Typical Course Plan for a

Bioengineering

Major at UC Riverside (Catalog Year: 2007)

Fall Quarter Winter Quarter Spring Quarter
First Year
BIEN 10 (2) BIOL 5A/5LA (4) BIOL 5B (4)
Intro to Bioengineering Cell Biology Organismal Biology
CHEM 1A/1LA (5) CHEM 1B/1LB (5) CHEM 1C/1LC (5)
General Chemistry General Chemistry General Chemistry
ENGL 1A (4) ENGL 1B (4) ENGL 1C (4)
English Composition English Composition English Composition
MATH 9A (4) MATH 9B (4) MATH 9C (4)
First Year Calculus First Year Calculus First Year Calculus
  ME 1C (1)  
  Intro to ME  Matlab  
 
Second Year
BIOL 5C (4) CHEM 112B (4) CHEM 112C (4)
Evolution and Ecology Organic Chemistry Organic Chemistry
CHEM 112A (4) MATH 46 (4) MATH 10A (4)
Organic Chemistry Differential Equations Multivariable Calculus
PHYS 40A (5) ME 18 (2) ME 10 (4)
Physics (Mechanics) Intro to Engineering Computation Statics
BREADTH (4) PHYS 40B (5) PHYS 40C (5)
Humanities/Social Sciences Physics (Heat/Wave/Sound) Physics (Electricity/Magnetism)
 
Third Year
BCH 100 (4) BIEN 120 (4) BIEN 130 (4)
Biochemistry Biosystems & Signals  Bioinstrumentation
BCH 101 (2) BIEN 125 (4) BIEN 140A (4)
Biochemistry Lab Biotechnology Biomaterials
BIEN 110 (4) ME 118 (4) BIEN 159 (4)
Biomechanics of the Human Body Mechanical Eng. Modeling & Analysis Dynamics of Biological Systems
MATH 10B (4) TECHNICAL ELECTIVE (4) BREADTH (4)
Multivariable Calculus *See department list Humanities/Social Sciences
 
Fourth Year
BIEN 130L (2) BIEN 155 (2) BIEN 175B (4)
Bioinstrumentation Lab Lab Senior Design
BIEN 135 (4) BIEN 175A (4) TECHNICAL ELECTIVE (4)
Biophysics & Biothermodynamics Senior Design *See department list
BIEN 140B (4) TECHNICAL ELECTIVE (4) TECHNICAL ELECTIVE (4)
Biomaterials *See department list *See department list
STAT 155 (4) BREADTH (4) BREADTH (4)
Probability, Statistics for Engr Humanities/Social Sciences Humanities/Social Sciences
BREADTH (4) BREADTH (4)  
Humanities/Social Sciences Humanities/Social Sciences  

Notes

Humanities/Social Sciences courses fulfill the breadth requirements specific to the College of Engineering. A list of categories and courses is available in the College of Engineering Student Academic Affairs Office. Technical Electives are courses in Bioengineering, or related fields, which explore certain topics.