Drexel University School of Biomedical Engineering and Science 115 courses
This is an accelerated 4+1 program that allows students to complete a BSBE in Biomedical Engineering and a Master of Advanced Therapeutics in five years. The two degrees complement each other, with the BSBE providing technical and analytical skills for solving human health problems and the MS in Advanced Therapeutics provides fundamental knowledge and skills to prepare for careers in biomanufacturing. The field of Advanced Therapeutics merges immune engineering, cell and gene therapy, and other next-generation areas of biotechnology.
| Listed Requirements | 12 credits |
Math
Biology
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIO 122 | Cells and Genetics | 4.5 |
| BIO 201 | Human Physiology I | 4 |
| BIO 218 | Principles of Molecular Biology | 4 |
General Studies
Design
Biocomputation
Biomaterials
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BMES 451 | Transport Phenomena in Living Systems | 4 |
| CHEM 101 or CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I or General Chemistry I | 3.5 |
| CHEM 102 | General Chemistry II | 4.5 |
| CHEM 253 | Thermodynamics and Kinetics | 4 |
| MATE 220 | Fundamentals of Materials | 4 |
Biomechanics
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BMES 345 | Mechanics of Biological Systems | 3 |
| BMES 444 | Biofluid Mechanics | 3 |
| MEM 202 | Statics | 3 |
| MEM 238 | Dynamics | 4 |
| PHYS 101 or PHYS 100 | Fundamentals of Physics I or Preparation for Engineering Studies | 4 |
Biosignals
Undergraduate (UG) Biomedical Engineering - Electives
Graduate (GR) Core Courses
BIO Electives
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIO 534 | Bioinformatics I | 3 |
| BIO 535 | Bioinformatics II | 3 |
| BIO 613 | Genomics | 3 |
| BIO 616 | Biochemistry of Major Diseases | 3 |
| BIO 626 | Immunology | 3 |
| BIO 630 | Cell Biology of Disease | 3 |
| BIO 644 | Human Genetics | 3 |
| BIO 646 | Stem Cell Research | 3 |
| BIO 650 | Virology | 3 |
| BIO 653 | Protein Dysfunction in Disease | 3 |
| BIO 664 | Neurobiology of Disease | 3 |
BMES Electives
Biomaterials Concentration
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 241 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| BMES 460 | Biomaterials I | 4 |
| BMES 461 | Biomaterials II | 4 |
| Total Biomaterials Concentration | 12 credits | |
Biomechanics Concentration
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BMES 441 | Biomechanics I: Introduction to Biomechanics | 4 |
| BMES 442 | Biomechanics II: Musculoskeletal Modeling and Human Performance | 4 |
| MEM 201 | Foundations of Computer Aided Design | 0-3 |
| Total Biomechanics Concentration | 11 credits | |
Biomedical Imaging Concentration
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BMES 421 | Biomedical Imaging Systems I: Images | 4 |
| BMES 422 | Biomedical Imaging Systems II: Ultrasound | 4 |
| PHYS 201 | Fundamentals of Physics III | 4 |
| Total Biomedical Imaging Concentration | 12 credits | |
Biomedical Informatics Concentration
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIO 219 | [WI] Techniques in Molecular Biology | 3 |
| BMES 483 | Quantitative Systems Biology | 4 |
| BMES 484 | Genome Information Engineering | 4 |
| Total Biomedical Informatics Concentration | 11 credits | |
Neuroengineering Concentration
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIO 462 | Biology of Neuron Function | 3 |
| BMES 477 | Neuroengineering I: Neural Signals | 3 |
| BMES 478 | Neuroengineering II: Principles of Neuroengineering | 3 |
| Total Neuroengineering Concentration | 9 credits | |
Tissue Engineering Concentration
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIO 219 | [WI] Techniques in Molecular Biology | 3 |
| BMES 471 | Cellular and Molecular Foundations of Tissue Engineering | 4 |
| BMES 472 | Developmental and Evolutionary Foundations of Tissue Engineering | 4 |
| Total Tissue Engineering Concentration | 11 credits | |
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