Undergraduate Course Catalog 2014-2015
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
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Bioengineering (BENG)
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Chairperson: Russell T. Carr
Professor: Dale P. Barkey, Russell T. Carr, Palligarnai T. Vasudevan
Associate Professor: Nivedita R. Gupta
Assistant Professor: Kyung Jae Jeong, Xiaowei Teng, Harish Vashisth, Kang Wu
Lecturer: Adam St. Jean
Adjunct Faculty: Deborah Audino
Bioengineering, as defined by the NIH, is "the application of life sciences, mathematics, and engineering principles to define and solve problems in biology, medicine, health care, and other fields."
The bioengineering program will train graduates in biology and physiology as well as engineering. The program will provide graduates with capabilities in advanced mathematics (including differential equations and statics), science, and engineering. Graduates will be conversant with solving problems at the interface of biology and engineering that may arise in the fields of biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, as well as medicine, and biofuels. By graduation, students will have experience measuring and interpreting data from living systems and addressing the interactions between living and non-living materials.
Students are required to obtain a minimum of 2.0 grade-point average in CHE 501and in overall standing at the end of the sophomore year in order to continue in the major. Study abroad (Exchange) students are required to have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better in math, physics, chemistry, and other required courses at the end of the semester prior to their exchange semester.
For more information on the bioengineering program, please contact Russell Carr, professor and chair: Russell.Carr@unh.edu.
First Year
| Abbreviation | Course Number | Title | Fall | Spring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL | 401 | FIrst Year Writing | 4 | - |
| MATH | 425-426 | Calculus I and II | 4 | 4 |
| BMS | 507 | Human Anatomy and Physiology | 4 | - |
| CHEM | 405 | General Chemistry | - | 4 |
| BIOL | 411 | Introductory Biology | - | 4 |
| Discovery Program Electives (2) | 4 | 4 | ||
| TOTAL | 16 | 16 |
1. CHEM 405 satisfies the Discovery Physical Science (with lab) category. Bioengineering students cannot take CHEM 401, CHEM 402, or CHEM 409 toward degree requirements.
2. MATH 425 satisfies the Discovery Foundation Quantitative Reasoning category.
3. ENGL 401 satisfies the Discovery Foundation Writing Skills category.
4. BMS 507 or BIOL 411 satisfies the Discovery Biological Science category.
5. If approved by the Discovery Committee, BENG students may not have to take a course in the Discovery ETS category since they satisfy this requirement through a combination of courses in the BENG curriculum.
6. One of the Discovery courses should be Inquiry, either in the freshman year or the sophomore year.
Sophomore Year
| Abbreviation | Course Number | Title | Fall | Spring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHYS | 407 | General Physics 1 | 4 | - |
| MATH | 527 | Differential Equations with Linear Algebra | 4 | - |
| MATH | 644 | Statistics for Engineers and Scientists | - | 4 |
| CHE | 501 | Introduction to Chemical Engineering I | 3 | - |
| CHE | 614 | Separation Processes | - | 3 |
| CHEM | 651-652A | Organic Chemistry I and II | 3 | 3 |
| CHEM | 653 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 2 | - |
| BMS | 508 | Human Anatomy and Physiology | - | 4 |
| Discovery Program Elective (1) | - | 4 | ||
| TOTAL | 16 | 18 |
Students must obtain a grade of C or better in CHEM 501 to continue in the program.
Junior Year
| Abbreviation | Course Number | Title | Fall | Spring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHE | 761 | Biochemical Engineering | 4 | - |
| CHE | 762 | Biomedical Engineering | - | 4 |
| CHE | 601 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 | - |
| ENE | 756 | Environmental Engineering Microbiology | - | 4 |
| BMCB | 658 | General Biochemistry | 3 | - |
| BMCB | 659 | General Biochemistry Laboratory | 2 | - |
| CHE | 604 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | - | 3 |
| GEN | 604 | Principles of Genetics | - | 4 |
| Discovery Program Elective (1) | 4 | - | ||
| TOTAL | 16 | 15 |
Senior Year
| Abbreviation | Course Number | Title | Fall | Spring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENG | 763-764 | Bioengineering Design I and II | 1 | 4 |
| BMCB | 753 | Cell Culture | 5 | - |
| ECE | 784 | Biomedical Instrumentation | - | 4 |
| BMS | 730 | Ethics in Biomedical Science | - | 4 |
| Technical Electives (3) | 6-8 | 3-4 | ||
| Discovery Program Elective (1) | 4 | - | ||
| TOTAL | 16-18 | 15-16 |
1. BENG 764 satisfies the Discovery Capstone Experience/Course.
2. Technical electives should be taken from an approved list of courses.
