Bioengineering, B.S.

Engineering Fundamentals [17 Units]

• ENGR 045: Introduction to Materials [4 units]
• ENGR 057: Statics and Dynamics [4 units]
• ENGR 065: Circuit Theory [3 units]
• ENGR 130: Thermodynamics [3 units]
• ENGR 166: Analog and Digital Electronics [3 units]

Bioengineering Core [28 Units]

The bioengineering core consists of 7 courses (2 lower division and 5 upper division) designed to give all students a common foundation of core knowledge specific to the discipline.

Additional Degree Requirements (13 Units)

• CHEM 008: Principles of Organic Chemistry [4 units]
• CHEM 010: General Chemistry II [4 units]
• CHEM 100: Organic Synthesis and Mechanism [3 units]
• ENGR 191: Professional Seminar [1 unit]

Technical Electives

At least one technical elective should be selected from the following list.

• BIOE 103: Biosensors and Bioinstrumentation [4 units]
• BIOE 114: Tissue Engineering Design [3 units]
• ENGR 155: Engineering Economics Analysis [3 units]

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• ENGR 170: Introduction to Electron Microscopy [3 units] and
• ENGR 170L: Introduction to Electron Microscopy Laboratory [1 units]

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• BIO 102: Advanced Biochemistry and Molecular Biology [4 units]
• BIO 104: Biophysics [4 units]
• BIO 140: Genetics [4 units]
• BIO 142: Genome Biology [5 units]
• BIO 150: Embryos, Genes, and Development [4 units]
• BIO 151: Molecular Immunology [4 units]
• BIO 175: Biostatistics [4 units]
• BIO 181: Introduction to Biomolecular Simulation [4 units]
• BIO 182: Bioinformatics [5 units]
• MSE 113: Materials Characterization [4 units]
• MSE 114: Polymeric Materials [4 units]
• MSE 118: Introduction to Nanotechnology and Nanoscience [3 units]
• MATH 131: Numerical Analysis I [4 units]
• BIOE 195: Upper Division Undergraduate Research [1-5 units] 3 units required

Bioengineering Program Learning Outcomes

Upon graduation, our graduates demonstrate:

1. An understanding of biology and physiology;
2. The capability to apply advanced mathematics (including differential equations and statistics), science, and engineering to solve problems at the interface of engineering and biology;
3. The ability to make measurements on, and interpret data from, living systems;
4. The ability to address problems associated with the interaction between living and non-living materials and systems;
5. Professional and ethical responsibility;
6. The ability to communicate effectively in written, spoken, and visual formats with technical, professional, and broader communities.