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BMEL - Biomedical (Mechanical) Engineering Program Schedule

 
This schedule is for students whose catalogue year is Fall 2007 or Spring 2008.

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Schedule for students enrolled Fall 2007 and after
BS BMEL: First Year: Fall  
Course No. Course Title

Units
BME 101 Intro to Biomedical Engineering

3
MATH 125 Calculus I

4
WRIT 140 Writing & Critical Reasoning

4
ENGR 102 Engineering Freshman Academy

2
GE Category VI

4
     
  Total Units

17
     
BS BMEL: First Year: Spring  
Course No. Course Title

Units
CHEM 105aL General Chemistry

4
PHYS 151L Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics, Thermodynamics

4
MATH 126 Calculus II

4
CSCI 101L Fundamentals of Computer Programming

3
 
 
 
  Total Units

15
     
BS BMEL: Second Year: Fall  
Course No. Course Title

Units
CHEM 105bL General Chemistry

4
MATH 226 Calculus III

4
PHYS 152L Fundamentals of Physics II: Electricity & Magnetism

4
AME 201 Statics

3
     
  Total Units

15
     
BS BMEL: Second Year: Spring  
Course No. Course Title

Units
BME 210 Biomedical Computer Simulation Methods

3
MATH 245 Mathematics of Physics & Engineering I

4
AME 204 Strength of Materials

3
BISC 220L General Biology: Organismal Biology and Evolution

4
GE Category V

4
     
  Total Units

18
     
BS BMEL: Third Year: Fall  
Course No. Course Title

Units
BME 423 Statistical Methods in BME

3
AME 301 Dynamics

3
AME 309 Dynamics of Fluids

4
MASC 310 Materials Behavior & Processing

3
GE Category I

4
     
  Total Units

17
     
BS BMEL: Third Year: Spring  
Course No. Course Title

Units
EE 200L Foundations of Electrical Engineering Systems

4
CHEM 322aL Organic Chemistry

4
AME 308 Comp.-Aid. Analysis for Design

3
Technical Elective Choose from Approved List

3
GE Category II

4
     
  Total Units

18
     
BS BMEL: Fourth Year: Fall  
Course No. Course Title

Units
BME 404 Biomechanics

3
AME 302 Design of Dynamic Systems

3
PHYS 153L Optics & Modern Physics

4
BME 403 Physiological Systems

3
BISC 320 Molecular Biology

4
     
  Total Units

17
     
BS BMEL: Fourth Year: Spring  
Course No. Course Title

Units
BME 402 Control & Communication in the Nervous System

3
WRIT 340 Advanced Writing

3
BME 405L Senior Projects: Measurement and Instrumentation

4
Technical Elective Choose from Approved List

4
GE Category IV

4
     
  Total Units

17

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.