Bioengineering Minor Interdisciplinary Electives

Up to eight credits from this list may be applied towards the upper-division bioengineering minor requirement. Courses used to complete a student’s major core requirements may not be applied towards the bioengineering minor elective requirement.

Biology:

  • BI 320* Molecular Genetics. 4 Credits. Prereq: BI 214 or BI 282H.
  • BI 322 Cell Biology. 4 Credits. Prereq: BI 214 or BI 282H; CH 331 recommended.
  • BI 326 Immunology and Infectious Disease. 4 Credits.
  • BI 328 Developmental Biology. 4 Credits. Prereq: BI 214 or BI 282H.
  • BI 330 Microbiology. 3 Credits. Prereq: BI 214 or BI 282H.
  • BI 331 Microbiology Laboratory. 3 Credits. Prereq: BI 214 of BI 282H; pre- or coreq: BI 330.
  • BI 353 Sensory Physiology. 4 Credits. Prereq: BI 214 or BI 282H.
  • BI 358 Investigations in Medical Physiology.  4 Credits. Prereq: one from BI 214, BI 283H, HPHY 324.
  • BI 360 Neurobiology 4 Credits. Prereq: BI 214 or BI 282H.
  • BI 423 Human Molecular Genetics. 4 Credits. Prereq: BI 320.
  • BI 424 Advanced Molecular Genetics. 4 Credits. Prereq: BI 320.
  • BI 426 Genetics of Cancer. 4 Credits. Prereq: BI 214 or BI 282H; one from BI 320, BI 322
  • BI 427 Molecular Genetics of Human Disease. 4 Credits. Prereq: BI 320.
  • BI 428 Developmental Genetics. 4 Credits. Prereq: BI 320, BI 328.
  • BI 461 Systems Neuroscience. 4 Credits. Prereq: BI 353 or BI 360 or equivalent.
  • BI 466 Developmental Neurobiology. 4 Credits. Prereq: BI 320, BI 328
  • BI 485 Techniques in Computational Neuroscience. 4 Credits. Prereq: BI 360 or BI 461; MATH 247 or MATH 252 or higher.

*Biochemistry students may not count BI 320 as an elective for the bioengineering minor

Chemistry and Biochemistry:

  • CH 360 Physiological Biochemistry. 4 Credits. Prereq: CH 336 or 343; BI 214 or 282H recommended.
  • CH 461* Biochemistry. 4 credits. Prepreq: CH 336 or 343.
  • CH 462* Biochemistry. 4 credits. Prereq: CH 461.
  • CH 463* Biochemistry. 4 credits. Prereq: CH 461/561; or CH 360 with a grade of B- or better.
  • CH 464 RNA Biochemistry. Preqreq CH 463.
  • CH 465 Physical Biochemistry. 4 credits. Prereq: CH 461.
  • CH 466 Structural Biochemistry. 4 credits. Prereq: CH 461.
  • CH 467* Biochemistry Laboratory. 4 credits. Co-req: CH 461.

*Biochemistry majors may not count CH 461, CH 462, CH 463, CH 467 as an elective for the bioengineering minor

Physics:

  • PHYS 351* Foundations of Physics II. 4 Credits. Prereq: MATH 253, PHYS 253; coreq: MATH 256 or 281.
  • PHYS 352* Foundations of Physics II. 4 Credits. Prereq: PHYS 351; coreq: MATH 281.
  • PHYS 353* Foundations of Physics II. 4 Credits. Prereq: PHYS 352; coreq: MATH 282.
  • PHYS 362 Biological Physics. 4 Credits. Prereq: PHYS 351 or 353.
  • PHYS 411 Mechanics, Electricity, and Magnetism. 4 Credits. Prereq: MATH 282.
  • PHYS 412 Mechanics, Electricity, and Magnetism. 4 Credits. Prereq: MATH 281.
  • PHYS 413 Mechanics, Electricity, and Magnetism. 4 Credits. Prereq: PHYS 412.
  • PHYS 421M Partial Differential Equations: Fourier Analysis I. 4 Credits. Prereq: MATH 253; one from MATH 256, MATH 281.
  • PHYS 431 Analog Electronics. 4 Credits. Prereq: PHYS 203 or equivalent; knowledge of complex numbers; MATH 253.
  • PHYS 432 Digital Electronics. 4 Credits. Prereq: PHYS 203 or equivalent; MATH 253.
  • PHYS 481 Design of Experiments. 4 Credits.

*Physics majors may not count PHYS 351, 352, 353 as an elective for the bioengineering minor

Human Physiology:

  • HPHY 321* Human Anatomy I. 5 Credits. Prereq: HPHY 211; BI 211 or BI 281H; BI 212 or BI 282H; CH 221 or CH 224H; CH 222 or CH 225H; CH 223 or CH 226H; MATH 246 or MATH 251. Must be passed with grades of C or better.
  • HPHY 322* Human Physiology I. 5 Credits. HPHY 212; BI 211 or BI 281H; BI 212 or BI 282H; CH 221 or CH 224H; CH 222 or CH 225H; CH 223 or CH 226H; MATH 246 or MATH 251. Must be passed with grades of C or better.
  • HPHY 323* Human Anatomy II. 5 Credits. Prereq: HPHY 321. Must be passed with grades of C or better
  • HPHY 324* Human Physiology II. 5 Credits. Prereq: HPHY 212, HPHY 321, HPHY 322. Must be passed with grades of C or better.
  • HPHY 325* Human Anatomy and Physiology III. 5 Credits. Prereq: HPHY 323, HPHY 324. Must be passed with a grade of C or better.
  • HPHY 362 Tissue Injury and Repair. 4 Credits. Prereq: HPHY 323, HPHY 324. Must be passed with grades of C or better.
  • HPHY 381 Biomechanics. 4 Credits. Prereq: HPHY 323, PHYS 201. Must be passed with grades of C or better.
  • HPHY 432 Neural Development. 4 Credits. Prereq: HPHY 323, HPHY 324. Must be passed with grades of C or better.
  • HPHY 436 Clinical Neuroscience. 4 Credits. Prereq: HPHY 323 and 324 with a C or better.

*Human Physiology majors may not count HPHY 321, 322, 323, 324, 325 as an elective for the bioengineering minor.