This combined major from the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Department of Bioengineering provides a rigorous curriculum for students willing to learn and integrate the foundations of mechanical engineering and bioengineering toward solving multidisciplinary problems arising at the intersection of these two engineering disciplines. The combined major weaves mechanics, materials, and thermofluids courses of mechanical engineering with a set of core and elective bioengineering courses from biomechanics, biostatistics, signals, and systems, to biomaterials, biomedical imaging, and design of biomedical devices and implants.

  • Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
  • Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

NUpath requirements: Interpreting Culture (IC), Understanding Societies and Institutions (SI), Engaging Differences and Diversity (DD), and Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience (EX) are not explicitly satisfied by required engineering coursework. Successful completion of a cooperative education experience fulfills the EX requirement. Students are responsible for satisfying unfulfilled NUpath requirements with general elective coursework.  

Mechanical Engineering Requirements

Required Mechanical Engineering
ME 2340
and ME 2341		Introduction to Material Science
and Lab for ME 2340		5
ME 2350Statics4
ME 2355
and ME 2356		Mechanics of Materials
and Lab for ME 2355		5
ME 2380
and ME 2381		Thermodynamics
and Recitation for ME 2380		4
ME 3455
and ME 3456		Dynamics
and Lab for ME 3455		5
ME 3475Fluid Mechanics4
or ME 3480 International Applications of Fluid Mechanics
ME 4550Mechanical Engineering Design4
ME 4570Thermal Systems Analysis and Design4
Senior Capstone Design Project
MEIE 4701Capstone Design 11
MEIE 4702Capstone Design 25
Supplemental Credit
2 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement:2
GE 1501
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1
3 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement:3
GE 1502
Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1

Bioengineering

Required Bioengineering Courses
BIOE 2355Quantitative Physiology for Bioengineers4
BIOE 2365
and BIOE 2366		Bioengineering Measurement, Experimentation, and Statistics
and Lab for BIOE 2365		5
BIOE 3210Bioelectricity4
BIOE 3380Biomolecular Dynamics and Control4
BIOE 5640Computational Biomechanics4
Bioengineering Electives
Complete 16 semester hours from the course list below: 16
BIOE 5115
Dynamical Systems in Biological Engineering
BIOE 5235
Biomedical Imaging
or BIOE 5648
 Biomedical Optics
BIOE 5250
Regulatory and Quality Aspects of Medical Device Design
BIOE 5410
Molecular Bioengineering
or BIOE 5411
 Applied Molecular Bioengineering
BIOE 5420
Cellular Engineering
BIOE 5430
Principles and Applications of Tissue Engineering
BIOE 5440
The Cell as a Machine
BIOE 5630
Physiological Fluid Mechanics
BIOE 5650
Multiscale Biomechanics
BIOE 5800
Systems, Signals, and Controls for Bioengineers
BIOE 5810
Design of Biomedical Instrumentation
BIOE 5820
Biomaterials
BIOE 5850
Design of Implants

Supporting Courses: Mathematics/Science

Complete all mathematics/science courses with a minimum of 30 semester hours.

Required Mathematics/Science
BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112		General Biology 1
and Lab for BIOL 1111		5
CHEM 1151
and CHEM 1153		General Chemistry for Engineers
and Recitation for CHEM 1151		4
MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 1342Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 2321Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 2341Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering4
PHYS 1151
and PHYS 1152
and PHYS 1153		Physics for Engineering 1
and Lab for PHYS 1151
and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1151		5
PHYS 1155
and PHYS 1156
and PHYS 1157		Physics for Engineering 2
and Lab for PHYS 1155
and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1155		5
Supplemental Credit
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the mathematics/science requirement:1
GE 1501
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1

Professional Development

GE 1000First-Year Seminar1
ENCP 2000Introduction to Engineering Co-op Education1
ENCP 3000Professional Issues in Engineering1
Additional Required Courses
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement:1
GE 1501
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement: 1
GE 1502
Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1

Writing Requirements

A grade of C or higher is required in each course:
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
ENGW 3302Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions4
or ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Required General Electives

Complete 8 semester hours of academic, nonremedial, nonrepetitive courses. 8

Integrative Courses

These courses are already required above and also fulfill the integrative requirement.
MEIE 4701
Capstone Design 1
MEIE 4702
Capstone Design 2

Major GPA Requirement

2.000 minimum GPA required in ME, IE, and MEIE courses

2.000 minimum GPA required in BIOE courses

Program Requirement

140 total semester hours required

1

Students can substitute Engineering Design (GE 1110) and Engineering Problem Solving and Computation (GE 1111) for Cornerstone of Engineering 1 (GE 1501) and Cornerstone of Engineering 2 (GE 1502).

