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