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Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering, BSME

2022-2023 Edition

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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.

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), Societies and Institutions (SI), and Differences and Diversity (DD) are not satisfied by required courses. Students are responsible for satisfying these requirements with electives.

Mechanical Engineering

Course List
Code Title Hours
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
3 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement:3
GE 1502
Cornerstone of Engineering 2

Bioengineering

Course List
Code Title Hours
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
BIOE 5250
Design, Manufacture, and Evaluation of Medical Devices
BIOE 5410
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 5656
Fields, Forces, and Flows in Biological Systems
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.

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Mathematics/Science
BIOL 1115
and BIOL 1116
General Biology 1 for Engineers
and Lab for BIOL 1115
5
or BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112
General Biology 1
and Lab for BIOL 1111
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

Professional Development

Course List
Code Title Hours
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 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement: 1
GE 1502
Cornerstone of Engineering 2

Writing Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
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

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete 8 semester hours of academic, nonremedial, nonrepetitive courses. 8

Integrative Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
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 MIE courses

2.000 minimum GPA required in BIOE courses

Program Requirement

140 total semester hours required

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

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4BIOL 1115 or 1111 (ND)4MATH 2321 (FQ)4Vacation
CHEM 11530BIOL 1116 or 11121ME 23504 
ENGW 1111 (WF)4GE 1502 (ER)4  
GE 10001MATH 1342 (FQ)4  
GE 15014PHYS 1151 (ND)3  
MATH 1341 (FQ)4PHYS 1152 (AD)1  
 PHYS 11531  
 17 18 8 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOE 2365 (AD, WI)4BIOE 23554VacationVacation
BIOE 23661ENCP 20001  
MATH 23414ME 2340 (WI)4  
ME 23554ME 23411  
ME 23561ME 23804  
PHYS 1155 (ND)3ME 23810  
PHYS 1156 (AD)1General elective 4  
PHYS 11571   
 19 18 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOE 32104BIOE 33804ME 45504Co-op
ME 3475 or 34804BIOE 56404MEIE 4701 (EI, WI, CE)1 
BIOE elective4ME 34554General elective 4 
BIOE elective4ME 34561  
 ME 45704  
 16 17 9 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-opENCP 30001  
 ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD)4  
 MEIE 4702 (EI, WI, CE)5  
 BIOE elective4  
 BIOE elective4  
 0 18  
Total Hours: 140

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

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4BIOL 1115 or 1111 (ND)4VacationVacation
CHEM 11530BIOL 1116 or 11121  
ENGW 1111 (WF)4GE 1502 (ER)4  
GE 10001MATH 1342 (FQ)4  
GE 15014PHYS 1151 (ND)3  
MATH 1341 (FQ)4PHYS 1152 (AD)1  
 PHYS 11531  
 17 18 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOE 2365 (AD, WI)4ENCP 20001VacationCo-op
BIOE 23661ME 23554  
MATH 2321 (FQ)4ME 23561  
ME 23504ME 23804  
PHYS 1155 (ND)3ME 23810  
PHYS 1156 (AD)1MATH 23414  
PHYS 11571General elective 4  
 18 18 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opBIOE 23554ME 3475 or 34804Co-op
 BIOE 32104General elective 4 
 ME 2340 (WI)4  
 ME 23411  
 ME 34554  
 0 17 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opBIOE 33804ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD)4Co-op
 BIOE 56404MEIE 4701 (EI, WI, CE)1 
 ME 34561ME 45504 
 ME 45704  
 BIOE elective4  
 0 17 9 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-opENCP 30001  
 MEIE 4702 (EI, WI, CE)5  
 BIOE elective4  
 BIOE elective4  
 BIOE elective4  
 0 18  
Total Hours: 140
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