Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Program


Courses with Prerequisites

2012-2013

Course

Title

Units

Qtrs

Prerequisites
Lower Division Courses
MAT 21A Calculus 4 F W S Mathematics Placement Required
MAT 21B Calculus 4 F W S MAT 21A
MAT 21C Calculus 4 F W S MAT 21B
MAT 21D Vector Analysis 4 F W S MAT 21C
MAT 22A Linear Algebra 3 F W S 9 units of college math, ENG 6 or MAT 22AL (concurrent) or knowledge of Matlab
MAT 22B Differential Equations 3 F W S MAT 21C, MAT 22A or MAT 67
CHE 2A General Chemistry 5 F W Chemistry & Math Placement Required
CHE 2B General Chemistry 5 W S CHE 2A or CHE 2AH
CHE 2C General Chemistry 5 F S CHE 2B or CHE 2BH
PHY 9A Classical Physics 5 FS MAT 21B
PHY 9B Classical Physics 5 F W PHY 9A, MAT 21C, MAT 21D (concurrent)
PHY 9C Classical Physics 5 W S PHY 9B, MAT 21D, MAT 22A (concurrent)
ENG 6 Eng. Problem Solving 4 F W S MAT 21A (C-), MAT 21B (C-) (concurrent)
ENG 17 Circuits I 4 FS PHY 9C (C-), MAT 22A (C-), MAT 22B (concurrent)
BIS 2A Biology: Essentials of Life on Earth 4 F W S none
Organic Chemistry Courses: Select either CHE 8 series or CHE 118 series (required for Pre-Med)
CHE 8A Organic Chemistry: Brief Course 2 F S CHE 2B (C)
CHE 8B Organic Chemistry: Brief Course 4 F W CHE 8A or CHE 118A
CHE 118A O Chem – Health/Life Sciences 4 F W S CHE 2C (C-)
CHE 118B O Chem – Health/Life Sciences 4 F W S CHE 118A
CHE 118C O Chem – Health/Life Sciences 4 FWS CHE 118B
Biomedical Engineering  Lower Division
BIM 1 Introduction to BME 2 F None
BIM 20 Fundamentals of Bioengineering 4* S CHE 2B, PHY 9B, MAT 21D *Only 2 units of credit if ECH 51, ENG105 previously taken.
Biomedical Engineering Upper Division: Select either BIM 116 or NPB 101 (Pre-Med, Biomechanics).
BIM 116 Physiology for Biomedical Engineers 5 F BIS 2A, MAT 22B, PHY 9C
NPB 101 Systemic Physiology 5 F W S BIS 2A, CHE 2B, PHY 9C recommended
BIM 105 Probability and Statistics for BME 4 F MAT 21D
BIM 106 Biotransport Phenomena 4 W NPB 101 or equiv, PHY 9B, MAT 22B, BIM 20 (C-)
BIM 107 Math Methods for Bio. Systems 4 W ENG 6, MAT 22B, BIM 20
BIM 108 Biomedical Signals and Control 4 S ENG 6, ENG 17, MAT 22B (C-), *No credit given if EEC 150A previously taken ** Only 2 units of credit if EME 171 previously taken
BIM 109 Biomaterials 4 S BIM 106
BIM 110L BME Senior Design Lab 2 F BIM 107, BIM 108, BIM 109
BIM 110A BME Senior Design Experience 3 W BIM 110L
BIM 110B BME Senior Design Experience 3 S BIM 110A
BIM 111 Biomedical Instrumentation Lab 6 W BIM 105, 107, 108; ENG 100 or EEC 100; NPB 101 or equivalent
Upper Division Engineering Courses: Select ENG 100 or EEC 100 (Imaging). 2 extra units of EEC 100 count as EE units.
ENG 100 Electronic Circuits and Systems 3 W S ENG 17 (C-)
EEC 100 Circuits II 5 F W ENG 17 (C-)
ENG 105 Thermodynamics 4 F W S MAT 22B (C-), PHY 9B (C-)
ENG 190 Prof. Responsibilities of Engineers 3 W S Upper division standing
Science Electives: 8 units. Choose from courses below or any upper division CHE, PHY or Biological Sciences, excluding courses for GE social science credit. 2 units from CHE 118AB can be applied.
PHY 9D Modern Physics 4 FS PHY 9C, MAT 22A, MAT 22B (concurrent)
BIS 2B Biology: Princ. of Ecology & Evolution 5 F W S BIS 2A (C-)
BIS 2C Biology: Biodiversity, Tree of Life 5 F W S BIS 2B (C-)
BIM 102 Quantitative Cell Biology 4* F BIS 2A, PHY 9B, MAT 22B, CHE 8B *Only 2 units of credit if BIS 104 or MCB 143 previously taken
BIM 161A Biomolecular Engineering 4 Fa BIS 2A, CHE 8B
