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Course 10-ENG: Bachelor of Science in Engineering with Concentration
Biomedical
The Biomedical Engineering Concentration provides an in-depth understanding of biomedical applications with relevance to chemical engineering. Topics within this concentration include the fundamental understanding and manipulation of biological systems, from cells to tissues, for medical and health applications. Students in this track might choose from any number of topics that involve the integration of biology, engineering, and molecular understanding toward a range of biomedical challenges. Examples of areas of interest that can be explored in this concentration include the understanding and computational modeling of cellular networks, the design of materials that support tissue engineering and drug delivery, and the design of devices to detect or remediate disease. The classes listed below are suggested subjects, but students may propose any set of courses that fit the biomedical concentration pending approval from their 10-ENG advisor.
Suggested Undergraduate Subjects
Students can choose 4 of the following subjects, or propose other subjects that are consistent with this concentration in consultation with his or her advisor.
Biomed. | Course Name | Units | GIR | Prerequisites |
1.081J | Environmental Risks for Common Disease | 12 | Biology (GIR), Chemistry (GIR) | |
1.084J | Systems Microbiology | 12 | Chemistry (GIR), Biology (GIR) | |
2.001 | Mechanics and Materials I | 12 | REST | Physics I (GIR), Calculus II (GIR); Coreq: 18.03 |
2.183 | Biomechanics and Neural Control of Movement | 12 | 2.004 or permission of instructor | |
2.792 | Quantitative Systems Physiology | 12 | Physics II (GIR), 18.03, or permission of instructor | |
♦ 2.797 | Molecular, Cellular, and Tissue Biomechanics | 12 | 2.370 or 2.772J; 18.03 or 3.016; Biology (GIR) | |
3.052 | Nanomechanics of Materials and Biomaterials | 12 | 3.032 or permission of instructor | |
3.032 | Mechanical Behavior of Materials | 12 | Physics I (GIR); 3.016 or 18.03 | |
5.07J | Biological Chemistry I | 12 | REST | 5.12 |
5.36 | Biochemistry and Organic Laboratory | ARR | CI-M | See module descriptions |
6.021J | Cellular Biophysics | 12 | CI-M | Physics II (GIR); 18.03; 2.005, 6.002, 6.003, 6.071, 10.301, 20.110, or permission of instructor |
*10.7003 | Introduction to Experimental Biology and Communication | 12 | CI-M | Biology (GIR), 7.002 |
7.05 | General Biochemistry | 12 | REST | 5.12, Biology (GIR), or permission of instructor |
7.10J | Physical Chemistry of Biomolecular | 12 | GIRs* redund. w/ 20.110 | |
10.32 | Separation Processes | 6 | 10.213, 10.302 | |
10.499J | Tissue Engineering for Analysis, Prevention and Treatment of Human Disease | 9 | 5.07 or 7.05; 7.03; 18.03; 20.110 or 5.60 |
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*20.109 | Laboratory Fundamentals in Biological Engineering | 15 | CI-M | Biology (GIR), Chemistry (GIR), 6.00, 18.03; 20.110 or 20.111 |
20.110J | Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Systems | 12 | REST | GIRs* redund. w/ 5.60-10.213 |
20.310 | Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Biomechanics | 12 | 2.370 or 20.110J; 18.03 or 3.016; Biology (GIR) |
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20.320 | Analysis of Biomolecular and Cellular Systems | 12 | 20.110, 18.03, 6.00; Coreq: 5.07 | |
20.340J | Materials for Biomedical Applications | 12 | Chemistry (GIR), Biology (GIR), 3.034, 3.012 or 3.046; or permission of instructor |
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20.409 | Biological Engineering II: Instrumentation and Measurement | 12 | 18.03 |
♦ Prerequisite covered by 5.60
* Also listed as Foundational Concept
Approved Graduate Subject Alternatives
Biomed. | Course Name | Units | GIR | Prerequisites |
2.785 | Cell-Matrix Mechanics | 12 | 2.001, Chemistry (GIR), Biology (GIR); or permission of instructor | |
10.539J | Fields, Forces, and Flows in Biological Systems | 12 | 6.013, 2.005, 10.302, or permission of instructor | |
10.541 | Kinetics of Biological and Chemical Systems | 12 | 10.37 or permission of instructor | |
10.547J | Principles and Practice of Drug Development | 9 | Perm. | |
22.56J | Noninvasive Imaging in Biology and Medicine | 12 | 18.03, 8.03, or permission of instructor | |
HST.524J | Design of Med. Devices and Implants | 12 | Chemistry (GIR), Biology (GIR), Physics I (GIR); or permission of instructor |
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HST.522J | Biomaterials: Tissue Interactions | 12 | Chemistry (GIR), Biology (GIR), Physics I (GIR); or permission of instructor |