Bioengineering

Subject abbreviation: BIEN The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns

College of Engineering

Jerome S. Schultz, Ph.D., Chair Department Office, A231 Bourns Hall

• (951) 827-4303; www.bioeng.ucr.edu

Professors Bahman Anvari, Ph.D. Dimitrios Morikis, Ph.D. Victor G. J. Rodgers, D.Sc. Jerome S. Schultz, Ph.D. Assistant Professors Jiayu Liao, Ph.D. Julia Lyubovitsky, Ph.D. Valentine Vullev, Ph.D. ** Visiting Assistant Professors Angelika Dimoka, Ph.D.

The major in Bioengineering allows students to complete a B.S. degree that provides a basic education to enter the fields of bioengineering and biotechnology.

Bioengineering is rooted in physics, mathema tics, chemistry, biology, and the life sciences. It is the application of a systematic, quantitative, and integrative way of thinking about and approaching the solutions of problems important to biology, health, and clinical practice.

Bioengineers develop processes and products that are important for health and treatment of diseases, new materials, protecting environ- ments, and food production. They are employed by the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and environmental and food industries. For students interested in medicine, the bioengi- neering program provides the basic courses to prepare for application to medical schools.

The objective of the bioengineering program is to produce graduates who:

• • have life-long learning skills that maintain

their high level of professional competence

• • have the skills to apply engineering and

biological principles to meet the challenges of this rapidly evolving field

• • be prepared for advanced postgraduate

training in bioengineering and biomedical allied fields

All undergraduates in the College of Engineer ing must see an advisor at least annually. Visit www.engr.ucr.edu/student affairs for details.

See Undergraduate Studies section.

See The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering, Colleges and Programs section.

The Bioengineering major uses the following major requirements to satisfy the college’s 102 / Programs and Courses

Natural Sciences and Mathematics breadth requirement.

• 1. BIOL 005A, BIOL 05LA
• 2. CHEM 001A, CHEM 001B, CHEM 001C
• 3. MATH 008B or MATH 009A

• 1. Lower-division requirements (72 units)

• a) BIEN 010

• b) BIOL 005A, BIOL 05LA, BIOL 005B

• c) CHEM 001A, CHEM 001B, CHEM 001C,

CHEM 01LA, CHEM 01LB, CHEM 01LC

• d) CS 010

• e) EE 001A, EE 01LA

• f) MATH 009A, MATH 009B, MATH 009C,

MATH 010A, MATH 010B, MATH 046

• g) PHYS 040A, PHYS 040B, PHYS 040C

• 2. Upper-division requirements (84 units)

• a) BCH 100, BCH 102

• b) BIEN 105, BIEN 110, BIEN 120, BIEN 125, BIEN 130, BIEN 130L, BIEN 135,

BIEN 140A/CEE 140A, BIEN 155, BIEN 159, BIEN 175A, BIEN 175B

• c) BIOL 171

• d) CHEM 112A, CHEM 112B, CHEM 112C

• e) STAT 155

• f) Technical electives (16 units): upper-division

courses in engineering, biology and/or substantive courses in a field(s) related to bioengineering

Visit the Student Affairs Office in the College of Engineering or www.engr.ucr.edu/studentaffairs for a sample program.