Minor in Biomedical Engineering
With a minor in Biomedical Engineering (BME), you can greatly increase your opportunities to take part in this exciting new career field. A BME minor coupled with a degree in one of the eight engineering majors on the Lincoln campus of the College of Engineering can lead to careers in medical research, teaching, industrial and government health care, and in medical practice. Ever growing applications of BME include tissue engineering, biomaterials, biomechanics, biosensors, bioinstrumentation, nanobiology, medical imaging, robotics and ergonomics, as well as clinical, orthopaedic, and rehabilitation engineering.
The BME minor requires a total of 24 credit hours and is patterned after the multi-disciplinary nature of BME. Thus, courses in biology and physiology are required as well as a minimum of two biomedical engineering courses from outside your engineering major. Depending on your major and the choice of electives within your major, from two to seven additional courses may be needed to complete the Minor in Biomedical Engineering. Specific requirements for the Minor are shown below.
For more information on the BME Minor contact your academic adviser.
Group A: Core Requirements |
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| Dept. | Course # | Class Title | Credit Hrs: | Prerequisites: |
| BIOS | 101/101L or 102 |
General Biology | 4 |
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| BIOS | 213 |
Human Physiology | 4 |
BIOS 101/101L or BIO102 |
| PHYS | 212 |
General Physics II | 4 |
PHYS 211 |
| BSEN | 317 |
Introduction to Biomedical Engineering | 3 |
PHYS 211 and MATH 221 |
Group B: ElectivesMust choose 3 courses from this group, 2 of which must be from outside your major. |
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| Dept. | Course # | Class Title | Credit Hrs: | Prerequisites: |
Tissue Engineering |
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| CHME | 473 |
Biochemical Engineering | 3 | CHEM 262 |
| CHME | 498A |
Biomaterials and Biocompatibility | 3 | BIOS 101 or 102 or 213 |
| CHME | 498B |
Tissue Engineering | 3 | Permission |
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| MECH | 436 |
Introduction to Continuum Biomechanics | 3 | ENGM 373, MECH 310 and 420 |
| MECH | 498 |
Biomedical Device Design | 3 | ENGM 373 |
| IMSE | 415 |
Cognitive Ergonomics | 3 | IMSE 421 or Permission |
| IMSE | 416 |
Physical Ergonomics | 3 | IMSE 421 or Permission |
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| BSEN | 311 |
Biomedical Signal & System Analysis | 3 | MATH 221 |
| BSEN | 414 |
Medical Imaging Systems | 3 | BSEN 311 or ELEC 304 |
| ELEC | 304 |
Signals & Systems I | 3 | ELEC 216 and MATH 221 |
| ELEC | 463 |
Digital Signal Processing | 3 | ELEC 304 |
| ELEC | 498 |
Biomedical Signal and Image Processing | 3 | ELEC 304 or BSEN 311; and ELEC 305 or IMSE 321 or Permission |
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