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BMEC Program Schedule 2008

BMEC - Biomedical Engineering, Emphasis in Biochemical Engineering Program Schedule

 
A print-friendly version of the flowchart is availableiin the Viterbi Undergraduate Bulletin.


An explanation of BMEC technical elective requirements may be found here.


 
BS BMEC: First Year: Fall  
Course No. Course Title

Units

BME 101 Intro to Biomedical Engineering

3

CHEM 105aL General Chemistry

4

MATH 125 Calculus I

4

GE Category I or II

4

ENGR 102 Engineering Freshman Academy

2

     
  Total Units

17

     
BS BMEC: First Year: Spring  
Course No. Course Title

Units

CHEM 105bL General Chemistry

4

MATH 126 Calculus II

4

GE Category VI

4

WRIT 140 Writing and Critical Reasoning

4

     
  Total Units

16

     
BS BMEC: Second Year: Fall  
Course No. Course Title

Units

BISC120L General Biology: Organismal Biology and Evolution

4

EE 150 Engineering Computational Methods

3

MATH 226 Calculus III

4

PHYS 151L Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics & Thermodynamics

4

     
  Total Units

15

     
BS BMEC: Second Year: Spring  
Course No. Course Title

Units

BISC 220L General Biology: Cell Biology and Physiology

4

BME 210 Biomedical Computer Simulation Methods

3

MATH 245 Mathematics of Physics & Engineering I

4

PHYS 152L Fundamentals of Physics II: Electricity & Magnetism

4

Tech Elective Any two units of engineering coursework  2
     
  Total Units

17

     
BS BMEC: Third Year: Fall  
Course No. Course Title

Units

CHEM 322aL Organic Chemistry

4

CHE 330 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

3

BISC 320L Molecular Biology

4

EE 202L Linear Circuits

4

BME 423 Statistical Methods

3

     
  Total Units

18

     
BS BMEC: Third Year: Spring  
Course No. Course Title

Units

CHEM 322bL Organic Chemistry

4

BISC 330L Biochemistry

4

CHE 350 Introduction to Separation Processes

3

GE Category V

4

WRIT 340 Advanced Writing 3
     
  Total Units

18

     
BS BMEC: Fourth Year: Fall  
Course No. Course Title

Units

BME 405L Senior Projects: Measurement and Instrumentation

4

MASC 310 Materials Behavior & Processing

3

BME 403 Physiological Systems

3

BME 410 Introduction to Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

3

GE Category I or II

4

     
  Total Units

17

     
BS BMEC: Fourth Year: Spring  
Course No. Course Title

Units

BME 416 Development and Regulation of Medical Products

3

CHE 489 Biochemcial Engineering

3

CHE 460L Chemical Process Dynamics and Control

3

BME 402 Control & Communication in the Nervous System

3

GE Category IV

4

     
  Total Units

16


All information contained here is summarized from the USC Catalogue and is considered non-official. For all rules, regulations, procedures, and outlines, please see the current academic year USC catalogue.