Cr – Semester credit hours for this course

(co) – Co-requisite: Must be taken during the same quarter as the specified course

 

Technical Electives will be selected from one of 5 tracks: Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Pre-Medicine, or Computer Information.  Track courses are listed on page 3 below.

 

                                                 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (BIEN) CURRICULUM

 

Course

 

Name

 

Cr

 

Prerequisites

Year 1 (32 Semester Hours)

 

CHEM 100

 

General Chemistry

 

2

 

(co) MATH 240

 

CHEM  101

 

General Chemistry

 

2

 

CHEM 100, (co) CHEM 103, (co) MATH 241

 

CHEM  102

 

General Chemistry

 

2

 

CHEM 101, (co) CHEM 104

 

CHEM 103

 

Chemistry Lab

 

1

 

(co) CHEM 101

 

CHEM  104

 

Chemistry Lab

 

1

 

CHEM 103

 

ENGR 120

 

Engineering Problem- Solving I

 

2

 

(co) Math 240, (co) CHEM 100

 

ENGR 121

 

Engineering Problem-Solving II

 

2

 

ENGR 120, (co) MATH 241, (co) CHEM 101

 

ENGR 122

 

Engineering Problem-Solving III

 

2

 

ENGR 121, (co) MATH 242, (co) PHYS 201

 

ENGL 101

 

Freshman Composition

 

3

 

None

 

ENGL 102

 

Freshman Composition

 

3

 

ENGL 101

 

MATH 240

 

Engineering Math I

 

3

 

MATH 101 (or by placement)

 

MATH  241

 

Engineering Math II

 

3

 

MATH  240

 

MATH  242

 

Engineering Math III

 

3

 

MATH 241

 

PHYS 201

 

General Physics

 

3

 

MATH  241, (co) MATH 242

 

Year 2 (34 Semester Hours)

 

BIEN 202

 

Biomedical Principles I

 

1

 

CHEM 102, MATH 240, (co) BISC 225 (F only)

 

BIEN 203

 

Biomedical Principles II

 

1

 

BIEN 202, (co)BISC 227    (W only)

 

BIEN 230

 

Biomaterials     

 

2

 

BIEN 203, BISC 227          (Sp only)

 

BISC 225

 

Human Anatomy & Physiology I

 

3

 

None for BIEN majors

 

BISC 227

 

Human Anatomy & Physiology II

 

3

 

BISC 225

 

ENGR 220

 

Statics & Strengths of Materials

 

3

 

(co) MATH 243,  (pre) ENGR 122

 

ENGR 221

 

Electrical Circuits 

 

3

 

(co) MATH 244

 

ENGR 222

 

Thermodynamics

 

3

 

(co) MATH 245

 

MATH 243

 

Engineering Math IV

 

3

 

MATH 242

 

MATH 244

 

Engineering Math V

 

3

 

MATH 243

 

MATH 245

 

Engineering Math VI

 

3

 

MATH 244

 

PHYS 202

 

General Physics

 

3

 

PHYS 201, MATH 242

 

Arts Appreciation

 

ART 290/MUGN 290/SPCH 290

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YEAR 3 (31 Semester Hours)

 

Course

 

Name

 

Cr

 

Prerequisites

BIEN 225

Biomedical Systems

   3

ENGR 221 co or credit for MATH 244  (F only)

 

BIEN 301

 

Biomedical Fluid/Mechanics and Energy Transport

 

3

 

ENGR 222, BIEN 225, PHYS 202,   (W only)

BISC 227 & 321, co or credit for Math 245          

 

BIEN 325

 

Biomedical Instrumentation

 

3

 

BIEN 225, PHYS 202, BISC 227

        co or credit for Math 245         (W only)

 

BIEN 401

 

Biomedical Mass Transport

 

3

 

BIEN 301, BISC 227, BISC 321, MATH 245

                                                       (S only)

 

BIEN 425

 

Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Systems

 

3

 

BIEN 325                (S only)

 

BISC 321

 

Physiology Lab

 

1

 

BISC 227

ENGL 303

 

Technical Writing

 

3

 

None

 

SPCH 377

 

Professional Speaking

 

3

 

None

 

ENGL 201/202

 

Literature

 

3

 

None

 

Tech Elective

 

 

 