BIM 161L Biomolecular Engineering Laboratory 3 Fa BIM 161A or BIS 101
Engineering Electives: 20 units. Choose any graded upper division BIM course (except BIM 102, 161A, 161L which are science electives) or choose from the Supplemental list. 2 units from EEC 100 can be applied. a= Offered alternating years. I= Offered irregularly. Check with advisor.
BIM Courses
BIM 117 Analysis of Molecular and Cellular Networks 4 Wa MAT 22A (C-), BIS 2A (C-)
BIM 118 Microelectromechanical Systems(MEMS) 4 W CHE 2A; ENG 100 or EEC 100
BIM 126 Tissue Mechanics 3 W ENG 45 or EXB 103
BIM 140 Protein Engineering 4 Sa BIS 2A, CHE 8B
BIM 141 Cell and Tissue Mechanics 4 W PHY 9C, ENG 35 or equivalent
BIM 142 Principles and Practices of Biomedical Imaging 4 S PHY 9D, MAT 22B, BIM 108 (concurrent)
BIM 143 Biomolecular Systems Engineering: Synthetic Biology 4 Sa BIS 2A, CHE 8A or equiv., MAT 16C or equiv.
BIM 151 Mechanics of DNA 3 Si BIS 2A, MAT 22B
BIM 152 Molecular Control of Biosystems 4 S BIS 2A, PHY 9B, MAT 22B
BIM 162 Intro to the Biophysics of Molecules & Cells 4 Wa MAT 22B, PHY 9C
BIM 163 Bioelectricity, Biomechanics, and Signaling Systems 4 S MAT 22B (C-), BIM 116 or equivalent
BIM 173 Cell and Tissue Engineering 4 F BIM 106 (C-) and BIM 109 (C-)
BIM 189A Principles and Applications of Biological Sensors (Revzin) 4 Fa BIM 106 (C-) and BIM 109 (C-)
BIM 189C Aspects of Medical Device Design, Manufacturing and Operations (Chigazola) 2 S Upper division standing
BIM 189C Clinical Applications for  Biomedical Device Design (Tran) 4 F BIM 116 or NPB 101 or consent of instructor
BIM 199 Advanced Lab Research 4 F W S Consent of instructor
Supplemental List
ENG 4 Eng. Graphics in Design (AutoCAD) 3 F W None
ENG 35 Statics 4 F W S PHY 9A(C-), MAT 21D(concurrent), ENG 6 recommended
ENG 45 Properties of Materials 4 F W S MAT 21C (C-), CHE 2A (C-)
ENG 102 Dynamics 4 F W S ENG 35 (C-), MAT 22B (C-)
ENG 103 Fluid Mechanics 4 F W S ENG 35 (C-), MAT 22B, ENG 102 (concurrent)
ENG 104 Mechanics of Materials 4 F W S ENG 35 (C-), MAT 22B (C-)
ENG 104L Mechanics of Materials Lab 1 W S ENG 104
ENG 106 Engineering Economics 3 W Upper Division Standing
EAD 165 Statistical and Quantum Optics 4 S CHE 110A, EEC 130B
EAD 166 Lasers and Nonlinear Optics 4 S EAD 165
EAD 167 Fourier Optics 4 F PHY 104A, EEC 130B
EBS 128 Biomechanics and Ergonomics 4 S ENG 102, BIM 105 with consent of instructor
EBS 130 Modeling of Dynamic Processes in Biological Systems 4 W MAT 22B (C-), ENG 6 or ECS 30, EBS 75
EBS 165 Bioinstrumentation and Control 4 F ENG 100
EBS 175 Rheology of Biological Materials 3 W ENG 103 or ECH 150A
ECH 141 Fluid Mechanics  Biochem/ChemE 4 W ECH 140 and ECH 51(concurrent)
ECH 144 Rheology and Polymer Processing 3 S ECH 141ECH 140 and ECH 51(concurrent)
ECH 155A Chemical Engineering Lab 4 F W ECH 141, 142, 143 (concurrent), upper div English
ECH 155B Chemical Engineering Lab 4 W S ECH 143(concurrent), ECH 155A, upper div. English
ECH 160 Fundamentals of Biomanufacturing 3 Fi MCB 102, BIS 102 or ABI 102
ECH 161A Biochemical Eng Fundamentals 4 W CHE 128A, MAT 22B, MCB 102 (or consent)
ECH 161B Bioseparations 4 W ECH 143
ECH 161L Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory 4 S ECH 161A and 161B or BIS 103 or MCB 120L, or VEN 186
ECH 170 Intro of Colloid and Surface Phenom. 3 S CHE 110A
ECS 124 Theory & Practice of Bioinformatics 4 S ENG 6, BIS 2A, BIM 105 with consent of instructor
EEC 110A Electronic Circuits I 4 EEC 100, EEC 140A
