Technical Topics Courses

See course descriptions at the Berkeley Academic Guide – Bioengineering

Course # - Course title (units)

BioE 1XX Any BioE 100-level course, not including 100, 153, 198, 199, or any Pass/Fail course
BioE 2XX Any BioE 200-level course, not including 253, 298, 299, or any Pass/Fail course

Chem 120A - Physical Chemistry
Chem 120B - Physical Chemistry
Chem 135 - Chemical Biology
ChemE 140 - Introduction to Chemical Process Analysis
ChemE 141 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
ChemE 150A - Transport Processes
ChemE 150B - Transport Processes
ChemE 170A - Biochemical Engineering
ChemE 170B - Biochemical Engineering
ChemE C170L - Transport Phenomena
ChemE 171 - Biochemical Engineering Lab
ChemE C178 - Polymer Science & Technology

CS 70 - Discrete Mathematics & Probability Theory
(will not count towards the required 48 Engineering units, does not count as upper division coursework)

CS C100 - Principles & Techniques of Data Science
CS 160 - User Interface Design and Development
CS 161 - Computer Security
CS 169A - Introduction to Software Engineering
CS 170 - Efficient Algorithms and Intractable Problems
CS 176 - Algorithms for Computational Biology
CS 185 - Deep Reinforcement Learning, Decision Making, and Control
CS 186 - Introduction to Database Systems
CS 188 - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
CS 189 - Introduction to Machine Learning
CS C191/ Physics C191 - Quantum Information Science and Technology
EE 105 - Microelectronic Devices and Circuits
EE 117 - Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
EE 118 - Introduction to Optical Engineering
EE 120 - Signals and Systems
EE 123 - Digital Signal Processing
EE C128 - Feedback Control Systems
EE 142 - Integrated Circuits for Communications
EE 143 - Processing and Design of Integrated Circuits
EE 147 - Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)
EE 192 - Mechatronic Design Laboratory
EECS C106A / ME C106A - Introduction to Robotics
EECS 126 - Probability and Random Processes
EECS 127 - Optimization Models in Engineering
EECS 149 - Introduction to Embedded Systems
IB 131 - General Human Anatomy
IB 132 - Survey of Human Physiology
IB 135 - The Mechanics of Organisms
IB 148 - Comparative Animal Physiology
IB 161 - Population and Evolutionary Genetics
IB 163 - Molecular and Genomic Evolution
IB 164 - Human Genetics and Genomics
IEOR 160 - Nonlinear and Discrete Optimization
IEOR 162 - Linear Programming
IEOR 172 - Probability and Risk Analysis for Engineers
Math 110 - Linear Algebra
Math 118 - Wavelets and Signal Processing
Math 127 - Mathematical & Computational Methods in Molecular Biology
Math 128A - Numerical Analysis
Math 170 - Mathematical Methods for Optimization

MCB C100A / Chem C130 - Biophysical Chemistry
It is strongly preferred that students take BIOENG 103 in lieu of MCB C100A. As of F17, students will receive no credit for Bioengineering 103 after completing Chemistry 120B, or Molecular Cell Biology C100A/Chemistry C130.

MCB 100B - Biochemistry: Pathways, Mechanisms and Regulation
MCB 102 - Survey of the Principles of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
MCB 110 - General Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
MCB 130 - Cell and Systems biology
MCB 132 - Biology of Human Cancer
MCB 133L - Cell and Developmental Biology Laboratory
MCB 136 - Physiology
MCB 137L - Physical Biology of the Cell (effective Fall 2024)
MCB 140 - General Genetics
MCB 140L - Genetics Laboratory
MCB 150 - Molecular Immunology
MCB 153 - Molecular Therapeutics
MCB 160L - Neurobiology Laboratory
MCB 166 - Biophysical Neurobiology
MCB C112 / PMB C112 - General Microbiology
MCB C148 / PMB C148 - Microbial Genomics & Genetics
ME 100 - Electronics for the Internet of Things
ME 102B - Mechatronics Design
ME 104 - Engineering Mechanics II
ME 106 - Fluid Mechanics
ME C106A /EECS C106A - Introduction to Robotics
ME 109 - Heat Transfer
ME 118 - Introduction to Nanotechnology & Nanoscience
ME 119 - Introduction to MEMS
ME 132 - Dynamic Systems and Feedback
ME 133 - Mechanical Vibrations
ME 167 - Microscale Fluid Mechanics
ME 179 - Augmenting Human Dexterity
ME 185 - Introduction to Continuum Mechanics
MSE 102 - Bonding, Crystallography, & Crystal Defects
MSE 103 - Phase Transformations and Kinetics
MSE 104 - Materials Characterization
MSE 111 - Properties of Electronic Materials
MSE 112 - Corrosion (Chemical Properties)
MSE 113 - Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials
MSE 130 - Experimental Materials Science and Design
MSE 151 - Polymeric Materials
NE 101 - Nuclear Reactions and Radiation
NE 107 - Introduction to Imaging
NE 162 - Radiation Biophysics and Dosimetry
Physics 110A - Electromagnetism and Optics
Physics 112 - Introduction to Statistical and Thermal Physics
Physics 137A - Quantum Mechanics
Physics 177 - Principles of Molecular Biophysics
Physics C191 / CS C191 - Quantum Information Science and Technology
PMB 185 - Techniques in Light Microscopy
PMB C112 / MCB C112 - General Microbiology
PMB C148 / MCB C148 - Microbial Genomics & Genetics
PbHlth 142 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics in Biology and Public Health
Statistics C100 - Principles & Techniques of Data Science
Statistics 133 - Concepts in Computing with Data
Statistics 134 - Concepts of Probability
Statistics 135 - Concepts of Statistics
Statistics 150 - Stochastic Processes