Undergradute Program: Technical Electives
The Bioengineering Undergraduate Program requires the completion of 5 technical electives (15 credits): 2 engineering science electives (6 credits), 2 biological science electives (6 credits), and 1 flex (engineering or biological science) elective (3 credits). All electives must be successfully completed (C- or better). The selection of electives should be made in conjunction with the selection of a Bioengineering Track within the Undergraduate Program. Elective policies and course lists are posted below.
The biological science electives must adhere to the following policies:
- The elective must be chosen from the biological science elective list posted below;
- All biological science electives must be at the 200-level or above;
- At least one course (3 credits) must be at the 300-level or above.
The engineering science electives must adhere to the following policies:
- The elective must be chosen from the engineering science elective list posted below;
- All engineering science electives must be at the 200-level or above;
- At least one course (3 credits) must be at the 300-level or above;
- One course (3 credits) must be a technical, scientific lecture based course.
The flex elective must adhere to the following policies:
- The elective must be chosen from either the biological science or engineering science elective lists posted below;
- Note that BSCI 105, whether completed at UMCP, at another institution, or through AP Biology credit, can be utilized to satisfy this elective.
Please note the following:
- Only 3 credits of BIOE 399 may be used to fulfill the entire (15 credit) elective requirement;
- Students are responsible for checking pre-requisites (see the BIOE course prerequisites chart [PDF]) and obtaining permissions for non-BIOE courses;
- Students seeking to count an elective that is not on this list should submit a BIOE Petition for Exception to Departmental Policy Form (PDF);
- If student obtained prior approval during an advising meeting to take and count an elective not on this list, student should have advisor make note on the BIOE Advising Worksheet.
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Engineering Sciences Electives |
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BCHM 461 Biochemistry I |
AMSC 466 Introduction to Numerical Analysis |
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BCHM 462 Biochemistry II |
BIOE 399 Independent Study |
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BCHM 463 Biochemistry of Physiology |
BIOE 411 Tissue Engineering |
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BCHM 464 Biochemistry Laboratory |
BIOE 460 Biotechnology and Bioproduction |
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BCHM 465 Biochemistry III |
BIOE 482 Analysis of Bioenergy Systems |
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BIOE 399 Independent Study |
BIOE 489C Special Topics in Bioengineering: Cellular and Tissue Biomechanics |
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BSCI 201 Human Anatomy & Physiology I |
BIOE 489F Special Topics in Bioengineering: Feynman Lectures for Applications in Bioengineering |
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BSCI 202 Human Anatomy & Physiology II |
BIOE 489G Synthetic Biology and Biological Engineering |
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BSCI 222 Principles of Genetics |
BIOE 489L/ENCH 468M Special Topics: Metabolic Pathway Engineering |
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BSCI 223 General Microbiology |
BIOE 489M Cell Motility |
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BSCI 223/283 Principles of Microbiology |
BIOE 431 Biosensor Techniques, Instrumentation, and Applications |
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BSCI 327 Physics of Living Systems |
BIOE 632 Biophotonic Imaging and Microscopy |
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BSCI 334/335 Mammalogy & Lab |
BIOE 689A Protein Design and Engineering |
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| BSCI 338O Special Topics: Cell Biology from a Biophysical Perspective | BIOE 689D Special Topics in Bioengineering: Computational Molecular Bioengineering |
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| BSCI 338P Special Topics: Pathophysiology of Circulatory System | BIOE 689J Bioengineering Devices for Cancer Research |
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BSCI 353 Principles of Neuroscience |
CHBE 477 Mesoscopic and Nanoscale Thermodynamics |
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BSCI 361 Principles of Ecology |
ENCE 215 Engineering for Sustainability |
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BSCI 363 The Biology of Conservation and Extinction |
ENCE 300 Fundamentals of Engineering Materials |
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BSCI 370 Principles of Evolution |
ENCE 310 Introduction to Environmental Engineering |
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BSCI 380 Bioinformatics and Integrated Genomics |
ENCE 340 Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering |
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BSCI 410 Molecular Genetics |
ENCE 411 Environmental Engineering Science |
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BSCI 412 Microbial Genetics |
ENCE 412 Environmental Engineering Unit Operation |
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BSCI 414 Recombinant DNA Laboratory |
ENCE 432 Ground Water Hydrology |
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BSCI 415 Molecular Genetics Laboratory |
