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Bioengineering

Catalog pages 143-148

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

Xiaoping Hu, Ph.D., Chair Department Office, 203 MSE

  • (951) 827-2925; xiaoping.hu@ucr.edu

https://www.bioeng.ucr.edu/

Professors Bahman Anvari, Ph.D. Xiaoping Hu, Ph.D. Chair and Provost Fellow Victor G. J. Rodgers, D.Sc. Valentine Vullev, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus Jerome S. Schultz, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor

Associate Professors William H. Grover, Ph.D. Huinan Liu, Ph.D. Jiayu Liao, Ph.D. Jin Nam, Ph.D. B. Hyle Park, Ph.D.

Assistant Professors Vasileios Christopoulos, Ph.D. Kevin Freedman, Ph.D. Jia Guo, Ph.D. Elena Kokkoni, Ph.D. Joshua Morgan, Ph.D. Giulia Palermo, Ph.D.

Cooperating Faculty Mark Alber, Ph.D. (Distinguished Professor Mathematics) Bir Bhanu, Ph.D. (Chair and Distinguished Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering) Devin Binder, Ph.D. (School of Medicine) Byron Ford, Ph.D. (School of Medicine) David Lo, Ph.D. (Distinguished Professor School of Medicine) Aaron Seitz, Ph.D. (Psychology) Hongdian Yang, Ph.D. (Cell Biology and Neuroscience)

Major

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, mathemat- ics, chemistry, biology, and the life sciences. It is the application of a systematic, quantitative, and integrative way of thinking about and ap- proaching 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 bioen- gineering 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 profes- sional schools

• are effective as professionals working individually and in teams and can com- municate effectively to integrate contribu- tions from multiple disciplines to address biological and medical problems.

• have an appreciation of and sensitivity to a broad range of ethical and social con- cerns 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 Engineer- ing must see an advisor at least annually. Visit student.engr.ucr.edu for details.

Change of Major Criteria

All students who request a change of major toBioengineering must meet the following requirements:

• Be in good academic standing

• Have no less than a C- in any Math, Science and Engineering coursework

• Have a minimum 2.0 GPA in all Math, Science and Engineering required coursework

• Be able to complete major within maximum allowable units

• Complete all the courses listed below, based on the total number of units earned, prior to submitting the major change request

• UCR transfer students interested in changing to a BCOE major must have been admissible to the major at point of entry, or must satisfy transfer admission and change of major requirements before earning 120 units

• If changing in the 90-119 units category student must have the ability to complete major within 5 years of entry as a Freshmen or 3 years after entry as a Transfer student • Students who have earned 120 or more units are not eligible for a change of major in BCOE. NOTE: AP/IB units are excluded from maximum unit calculation

Completed 0 to less than 45 units Completion of ENGL 001A with C or better and completion of the following with at least 2.500 GPA:

• CHEM 001A or CHEM 01HA • CHEM 01LA or CHEM 01HLA • CHEM 001B or CHEM 01HB • CHEM 01LB or CHEM 01HLB • MATH 009A or MATH 09HA

Completed 45 to less than 90 units Completion of ENGL 001A with C or better and completion of the following with at least 2.500:

• BIOL 005A or BIOL 05HA • BIOL 05LA or BIOL 05HLA • CHEM 001A or CHEM 01HA • CHEM 01LA or CHEM 01HLA • CHEM 001B or CHEM 01HB • CHEM 01LB or CHEM 01HLB • MATH 009A or MATH 09HA • MATH 009B or MATH 09HB • MATH 009C or MATH 09HC

Completed 90 to less than 120 units Completion of ENGL 001A and ENGL 001B with C or better and completion of the following with at least 2.500

• BIOL 005A or BIOL 05HA • BIOL 05LA or BIOL 05HLA • CHEM 001A or CHEM 01HA • CHEM 01LA or CHEM 01HLA • CHEM 001B or CHEM 01HB • CHEM 01LB or CHEM 01HLB • MATH 009A or MATH 09HA • MATH 009B or MATH 09HB • MATH 009C or MATH 09HC • PHYS 040A or PHYS 40HA

University Requirements

See Undergraduate Studies section.

College Requirements

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.

Major Requirements

  • 1. Lower-division requirements (84 units)

CHEM 01LA, CHEM 01LB, CHEM 01LC (or CHEM 01HA, CHEM 01HB, CHEM 01HC, CHEM 1HLA, CHEM 1HLB, CHEM 1HLC), CHEM 008A, CHEM 008B, CHEM 08LA, CHEM 08LB, (or CHEM 08HA, CHEM 08HB, CHEM 08HLA, CHEM 08HLB)

MATH 09HA, MATH 09HB, MATH 09HC) MATH 010A, MATH 010B, MATH 046

  • 2. Upper-division requirements (70 units)

BIEN 130, BIEN 130L, BIEN 135, BIEN 140A/CEE 140A, BIEN 155, BIEN 175A, BIEN 175B. BIEN 175C

  • e) 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, BIEN 167

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

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