Bioengineering Major Concentration - Biomaterials
Biomaterials can be classified as synthetic or natural materials intended to either augment, analyze, detect, direct, replace, repair or regenerate organs, tissues, or cells. The field of biomaterials employs the combination of concepts and experimental techniques used in materials science and engineering, as well as the biological sciences, to address the structure-property-performance relationships of biomaterials and the devices that employ them. Traditionally, biomaterials have been critical components of medical devices and diagnostics, hospital products, biosensors, and processing and separation equipment for pharmaceuticals. More recently the scope of the field has broadened to include natural tissues, cellular structures, and biomacromolecules, sometimes collectively referred to as biological materials. The biomaterials field has also rapidly expanded to incorporate additional interdisciplinary elements of the biomedical and physical sciences. Biointerfaces, bio-microdevices, controlled drug delivery, tissue engineering, and efforts to apply knowledge from cell and molecular biology to regenerate tissues and organs are now at the leading edge of biomaterials research. This track will educate students on the selection, function, and processing of materials used in the ever expanding field of biomaterials.
| | | | | Concentration #1 - Biomaterials | | | | Freshman Year | Fall | Spring | | Math 1A , 1B , Calculus | 4 | 4 | | Chemistry 1A or 4A General Chemistry | 4 | | | Chemistry 3A , 3AL , or Chem 112A , Organic Chemistry2 | | 5 | | Physics 7A , Physics for Scientists and Engineers | | 4 | | E 10 , Engineering Design and Analysis or BioE 10 | 3 | | | E 7 , Introduction to Applied Computing or CS 61A | | 4 | | Reading and Composition3 | 4 | | | Freshman Seminar: BioE 24 and/or BioE 25 4 | 1 | 1 | | Minimum Total Units | 16 | 18 | | | | | | Sophomore Year | Fall | Spring | | Math 53 -54 , Multivariable Calculus, Linear Algebra, Diff. Eqns. | 4 | 4 | | Physics 7B , Physics for Scientists and Engineers | 4 | | | Biology 1A & 1AL , General Biology | | 5 | | Chemistry 3B or Chem 112B , Organic Chemistry5 | 3 | | | Engineering/Biology Preparation : E45 | 3 | | | Engineering/Biology Preparation : BioE C105 , Chem 120B or ChemC130/ MCB C100A 6 | | 3 | | Electives: Humanities / Social Studies 3 | | 3 | | Minimum Total Units | 14 | 15 | | | | | | Junior Year | Fall | Spring | | Bioengineering Fundamentals : BioE 102 , BioE 104 7 | 4 | 4 | | Engineering Topic : MSE 102 8 | 3 | | | Technical Elective : Chem 135 or MCB 110 (biochemistry)9 | 3 | | | Technical Elective : Stat 134 or EE 126 (statistics)9 | | 3 | | Upper Division Biology Elective : MCB 130 (cell biology) or MCB 150 (immunology)10 | 4 | | BioE 100 or Humanities / Social Studies course with ethics content 3 | | 3 | | Electives: Humanities / Social Studies 3 | 4 | | | Minimum Total Units | 14 | 14 | | | | | | Senior Year | Fall | Spring | | Bioengineering Lab Course : BioE 115 | 4 | | | Bioengineering Topics : BioE C118 and BioE 116 or BioE C117 | 4 | 4 | | Engineering Topic : MSE 104 or ChemE 178 8 | | 4 | | Technical Elective : MCB course, Physics 7C , or BioE course 9 | 4 | | | Senior Engineering Design Project or bioengineering research: BioE H194 or BioE196
| | 4 | | Electives: Humanities / Social Studies 3 | 3 | 3 | | Minimum Total Units | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | MINIMUM GRAND TOTAL UNITS | | 121 | See the Bioengineering Degree Requirements for course details
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