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Undergraduate Studies
Aims
and Scope
The undergraduate bioengineering option provides a foundation for graduate studies in the application of engineering principles to the design, analysis, construction, and manipulation of biological systems, and in the discovery and application of new engineering principles inspired by the properties of biological systems. Undergraduate research is encouraged both during the academic year and through participation in summer research programs.
Students should present a plan for satisfying all degree requirements to their academic advisor by the end of the third term of the second year. Students with a grade-point average lower than 1.9 will not be allowed to continue in the option except with special permission from the option representative.
Option Requirements
- BE 1, BE 159, BE/APh 161, ChE/BE 163, BE/CS/CNS/Bi 191 a.
- Experimental methods: Bi 1x, BE/EE 189 a, ChE 130.
- Biology and chemistry: Bi 8, Bi 9, Ch 25, Ch 41 a, Bi/Ch 110.
One advanced biology course selected from Bi/Ch 111, Bi/Ch 113, Bi 114, Bi 117, Bi 122, Bi 145 ab, Bi/CNS 150, BE 150.
Students may pass out of Bi 8 and Bi 9 via placement exams administered by the Biology Division.
- Mathematical and computational methods: ACM 95 abc, CDS 110 a or ChE 105, 9 units selected from CS 1, CS 2, CS 3.
- 36 units of BE electives (selected from the elective lists below or approved by the student's academic adviser).
- Communication: E 10, E 11.
- Courses satisfying option requirements must be taken for grades (except when courses are only available P/F) and passed with a grade of C- or higher. Passing grades must be earned in a total of 486 units.
BE Electives
BE 98, BE 141, BE 150, BE/Bi 152, BE 153, BE 157, BE/APh 162, Bi/CNS 162, Bi/BE 177, Bi 180, BE/APh/Ph 181, BE/EE 189 b, BE/CS/CNS/Bi 191 b, EE/BE 166, EE/BE 185, Bi/BE 227, Ae/BE 242, BE/Ae 243.
Other Relevant BE-Approved Electives
Biodevices:
EE 112, EE 113, EE 114 ab, APh/EE 9 ab, EE 45, EE 111, EE 151.
Biomechanics:
ME 19 ab, ME 35 abc, ME 71, Ae/APh/CE/ME 101 abc, Ae/APh/CE/ME 102 abc, Ae/APh 104 abc.
Synthetic biology:
CS 21, Ch 24, ChE/Ch 148, ChE/Ch 164, ChE/Ch 165.
Typical Course Schedule
First Year
| Course |
Course Title |
Units Per Term |
| Ma 1 abc |
Freshman Mathematics |
9-9-9 |
| Ph 1 abc |
Freshman Physics |
9-9-9 |
| Ch 1 ab |
General Chemistry |
6-9-0 |
| Ch 3 a |
Fundamental Techniques of Experimental Chemistry |
6-0-0 |
| Bi 1x |
The Great Ideas of Biology: An Introduction Through Experimentation |
0-0-9 |
| BE 1 |
Frontiers in Bioeningineering |
0-1-0
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Introductory HSS courses |
9-9-9 |
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Physical education |
0-0-3 |
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Second Year
| Ma 2 ab |
Sophomore Mathematics |
9-9-0 |
| Ph 2 ab |
Sophomore Physics |
9-9-0 |
| Ch 41 a |
Organic Chemistry |
9-0-0 |
| Ch 25 |
Introduction to Biophysical Chemistry |
0-0-9
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| Bi 8 |
Introduction to Molecular Biology |
0-9-0 |
| Bi 9 |
Cell Biology |
0-0-9 |
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Menu course |
0-0-9 |
| General and BE electives |
x-x-x |
| HSS electives |
x-x-x |
| Physical education
|
x-x-x |
|
Third Year
| ACM 95 abc |
Introductory Methods of Applied Mathematics |
12-12-12 |
| Bi/Ch 110 |
Introduction to Biochemistry |
12-0-0 |
| ChE/BE 163 |
Introduction to Biomolecular Engineering
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9-0-0
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Computational methods requirement |
x-x-x |
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General and BE electives |
x-x-x |
| E 10 |
Technical seminar presentations |
x-x-x
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HSS electives |
x-x-x |
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Physical education |
x-x-x |
| ChE 130 |
Biomolecular Engineering Laborartory |
0-0-9 |
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Fourth Year
CDS 110 a
or ChE 105 |
Introductory Control Theory or Dynamics and Control of Chemical Systems |
x-0-x |
| BE/APh 161 |
Physical Biology of the Cell |
0-12-0 |
| BE/EE 189 a |
Design and Construction of Biodevices |
0-12-0 |
| BE/CS/CNS/Bi 191 a |
Biomolecular Computation |
0-9-0 |
| BE 159 |
Signal Transduction and Biomechanics in Eukaryotic Cell Morphogenesis |
0-0-9 |
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General and BE electives |
x-x-x |
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Advanced biology and biology lab requirements |
x-x-x |
| E 11 |
Written Technical Commnuncation in Engineering and Applied Science |
x-x-x |
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HSS electives |
x-x-x |
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Physical Education |
x-x-x |
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