Degree Pathways for the Master of Science in Engineering - Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology - Co-op

Degree Pathway for the Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology - Co-op

Required Core Courses
Course #	Course Title	Credits	Semesters Offered - F,S,Su*
BMBT.5000	Introduction to Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology	3	F,S
BMBT.5200	Bioethics	1	F
BMBT.6000	Capstone	3	F,S
XXXX.XXXX	Math Core (choose one)	3
XXXX.XXXX	Physiology Core (choose one)	3
XXXX.XXXX	Lab Core (choose one)	3**
XXXX.XXXX	Advanced Cell and Molecular Biology Core (choose one)	3**
	Minimum Sub Total # Core Credits Required	19
Elective Course Choices (Choose 4)
XXXX.XXXX	Four Elective Courses from Specialization Areas and/or Additional Offerings (see list)	12
	Sub Total # Elective Credits Required	12
Professional Co-op Courses
ENGN.6020	Graduate Professional Development for Engineers	1	F,S
ENGN.6030	Graduate Cooperative Experience	1	F,S,Su
ENGN.6040	Workforce Development (optional)	1	F,S
	Sub Total # Co-op Credits Required	2
Curriculum Summary
	Total number of courses required for the degree	13
	Total number of credit hours required for the degree	33

Prerequisites, Concentrations or Other Requirements

* Availability - F is Fall, S is Spring and Su is Summer. Course availability subject to change.

** Courses may be more than 3 credits.

MATHMATH CORE (choose one)

BMEN.5810 Data Analytics and Biostatistics S

CHEN.5390 Math Methods for Engineers F,S

CHEN.5480 Engineering Process Analytics F,S

MATH.5300 Applied Math I F

MATH.5550 Applied Math for Life Scientists F

PHYS.5630 Computational Methods in Physics F

PLAS.5480 Numerical Methods in Plastics Processing F

RADI.5820 Numerical Methods in Radiological Sciences S

RADI.6060 Monte Carlo Simulation S

PHYSIOLOGY CORE (choose one)

BIOL.5490L Biology of Muscle and Lab F

BIOL.5620/5630L Cardiovascular Physiology and Lab F,S

BIOL.5800/5810L Developmental Biology and Lab F

BIOL.5900 Human Neurobiology F

HSCI.5510 Clinical Pathophysiology F,S,Su

LAB CORE (choose one)

BIOL.5190/5210L Biochemistry Techniques F,S

BIOL.5290 Recombinant Protein Production Techniques Lab F

BIOL.5320/5340L Genomics and Lab F

BIOL.5760 Cell Culture S

BIOL.5950 Immunology Lecture and Lab F

CHEN.5860 Biotech Processing Project Lab

EECE.5600 Biomedical Instrumentation

MLSC.6100/6101L Clinical Toxicology and Lab S

NUTR.5650 Lab Methods in Nutrition Assessment

PHRM.6400/6420 Pharmaceutical Analysis and Lab S

RADI.5060 Nuclear Instrumentation with Lab F

ADVANCED CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (choose one)

BIOL.5420 Advanced Cell Biology

BIOL.5670 Molecular Biology F

BIOL.5820 Cancer Biology S

BIOL.6660 Selected Topics in Molecular and Cellular Biology F

NUTR.5720 Nutrigenetics S

RADI.5620 Radiation Biology S

ELECTIVES ( SpecializationsSpecialization Areas):

Medical Imaging and Instrumentation

BMBT.5120 Medical Image Processing

BMBT.5130 Biomedical Analytics and Informatics

BMBT.5160 Principles of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging

EECE.5100 Digital Signal Processing Su

EECE.5110 Medical Diagnostic Imaging

EECE.5410 Introduction to Biosensors S,Su

EECE.5520 Microprocessor Systems II & Embedded Systems F,S,Su

EECE.6150 Medical Image Reconstruction S

EECE.7100 Selected Topics: Biomedical Imaging and Data Science

Biotechnology and Bioprocessing

CHEN.5340 Industrial Bioprocessing F

CHEN.5350 Cell and Microbe Cultivation F

CHEN.5380 Advanced Separations in Biotechnology

CHEN.5450 Isolation and Purification of Biotech Products S

CHEN.5460 Biomaterial Science and Engineering S

CHEN.5500 Biomedical Applications of Nanotechnology

CHEN.5550 Biopharmaceutical Regulatory Compliance S

Clinical Pathology

MLSC.5120 Medical Bacteriology F

MLSC.5500 Foundations in Biomedical Research S

MLSC.5530 Emerging Topics in Clinical Chemistry F

MLSC.5800 Clinical Applications of Molecular Genetics

MLSC.6130 Infectious Disease

MLSC.6150 Medical Mycology and Parasitology S

Medical Plastics Design and Manufacturing

CHEN.5550 Biopharmaceutical Regulatory Compliance S

PLAS.5030 Mechanical Behavior of Polymers F,Su

PLAS.5180 Plastics Product Design F,S,Su

PLAS.5530 Medical Device Design I F,S,Su

PLAS.5540 Medical Device Design II

PLAS.5750 Biomaterials I F

PLAS.5790 Problems in Biomaterials

PLAS.6020 Medical Device Development Regulation F,S

PLAS.6750 Biomaterials II

Molecular & Cellular Biotechnology

BIOL.5410 Topics in Cell Biology

BIOL.5600 Stem Cell Biology - F

BIOL.5690L Molecular Techniques - S

CHEN.5350 Cell and Microbe Cultivation - F,S

CHEN.5450 Isolation and Purification - S

Pharmaceutical Sciences

PHRM.6100 Principles of Pharmaceutical Sciences

PHRM.6410 Drug Delivery Su

PHRM.6600 Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism Su

Ergonomics and Biomechanics

BMEN.5300 Ergonomics and Work F

BMEN.5310 Occupational Biomechanics F,S

BMEN.5320 Occupational Biomechanics Laboratory

BMEN.5400 Occupational Safety Engineering

BMEN.6320 Advanced Biomechanics

BMEN.6380 Methods in Work Analysis

ELECTIVES (Additional Course Offerings):

