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Bachelor of Science
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Undergraduate
Main Campus - Melbourne
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Note: The program plan below shows changes approved too late for inclusion in the 2013-2014 University Catalog: 1) CHE 3265 and BIO 4301 Cell Biology are no longer required and have been replaced by a 3-credit technical elective in the junior year, spring semester and BME 3261 Biomechanics and Biomaterials Lab, junior year, fall semester; 2) CHE 3260 Materials Science and Engineering (sophomore year, spring semester) has been replaced with BME 3260 Biomaterials; and 3) the free elective has been moved to senior year, fall semester, the humanities core course to senior year, spring semester and restricted elective to senior year, fall semester.
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering
Curriculum
Candidates for a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering must complete the minimum course requirements as outlined in the following curriculum. For definitions of electives for engineering programs, see the Academic Overview section of the university catalog.
Freshman Year
| FALL | CREDITS | |
| ASC 1000 | University Experience | 1 |
| BME 1045 | Introduction to Biomedical Engineering | 3 |
| CHM 1101 | General Chemistry 1 | 4 |
| COM 1101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| MTH 1001 | Calculus 1 | 4 |
| 15 | ||
| SPRING | CREDITS | |
| BIO 1010 | Biological Discovery 1 | 4 |
| CHM 1102 | General Chemistry 2 | 4 |
| MTH 1002 | Calculus 2 | 4 |
| PHY 1001 | Physics 1 | 4 |
| PHY 2091 | Physics Lab 1 | 1 |
| 17 | ||
Sophomore Year
| FALL | CREDITS | |
| BIO 1020 | Biological Discovery 2 | 4 |
| CHM 2001 | Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| COM 1102 | Writing About Literature | 3 |
| MTH 2001 | Calculus 3 | 4 |
| PHY 2002 | Physics 2 | 4 |
| 18 | ||
| SPRING | CREDITS | |
| BME 3260 | Biomaterials | 3 |
| COM 2223 | Scientific and Technical Communication | 3 |
| ECE 4991 | Electric and Electronic Circuits | 3 |
| MAE 2081 | Applied Mechanics: Statics | 3 |
| MTH 2201 | Differential Equations/Linear Algebra | 4 |
| PHY 2092 | Physics Lab 2 | 1 |
| 17 | ||
Junior Year
| FALL | CREDITS | |
| BIO 3210 | Mammalian Physiology | 4 |
| BME 3081 | Biomechanics | 3 |
| BME 3240 | Computational Methods for Biological Systems | 3 |
| BME 3261 | Biomechancis and Biomaterials Lab | 1 |
| MTH 2401 | Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| OCE 3030 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| 17 | ||
| SPRING | CREDITS | |
| BME 4191 | Design Methodologies and Practice | 1 |
| BME 4241 | Transport in Biological Systems | 3 |
| ECE 3222 | Signals and Systems | 3 |
| HUM 2051 | Civilization 1 | 3 |
| Technical Electives* | 6 | |
| 16 | ||
Senior Year
| FALL | CREDITS | |
| BME 4251 | Biomedical Measurements and Instrumentation | 4 |
| BME 4292 | Biomedical Engineering Design 1 (Q) | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Restricted Elective | 3 | |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| 16 | ||
| SPRING | CREDITS | |
| BME 4293 | Biomedical Engineering Design 2 (Q) | 3 |
| HUM 2570 | Bioethics | 3 |
| MAE 4014 | Control Systems or ECE 4231 Control Systems | 3 |
| Humanities Core Course | 3 | |
| Restricted Elective | 3 | |
| Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| 18 | ||
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED 134
*Students enrolled in a premedical program should take Biochemistry 1 (BIO 4010) with the prerequsite of Organic Cehmistry 2 (CHM 2002).
Restricted electives must carry the BME prefix. A list of restricted electives is available from the program office.
Technical electives may be in any field of science or engineering, subject to department or program chair approval. Courses classified as mathematics, basic science, applied science, engineering science, engineering design or some combination of these satisfies the requirement. These courses should be at a level appropriate to the level at which they appear in the program.
| **Humanities Core Courses | |
| HUM 2052 | Civilization 2: Renaissance Through Modern |
| HUM 2142 | World Art History 2: Early Modern to Post-Colonial |
| HUM 2212 | British and American Literature 1 |
| HUM 2213 | British and American Literature 2 |
| HUM 2331 | American History: Pre-Columbian to Civil War Era |
| HUM 2332 | American History: From Reconstruction to the Present |
Not all humanities core courses are offered online or every term; check the current schedule of classes for humanities core options.