Bioengineering

Subject abbreviation: BIEN The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering

Bir Bhanu, Ph.D., Interim Chair Department Office, 205 MSE

• (951) 827-4303; bioeng.ucr.edu

Professors

Bahman Anvari, Ph.D. Bir Bhanu, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor Dimitrios Morikis, Ph.D. Victor G. J. Rodgers, D.Sc. (Bioengineering) Jerome S. Schultz, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor Associate Professors

Jiayu Liao, Ph.D. Valentine Vullev, Ph.D. Assistant Professors

Kaustabh Ghosh, Ph.D. William H. Grover, Ph.D. Huinan Liu, Ph.D. Julia Lyubovitsky, Ph.D. Jin Nam, Ph.D. Boris Hyle Park, 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, mathematics, 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 environments, and food production. They are employed by the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and environmental and food industries. For students interested in medicine, the bioengineering program provides the basic courses to prepare for application to medical schools.

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

• • have a strong foundation to apply science,

engineering, and biological principles to meet the challenges at the interface of engineering, life sciences, and medicine

• • have the capability to pursue graduate

studies, careers in the medical device or biotechnology industries, or entry into medical or other health related professional schools

• • are effective as professionals working

individually and in teams and can communicate effectively to integrate contributions from multiple disciplines to address biological and medical problems.

• • have an appreciation of and sensitivity to a

broad range of ethical and social concerns related to bioengineering

The Bioengineering B.S. degree program at UCR is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Comission of ABET, abet.org. All undergraduates in the College of Engineering must see an advisor at least annually. Visit student.engr.ucr.edu 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 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 (76 units)

• a) BIEN 001, 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 (78 units)

• a) BIEN 101

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

BIEN 140A/CEE 140A, BIEN 155, BIEN 175A, BIEN 175B. BIEN 175C

• c) BIEN 115

• d) CHEM 112A, CHEM 112B

• e) STAT 155

• f) Technical electives (16 units): BIEN 136/

MSE 136, BIEN 137, BIEN 138, BIEN 140B/CEE 140B, BIEN 142, BIEN 159/ CEE 159, BIEN 160, BIEN 165, BIEN 166.

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