School of Engineering

Biomaterials Track

The Biomaterials track, administered by the Department of Biomedical Engineering, involves the study of the interaction of biomaterials with their environment in the context of biomedical applications. Students will be encouraged to focus their studies on one of several bio-medically relevant topics, including tissue engineering, biological delivery, or the interaction of biomaterials with mammalian tissues. The nature of this track will require students to select courses from a number of departments.

Biomaterials Tracking Form

Track Requirements

In addition to the 12 core SHU requirements,¹ students in this track must also take:

Course IDCourse Name
BIO 153 or
BME 154
(3 SHUs)
Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine or
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
BIO 165
(3 SHUs)
Principles of Controlled Release and Drug Delivery
Elective 1 
Elective 2 
Elective 3 
Elective 4 

Elective Credits in Biomaterials

Please consult the SIS Student Portal website for exact times and dates of all classes offered below.

Course IDCourse Name
ME 117
(3 SHUs)
Biomaterials
CS 167
(3 SHUs)
Computational Biology
BIO 103
(3 SHUs)
Developmental Biology
BIO 104
(3 SHUs)
Immunology
CHEM 157
(3 SHUs)
Medicinal Chemistry
CHBE 168
(3 SHUs)
Biotechnology Processing Projects Lab
CHBE 166
(3 SHUs)
Principles of Cell & Microbe Cultivation
CHBE 163
(3 SHUs)
Recombinant DNA Technology
BME 185
(3 SHUs)
Drug Product Formulation
BME 154
(3 SHUs)
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
BME 175
(3 SHUs)
Tissue Engineering Laboratory
BME 295/296
(2-9 SHUs)
Master's Thesis ²
BME 100+
(3 SHUs)
Any BME course, level 100 and above
EM 211
(3 SHUs)
Lean Six Sigma
EM 252
(3 SHUs)
Business Communication
EM 261
(3 SHUs)
Leadership for Technical Professionals
EM 208
(3 SHUs)
Program and Project Management ³
EM 262
(2 SHUs)
Conflict Resolution ³
Other courses may be chosen with advisor approval.

Note 1: Advisor approval is required for course that satisfies breadth requirement.
Note 2: Students must pass BME 299 (Original Research Presentation) to qualify for thesis research.
Note 3: These are half courses and will together count as one elective.