Biomedical Systems Concentration (BMS)

 

APPROVED LIST - CONCENTRATIONS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2007-2008 (updated 1/17/08)

Recommended courses are shown with *.

Consult Curricula & Courses at www.registrar.ucla.edu/catalog/ for detailed course descriptions.

See Schedule of Classes for this year's course offerings.


Seven courses (28 units). At least 5 of the 7 courses should be chosen from the list below. Up to 2 relevant courses from other departments are also possible if they serve as prerequisites.

The courses must be selected in consultation with a faculty mentor and approved by the Program Chair.

Bioeng 100 Bioengineering Fundamentals 4 units
Bioeng 110 Biotransport and Bioreaction Processes 4 units
Bioeng 120 Biomedical Transducers 4 units
BME C101/C201 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering 4 units
BME CM102/CM202 Basic Human Biology for Biomedical Engineers I 4 units
BME CM103/CM203 Basic Human Biology for Biomedical Engineers II 4 units
BME CM140 Introduction to Biomechanics 4 units
BME CM145/CM245 Molecular Biotechnology for Engineers 4 units
BME CM150 Introduction to Micromachining and Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) 4 units
BME CM150L
Introduction to Micromachining & Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Laboratory 2 units
BME C151 Nanofabrication of Biomedical Systems Using Nonconventional Materials 4 units
BME C170/C270 Energy-Tissue Interaction I 4 units
BME C170L/C270L Introduction to Techniques in Studying Laser-Tissue Interaction 2 units
BME C171/C271 Laser-Tissue Interaction II: Biologic Spectroscopy 4 units
BME CM180/CM280 Introduction to Biomaterials 4 units
BME C181 Biomaterial-Tissue Interaction 4 units
BME C185/C285 Introduction to Tissue Engineering 4 units
BME CM186C/CM286C Biomodeling Research and Research Communication Workshop 2 to 4 units
BME M214A Digital Speech Processing 4 units
BME M215 Biochemical Reaction Engineering 4 units
BME M225 Bioseparations and Bioprocess Engineering 4 units
BME M248 Introduction to Biological Imaging 4 units
BME CM250A Introduction to Micromachining and Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) 4 units
BME M250B Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Fabrication 4 units
BME 257 Engineering Mechanics of Motor Proteins and Cytoskeleton 4 units
BME M259H Biomechanics of Traumatic Injury 4 units
BME M260 Neuroengineering 4 units
BME M263 Neuroanatomy: Structure and Function of Nervous System 4 units
BME 282 Biomaterial Interfaces 4 units
BME M296B Optimal Parameter Estimation and Experiment Design for Biomedical Systems 4 units
BME 296D Introduction to Computational Cardiology 4 units
Biomath 106 Introduction to Cellular Modeling 4 units
Biomath 220 Kinetic and Steady State Models in Pharmacology and Physiology 4 units
Biomath M230 Computed Tomography: Theory and Applications 4 units
Math 134 Linear and Nonlinear Systems of Differential Equations 4 units
Math 136 Partial Differential Equations 4 units
Math 151A Applied Numerical Methods 4 units
Math 151B Applied Numerical Methods 4 units
Math 164 Optimization 4 units
Math 171 Stochastic Processes 4 units
Physiology 220 Methods in Cell Physiology 6 units