- BIOE 101 Introduction to Bioengineering
2 hours. Overview of how the principles and techniques of engineering are
applied to help solve problems in the medical and biological sciences. Curricular
and career paths discussed; projects, research lab and facility tours.
- MATH 180 Calculus I 5
hours. Differentiation, curve sketching, maximum-minimum problems, related
rates, mean-value theorem, antiderivative, Riemann integral, logarithm,
and exponential functions. Credit is not given for MATH 180 if the student
has credit for MATH 165. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in MATH 121
or appropriate performance on the department placement test or a MATH ACT
subscore of 28. Natural World - No Lab course.
- ENGR 100 Engineering Orientation
1 hours. A general orientation course on careers in the engineering profession.
Discussion of college advising procedures. Required of all engineering students.
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. No graduation credit. Should be
taken in the first semester after acceptance into the College of Engineering.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the College of Engineering.
ENGR 189 Minority Engineering Freshman and Transfer Student Orientation
1 hours. Orientation for undergraduate minority engineering students; seminars,
lectures and workshops by faculty, upperclass students, administration and
industry representatives on topics relevant to ethnic minority groups. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
grading only. No graduation credit. Should be taken in the first semester
after acceptance into the College of Engineering. Prerequisite(s): Admission
to the College of Engineering.
- BIOS 100 Biology of Cells and
Organisms 5 hours. Processes of cellular and organismic function:
cell structure, respiration, photosynthesis, molecular genetics and development,
structure and physiology of plants and animals. Lecture, laboratory, and
discussion. Animals used in instruction. This course is intended for science
majors. BIOS 100 and BIOS 101 may be taken in any order. Credit is not given
for BIOS 104 if the student has credit in BIOS 100 or BIOS 101. Recommended
backgroud: CHEM 112. Natural World - With Lab course.
- ENGL 160 Academic Writing I: Writing
in Academic and Public Contexts 3 hours. Students write in a variety
of genres with an emphasis on argument and sentence-level grammar. Topics
vary by section. Prerequisite(s): Eligibility as determined by performance
on the Department placement test.
- MATH 181 Calculus II
5 hours. Techniques of integration, arc length, solids of revolution, applications,
polar coordinates, parametric equations, infinite sequences and series,
power series. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in MATH 180. Natural
World - No Lab course.
- PHYS 141 General Physics I (Mechanics)
4 hours. Kinematics; Newton's laws of motion; linear momentum and impulse;
work and kinetic energy; potential energy; rotational dynamics; simple harmonic
motion; gravitation. Students may obtain one additional hour of credit by
concurrently registering in PHYS 144. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better
in MATH 180 or consent of the instructor. Natural World - With Lab course.
- ENGL 161 Academic Writing II:
Writing for Inquiry and Research 3 hours. Students learn about
academic inquiry and complete several writing projects including a documented
research paper. Topics vary by section. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 160 or the
equivalent. All students take the Writing Placement Test. If students place
into ESL 050, ESL 060, ENGL 150, ENGL 152 or ENGL 160, the student must
take that course (or courses) prior to enrolling in ENGL 161. Students with
an ACT English subscore of 27 or higher receive a waiver of ENGL 160 and
permission to enroll in ENGL 161.
- CHEM 112 General College Chemistry
I 5 hours. Topics in general chemistry, including stoichiometry,
periodicity, reaction types, the gaseous state, solution stoichiometry,
chemical equilibria, acid-base equilibria, dissolution-precipitation equilibria.
Includes a weekly 3-hour lab. Credit is not given for CHEM 112 if the student
has credit for CHEM 116. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CHEM 101
or adequate performance on the UIC chemistry placement examination. Students
with credit in a course equivalent to CHEM 101 from another institution
must take the UIC chemistry placement examination. Natural World - With
Lab course.
- MATH 210 Calculus III
3 hours. Vectors in the plane and space, vector valued functions, functions
of several variables, partial differentiation, maximum-minimum problems,
double and triple integrals, applications, Green's theorem. Prerequisite(s):
Grade of C or better in MATH 181. Natural World - No Lab course.
- PHYS 142 General Physics II (Electricity
and Magnetism) 4 hours. Electrostatics; electric currents; d-c
circuits; magnetic fields; magnetic media; elctromagnetic induction; a-c
circuits; Maxwell's equations; electromagnetic waves; reflection and refraction;
interference. Prerequisite(s): MATH 181; and grade of C or better in either
Physics 141 or both Physics 105/106; or consent of the intructor. Natural
World - With Lab course.