3

 

Select from Technical Concentration

 

Tech Elective

 

 

 

3

 

Select from Technical Concentration

 

YEAR 4 (31 Semester Hours)

 

Course

 

Name

 

Cr

 

Prerequisites

 

BIEN 400

 

Senior Seminar

 

1

 

Senior Standing                           (F only)

 

BIEN 402

 

Biomedical Design I

 

2

 

BIEN 400, 401, 430, 403, 425         (W only)

 

BIEN 403

 

Physiological Control Systems

 

3

 

BIEN 425, Math 245, BIEN 401       (F only)

 

BIEN 404

 

Biomedical Design II

 

2

 

BIEN 402                          (S only)

BIEN 430

Biomechanics

3

ENGR 220, BIEN 230, BIEN 301, MATH 245           (F only)

BIEN 435

Senior Biomedical Laboratory

  1

BIEN 403, BIEN 401, BIEN 430       (W only)

 

ECON 215

 

Macroeconomics

 

3

 

No previous credit

 

HIST

 

 

 

3

 

Select from History courses

 

Soc. Sci. Elect.

 

I

 

3

 

Select from Social Science category

 

Soc. Sci. Elect.

 

II

 

3

 

Select from Social Science category

 

Tech Elective

 

 

 

3

 

Select from Technical Concentration

 

Tech Elective

 

 

 

1

 

Select from Technical Concentration

 

Tech Elective

 

 

 

3

 

Select from Technical Concentration

 


 

ELECTRICAL (ELEN) ENGINEERING CONCENTRATION

Course

Name

Cr

Prerequisites

ELEN 232

Introduction to Digital Design

 

2

 

 

ELEN 242

Introduction to Microcomputers

 

3

ELEN 232 or Computer Science 265

ELEN 335

Analog Electronics

 

3

ENGR 221

ELEN 311

E/M Fields

 

2

ELEN 223

ELEN Elective*

300/400 level

 

3

 

 

 

 

Total

13

 

 

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (CMEN) CONCENTRATION

Course

Name

Cr

Prerequisites

CMEN 213

Fluids

3

CHEM 102, MATH 241

CMEN 313

Heat

3

CMEN 213

CMEN 353

Lab

1

CMEN 313

CMEN 413

Mass

3

CMEN 313 or consent

CMEN Elective*

300 or 400 level CMEN Elective

3

 

 

 

 

Total

13

 

 

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (MEEN) CONCENTRATION

Course

Name

Cr

Prerequisites

MEMT 211

Intermediate Strengths

2

ENGR 220

MEMT 312

Dynamic/Kinetics

2

MEMT 211

MEMT 201

Engineering Materials

2

(co) ENGR 220

MEEN 215

Materials Lab

1

(co) MEMT 201

MEEN Elective*

300 or 400 level

3

 

 

MEEN Elective*

300 or 400 level

3

 

 

 

 

Total

13

 

 

PRE-MEDICAL CONCENTRATION

Course

Name

Cr

Prerequisites

Engineering Elective†

 

Selected from any Engineering Discipline

3

 

 

CHEM 250

Organic Chemistry

2

CHEM 101

CHEM 251

Organic Chemistry

2

CHEM 250

CHEM 252

Organic Chemistry

2

CHEM 251, (co) CHEM 254

CHEM 253

Organic Chemistry Lab I

1

CHEM 102, (co) CHEM 251

CHEM 254

Organic Chemistry Lab II

1

CHEM 251, (co) CHEM 252

PHYS 261

General Physics Lab

1

MATH 240

PHYS 262

General Physics Lab

1

MATH 241

 

 

Total

13

 

 

COMPUTER INFORMATION CONCENTRATION

Course

Name

Cr

Prerequisites

CSC 120

Introduction to Computer Programming

3

 

CSC 220

Data Structures

3

CSC 120

BIEN 310

Clinical Engineering

3

 

Electives

taken from CSCI, CIS, or HIM, 300 or 400 level with approval of advisor

4

 

 

Total

13

 

 

 

* Or an approved BIEN elective appropriate to this track.

† Students who will apply to Med School must take an additional Biology course to fulfill admission requirements.

 

 

Biomedical Engineering Program

Louisiana Tech University

Updated March, 2004, Steven A. Jones