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BME Minor

The BME Minor can be combined with any Engineering School major.
18 credits.

2 Required Courses:

  • BIOM 201 Physiology I
  • BIOM 204 Cell and Molecular Biology for Engineers

Choose 4 Elective BME Courses from the following list:

  • BIOM 310 Biomedical Engineering Systems Analysis
  • BIOM 315 Computational BME
  • BIOM 322 Biomechanics / Biotransport
  • BIOM 406 Biomedical Applications of Genetic Engineering
  • BIOM 411 Bioinstrumentation
  • BIOM 428 Muscle Motion Biomechanics
  • BIOM 441 Bioelectricity
  • BIOM 483 Medical Image Modalities
  • BIOM 484 Medical Image Analysis
  • BIOM 490 Molecular Bioengineering
  • BIOM 495,496 Special Topics in BME
  • CHE 347 Biochemical Engineering
  • MSE 512 Biomaterials

One Elective may be chosen from:

  • BIOM 202 Physiology II
  • BIOL 301 Genetics & Evolution
  • BIOL 309 Biology of Infectious Diseases
  • BIOL 417 Cellular Neurobiology
  • BIOL 465 Molecular Biology of Human Disease
  • BIOL 501 Biochemistry

BIOM Courses that do NOT count toward the BME Minor:

  • BIOM 200, 380, 390, 453, 454, 463, 464, 499.