Last revised: 2/10/2026

This is a tool to help you in selecting your elective courses based on your application area of interest and is only meant to be a guide. It is to be used in combination with the University Catalog to ensure you meet course prerequisites.

Foundational Electives (14 Credits Required)

Key: M3 = Medical Molecules and Materials, BMM = Biomedical Mechanics and Manufacturing, BMI = Biomedical Instrumentation.
*cannot be applied to both requirements

CourseOfferingM3BMMBMI
BME 3600*: BiotransportSXX
BBMB 3030: General BiochemistryFX
CE 2710 & 2720: Engineering Foundations of Statics & Applied Engineering Statics
or CE 2740: Engineering Statics
FSX
CHEM 1780 & 1780L: General Chemistry II & LaboratoryFSX
CHEM 2310 & 2310L: Elementary Organic Chemistry & Laboratory
or CHEM 3310 & 3310L: Organic Chemistry I & Laboratory
FSX
EE 2850: Problem Solving Methods & Tools for Electrical EngineeringFSX
EE 3140: Electromagnetics for non Electrical EngineersFSX
EE 4420: Introduction to Circuits & InstrumentsFSXXX
EE 4480: Introduction to AC Circuits & MotorsFSX
ME 3240 & 3240L: Manufacturing Engineering & LaboratoryFSX
ME 3450: Engineering DynamicsFSX
ME 3700: Engineering MeasurementsFSX
Table of the biomedical engineering major foundational electives

BME Electives (6 Credits Required)

Key: Y = Yes; M = Maybe. DTDD = Disease Therapeutics and Drug Delivery, ADB = Advanced Diagnostics and Biosensors, IAT = Implants and Artificial Tissues, MIEE = Medical Imaging and Equipment Electronics, POM = Prosthetics and Organ Mechanics, MDMS = Medical Device Manufacturing Systems.
*cannot be applied to both requirements

CourseOfferingDTDDADBIATMIEEPOMMDMS
BME 3410: BioMEMS and NanotechnologySYYY
BME 3600*: BiotransportSM
BME 4400: Biomedical Applications of Chemical EngineeringFYMMMMM
BME 4470: Biomedical Materials Manufacturing & DesignFYY
BME 4500: BiosensorsFY
BME 4600X: Biomedical ImagingS
EE 5900I:Special Topics: Signal ProcessingFSYYY
IE 5710: Occupational BiomechanicsFYYY
ME 5500: Advanced BiosensorsSY
Table of the biomedical engineering major electives

Engineering Electives (3 Credits Required)

Key: Y = Yes; M = Maybe. DTDD = Disease Therapeutics and Drug Delivery, ADB = Advanced Diagnostics and Biosensors, IAT = Implants and Artificial Tissues, MIEE = Medical Imaging and Equipment Electronics, POM = Prosthetics and Organ Mechanics, MDMS = Medical Device Manufacturing Systems.

CourseOfferingDTDDADBIATMIEEPOMMDMS
CHE 4080: Surface & Colloid ChemistryFM
CHE 4150: Biochemical EngineeringSM
CHE 4470: Polymers & Polymer EngineeringSMMMM
CHE 5450: Analytical & Numerical MethodsFMMMMMM
CPRE 2810: Digital LogicFSMMM
CPRE 5440: Fundamentals of BioinformaticsFYMYM
EE 2240: Signals & Systems IFSMYY
EE 2300: Electronic Circuits & SystemsFSMYY
EE 4510: Engineering AcousticsFYY
EE 5310: Micro & Nano Systems & DevicesFMMM
EM 4250: Introduction to the Finite Element MethodSYYM
EM 5140: Advanced Mechanics of MaterialsFYY
IE 2710: Applied Ergonomics & Work DesignSY
IE 4450: Additive Manufacturing & Rapid Production MethodsSY
IE 4490: Computer Aided Design & ManufacturingSYM
MATE 3140: Kinetics of Phase Transformations in MaterialsSMYY
MATE 3510: Introduction to Polymeric MaterialsFMMMM
MATE 4180: Mechanical Behavior of MaterialsFMYY
MATE 4540: Polymer Composites & ProcessingSMM
ME 3250: Mechanical Component DesignFSY
ME 3350: Fluid FlowFSYYY
ME 4210: System Dynamics & ControlFSMY
ME 4250: Optimization Methods for Complex DesignsFMMMY
ME 5020: Microfluidics & NanofluidicsSYMY
ME 5280: Micro/NanomanufacturingFMMMY
ME 5460: Computational Fluid Mechanics & Heat Transfer IFYYY
ME 5640: Fracture & FatigueFYYY
MSE 5810: Computational Modeling of MaterialsFYYMY
Table of the biomedical engineering major engineering electives

