Biomedical Devices focus on the development of new biomedical technology for life science research and advanced health care. This concentration provides training in fundamental aspects of cell biology and physiology in addition to traditional areas of mechanical and electrical engineering as applied to biotechnology and medical devices.
Students will have the opportunity to take advanced courses that include medical instrumentation, drug delivery systems, biosensors, microfluidic devices, biophotonics, biologically inspired devices & systems, biomedical monitoring with wireless communications, biomolecular/cellular analysis lab-on-a-chip, and bionanotechnology.
(New for 2017)
| Freshman Year | Fall |
Spring |
| Math 1A , 1B | 4 | 4 |
| Chemistry 1A , 1AL | 5 | |
| Chemistry 3A , 3AL | 5 | |
| BioE 10 | 4 | |
| Humanities / Social Sciences | 4 | 4 |
| BioE 26, BioE 25 | 1 | 1 |
| Minimum Total Units | 18 | 14 |
| Sophomore Year | Fall | Spring |
| Math 53 , 54 | 4 | 4 |
| E 7 or CS 61A | 4 | |
| Physics 7A | 4 | |
| Physics 7B | 4 | |
| BioE 11 | 4 | |
| Humanities / Social Sciences | 4 | 4 |
| Minimum Total Units | 16 | 16 |
| Junior Year | Fall | Spring |
| BioE 103 , BioE 104 | 4 | 4 |
| BioE 105* | 4 | |
| BioE 110 | 4 | |
| BioE 101 | 4 | |
| BioE 100 | 3 | |
| Humanities / Social Sciences | 4 | |
| Minimum Total Units | 15 | 12 |
| Senior Year | Fall-Spring | |
| Bioengineering Design Project or Research | 4 | |
| Bioengineering Lab Course : BioE 121L, 168L, C145L, or C145M recommended | 4 | |
| Track electives: BioE C118, 150, 151, 163 or 168L recommended | 8 | |
| BioE 121 | 4 | |
| Electives | 7 | |
| Minimum Total Units | 27 | |
| Degree total units | 120 | |
| Engineering units | 53 | |
| Upper division technical units | 40 | |
| Upper division BioE units | 40 | |
* EE 16A and 16B can stand in as a prerequisite for any BioE course requiring BioE 105 as a prerequisite.