BIOENGINEERING Students must take seven courses from the Bioengineering courses listed below. Three technical electives may be selected from the courses below or courses from other academic departments. The only guideline for the selection of elective courses is that they be part of an integrated program of study. All core and technical elective course selections will be taken with the prior approval of the academic advisor.
Admission Requirements Full admission as a degree seeking student requires the following prerequisites: ◊ A bachelor’s degree, GPA of 3.0 or better, in engineering or related field; Biology, Chemistry, Physics, from an accredited institution. ◊ Courses in mathematics (Calculus I, II, III and Differential Equations) and Thermodynamics are required to be considered for admission. Non-engineering majors must have completed mathematics courses through Differential Equations. Foundation Course The following course is designed to prepare new students to successfully complete their academic program. ENPM 672 is for students without a formal academic background in thermal engineering or physical chemistry) and may wish to transition to an area that requires a fundamental understanding. Please note that this courses may be counted as a technical elective with the prior approval of the academic advisor. ENPM 672 Fundamentals for Thermal Systems (3) This course is a highly compacted introduction to three thermal engineering courses and is intended for those who did not major in mechanical of chemical engineering as an undergraduate. It also may be valuable for anyone who has been away from formal academics for longer than five years. Its purpose is to provide a background needed for understanding more advanced courses in applied thermal energy systems. Included in this course is an introduction to thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer. Bioengineering Core BIOE 601 Biomolecular and Cellular Rate Processes (3) Presentation of techniques for characterizing and manipulating non-linear biochemical reaction networks. Advanced topics toinclude mathematical modeling of the dynamics of biological systems; separation techniques forheat sensitive biologically active materials; and rate processes in cellular and biomolecular systems. Methods are applied to current biotechnological systems, some include: recombinant bacteria; plant, insect and mammalian cells; and transformed cell lines. BIOE 602 Cellular and Tissue Biomechanics (3) Introduction to the fundamentals of biomechanics including force analysis, mechanics of deformable bodies, stress and strain, multiaxial deformations, stress analysis, and viscoelasticity. Biomechanics of soft and hard tissues . BIOE 604 Transport Phenomena in Bioengineering Systems (3) A study of the transport processes of fluid flow, heat transfer, and mass transfer applied to biological organisms and systems, using analogical and systems approaches. A. James Clark School of Engineering
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