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), 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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Mechanical Engineering | ||
| ME 2340 and ME 2341 | Introduction to Material Science and Lab for ME 2340 | 5 |
| ME 2350 | Statics | 4 |
| 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 3475 | Fluid Mechanics | 4 |
| or ME 3480 | International Applications of Fluid Mechanics | |
| ME 4550 | Mechanical Engineering Design | 4 |
| ME 4570 | Thermal Systems Analysis and Design | 4 |
| Senior Capstone Design Project | ||
| MEIE 4701 | Capstone Design 1 | 1 |
| MEIE 4702 | Capstone Design 2 | 5 |
| Supplemental Credit | ||
| 2 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement: | 2 | |
| Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1 | ||
| 3 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement: | 3 | |
| Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1 | ||
Bioengineering
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Bioengineering Courses | ||
| BIOE 2355 | Quantitative Physiology for Bioengineers | 4 |
| BIOE 2365 and BIOE 2366 | Bioengineering Measurement, Experimentation, and Statistics and Lab for BIOE 2365 | 5 |
| BIOE 3210 | Bioelectricity | 4 |
| BIOE 3380 | Biomolecular Dynamics and Control | 4 |
| BIOE 5640 | Computational Biomechanics | 4 |
| Bioengineering Electives | ||
| Complete 16 semester hours from the course list below: | 16 | |
| Dynamical Systems in Biological Engineering | ||
| Biomedical Imaging | ||
or BIOE 5648 | Biomedical Optics | |
| Regulatory and Quality Aspects of Medical Device Design | ||
| Molecular Bioengineering | ||
or BIOE 5411 | Applied Molecular Bioengineering | |
| Cellular Engineering | ||
| Principles and Applications of Tissue Engineering | ||
| The Cell as a Machine | ||
| Physiological Fluid Mechanics | ||
| Multiscale Biomechanics | ||
| Integrative Mechanobiology | ||
| Systems, Signals, and Controls for Bioengineers | ||
| Design of Biomedical Instrumentation | ||
| Biomaterials | ||
| Design of Implants | ||
Supporting Courses: Mathematics/Science
Complete all mathematics/science courses with a minimum of 30 semester hours.
| Code | Title | 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 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| MATH 1342 | Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| MATH 2321 | Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| MATH 2341 | Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering | 4 |
| 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 | |
| Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1 | ||
Professional Development
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GE 1000 | First-Year Seminar | 1 |
| ENCP 2000 | Introduction to Engineering Co-op Education | 1 |
| ENCP 3000 | Professional Issues in Engineering | 1 |
| Additional Required Courses | ||
| 1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement: | 1 | |
| Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1 | ||
| 1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement: | 1 | |
| Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1 | ||
Writing Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| A grade of C or higher is required in each course: | ||
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| ENGW 3302 | Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions | 4 |
| or ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | |
Required General Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 8 semester hours of academic, nonremedial, nonrepetitive courses. | 8 | |
Integrative Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| These courses are already required above and also fulfill the integrative requirement. | ||
| Capstone Design 1 | ||
| 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
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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).