BME Course Guidesheet 2012-13

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These suggested course tracks are based on undergraduate requirements from the class entering in the 2012-13 academic year. These are only suggestions, refer to the University Bulletin for the official requirements for each major.

For archived requirements refer to the University Bulletin. Select desired year in the bottom left-hand corner under, "Bulletin Archive" and then the area of study.

For more information on graduate-level requirements go here.

Please make note of Pre- or Co-requisites

Bioengineering Description

The mission of the undergraduate bioengineering program at Binghamton University is to develop future leaders in the broad field encompassed by bioengineering. Upon graduation, our students will possess the analytical and creative skills, reinforced through the development of a solid ethical foundation, necessary to achieve professional employment in the broad field of bioengineering or to pursue graduate study in bioengineering, biomedical engineering, or the sciences, as well as other disciplines such as business, law, or medicine.

Year 1

Engineering Design Division

The freshman year is common for all engineering majors

 

Fall

 

Spring

MATH 221

Calculus I (M)

MATH 222

Calculus II (MATH 221)

CHEM 111

Chemical Principles (L)

PHYS 131

General Physics I (MATH 221)

WTSN 111

Exploring Engineering I

WTSN 112

Exploring Engineering II (J) (WTSN 111)

WTSN 103

Engineering Communications I

WTSN 104

Engineering Communications II (WTSN 103)

 

General Education Elective (P)
General Education electives may be taken in any semester, in any order.  

 

General Education Elective (G)
General Education electives may be taken in any semester, in any order.  

 

Body/Wellness

 

Body/Wellness

Final Three Years of Bioengineering Major

Year 2

Prerequisites in parentheses

 

Fall

 

Spring

BIOL 117

Organisms and Populations

BIOL 118

Cell and Molecular Biology

PHYS 132

General Physics II (PHYS131)

MATH 323

Calculus 3 (MATH 222)

BE 203

Numerical Methods in Bioengineering

BE 260

Circuits and Signals for BE (PHYS 132, MATH 371)

MATH 371

Ordinary Diff Eqns (MATH 222)

BE 202

Biological & Engineering Networks (BE 203)

Year 3

 

Fall

 

Spring

BE 316

Statics/Dynamics for BE (PHYS 131, MATH 222)

BE 318

Biomechanics (BE 316)

BE 303

Life in Moving Fluids (MATH 371)

BE 312

Heat & Mass Transfer in Bio Sys (MATH 371)

BE 351

Data Acq & Analysis 1 (BE 203)

BE 352

Data Acq & Analysis 2 (BE 351)

BE 340

Bioinformatics (BE 203)

 

Science Elective
Students must take a science elective from a list of departmentally approved courses.

 

General Education Elective (H)
General Education electives may be taken in any semester, in any order.  

 

Engineering Elective
Engineering electives allow students to tailor their program to match individual interests. Engineering electives must be taken from a list of departmentally approved engineering courses. They may be taken in any semester.

Year 4

 

Fall

 

Spring

BE 450

Senior Design I (BE 260,303,312,316,318,352)

BE 451

Senior Design II (BE 450) (J)

BE 422

Biomaterials (CHEM 111, BE 312)

BE 424

Bioimaging (BE 260, BE 352)

BE 432

Ethics in Bioengineering (coreq BE 450)

BE 410

Complexity in Biological Systems (BE 203, MATH 371)

 

Engineering Elective
Engineering electives allow students to tailor their program to match individual interests. Engineering electives must be taken from a list of departmentally approved engineering courses. They may be taken in any semester.

 

General Education Elective (N)
General Education electives may be taken in any semester, in any order. 

 

General Education Elective (A)
General Education electives may be taken in any semester, in any order.  

   

Major Notes

  • WTSN 111/112 are required only for those who do their freshman year in Watson. 
  • WTSN 103/104 are required only for those who do their freshman year in Watson. Others may use any C and O (or J) Gen Ed course in place of these two courses. 
  • A minimum of 128 semester credits of coursework are required to earn a B.S. in Bioengineering, including a minimum residency requirement of 30 credits in Watson school courses.