Introduction to Bioengineering
(3-0-0-3)
CMPE Degree: This course is for the CMPE degree.
EE Degree: This course is for the EE degree.
Lab Hours: 0 supervised lab hours and 0 unsupervised lab hours.
Technical Interest Group(s) / Course Type(s): Bioengineering, Courses for non-ECE majors, Cross-listed courses
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Prerequisites: None.
Catalog Description
An introduction to the field of bioengineering, including the applicationof engineering principles and methods to problems in biology and
medicine,the integration of engineering with biology, and the
emerging industrial opportunities.
Textbook(s)
Course Outcomes
Not Applicable
Strategic Performance Indicators (SPIs)
Not Applicable
Topical Outline
1. The cardiovascular system: blood flow dynamics 2. The musculoskeletal system and orthopaedic biomechanics 3. The nervous system and injury biomechanics 4. Imaging modalities 5. Medical device industry and the biomaterials crisis 6. Pharmaceutical industry: drug design and delivery 7. Bioprocessing and the biotech industry 8. The emerging tissue engineering industry 9. Telemedicine 10. The human genome project