- BIOE 240 Modeling Physiological
Data and Systems 3 hours. A lecture/discussion course introducing
the use of mathematical models and statistics to describe, interpret and
analyze physiological data and systems. Prerequisite(s): BIOS 100 and MATH
180. Open only to freshmen and sophomores.
- BIOS 220 Mendelian and Molecular
Genetics 3 hours. Principles of heredity and variation in phage,
bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals. Basic molecular genetics, gene regulation,
recombination, DNA replication, transcription, translation. Lecture and
discussion. No credit may be applied toward the biological sciences major
unless credit is also obtained for BIOS 221. Prerequisite(s): BIOS 100 and
BIOS 101 and credit or concurrent registration in CHEM 232.
BIOS 222 Cell Biology 3 hours. Rationale of experiments
that led to the current understanding of organelle biogenesis, cell transport,
cell signaling, and the relation of cell structure to cell function. Lecture.
Prerequisite(s): BIOS 100 and CHEM 112 and CHEM 114.
BIOS 240 Homeostasis: The Physiology of Plants and Animals
3 hours. Basic concepts of physiological mechanisms that contribute to survival
of multicellular organisms. Comparison of a variety of organisms. Prerequisite(s):
BIOS 100 and CHEM 112 and CHEM 114.
BIOS 286 The Biology of the Brain 3 hours. Survey of basic
neurobiology. Brain structure, chemistry, development and control of behavior
(sensation, movement, emotions, memory, cognition, sex). Prerequisite(s):
BIOS 100 and BIOS 101; or consent of the instructor.
BIOS 352 Introductory Biochemistry 3 hours. Structure and
function of cellular constituents; enzymology; metabolism of carbohydrates,
lipids, amino acids, nucleotides; molecular biology of biosynthesis of proteins
and nucleic acids. Same as CHEM 352. No credit toward the biological sciences
major for students completing BIOS 452 and/or BIOS 454. No credit toward
the degree in biochemistry. Prerequisite(s): BIOS 100 and CHEM 232.
- CHEM 114 General College Chemistry
II 5 hours. Topics in general chemistry including phase transitions,
thermochemistry, spontaneity/equilibrium, electrochemistry, kinetics, bonding,
order/symmetry in condensed phases, coordination compounds, descriptive
chemistry. Includes a weekly 3-hour lab. Credit is not given for CHEM 114
if the student has credit for CHEM 118. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better
in CHEM 112 or the equivalent. Students with an equivalent course from another
institution must take the chemistry placement examination. Natural World
- With Lab course.
- BIOE 250 Clinical Problems in
Bioengineering 3 hours. Examination of three to four real problems
in bioengineering. Student teams work with a faculty facilitator toward
each solution. Problem identification, strategic planning, brainstorming,
information gathering and reporting are formalized. Prerequisite(s): BIOE
101. Open only to freshmen and sophomores.
- CS 107 Introduction to Computing
and Programming 4 hours. Access and use of computing resources.
Programming and program design. Problem solving. Data types, control structures,
modularity, information hiding. Credit is not given for CS 107 if the student
has credit for CS 102. Previously listed as EECS 171. Prerequisite(s): Credit
or concurrent registration in MATH 180.
CS 108 Fortran Programming for Engineers with MatLab 3
hours. Program design using Fortran: data types and operators, control structures,
subprograms, file I/O, common storage. Engineering applications: matrices,
equation solutions, MetLab environment. Programming assignments. Extensive
computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration
in MATH 180.
CS 109 C/C ++ Programming for Engineers with MatLab 3 hours.
Program design using C/C++: Data types and operators, control structures,
functions, file I/O, arrays and structures. Engineering applications: Matrices,
equation solution, MatLab. Programming assignments. Extensive computer use
required. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in MATH 180.
- MATH 220 Introduction to Differential
Equations 3 hours. Techniques and applications of differential
equations. First order equations: separable and linear. Linear second order
equations, Laplace transforms, and series solutions. Graphical and numerical
methods. Fourier series and partial differential equations. Prerequisite(s):
Grade of C or better in MATH 210.
- ECE 115 Introduction to Electrical
and Computer Engineering 4 hours. Concepts and applications of
electrical and computer engineering including: Basic circuits, fundamental
electromagnetics, electronic devices, sensors, control, digital logic, computer
organization, programming. Extensive computer use required. Will use PSPICE,
MATLAB, C programming. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration
in MATH 180.
