineering) | 4 |
| AS.110.202 | Calculus III | 4 |
| or AS.110.211 | Honors Multivariable Calculus | |
| EN.553.291 | Linear Algebra and Differential Equations | 4 |
| Computer Programming | ||
| EN.500.112 | Gateway Computing: JAVA | 3 |
| or EN.500.113 | Gateway Computing: Python | |
| or EN.500.114 | Gateway Computing: Matlab | |
| Humanities and Social Sciences | ||
| Select at least four humanities/social science courses that are also writing-intensive. | 12 | |
| Select four humanities/social science courses with at least nine credits chosen from one department, including at least one course at the 300-level or higher. | 12 | |
| Two foreign language courses are required and can be counted toward the humanities/social science requirement. | ||
| Biomedical Core | ||
| EN.580.111 | Biomedical Engineering and Design | 2 |
| EN.580.151 | Structural Biology of Cells | 3 |
| EN.580.153 | Structural Biology of Cells Laboratory | 1 |
| EN.580.221 | Biochemistry and Molecular Engineering | 4 |
| EN.580.241 | Statistical Physics | 2 |
| EN.580.242 | Biological Models and Simulations | 2 |
| EN.580.243 | Linear Signals and Systems | 2 |
| EN.580.244 | Nonlinear Dynamics of Biological Systems | 2 |
| EN.580.246 | Systems and Controls | 2 |
| EN.580.248 | Systems Biology of the Cell | 2 |
| EN.580.475 | Biomedical Data Science | 2 |
| EN.580.477 | Biomedical Data Science Laboratory | 1 |
| EN.580.485 | Computational Medicine: Cardiology | 2 |
| EN.580.487 | Computational Medicine: Cardiology Laboratory | 1 |
| Select two of the following core electives: | 6 | |
| Neuroengineering and Lab | ||
| Microphysiological Systems and Laboratory | ||
| Cell and Tissue Engineering Lab | ||
| Immunoengineering Principles and Applications with Laboratory | ||
| Methods in Nucleic Acid Sequencing Lab | ||
| Build an Imager | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select at least 25 additional credits to complete the 120 credit requirement for the BA degree. | 25 | |
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While not required, a course in Probability and Statistics (EN.553.211 Probability and Statistics for the Life Sciences or EN.553.311 Intermediate Probability and Statistics) is highly recommended prior to enrolling in EN.580.475 Biomedical Data Science and EN.580.477 Biomedical Data Science Laboratory.
Sample Program
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credits | Second Semester | Credits |
| AS.030.101 | 3 | AS.030.102 | 3 |
| AS.030.105 | 1 | AS.030.106 | 1 |
| AS.110.108 | 4 | AS.110.109 | 4 |
| EN.580.111 | 2 | EN.580.151 | 3 |
| Humanities/Social Sciences | 3 | EN.580.153 | 1 |
| Elective | 2 | Humanities/Social Sciences Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| First Semester | Credits | Second Semester | Credits |
| AS.110.202 | 4 | AS.171.101 | 4 |
| AS.171.101 | 4 | AS.173.112 | 1 |
| AS.173.111 | 1 | EN.500.112, 113, or 114 | 3 |
| Humanities/Social Sciences Elective | 3 | EN.553.291 | 4 |
| Elective | 3 | Humanities/Social Sciences Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| First Semester | Credits | Second Semester | Credits |
| EN.580.221 | 4 | EN.580.242 | 2 |
| EN.580.241 | 2 | EN.580.244 | 2 |
| EN.580.243 | 2 | EN.580.246 | 2 |
| Language Elective | 4 | EN.580.248 | 2 |
| Elective | 3 | Language Elective | 4 |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| First Semester | Credits | Second Semester | Credits |
| EN.580.475 | 2 | Core Elective 1 | 3 |
| EN.580.477 | 1 | Core Elective 2 | 3 |
| EN.580.485 | 2 | Elective | 3 |
| EN.580.487 | 1 | Elective | 3 |
| Humanities/Social Sciences Elective | 4 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 2 | ||
| Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||