ENCH 215 Chemical Engineering Analysis |
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BSCI 417 Microbial Pathogenesis |
ENCH 440 Chemical Engineering Kinetics |
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BSCI 420/421 Cell Biology Lectures & Lab |
ENCH 468L Photovoltaics: Solar Energy |
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BSCI 421 Cell Biology |
ENCH 468M/BIOE489L Research: Metabolic Pathway Engineering |
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BSCI 422 Principles of Immunology |
ENCH 468N Research: Bionanotechnology |
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BSCI 423 Principles of Immunology Laboratory |
ENCH 476 Statistics and Experiment Design |
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BSCI 424 Pathogenic Microbiology |
ENCH 482 Biochemical Engineering |
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BSCI 425 Epidemiology and Public Health |
ENCH 485 Biochemical Engineering Laboratory |
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BSCI 426 Membrane Biophysics |
ENCH 490 Introduction to Polymer Science |
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BSCI 430 Developmental Biology |
ENEE 322 Signal & System Theory |
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BSCI 433 Biology of Cancer |
ENEE 350 Computer Organization |
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BSCI 434 Mammalian Histology |
ENEE 380 Electromagnetic Theory |
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BSCI 437 General Virology |
ENEE 460 Control Systems |
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BSCI 442 Plant Physiology |
ENEE 473 Electrical Machines Laboratory |
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BSCI 443 Microbial Physiology |
ENEE 480 Fundamentals of Solid State Electronics |
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BSCI 446 Neural Systems |
ENES 221 Dynamics |
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BSCI 447 General Endocrinology |
ENES 230 Introduction to Materials & their Applications |
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BSCI 453 Cellular Neurophysiology & Lab |
ENES 489P Hands-on Systems Engineering Projects |
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BSCI 465 Behavioral Ecology |
ENMA 300 Introduction to Materials Engineering |
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BSCI 471 Molecular Evolution |
ENMA 420 Intermediate Ceramics |
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BSCI 473 Marine Ecology |
ENMA 426 Reliability of Materials | |
| CBMG 688Y/699D Special Topics: Bioinformatics and Genomics/ Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | ENMA 441 Nanotechnology Characterization |
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| CBMG 688P Programming for Biology | ENMA 462 Smart Materials |
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CHEM 241 Organic Chemistry II |
ENMA 463 Macroprocessing of Materials |
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CHEM 271/272 General Chemistry and Energetics and Lab |
ENMA 464 Environmental Effects on Engineering Materials |
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CHEM 481 Physical Chemistry I |
ENMA 471 Kinetics, Diffusion, & Phase Transformations |
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CHEM 482 Physical Chemistry II |
ENMA 482 Introduction to Electron Microscopy |
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CHEM 483 Physical Chemistry Laboratory I |
ENMA 489B Selected Topics: Nanomechanics of Biomaterials |
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CHEM 484 Physical Chemistry Laboratory II |
ENMA 495 Polymeric Engineering Materials I |
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| ENST 334 Environmental Toxicology | ENME 382 Introduction to Materials Engineering |
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| ENST 481 Ecological Design | ENME 442 Nanomechanics of Materials | |
HESP 202 Introduction to Hearing & Speech Sciences |
ENME 470 Finite Element Analysis |
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HESP 305 Anatomy & Physiology of the Speech Mechanism |
ENME 473 Mechanical Design of Electronic Systems |
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HESP 311 Anatomy, Pathology & Physiology of the Auditory System |
ENME 476 Microelectromechanical Systems |
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KNES 370 Motor Development |
ENME 489x Upon approval from track leader |
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KNES 385 Motor Control and Learning |
MATH 461 Linear Algebra for Scientists and Engineers |
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| PLSC 203 Plants, Genes and Biotechnology | MATH 462 Partial Differential Equations for Scientists and Engineers |
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| PHYS 174 Physics Laboratory Introduction | MATH 463 Complex Variables for Scientists and Engineers |
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| PSYC 301 Biological Basis of Behavior | MATH 464 Transform Methods for Scientists and Engineers |
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STAT 400 Applied Probability and Statistics I |
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STAT 401 Applied Probability and Statistics II |
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STAT 420 Introduction to Statistics |
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STAT 464 Introduction to Biostatistics |
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