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Bioengineering Curriculum

Approved Technical Electives

Course # Course title (units) Prerequisites
Bio 1B General Biology (4)
None
Chem 120A Physical Chemistry (3) 4B or equivalent; Math 53; Physics 7B or 8B; Math 54 (may be taken concurrently).
Chem 120B Physical Chemistry (3) 4B or equivalent; Math 53; Physics 7B or 8B; Math 54 (may be taken concurrently).
Chem C130/MCB C100A Biophysical Chemistry (3) Chem 3A or 112A, Math 1A, Bio 1A; Chem 3B or 112B recommended
Chem 130B Biophysical Chemistry (3) MCB 100A/Chem C130 or consent of instructor
CS 61B or CS61BL
Data Structures (4) B- or better in CS 61A
Math 55 Discrete Mathematics (4)
Math 110 Linear Algebra (4) Math 53, 54
Math 118 Wavelets and Signal Processing (4) Math 53, 54
Math 127 Mathematical & Computational Methods in Molecular Biology Math 53, 54, 55, Stat 20
Math 128A Numerical Analysis (5) Math 53, 54
Math 170 Mathematical Methods for Optimization (4) Math 53, 54
Nutritional Sciences TX 121 Computational Toxicology (4) MCB 102 or consent of instructor
Physics 7C Physics for Scientists and Engineers (4) Physics 7A,B; Math 1A,B; Math 53, 54 (Math 54 may be taken concurrently
Physics 110A Electromagnetism and Optics (4)
Physics 112 Introduction to Statistical and Thermal Physics (4)
Physics 137A
Quantum Mechanics (4) None
Physics 177 Principles of Molecular Biophysics (3) Physics 112 or consent of instructor
Physics C191 Quantum Information Science and Technology (3) Mathematics 54, Physics 7A-7B, and either Physics 7C, Mathematics 55, or Computer Science 170
Public Health 143 Introduction to Statistical Methods in Computational and Genomic Biology (4) Public Health 142, Stat 134, Stat 135, or consent of instructor
Statistics 133 Concepts in Computing with Data (3) None
Statistics 134 or IEOR 172

Concepts of Probability (3) or Probability and Risk Analysis for Engineers (3)

1 yr. calculus

Note: IEOR 172 does not count towards the 45 engineering units, it counts as a technical elective. Also you can not take Stat 134 and IEOR 172, you will receive credit for only one of them.

Statistics 135 Concepts of Statistics (4) Stat 134 or 101
Statistics 150 Stochastic Processes (3) Stat 101, 103A or 134
and/or any BioE Topics class
and/or any Engineering Topics class
and/or any Upper Division Biology Elective
 

 

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