Sample Plans of Study

Four Years, One Co-op in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151
and CHEM 1153 (ND)		4BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112		5MATH 2321 (FQ)4Vacation
ENGW 1111 (WF)4GE 1502 (ER)4ME 23504 
GE 10001MATH 1342 (FQ)4  
GE 15014PHYS 1151
and PHYS 1152
and PHYS 1153 (ND)		5  
MATH 1341 (FQ)4   
 17 18 8 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOE 2365
and BIOE 2366 (AD, WI)		5BIOE 23554VacationVacation
MATH 23414ME 2340
and ME 2341 (WI)		5  
ME 2355
and ME 2356		5ME 2380
and ME 2381		4  
PHYS 1155
and PHYS 1156
and PHYS 1157 (ND)		5General elective 4  
 19 17 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOE 32104BIOE 33804ME 45504Co-op0
ME 3475 or 34804BIOE 56404MEIE 4701 (EI, WI, CE)1 
BIOE elective4ENCP 20001General elective 4 
BIOE elective4ME 3455
and ME 3456		5  
 ME 45704  
 16 18 9 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0ENCP 30001  
 ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD)4  
 MEIE 4702 (EI, WI, CE)5  
 BIOE elective4  
 BIOE elective4  
 0 18  
Total Hours: 140

Four Years, One Co-op in Spring/Summer 1

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151
and CHEM 1153		4BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112		5MATH 23214Vacation
ENGW 11114GE 15024ME 23504 
GE 10001MATH 13424  
GE 15014PHYS 1151
and PHYS 1152
and PHYS 1153		5  
MATH 13414   
 17 18 8 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOE 2365
and BIOE 2366		5BIOE 23554VacationVacation
ME 2355
and ME 2356		5ME 2340
and ME 2341		5  
MATH 23414ME 2380
and ME 2381		4  
PHYS 1155
and PHYS 1156
and PHYS 1157		5General Elective4  
 19 17 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ME 3475 or 34804Co-op0Co-op0ME 45504
ME 3455
and ME 3456		5  MEIE 47011
BIOE 32104  ENGW 3302 or 33154
ENCP 20001   
BIOE 33804   
 18 0 0 9
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
General Elective4BioE Elective4  
MEIE 47025BioE Elective4  
ENCP 30001BioE Elective4  
ME 45704BioE Elective4  
BIOE 56404   
 18 16  
Total Hours: 140

Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151
and CHEM 1153 (ND)		4BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112		5VacationVacation
ENGW 1111 (WF)4GE 1502 (ER)4  
GE 10001MATH 1342 (FQ)4  
GE 15014PHYS 1151
and PHYS 1152
and PHYS 1153 (ND)		5  
MATH 1341 (FQ)4   
 17 18 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOE 2365
and BIOE 2366 (AD, WI)		5ME 2355
and ME 2356		5VacationCo-op0
ENCP 20001ME 2380
and ME 2381		4  
MATH 2321 (FQ)4MATH 23414  
ME 23504General elective 4  
PHYS 1155
and PHYS 1156
and PHYS 1157 (ND)		5   
 19 17 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0BIOE 23554ME 3475 or 34804Co-op0
 BIOE 32104General elective 4 
 ME 2340
and ME 2341 (WI)		5  
 ME 3455
and ME 3456		5  
 0 18 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0BIOE 33804ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD)4Co-op0
 BIOE 56404MEIE 4701 (EI, WI, CE)1 
 ME 45704ME 45504 
 BIOE elective4  
 ENCP 30001  
 0 17 9 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0MEIE 4702 (EI, WI, CE)5  
 BIOE elective4  
 BIOE elective4  
 BIOE elective4  
 0 17  
Total Hours: 140

Five Years, Three Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151
and CHEM 1153		4BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112		5VacationVacation
ENGW 11114GE 15024  
GE 10001MATH 13424  
GE 15014PHYS 1151
and PHYS 1152
and PHYS 1153		5  
MATH 13414   
 17 18 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOE 2365
and BIOE 2366		5Co-op0Co-op0Vacation
ENCP 20001   
MATH 23214   
ME 23504   
PHYS 1155
and PHYS 1156
and PHYS 1157		5   
 19 0 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ME 2355
and ME 2356		5Co-op0Co-op0ME 3475 or 34804
ME 2380
and ME 2381		4  General Elective4
MATH 2341
and MATH 2342		4   
 13 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ME 3455
and ME 3456		5Co-op0Co-op0ENGW 33024
ME 2340
and ME 2341		5  ME 45504
BIOE 23554  MEIE 47011
BIOE 32104   
 18 0 0 9
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
MEIE 47025BIOE Elective4  
ME 45704BIOE Elective4  
BIOE 33804BIOE Elective4  
BIOE 56404BIOE Elective4  
General Elective4   
ENCP 30001   
 22 16  
Total Hours: 140