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 or passed by examination for advanced credit. See the Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Advising Manual for lists of recommended courses, acceptable course substitutions, and limitations on credits for courses with overlapping material.
| 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 | ||
| 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. 1 | 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 Lab | ||
| Cell and Tissue Engineering Lab | ||
or EN.580.452 | Cell and Tissue Engineering Lab | |
| 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 | At least four semesters of writing intensive courses and at least two semesters of a modern foreign language. |