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Offered by: Department of Biomedical Engineering
Administered by: Carol Casler, Undergraduate Minor Coordinator, 120 Olin Hall, minor_bme-mailbox@cornell.edu, 255-1489
Eligibility: All undergraduates in the College of Engineering are eligible to participate in the Biomedical Engineering minor. Students may participate in only one of the Bioengineering Option, the Biological Engineering Minor, and the Biomedical Engineering minor.
Educational Objectives: Biomedical engineering is the application of engineering principles and methods to a wide array of problems associated with human health. The discipline includes the design of biocompatible materials, prostheses, surgical implants, artificial organs, controlled drug-delivery systems, and wound closure devices. Diagnosing diseases and determining their biological origins depend upon increasingly sophisticated instrumentation and the use of mathematical models. The purpose of this minor is to allow students in the College of Engineering to gain exposure to the breadth and depth of biomedical engineering offerings at Cornell, to prepare for advanced studies in biomedical engineering, and to obtain recognition for their interest and capability in this rapidly growing area.
Requirements
- The one credit Bioengineering Seminar as well as at least six (6) courses (minimum of 18 credits) from the five groups listed below.
- Two courses need to be in categories I. Introductory biology and/or II. Advanced biology with no more than one course from category I.
- Four courses must come from the following categories III. Molecular and cellular biomedical engineering, IV. BME analysis of physiological systems, and V. Biomedical engineering applications with courses from at least two of these categories.
- At least four of the six courses must not be specifically required major degree courses or cross-listings.
Students are asked to complete a form declaring their interest in the minor with the Biomedical Engineering undergraduate minor coordinator in 120 Olin Hall. On the form you will be asked to choose a BME faculty advisor that you can consult about your BME minor plan.
Required Course
| BME/BEE 501 (1cr) | Bioengineering Seminar |
I. Introductory Biology (maximum of 4 credits and one course)
| A “5” on AP Biology Exam | (CEEB) Advanced Placement Biology |
| A “4” on AP Biology Exam and ENGRI 131 | (CEEB) Advanced Placement Biology and Introduction to Biomedical Engineering |
| A “4” on AP Biology Exam and BIOG 103 or BIOG 104 | (CEEB) Advanced Placement Biology and a Biological Sciences Laboratory |
| BIOG 101, 102, 103, and 104 | Biological Sciences |
| BIOG 105 and 106 | Introductory Biology |
| BIOG 107 and 108 | General Biology |
| BIOG 110 and ENGRI 131 | Biological Principles and Introduction to Biomedical Engineering |
II. Advanced Biology| BIOBM 330 | Principles of Biochemistry, Individualized Instruction |
| BIOBM 333 | Principles of Biochemistry, Proteins, Metabolism, and Molecular Biology |
| BIOBM 331 | Principles of Biochemistry, Proteins and Metabolism |
| BIOBM 332 | Metabolism and Principles of Biochemistry: Molecular Biology |
| BIOAP 311/VTBMS 346 | Introductory Animal Physiology Lectures |
| BIOGD 281 | Genetics |
| BIONB 222 | Introduction to Neurobiology |
| BIOMI 290 | General Microbiology Lectures |
III. Molecular and Cellular Biomedical Engineering
| BME 301* | Molecular Principles of Biomedical Engineering |
| BME 302* | Cellular Principles of Biomedical Engineering |
| A&EP 252/ENGRD 252 | The Physics of Life |
| BEE 360 | Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering |
IV. BME Analysis of Physiological Systems| BME 401* | Biomedical Engineering of Metabolic and Structural Systems |
| BME 402* | Electrical and Chemical Physiology |
| M&AE 464 | Orthopedic Tissue Mechanics |
| M&AE 463 | Neuromuscular Biomechanics |
| BEE 454 | Physiological Engineering |
| CHEME 481 | Biomedical Engineering |
| BIONB 330 | Introduction to Computational Neuroscience |
| BIONB 491 | Principles of Neurophysiology |
V. Biomedical Engineering Applications| A&EP 470 | Biophysical Methods |
| BEE 365 | Properties of Biological Materials |
| BEE 450 | Bioinstrumentation |
| BEE 453 | Computer-Aided Engineering: Applications to Biomedical Processes |
| BEE 459 | Biosensors and Bioanalytical Techniques |
| COM S 321 | Numerical Methods in Computational Molecular Biology |
| BEE 494 | Fundamentals of Tissue Engineering |
| ECE 402 | CDE in Biomedical System Design |
| ECE 336 | Nanofabrication |
| ECE 578 | Computer Analysis of Biomedical Images |
| BIONB 440 | Electronics in Neurobiology |
| BIONB 441 | Computer in Neurobiology |
| MS&E 461 | Biological Materials and Their Applications |
| TXA 439 | Biomedical Materials and Devices for Human Body Repair |
| M&AE 565 | Biomechanical Systems—Analysis and Design |
Academic StandardsAt least C– in each course in the minor and a GPA > 2.0 for all courses in the minor.
*Students interested in professional practice as biomedical engineers should consider the MEng degree in BME. The recommended sequence for admission to the M. Eng. BME degree program are BME 301, 302, 401, and 402. A knowledge of molecular and cellular BME and of BME analysis of physiological systems are required.
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