EEC 110B Electronic Circuits II 4 WS EEC 110A
EEC 118 Digital Integrated Circuits 4 S EEC 110A, EEC 180A
EEC 130A Electromagnetics I 4 F W MAT 21D, PHY 9D, ENG 17
EEC 130B Introductory Electromagnetics II 4 S EEC 130A
EEC 140A Principles of Device Physics I 4 F W ENG 17, PHY 9D
EEC 140B Principles of Device Physics II 4 S ENG 17, PHY 9D
EEC 150A Intro to Signals and Systems I 4 W ENG 6 (concurrent), EEC 100
EEC 150B Intro to Signals and Systems II 4 F EEC 150A or BIM 108 with consent of instructor
EEC 151 Instrum. Interfacing, Signals & Sys. 4 W EEC 100, EEC 150A, EEC 180A
EEC 157A Control Systems 4 F EEC 150A or BIM 108 with consent of instructor
EEC 157B Control Systems 4 W EEC 157A
EEC 160 Signal Analysis & Communications 4 F EEC 150A or BIM 108 with consent of instructor
EME 50 Manufacturing Processes 4 F W S ENG 4 (C-), PHY 9A, restricted
EME150A Mechanical Design 4 FS ENG 45, EME 50(concurrent) and ENG 104 (C-), restricted
EME150B Mechanical Design 4 W EME 150A, restricted
EME 151 Statistical Methods in Design/Manu. 4 W EME 107B, EME 150A restricted in change
EME 152 Computer-Aided Mechanism Design 4 W ENG 6 and ENG 102 restricted in change
EME 154 Mechatronics 4 S ENG 100, ENG 102 and EME 50 restricted in change
EME 165 Heat Transfer 4 F S ENG 6 (C-), ENG 103, ENG 105 restricted in change
EME 171 Analysis, Simulation and  Design ofMechatronic Systems 4 F W ENG 100, 102, upper div standing, restricted in change
EME 172 Automatic Control Eng. Systems 4 W S ENG 100, EME 171, restricted in change
EMS 147 Principles of Polymer Materials Science 3 W CHE 2B; CHE 8B or ENG 45, Intro Physics
EMS 160 Thermodynamics of MaterialsProcesses and Phase Stability 4 F ENG 45, CHE 2C, PHY 9B, MAT 22B
EMS 162 Structure and Characterization ofEngineering Materials 4 W ENG 45, MAT 22A or equivalent, MAT 22B, PHY 9B
EMS 162L Structure and Characterization ofMaterials Laboratory 2 W EMS 162-recommend concurrent enrollment
EMS 164 Rate Processes in Material Science 4 S ENG 45 and EMS 160
EMS 172 Electronic, Optical and MagneticProperties of Materials 4 F ENG 45 or CHE 110A or PHY 9D,
ENG 6 recommended
EMS 172L Electronic, Optical and MagneticProperties Laboratory 2 F EMS 172-recommend concurrent enrollment
EMS 174 Mechanical Behavior of Materials 4 F ENG 45 and EMS 162, EMS 164 recommended
EMS 174L Mechanical Behavior Laboratory 2 F EMS 174-recommend concurrent enrollment
EMS 180 Materials in Engineering Design 4 S ENG 45, ENG 105 or EMS 160
EMS 181 Materials Processing 4 W ENG 45, ENG 105, EEC 140A or EMS 164
EMS 182 Failure Analysis 4 W ENG 45 and EMS 174-in change

These courses are offered only once per year, unless labeled otherwise: a= alternate years

Other Requirements:

Lower Division Composition: Select from the following 4-unit courses.

UWP 1 (Expository Writing), ENL 3 (Intro to Literature), COM 1 (Ancient World), COM 2 (Middle Ages & Enlightenment,

COM 3 (Modern Crisis), COM 4 (Contemporary), NAS 5 (Intro to Native American Literature)

Upper Division Composition:  Select from the following 4-unit courses or pass the exam. UWP 101, 102A B E or G, 104 A B C D E or F

Exam:http://writing.ucdavis.edu/programs-and-services/upper-division-composition-exam-information/upper-division-composition-exam-information

Communication: CMN 1 (Intro to Public Speaking)   4 units

General Education:  GE 2 or GE 3 depending on admit term.  Check with advisor.

Download a PDF of the Curriculum With Pre-Reqs here.