Bioscience Electives (3 Credits Required)

Key: Y = Yes; M = Maybe. DTDD = Disease Therapeutics and Drug Delivery, ADB = Advanced Diagnostics and Biosensors, IAT = Implants and Artificial Tissues, MIEE = Medical Imaging and Equipment Electronics, POM = Prosthetics and Organ Mechanics, MDMS = Medical Device Manufacturing Systems.

CourseOfferingDTDDADBIATMIEEPOMMDMS
BBMB 4610: Molecular BiophysicsSMMMM
BBMB 5040: Amino Acids & ProteinsFSYMY
BBMB 5050: Bioenergetics & MetabolismFYYM
BBMB 5060: Membrane BiochemistryFSYMM
BBMB 5070: Biochemistry of Nucleic AcidsFSYYY
BBMB 5420: Introduction to Molecular Biology TechniquesFSMMM
BIOL 3130: Principles of GeneticsFSYYM
BIOL 3140: Principles of Molecular Cell BiologyFSYYM
BIOL 3280: Molecular & Cellular Biology of Human DiseasesFYYM
BIOL 3350L: Principles of Human & Other Animal Physiology LaboratorySMMMYM
BIOL 3440: Human ReproductionSMYYY
BIOL 3510: Comparative Vertebrate AnatomySMYMYM
BIOL 4340: EndocrinologySYYMM
BIOL 4360: NeurobiologyFYMMY
BMS 4390: Principles of PharmacologySMMM
BMS 5020: Methods in Biomedical SciencesSMMMMMM
BMS 5750: Cell BiologyFMMM
CHEM 3320: Organic Chemistry IIFS
FSHN 3650: Obesity & HealthSMMMMMM
FSHN 4600: Global Nutrition, Health & SustainabilitySMMMMMM
FSHN 5290: Foodborne ToxicantsFSMM
GEN 3220: Genetics, Agriculture & BiotechnologyFMYMY
GEN 4060: Bioinformatics of OMICSSMYMY
KIN 3550: BiomechanicsFSYYY
KIN 3580: Exercise PhysiologyFSMYMMMM
KIN 3720: Motor Control & Learning Across the LifespanFSMY
KIN 3730: Biomechanics & Motor Control LaboratoryFSYYY
KIN 4730: Physical Dimensions of AgingSMMMMM
KIN 4800: Functional AnatomyFSMMMYM
KIN 5150: Injury BiomechanicsFMMYM
KIN 5160: Quantitative Analysis of Human MovementSYMYM
KIN 5170: Musculoskeletal ModelingFMYM
MICRO 2010: Introduction to MicrobiologyFSYYMM
MICRO 3020: Biology of MicroorganismsFSYYMM
MICRO 3740: Insects & Our HealthSYMMMMM
MICRO 4080: VirologyFMMM
TOX 4010: Principles of ToxicologyFYMM
TOX 5690: Reproductive & Developmental ToxicologyFYMM
VMPM 4280: Principles of Epidemiology & Population HealthSMMMMMM
VMPM 5010: Basic Principles of MicrobiologyFMMM
VMPM 5860: Medical BacteriologyFMMMM
VMPM 5870: Animal VirologySMMM
VPTH 3530: Introductory ParasitologySMM
VPTH 4010: Basics of Medical TerminologyFMMMMMM
VPTH 4020: Introduction to PathologyFMMMMMM
VPTH 5030: Principles of PathologySMMMMMM
Table of the biomedical engineering major biosciences electives