UNDERGRADUATE
MINOR
IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
The Biomedical Engineering
minor is a 15 credit house program that is
open to all engineering majors and other
students that meeting the prerequisites
listed below. Six credit hours (two
courses), are required and the remaining
credit hours are selected by the student
from the collection of courses that cover
diverse topics within the field of
biomedical engineering. Engineering majors
must complete at least 9 credit hours beyond
the requirements for a B.S. in any
engineering discipline for the biomedical
engineering minor. Students must register
with the Department of Chemical Engineering
undergraduate advisor the College of
Engineering are currently developing
additional courses that will be added to the
list of courses that can be applied to the
minor, so consultation with the advisor will
insure that students are informed of all
offered courses.
Prerequisite Courses:
1. Biology I: BSC 2010
2. Calculus II: MAC 2282, MAC 2242
3. Physics II: PHY 2049, PHY 1049 or PHY
2054,
4. General Chemistry II: CHM 2046 or CHM
1046
Required Courses:
1. ECH 4931 Special Topics: Introduction to
Biomedical Engineering - 3 credit hours
2. ECH 4751 Engineering of Biomedical
Systems - 3 credit hours
The Remaining 3 courses
(9 Credit Hours) must be taken from the
following:
1. ECH 4931 Special Topics:
Bioseparations - 3 credit hours
2. ECH 4931 Special Topics:
Chemical/Bio Sensor &
Microfacrication - 3 credit hours
3. PHY 4936 Applications of
Physics to Biology and Medicine I
- 3 credit hours
4. PHY 4936 Applications of
Physics to Biology and Medicine
II - 3 credit hours
5. BCH 3023 Introductory
Biochemistry - 3 credit hours
6. EIN 4313C Human Factors - 3
credit hours
7. ECH 5740 Theory & Design of
Biopress - 3 credit hours
8. EIN 5245 Work Physiology/Biomehanics
- 3 credit hours
9. ECH 5745C Special Topics:
Pharmaceutical Engineering &
Manufacturing - 3 credit hours
10. ECH 5748 Special Topics: Legal Issues in
Biomedical
Engineering - 3 credit hours
11. ECH 5748 Special Topics: Bioengineering
- 3 credit hours
12. ECH 5748 Special Topics: Biomedical
Fluids - 3 credit hours
13. ECH 5748 Special Topics: Sensory Systems
- 2 credit hours
14. BME 5748 Special Topics: Clinical
Biomechanical Research
Methods - 3 credit hours
We will be adding other
courses to this list, please check with the
Program Administrator.
Other Requirements:
1. A minimum of 8 semester hours of
credits used to satisfy the requirements
must be from USF courses.
2. Student must complete a major in another
subject at USF.
3. USF coursework for a Minor must have a
GPA of at least a 2.0
4. Student must be seeking an undergraduate
degree from USF.
5. A minor can be applied
for and received only if conjunction with
applying for and receiving a B.A. except for
students who have already received a B.A.
from USF who may earn a Minor by taking
additional undergraduate course work at the
university and applying for certification.
