Biomedical Engineering - Minor
The Department of Biomedical Engineering offers a minor to students within the College of Engineering who are interested in biomedical applications of engineering related to the sub-specialty fields of biomechanics, cellular and molecular bioengineering, computational bioengineering, imaging and photonics, medical devices, regenerative medicine, or sensing and monitoring. Students interested in the Biomedical Engineering minor can visit the Biomedical Engineering Minor website.
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BMEN 253 | Discovering Biomedical Engineering Design Thinking | 1 |
| VIBS 243 | Introductory Mammalian Histology | 2 |
| Select 12 hours from one area: 1 | 12 | |
| Biomechanics Area | ||
| Required courses: | ||
| Biomedical Engineering Materials | ||
| Biomedical Engineering Mechanics | ||
| Select two of the following: | ||
| Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics | ||
| Orthopedic Biomechanics | ||
| Motion Biomechanics | ||
| Cardiac Mechanics | ||
| Soft Tissue Mechanics and Finite Element Methods | ||
| Dynamics and Vibrations | ||
| Solid Mechanics in Mechanical Design | ||
| Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering | ||
| Required courses: | ||
| Biological Interactions and Testing | ||
| Biomolecular Engineering | ||
| Select two of the following: | ||
| Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics | ||
| Biomedical Engineering of Tissues | ||
| Biomedical Nanotechnology | ||
| Drug Delivery | ||
| Biosensors | ||
| Computational Bioengineering | ||
| Required courses: | ||
| Circuits, Signals, and Systems | ||
| Principles and Analysis of Biological Control Systems | ||
| Select two of the following: | ||
| Soft Tissue Mechanics and Finite Element Methods | ||
| Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering | ||
| Computer Aided Engineering | ||
| Finite Element Analysis in Mechanical Engineering | ||
| Imaging and Photonics | ||
| Required courses: | ||
| Imaging Living Systems | ||
| Circuits, Signals, and Systems | ||
| Select two of the following: | ||
| Biomedical Optics Laboratory | ||
| Medical Imaging | ||
| Bioelectromagnetism | ||
| Biophotonics | ||
| Magnetic Resonance Engineering | ||
| Introduction to Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy | ||
| Ultrasound Imaging | ||
| Digital Image Processing | ||
| Magnetic Resonance Engineering | ||
| Medical Devices | ||
| Required courses: | ||
| FDA Good Laboratory and Clinical Practices | ||
| Medical Device Path to Market | ||
| Select two of the following: | ||
| Entrepreneurial Pathways in Medical Devices | ||
| Bio-inspired Engineering Design | ||
| Design of Mechanical Components and Systems | ||
| Computer Aided Engineering | ||
| Regenerative Medicine | ||
| Required courses: | ||
| Biomedical Engineering Materials | ||
| Biological Interactions and Testing | ||
| Select two of the following: | ||
| Biomedical Engineering of Tissues | ||
| Polymeric Biomaterials | ||
| Polymeric Biomaterial Synthesis | ||
| Biomedical Nanotechnology | ||
| Introduction to Polymer Engineering | ||
| Processing and Characterization of Polymers | ||
| Materials Processing | ||
| Polymer Science | ||
| Sensing and Monitoring | ||
| Required courses: | ||
| Circuits, Signals, and Systems | ||
| Biosignal Analysis | ||
| Select two of the following: | ||
| Principles and Analysis of Biological Control Systems | ||
| Embedded Systems for Medical Applications | ||
| Healthcare Technology in the Developing World | ||
| Biosensors | ||
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
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Students must select courses exclusively from one of the seven areas represented and not mixed.
Students must be admitted to a degree sequence in the College of Engineering or to the degree sequence in Biological and Agricultural Engineering. Students should know that all tracks require completion of math through Differential Equations (MATH 308). Students may use no more than 6 hours from their home department to satisfy minor requirements. All substitutions must be approved by the BMEN academic advisor and director. Applications are available in the Biomedical Engineering Advising Office and will be reviewed on a competitive basis at the end of every fall and spring semester.