• BME 2000

    Biomedical Engineering Design and Discovery
     Rating

    2.91

     Difficulty

    3.18

     GPA

    3.75

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Provides students with the skills necessary to engage in meaningful engineering design, and focuses on the latter stages of the engineering design process - detailed design, prototyping, and evaluation. Students develop skills in computer assisted design, embedded controls, prototyping, analysis and teamwork. A major focus of the class is the execution of a design project. Prerequisites: PHYS 1425, and BME major or minor. Recommended Corequisite: PHYS 2415 or ECE 2200.

  • BME 3310

    Biomedical Systems Analysis and Design
     Rating

    3.27

     Difficulty

    3.43

     GPA

    3.42

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Presents analytical tools used to model signals & linear systems. BME examples include multicompartment modeling of drug delivery, modeling of dynamic biomechanical systems & electrical circuit models of excitable cells. Topics: signals & systems, convolution, continuous time Fourier transforms, electrical circuits & applications of linear system theory. Prerequisite: PHYS 2415 & APMA 2130, & CS 1110 or equivalent

  • BME 3240

    Biotransport
     Rating

    2.83

     Difficulty

    3.50

     GPA

    3.37

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Introduces principles and application of fluid and mass transport processes in cell, tissue and organ systems. Topics include intro to physiological fluid mechanics in the circulation and tissue, fundamentals of mass transport in biological systems, effects of mass transport and biochemical interactions at the cell and tissue scales and fluid and mass transport in organs. Prerequisites: APMA 2130 or MATH 3250, or APMA 2501 - Differential Equations & Linear Algebra, and BME 2101, and BME 2104, or instructor permission.

  • BME 2101

    Physiology I for Engineers
     Rating

    4.36

     Difficulty

    3.53

     GPA

    3.28

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    You will learn how excitable tissue, nerves and muscle, and the cardiovascular and respiratory systems function. You will develop an understanding of mechanisms, with an introduction to structure, an emphasis on quantitative analysis, and integration of hormonal and neural regulation and control. Prerequisites: (PHYS 1425 or PHYS 1420 or PHYS 1710) AND (APMA 1110 or MATH 1320) AND (CHEM 1410 or CHEM 1610 or CHEM 1810) AND BME Major or Minor

  • BME 2104

    Cell and Molecular Biology for Engineers
     Rating

    4.16

     Difficulty

    3.63

     GPA

    3.35

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Intro to fundamentals of cell structure and function, emphasizing the techniques and technologies available for the study of cell biology. Content includes cell structure and function; energy flow in cells; information flow in cells focuses on modern molecular biology and genetic engineering, and includes DNA replication, the cell cycle, gene expression, gene regulation, and protein synthesis. Prerequisite: CHEM 1410 or CHEM 1610 or CHEM 1810 or instructor permission.

  • BME 4064

    Biomedical Engineering Capstone Design II
     Rating

    4.00

     Difficulty

    4.00

     GPA

    3.83

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Second half of a year-long design project required for BME majors. Students select, formulate, & solve a design problem related to a device or a system. Projects use conceptual design, skills obtained in the integrated lab & substantial literature and patent reviews. Projects are sponsored by faculty, physicians and/or companies. Students may work on their own with outside team members when appropriate or with other students in integrative teams. Prerequisite: 4th year standing in the Biomedical Engineering major or instructor permission.

  • BME 3090

    Biomedical Engineering Integrated Design and Experimental Analysis (IDEAS)
     Rating

    3.87

     Difficulty

    4.33

     GPA

    3.64

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Second part of a year-long course integrating concepts and skills from prior courses to formulate and solve problems in biomedical systems, including experimental design, performance and analysis. Prerequisite: 3rd Year standing in BME major, or instructor permission

  • BME 3080

    Biomedical Engineering Integrated Design and Experimental Analysis (IDEAS)
     Rating

    3.35

     Difficulty

    4.54

     GPA

    3.54

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    A year-long course integrating concepts and skills from prior courses to formulate and solve problems in biomedical systems, including experimental design, performance and analysis. Testing in tissues/cells & manipulation of molecular constituents to determine structural and functional characteristics for design of therapeutic or measurement systems. Methods incl biochemical, physiological, cell biology, mechanical, electrical and computer, systems, chemical, imaging, and other approaches. Prerequisite: 3rd and 4th Year standing in Biomedical Engineering major

  • BME 3030

    Design and Innovation in Medicine
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.83

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Project-driven course focusing on biomedical product design with emphasis on marketability, innovation, entrepreneurship and business. Topics include design fundamentals, problem/needs identification, delineation of realistic constraints and product specifications, intellectual property, market analysis, entrepreneurship, specific advanced design, business plan development, venture funding, and medical product testing methods. Pre-requisite: BME 2000 or instructor permission.

  • BME 4290

    Stem Cell Engineering
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    How does a single fertilized egg grow and divide into every cell in the body, from branching neurons to beating cardiomyocytes and everything in between? Can we harness this knowledge to better understand disease, and to produce therapeutically relevant cell types, tissues, and organs? You will explore what controls stem cell differentiation using hands-on experiments, with emphasis on methods to engineer cell fate for regenerative medicine. Prerequisite: BME 2104