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Biomedical Engineering Program |
| Lower Division Required Courses |
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UNITS |
Mathematics 21A-21B-21C-21D
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16 |
Mathematics 22A-22B
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6 |
Physics 9A-9B-9C-9D
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19 |
Chemistry 2A-2B-2C, 8A-8B or 118A-118B
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21 |
Engineering 6, 17, 35
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11 |
University Writing Program 1, or English 3, or Comparative Literature
1, 2, 3, or 4, or Native American Studies 5
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4 |
Communication 1 or 3
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4 |
Biological Sciences 1A
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5 |
Biomedical Engineering 1
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1 |
General Education electives
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8 |
| Minimum Lower Division Units |
95 |
* May not count in lower-division program and towards Engineering
and Physical Science electives |
| Upper Division Requirements |
| Areas of Specialization |
| All coursework for the biomedical engineering programs or the areas
of specialization, with the exception of the Premedical Specialization,
consist of the coursework outlined above. |
Biomolecular Specialization
Biomolecules such as DNA, RNA, and proteins comprise the fundamental
building blocks of life. Recent technological advances have produced
abundance of biomolecular data such as genome sequences and gene expression
measurements. However, these data introduce the new challenges of
understanding how numerous biomolecules interact to behave as a living
system and how such interactions result in various physiological and
pathological events. Additionally, engineering biomolecules such as
proteins and RNAs can result in effective control of cellular behavior,
tissue formation, or gene expression, and can lead to effective therapeutic
or diagnostic tools. Students who wish to work at this exciting interface
between engineering and biology must gain a balanced background in
the biological sciences, mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering,
and bioinstrumentation. |
| Suggested Advisors: S. Raychauduri, Y. Yokobayashi |
Imaging Specialization
Specialists in imaging apply engineering principles to visualize systems
in the biological sciences and medicine. The study of imaging may
have an electrical, mechanical, or chemical emphasis and can take
place on scales ranging from subcellular to whole body. Students specializing
in imaging have the flexibility to select electives (in consultation
with their faculty advisors) in their junior and senior years to tailor
to their particular interests. Employment opportunities include the
design of imagining instruments for research or clinical applications;
development of diagnostic agents; and image processing and analysis. |
| Suggested Advisors: K. Ferrara, A. Louie |
Pre-Medical Specialization
The pre-medical specialization is designed for students planning to
attend medical school after graduation, or for students interested
in working in the biomedical industries. Course work in biology, chemistry,
and organic chemistry satisfy the typical entrance requirements for
medical school. There is flexibility in the selection of technical
electives to gear towards particular interests (for example, in neurobiology
versus systems physiology; or in electrical versus mechanical engineering)
or towards particular medical school entrance requirements. The elective
requirements differ slightly for the Pre-Medical Specialization to
allow room to satisfy all of the medical school entrance requirements. |
| Suggested Advisors: K. Leach, A. Passerini |
| Upper Division Required Courses |
Engineering 100 or Electrical and Computer Engineering 100
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3 |
Engineering 105, 190
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7 |
Biomedical Engineering 116 or Neurobiology Physiology Behavior 101
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5 |
Statistics 120 or 130A or 131A
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4 |
Biomedical Engineering 106, 107, 108, 109, 110A-110B, 111
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24 |
Life Sciences electives
To be chosen according to specialization. Any graded upper division
course in Biological Sciences including Biological Sciences 1B, 1C,
Exercise Biology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Neurobiology, Physiology,
and Behavior, excluding Biological Sciences 120, 120P, 122, 122P,
123, 195A, 195B, Exercise Biology, 102, 120, 121, 122, Molecular and
Cellular Biology 126, Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 102,
115, 141, 141P, 150, 152, 159.
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9 |
Engineering and Physical Science electives**
Any graded upper division Biomedical Engineering course, Engineering
45, 102, 103, 104, 106; Electrical and Computer Engineering 110A,
110B, 106, 114, 118, 130A, 130B, 140A, 140B, 150A, 150B, 151, 157A,
157B; Applied Science Engineering 108A, 108B, 161, 165, 166, 167,
169, 170, 171, 172; Biological Systems Engineering 128, 130, 165,
175; Chemical Engineering 160, 161A, 161B, 161L, 170; Chemistry 105,
107A, 107B, 108, 110A, 110B, 110C, 115, 118A, 118B, 118C, 120, 121,
124A, 124B, 124C, 125, 128A, 128B, 128C, 129A, 129B, 129C, 131, 135,
140; Materials Science and Engineering 147, 160, 162, 162L, 164, 172,172L,
174, 174L, 181, 182; Mechanical Engineering 106, 107A, 107B, 150A,
150B, 152, 154,165; Physics 104A, 104B, 104C, 105A, 105B, 108, 108L,
110A, 110B, 110C, 112, 115A, 115B, 116A, 116B, 121, 129A, 129B, 130A,
130B, 140A, 140B.
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18 |
General Education electives
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16 |
| Minimum Upper Division Units |
86 |
Minimum Units Required for Major |
181 |
| Additonal upper division elective policies: |
– 2 units from CHE118A and 118B maybe applied toward Engineering
and Physical Science elective if 118A and 118B are also used to
satisfy lower division subject credit.
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– 2 units from ECE100 maybe applied toward Engineering
and Physical Science elective if ECE100 is taken to satisfy
upper division subject credit.
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– 4 units of BIM199 may be counted toward Engineering and
Physical Science elective with approval of BME undergraduate committee.
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– Life Science electives and Engineering and Physical Science
Electives are to be selected in consultation with a staff or faculty
adviser.
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