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 courses from a coherent program, with at least 9 credits chosen from one department, including at least one 300-level course. 2 | 24 | |
| 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 | ||
| Methods in Nucleic Acid Sequencing Lab | ||
| Build an Imager | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select at least 25 additional credits needed to complete the 120 credit requirement for the BA degree. | 25 | |
- 1
While not required, EN.553.310 or EN.553.311 Probability and Statistics is highly recommended prior to enrolling in EN.580.475 and EN.580.477 Data Science and Laboratory.
- 2
At least four semesters of writing intensive courses and at least two semesters of a modern foreign language.