BIOMEDICAL DEGREE PLAN
Concentration Advisor:
Prof. K. Haberstroh, B&H 249, x3 2858,
Karen_Marie_Haberstroh@brown.edu
Biomedical Engineering – Biomedical Engineering is an interdisciplinary concentration. Educational Objectives: The Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Program at Brown University prepares students to
- Pursue careers of useful service to society including scientific and technical areas in medicine, law, business, technology, industry and health care delivery.
- Successfully apply the principles of engineering and science, as well as problem solving skills and critical thinking to a broad spectrum of biomedical engineering problems.
- Successfully use their ability in teamwork, effective communication and understanding of broad social, ethical, economic and environmental consequences in their lifelong education.
The program's emphasis is on biomedical engineering strong fundamentals, while allowing students to personalize their curriculum to prepare them for biomedical engineering careers and diverse careers in areas such as medicine, law, business, and health care delivery. These objectives address the expected accomplishments of program graduates, primarily in the time period of several years following graduation.
Concentration Requirements- Standard Program for the ScB degree:
1. Foundation Courses (all required):
- ENGN 0030 Introduction to engineering
- ENGN 0040 Dynamics and Vibration
- MATH 0190 (or MATH 0170)*
- MATH 0200 (or MATH 0180) Intermediate Calculus*
- BIOL 0200 (or NEUR 0010) Introductory Biology/Neuroscience**
- APMA 0330 Methods in Applied Math
- CHEM 0330 Inorganic chemistry
- CHEM 0350 Organic Chemistry
- APMA 0650 (or APMA 1650 or SOC 1100) Statistics
- ENGN 0510 Electricity and Magnetism
- ENGN 0720 Thermodynamics
- ENGN 0810 Fluids Mechanics
- ENGN 1230 Instrument design
- BIOL 0800 Physiology
* One math course can be replaced with CH36
** Advanced students (Premeds) can replace with BI47, BI53 or other biology courses
2. Upper level bioengineering courses (all required):
- ENGN 1110 Transport and Biotransport Processes
- BIOL 1140 Tissue Engineering
- ENGN 1490 Biomaterials
3. Additional upper level bioengineering courses %:
At least 1 from
- ENGN 1210 Biomechanics
- ENGN 1220 Neuroscience
- ENGN 1400 Analytical methods in biomaterials
- ENGN 1930B Biophotonics
- ENGN 1930R Molecular and Cell biology for engineers
- BIOL 1210 or BIOL 1220 Synthetic biology
At most 2 from
- BIOL 1080 Organ Replacement
- BIOL 1800 Animal locomotion
- BIOL 2110 Drug and gene delivery
- BIOL 2130 Techniques in Molecular and cell Science
% Other courses on approval of concentration advisor
4. Independent Research/Design (one required/two recommended):
- ENGN/BIOL 1970 Capstone design and research project (Lectures 1/week only in senior year)
5. Other humanities and biology courses #:
- – 32. open electives
# Premeds should take CH36, BI28 and two biology lab courses including BI80
