M.Eng. Requirements
- 1. Six Core Courses from approved list
- 2. Three Technical Elective (TE) courses from approved list, one of which must be BENG 295, Bioengineering Design Project
- 3. Three General Elective (GE) courses from approved list
- 4. BENG 291, Seminar: Professional Issues in Bioengineering
All courses must be taken for letter grade (except BENG 291 & BENG 295 which are S/U grading only). Students must maintain at least a B average in courses taken to fulfill the degree requirements. BENG 291, Professional Issues in Bioengineering, is a 2-unit seminar offered in Fall Quarter only. BENG 295, Bioengineering Design Project, is an independent industrial training project; course requirements include a written technical report and oral presentation. BENG 295 may be taken for up to two quarters (4-units each quarter) for technical elective credit.
1. Core Courses (six required)
Engineering Physics
- BENG 221. Mathematical Methods for Bioengineering (F)
- BENG 223. Thermodynamics, Statistical Mechanics, Interfacial Phenomena in Living Systems (W)
- BENG 226. Foundations of Biomechanics (S)
- BENG 227. Transport Phenomena in Living Systems (S)
Life Science
- BENG 230A. Biochemistry (F)
- BENG 230B. Cell and Molecular Biology (W)
- BENG 230C. Cardiovascular Physiology
- BENG 230D. Respiratory and Renal Physiology
- BENG 232. Musculoskeletal Health, Injury, and Disease
- BENG 260. Neurodynamics (F)
Tissue Engineering
- BENG 241A. Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: Foundations (F)
- BENG 241B. Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: Cell Microenvironment (W)
- BENG 241C. Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: Development and Growth
- BENG 242/ MATS 257. Polymer Science and Engineering (F)
Imaging
- BENG 247A. Advanced Biophotonics (F)
- BENG 280A. Principles of Biomedical Imaging (F)
- BENG 280B. Comparative Biomedical Imaging (S)
2. Technical Elective Courses (three required, one of which must be BENG 295)
- BENG 202/CSE 282. Bioinformatics II: Introduction to Bioinformatics Algorithms
- BENG 203/CSE 283. Genomics, Proteomics, and Network Biology
- BENG 207. Topics in Bioengineering
- BENG 208. Topics in Bioengineering with Lab
- BENG/MAE 209. Continuum Mechanics Applied to Medicine/ Biology
- BENG 211. Systems Biology and Bioengineering I: Biological Components
- BENG 212. Systems Biology and Bioengineering II: Network Reconstruction
- BENG 213. Systems Biology and Bioengineering III: Building And Simulating Large-Scale in Silico Models
- BENG/MED 238. Molecular Biology of the Cardiovascular System
- BENG/ECE 247B. Bioelectronics
- BENG/ECE 247C. Bionanotechnology
- BENG 267. Microcirculation in Health and Disease
- BENG/CHEM/MATH 276. Numerical Analysis in Multiscale Biology
- BENG 295. Bioengineering Design Project—required
- CSE 202. Algorithm Design and Analysis
- CSE 210. Principles of Software Engineering
- CSE 250A. Artificial Intelligence: Search and Reasoning
- ECE 235. Nanometer-Scale VLSI Devices
- ECE 251A. Digital Signal Processing I
- ECE 251B. Digital Signal Processing II
- MAE/CENG 210A. Fluid Mechanics I
- MAE 210B. Fluid Mechanics II
- MAE 210C. Fluid Mechanics III
- MAE 221/CENG 221AB. Heat and Mass Transfer
- MAE 229A/MATS 211A. Mechanical Properties
- MAE 231A. Solid Mechanics
- MAE 231B. Elasticity
- MAE 231C. Anelasticity
- MAE 280A. Linear Systems Theory
- MAE 293. Advanced Computer Graphics for Engineers and Scientists
- MATS 252/MAE 266. Biomaterials
- MATS 253/MAE 267. Nanomaterials and Properties
- MATS 258/MAE 250. Medical Device Materials and Applications
Core courses may be taken for technical elective credit.
3. General Elective Courses (three required)
- BENG 225. BioBusiness
- ECE 254. Detection Theory
- ENG 201. Venture Mechanics (F)
- ENG 202. Enterprise Dynamics (W)
- ENG 203. Applied Innovations (S)
- IR/PS Management: IRCO 420, 421, IRGN 420, 434, 438, 439, 442, 444
- IR/PS International Issues: IRCO 401, IRGN 407, 411, 413, 418
- MAE 290A. Efficient Numerical Methods for Simulation, Optimization, and Control
Technical Elective courses may be taken for General Elective credit.
For other courses that address job-specific interests and professional skills such as economics, management, and business, consult with the Student Affairs Office.
4. Seminar Course (required)
- BENG 291. Professional Issues in Bioengineering