Biological Sciences

BIOL.5050L Bioinformatics F,S

BIOL.5090 Photobiology S

BIOL.5720 Virology S

BIOL.5840 Comparative Vertebrate Embryology S

BIOL.5930 Immunology F

BIOL.5940 Advanced Topics in Immunology S

BIOL.5950L Immunology Lab F

Biomedical Engineering

BMEN.5020 Biomaterials F,S

BMEN.5030 Medical Device Design F

BMEN.5110 Tissue Engineering F,S

BMEN.5115 Advanced Tissue Engineering S

BMEN.5350 Respiratory Dynamics and Devices F

BMEN.5390 Computer Aided Engineering Design and Analysis S

BMEN.5610 Drug Delivery S

Chemistry

CHEM.5130 Spectroscopy F

CHEM.5500 Biochemistry I F

CHEM.5510 Biochemistry II S

CHEM.5550L Lab in Modern Biochemistry and Biophysics

CHEM.5600 Advanced Physical Biochemistry F

CHEM.5620 Biopharmaceutical Development S

CHEM.5700 Protein Chemistry S

CHEM.6310 Principles of Medicinal Chemistry I F

Chemical Engineering

CHEN.5370 Nanomaterials Characterization I F,Su

CHEN.5410 Nanomaterials Characterization II S

Electrical and Computer Engineering

EECE.5160 Biomedical Imaging and Data Sci S

EECE.5440 Comp. Data -Driven Modeling I F

EECE.5470 Comp. Data -Driven Modeling II S

EECE.5560 Robotics F,S

EECE.5590 Intro to Nanoelectronics F

EECE.5680 Electro Optic Systems F

EECE.5810 Comp Vision & Dig Image Proc S

EECE.5950 Solid State Electronics S

EECE.6690 Opto Electronic Devices

Mechanical Engineering

MECH.5710 Quality Engineering F,S,Su

MECH.5750 Industrial Design of Experiments F,S,Su

MECH.5760 Engineering Project Management F,S,Su

MECH.5960 Mechanics of Composite Materials S

Medical Lab Science

MLSC.5310 Clinical Immunohematology S

MLSC.6000 Biomarker Discovery & App F

MLSC.6001 Biomarker Discovery & App Lab F

Nutritional Science

NUTR.5630 Vitamins & Minerals F

NUTR.6010 Nutrition Assessment F

NUTR.6040 Nutrition Epidemiology

Pharmaceutical Science

PHRM.6120 Principles of Pharm Sciences Lab F

PHRM.6501 Drug Discovery F

Plastics Engineering

PLAS.5320 Adhesives and Adhesion F

PLAS.5970 Plastics and the Environment F

PLAS.6420 Characterization of Polymers and Plastics F

Public Health

PUBH.5061 Environmental Health F,S

PUBH.5750 Epidemiology and Biostatistics F,S

Radiological Science

RADI.5010L Radiation Safety and Control I F

RADI.5020L Radiation Safety and Control II S

RADI.5240 Environmental Health Physics

RADI.5330 External Radiation Dosimetry and Shielding

RADI.5340 Internal Radiation Dosimetry and Bioassay S

RADI.5410 Radiochemistry S

RADI.5650 Introduction to Radiation Therapy Physics S

RADI.5980 Introduction to Medical Imaging S

RADI.6050 Radiation Interactions and Transport F

RADI.6650 Advanced Radiation Therapy Physics S

RADI.6980 Advanced Medical Imaging

Plan of Study - Fall Start + 6-month Co-op

Fall Start with 6-month Co-op	Fall	Spring	Summer	Fall	Spring
Core	BMBT.5000 BMBT.5200 Choose 1 core category	ENGN.6020 Choose 2 core category	ENGN .6030	BMBT.6000 Choose 1 core category
Electives	Choose 1 elective	Choose 1 elective	Choose 2 electives

Fall Start with 6-month Co-op

Fall

Spring

Summer

Fall

Spring

10 credits

9 credits + 1-credit Grad. Devel. for Engineer Course

1-credit Co-op Experience

12 credits

Core

BMBT.5000

BMBT.5200

Choose 1 core category

ENGN.6020

Choose 2 core category

ENGN .6030

BMBT.6000

Choose 1 core category

Electives

Choose 1 elective

Choose 2 electives

Note: Core categories include Math, Physiology, Lab and Advanced Cell and Molecular Biology

Plan of Study - Spring Start + 6-month Co-op

Spring Start with 6-month Co-op	Spring	Fall	Spring	Fall
Spring Start with 6-month Co-op	9 credits	10 credits + 1-credit Grad. Devel. for Engineer Course	1-credit Co-op Experience	12 credits
Core	BMBT.5000 Choose 1 core category	ENGN.6020 BMBT.5200 Choose 2 core category	ENGN.6030	BMBT.6000 Choose 1 core category
Electives	Choose 1 elective	Choose 1 elective	ENGN.6030	Choose 2 electives

Note: Core categories include Math, Physiology, Lab and Advanced Cell and Molecular Biology

Degree Pathway for the Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology - Co-op

Plan of Study - Fall Start + 6-month Co-op

Plan of Study - Spring Start + 6-month Co-op

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