ECE 210 Electrical Circuit Analysis 3 hours. Linear circuit
analysis: networks, network theorems, dependent sources, operational amplifiers,
energy storage elements, transient analysis, sinusoidal analysis, frequency
response, filters. Laboratory. Credit is not given for ECE 210 if the student
has credit for ECE 225. Previously listed as EECS 210. Prerequisite(s):
PHYS 142 and credit or concurrent registration in MATH 220.
ECE 225 Circuit Analysis 4 hours. Electric circuit elements;
Ohm's Law; Kirchhoff's laws; transient and steady-state analysis of circuits;
Laplace transform methods; network theorems. Laboratory. Credit is not given
for ECE 225 if the student has credit for ECE 210. Previously listed as
EECS 210. Prerequisite(s): MATH 220; and Grade of C or better in PHYS 142;
and Grade of C or better in ECE 115.
- CME 260 Properties of Materials
3 hours. Introduction to the relationships between composition and microstructure;
correlation with physical and mechanical behavior of metals, ceramics, and
polymers. Manufacturing methods. Service performance. Materials selection.
Credit is not given for CME 260 if the student has credit for CME 261. Prerequisite(s):
CHEM 112 and MATH 181 and PHYS 141.
- BIOE 325 Biotransport
3 hours. Transport phenomena in biomedical engineering and living systems,
specifically processes vital to the design of medical devices for artificial
clinical intervention. Topics include circulatory system dynamics and modeling
of physiological systems. Prerequisite(s): MATH 220 and BIOS 100.
CHE 311 Transport Phenomena I 3 hours. Momentum transport
phenomena in chemical engineering. Fluid statics. Fluid mechanics; laminar
and turbulent flow; boundary layers; flow over immersed bodies. Prerequisite(s):
Credit or concurrent registration in CHE 210.
CS 201 Data Structures and Discrete Mathematics I 4 hours.
Lists, stacks, queues, sets, hash tables, introduction to trees and graphs.
Algorithm correctness and complexity, inductive proofs, logic. Programming
projects. Previously listed as EECS 260. Credit is not given for CS 201
if the student has credit for MCS 261. Prerequisite(s): MATH 180; and grade
of C or better in CS 102 or grade of C or better in CS 107.
ME 211 Fluid Mechanics I 4 hours. Fluid properties. Dimensional
analysis. Statics and kinematics. Conservation equations. Inviscid and incompressible
flows. Bernoulli's equation. Integral momentum theorems. Viscous flows.
Boundary layer theories. Compressible Flows. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 141 and
MATH 220.
- BIOE 339 Biostatistics I
3 hours. Statistical treatment of data and model estimation treated in a
framework of biological experiments, and attributes of data generated from
such experiments. Experimental design is included. Extensive computer use
required. Prerequisite(s): MATH 210; and CS 107 or CS 108 or CS 109. Recommended
Background: Prior knowledge of Excel.
- BIOE 310 Biological Systems Analysis
3 hours. System dynamics and frequency-domain analysis in bioengineering
systems. Topics include population models, predator-prey models, metabolic
networks, biological oscillation, dynamics of infectious diseases. No credit
given if the student has credit in ECE 310 or ME 312. Prerequisite(s): MATH
220.
ECE 310 Discrete and Continuous Signals and Systems 3 hours.
Signals; systems; convolution; discrete and continuous Fourier series and
transforms; Z-transforms; Laplace transforms; sampling; frequency response;
applications; computer simulations. Previously listed as EECS 310. Prerequisite(s):
MATH 220 and credit or concurrent registration in ECE 225; or credit or
concurrent registration in ECE 210 for non-ECE students.
ME 312 Dynamic Systems and Control 3 hours. Dynamics of
linear systems. Modeling of mechanical, electrical, fluid, and thermal systems.
Analysis and design of feedback control systems. Analytical, computer and
experimental solution methods. Time and frequency domain techniques. Same
as IE 312. Prerequisite(s): MATH 220 and PHYS 142; and sophomore standing
or above; or approval of the department.
- PHYS 244 General Physics III (Modern
Physics) 3 hours. Special theory of relativity. Particle-wave duality.
Uncertainty principle; Bohr model; introduction to quantum mechanics; Schroedinger
equation; hydrogen atom; many-electron atoms. Introduction to nuclear and
particle physics. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in PHYS 107 and
Grade of C or better in PHYS 108; or Grade of C or better in PHYS 142.
