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Courses offered by the Fischell Department of Bioengineering may be found under the acronym "BIOE" in the course catalog and on Testudo (www.testudo.umd.edu), our online service where you will also find admission, registration, financial, class scheduling, residency, and other important information. Please use the following policies to guide you as you select your courses each semester:

  • Please follow the sample program as closely as possible. Almost all Bioengineering courses are offered only once a year. Since the courses build on each other, should you stray from the suggested curriculum, you run the risk of not being able to complete the degree in 4 years.
  • Most courses have pre-requisites which must be fulfilled before taking the course, unless you have specific permission from the professor.

This page shows bioengineering core courses and non-bioengineering requirements listed by category. For extensive lists of approved electives, visit:

For courses and required credits shown in a semester-by-semester sample program format, visit the Sample Program page »

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Questions about the Undergraduate Program in Bioengineering may be sent to bioe-undergrad@umd.edu.

 

Overview: Total Required Credits by Category for the B.S. in Bioengineering

Course Category

Credits

Bioengineering Core Courses

39

Non-Bioengineering Required Courses

73

Biological Science Elective Courses

9

Engineering Science Elective Courses
6
   

 Total:

127

 

Bioengineering Core Courses

Course Number Course Title/Description Credits
BIOE  120

Biology for Engineers
For BIOE majors only. A combination of lectures and discussions covering biology from a utilization perspective, and lectures on illustrative mathematical models that capture the essences of characteristics of living entities. The biology material will focus on: distinguishing engineering from biological science, principles form the sciences applicable to biology, typical biological responses to environmental stimuli, scaling of biological responses, and different means to utilize living entities.

3

BIOE 121

Biology for Engineers Laboratory
For BIOE majors only. This course will build on the material covered in BIOE120. Experiments conducted in this laboratory course will cover topics such as biomechanical principles, biochemical methods, genetics and selection, scaling, microcosm interactions, human factors and imaging

1

BIOE 241

Biocomputation Methods
Prerequisite: permission of department. Application of computer technology to biological and natural resource systems considering engineering aspects. Designed to help students in the use of computer technology for problem solving. The course will cover 4-5 software packages important for later use by the student.

3

BIOE 332

Transport Process Design
Prerequisite: MATH241 and MATH246.  Fluid flow, heat transfer, and mass transfer with applications in medicine, environment, biotechnology, food, agriculture, and other biosystems. Design of solutions to current problems in biological engineering is emphasized.

3

BIOE 340

Modeling Physiological Systems and Lab
Prerequisite: BIOE120 and BIOE121. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: BIOE340 or (BSCI440 and BSCI441). Topics covered will include cell and general physiology, membrane physiology, blood cells and clotting, circulation, metabolism, respiration, and the nervous system.  A lab component will also be included.

4

BIOE 404

Biomechanics
Prerequisite: BIOE120 and BIOE121. For BIOE majors only. Introduction to the fundamentals of biomechanics including force analysis, mechanics of deformable bodies, stress and strain, multiaxial deformations, stress analysis, and viscoelasticity.  Biomechanics of soft and hard tissues.

3

BIOE 420

Bioimaging
Prerequisite: BIOE120, BIOE121, and MATH246. For BIOE majors only. Examines the physical principles behind major biomedical imaging modalities and new ways of using images for bio-related applications.

3

BIOE 453

Biomaterials
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: BIOE453 or ENMA425. Examination of the structure and function of natural biomaterials, and cell-extracellular matrix interactions. Study physical properties of synthetic biomaterials for biomedical applications. Understanding molecular level interactions between biomolecules and biomaterials to design novel biomaterials with desirable characteristics. Application of biomaterials as implants, drug delivery systems, biosensors, engineered materials such as artificial skin and bone growth scaffolds will be covered. Also offered as ENMA425.

3

BIOE 454 Biomaterials Laboratory
Prerequisite: CHEM231 and CHEM232. Corequisite: BIOE453.  Recommended: ENES220. Hands-on experience with measurements of bulk and surface properties of biological materials, synthesis of hydrogel, surface patterning using soft lithography technique, and preparation of 3D agarose matrix of cell culture. The topics cover measurements of tensile strength, hardness, and impact strength of the biomaterials, swelling and transport behavior of hydrogel, patterning silicon substrate using self-assembled monolayer, and cell-biomaterials interactions in scaffold biomaterials.
1
BIOE 455

Basic Electronic Design
Prerequisite: PHYS142 or equivalent; MATH246, and BIOE241. Familiarization with basic electronic circuits and the ability to produce simple electronic designs.

3

BIOE 456

Bioinstrumentation
Prerequisite: BIOE455 or permission of department. Study of biomedical instrumentation and biomedical equipment technology. How biomedical equipment is used to measure information from the human body.  Hands-on experience with representative biomedical equipment.

3

BIOE 471

Biological Systems Control
Prerequisite: BIOE455 or permission of department. Principles of control systems designed by biological engineers and analysis of control mechanisms found in biological organisms.  Apparent control strategies used by biological systems will be covered.

3

BIOE 485

Capstone  Design I: Entrepreneurship, Regulatory Issues, and Ethics
Prerequisite: BIOE455. Senior standing. For BIOE majors only. This is the first part of a two-semester senior capstone design course which covers principles involved in engineering design, design approaches, economics of design, ethics in engineering, and patent regulations. It also helps students learn team work and write design project proposals under the mentorship of a faculty advisor.

3

BIOE 486

Capstone Design II
CORE Capstone (CS) Course. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. Prerequisite: BIOE485 taken in the immediately preceding semester. Senior standing. For BIOE majors only. This is the second part of the senior capstone design course. This part is independent instruction where faculty mentoring each project team works with students to order supplies, fabricate their proposed design under BIOE485, test the design, write the report and present it to their fellow seniors and board of faculty mentors. Students are taught to convert the blue print of a design to actual device and test it.

3

   

Total:

39

 

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Non-Bioengineering Required Courses

Course Number Course Title/Description Credits
MATH 140

Calculus I

4

MATH 141

Calculus II

4

MATH 241

Calculus III

4

MATH 246

Differential Equations for Scientists and Engineers

3

PHYS 161

General Physics: Mechanics and Particle Dynamics

3

PHYS 260

General Physics: Vibration, Waves, Heat, Electricity & Magnetism

3

PHYS 261

General Physics: Vibrations, Waves, Heat, Electricity & Magnetism Lab

1

CHEM 135

General Chemistry for Engineers

3

CHEM 136

General Chemistry Laboratory for Engineers

1

CHEM 231

Organic Chemistry I

3

CHEM 232

Organic Chemistry Laboratory I

1

BSCI 330

Cell Biology and Physiology (formerly BSCI 230)

4

ENME 331 Fluid Mechanics
3
ENES 100

Introduction to Engineering Design

3

ENES 102

Statics

3

ENES 220

Mechanics of Materials

3

ENME 232

Thermodynamics

3

ENGL 101

Introduction to Writing

3

ENGL 393

Technical Writing

3

   

General Education CORE I

3

   

General Education CORE II

3

   

General Education CORE III

3

   

General Education CORE IV

3

   

General Education CORE V

3

   

General Education CORE VI

3

   

Total:

73

   

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