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Bioengineering Major Concentration - Computational Bioengineering
The simultaneous revolutions of molecular biology and scientific computing has given rise to the new multi-disciplinary area of Computational Biology. The Bioengineering undergraduate program aims to provide students with the background necessary either for graduate work in this area or for jobs in pharmaceutical or biotech companies.
The program covers the component disciplines of computational science, mathematics, and physical science broadly defined, in addition to traditional biology and engineering. This type of training provides preparation for a broad range of careers in science and engineering that reflect our future working world, which is increasingly becoming more interdisciplinary through greater complexity in bioengineering research activities.
Those who take up the challenges presented by computational biology will study topics in the following foundational areas:
-- Introductory Computational Biology, Programming and Statistics
-- Molecular Biophysics and Molecular Design
-- Molecular Evolution, Phylogenetics, and Optimization of Function
-- Cellular Biophysics and Cellular Design
-- Functional Genomics and Statistical Genetics
-- Tissue and Organismal Biophysics and Design
The goals of this series are to give a computational biology education with a coherent engineering slant, where each course builds upon the last. The course covers topics in Bioinformatics and Genomics, Computational Biophysics, Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology, which opportunities for upper division undergraduate research.
Since Computational Biology is one of Berkeley's Strategic Initiatives, undergraduate students can also take advantage of the greater scientific community working in this area in numerous departments across campus, attending monthly seminars and participating in research projects.
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| | | | Concentration #5 - Computational Bioengineering | | | | 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 : CS61B 6 | 3 | | | Bioengineering Fundamentals : BioE 131 7 | 4 |
| | Electives: Humanities / Social Studies 3 | | 3 | | Minimum Total Units | 15 | 15 | | | | | | Junior Year | Fall | Spring | | Bioengineering Topics: BioE 143 (recommended) | | 4 | Bioengineering Topics : BioE 144 (recommended)
| 4 | | | Engin/Biology Preparation : BioE C105 , Chem 120B or ChemC130 /MCB C100A 6 | 3 |
| | Engineering Design Project or Bioengineeing research: BioE 196 or BioE H194 4 |
| 4 | | Upper Division Biology Elective : MCB 100B 10 |
| 3 | | BioE 100 or Humanities / Social Studies course with ethics content 3 | 3 |
| Engineering Topic : BioE112 (recommended) 8
| | 4 | | Electives: Humanities / Social Studies 3 | 4 | | | Minimum Total Units | 14 | 15 | | | | | | Senior Year | Fall | Spring | | Bioengineering Lab Course : BioE22 /22L (recommended) |
| 4 | | Bioengineering Fundamentals : BioE 102 or BioE 110 7 | 4
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| | Technical Elective : MCB 110 (recommended) 9
| 4 | | | Technical Elective : MCB C145 (recommended) 9 |
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| | Technical Elective : IB 115 , MCB111 , MCB130 , MCB 148 , MCB 150 , Math 55 , Math 128A , Math 170 , Physics 177 , or Stat 150 9 | | 4 | | Engineering Topic : BioE 102 , BioE 104 , BioE C118 , BioE 164 , CS70 , CS170 , CS186 8 | 4 | | | Electives: Humanities / Social Studies 3 | 3 | 4
| | Minimum Total Units | 15 | 16 | | | | | | MINIMUM GRAND TOTAL UNITS | | 124 | See the Bioengineering Degree Requirements for requirement details
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