PHYS 245 General Physics IV (Heat, Fluids, and Wave Phenomena)
4 hours. Thermodynamic laws and processes; kinetic theory of gases; hydrostatics
and fluid flow; general wave phenomena; acoustics; geometrical optics; physical
optics. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 142.
- BIOS 430 Evolution 4
hours. Mechanisms of genetic and phenotypic stability and change in populations
and species; modes of speciation and macroevolution; trends in evolution.
Lecture and discussion. Prerequisite(s): BIOS 220.
BIOS 443 Animal Physiological Systems 4 hours. Basic function of renal,
respiratory and digestive systems. Integrative role of endocrine systems.
Animals used in instruction. Prerequisite(s): Four courses in the Biological
Sciences.
BIOS 484 Neuroscience I 3 hours. Neuroscience as an integrative
discipline. Neuroanatomy of vertebrates, neural development, cellular neurobiology,
action potential mechanisms, synaptic transmission and neuropharmacology.
Same as PHIL 484 and PSCH 484. Prerequisite(s): BIOS 286 or PSCH 262.
BIOS 485 Neuroscience II 3 hours. Integrative neuroscience;
continuation of BIOS/PSCH/PHIL 484. Sensory and motor systems; learning,
memory, and language. Pathology of nervous systems. Philosophical perspectives,
and modeling. Same as PHIL 485 and PSCH 485. Prerequisite(s): BIOS 484.
- Students entering F07 - present
click HERE for CAE form.
These courses (11 credit hours total) are to be selected
in consultation with the advisor, must relate to each other in such a way
as to define an area of concentration, and are subject to the following
restrictions:
o A minimum of 3 hours must be upper-division (300- or 400-level)
bioengineering or other engineering courses.
o Non-engineering courses may be used only if they can be justified and
prior approval is obtained from the advisor.
o A maximum of 3 hours of BIOE 398 may be applied as concentration area
elective hours.
o A maximum of 4 hours from the following courses may be applied as concentration
area elective hours: BIOE 402, BIOE 406, BIOE 408, ENGR 400, ENGR 404,
and ENGR 420.
o The following Web-based courses may not be applied as concentration
area electives: ENGR 401, ENGR 402, ENGR 403, and ENGR 410.
Students entering F06-S07 click
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Students entering F03-S06 click
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- Students entering F07 - present
click HERE for CAE form.
These courses (11 credit hours total) are to be selected
in consultation with the advisor, must relate to each other in such a way
as to define an area of concentration, and are subject to the following
restrictions:
o A minimum of 3 hours must be upper-division (300- or 400-level)
bioengineering or other engineering courses.
o Non-engineering courses may be used only if they can be justified and
prior approval is obtained from the advisor.
o A maximum of 3 hours of BIOE 398 may be applied as concentration area
elective hours.
o A maximum of 4 hours from the following courses may be applied as concentration
area elective hours: BIOE 402, BIOE 406, BIOE 408, ENGR 400, ENGR 404,
and ENGR 420.
o The following Web-based courses may not be applied as concentration
area electives: ENGR 401, ENGR 402, ENGR 403, and ENGR 410.
Students entering F06-S07 click
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- Exploring World Cultures course
3 hours.
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course list
- BIOE 430 Bioinstrumentation and
Measurements I 3 OR 4 hours. Theory and application of instrumentation
used for physiological and medical measurements. Characteristics of physiological
variables, signal conditioning devices and transducers. 3 undergraduate
hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): BIOS 100; and ECE 115 or ECE 210
or ECE 225; and BIOE 310 or ECE 310 or ME 312.
- BIOE 431 Bioinstrumentation and
Measurement Laboratory 2 hours. Practical experience in the use
of biomedical instrumentation for physiological measurements. Prerequisite(s):
Credit or concurrent registration in BIOE 430.
- BIOE 205 Bioengineering Thermodynamics
3 hours. Introduction to equilibrium and non-equilibrium thermodynamics,
with emphasis on non-equilibrium (living) systems. Applications include
thermodynamics of living cells and the lung, molecular energy exchange,
and energy exchange in exercise. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 142.
CHE 201 Introduction To Thermodynamics 3 hours. Work and
energy; conversion of energy; theory of gases and other states of matter;
applications to energy conversion devices. Second Law of thermodynamics,
entropy, and equilibrium, with applications. Prerequisite(s): MATH 181 and
PHYS 141.
ME 205 Introduction to Thermodynamics 3 hours. Principles
of energy transport and work; properties of substances and equations of
state; first and second laws of thermodynamics; applications to mechanical
cycles and systems. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 142.
- Students entering F07 - present
click HERE for CAE form.
These courses (11 credit hours total) are to be selected
in consultation with the advisor, must relate to each other in such a way
as to define an area of concentration, and are subject to the following
restrictions:
o A minimum of 3 hours must be upper-division (300- or 400-level)
bioengineering or other engineering courses.
o Non-engineering courses may be used only if they can be justified and
prior approval is obtained from the advisor.
o A maximum of 3 hours of BIOE 398 may be applied as concentration area
elective hours.
o A maximum of 4 hours from the following courses may be applied as concentration
area elective hours: BIOE 402, BIOE 406, BIOE 408, ENGR 400, ENGR 404,
and ENGR 420.
o The following Web-based courses may not be applied as concentration
area electives: ENGR 401, ENGR 402, ENGR 403, and ENGR 410.
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- BIOE 396 Senior Design I
3 hours. Design considerations for biomedical devices emphasizing traditional
engineering design concepts. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration
in BIOE 339.
- Understanding the Creative Arts
course 3 hours.
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- Understanding the Individual and
Society course 3 hours.
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course list
- BIOE 460 Materials in Bioengineering
3 OR 4 hours. Analysis and design considerations of problems associated
with prostheses and other implanted biomedical devices. 3 undergraduate
hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): CME 260; and BIOS 220 or BIOS
222 or BIOS 240 BIOS 286 or BIOS 352.
- Students entering F07 - present
click HERE for CAE form.
These courses (11 credit hours total) are to be selected
in consultation with the advisor, must relate to each other in such a way
as to define an area of concentration, and are subject to the following
restrictions:
o A minimum of 3 hours must be upper-division (300- or 400-level)
bioengineering or other engineering courses.
o Non-engineering courses may be used only if they can be justified and
prior approval is obtained from the advisor.
o A maximum of 3 hours of BIOE 398 may be applied as concentration area
elective hours.
o A maximum of 4 hours from the following courses may be applied as concentration
area elective hours: BIOE 402, BIOE 406, BIOE 408, ENGR 400, ENGR 404,
and ENGR 420.
o The following Web-based courses may not be applied as concentration
area electives: ENGR 401, ENGR 402, ENGR 403, and ENGR 410.
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- BIOE 397 Senior Design II
3 hours. Application of principles of engineering and engineering design
methodology to the solution of a large scale biomedical engineering design
problem. Prerequisite(s): BIOE 396.
- Understanding the Past course
3 hours.
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- Understanding U.S. Society course
3 hours.
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course list
- BIOE 455 Introduction to Cell
and Tissue Engineering 3 OR 4 hours. Foundation of cell and tissue
engineering covering cell technology, construct technology, and cell-substrate
interactions. Emphasis in emerging trends and technologies in tissue engineering.
3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): CME 260; and credit
or concurrent registration in BIOE 430 or BIOS 443 or BIOS 484 or BIOS 485.
BIOE 475 Neural Engineering I: Introduction to Hybrid Neural Systems
3 OR 4 hours. Modeling and design of functional neural interfaces for in
vivo and in vitro applications, electrodes and molecular coatings, neural
prostheses and biopotential control of robotics. Same as BIOS 475. 3 undergraduate
hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): BIOE 472; or consent of the instructor.
BIOE 480 Introduction to Bioinformatics 3 OR 4 hours. Computational
analysis of genomic sequences and other high throughput data. Sequence alignment,
dynamic programming, database search, protein motifs, cDNA expression array,
and structural bioinformatics. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.
Prerequisite(s): BIOS 100 and CS 201; or consent of the instructor.
- BIOE 456 Cell and Tissue Engineering
Laboratory 2 hours. Includes polymer scaffold fabrication, microstamping
biomolecules, cellular adhesion and proliferation assays, and immo/fluorescent
tagging. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in BIOE 455;
or consent of the instructor.
BIOE 476 Neural Engineering I Laboratory 2 hours. Hands-on
experience with computational and experimental models of engineered neural
systems, with emphasis on neuroprostheses and biosensors. Animals used in
instruction. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in BIOE
475.
BIOE 481 Bioinformatics Laboratory 2 hours. How to use
bioinformatics tools, including sequence alignment methods such as Blast,
Fasta, and Pfam, as well as structural bioinformatics tools, such as Rasmol
and CastP. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent
registration in BIOE 480; and senior standing or above; and consent of the
instructor.