Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering 40 courses 48 total credits
Biomedical Engineering Degree at Northwestern University, offered through the McCormick School of Engineering.
| 4 mathematics courses | credits |
| 3 engineering foundations courses | credits |
| 3 design, communications, and innovation courses | credits |
| 7 social sciences/humanities courses | credits |
| 5 unrestricted electives | credits |
| Technical electives | credits |
| Unit counting | credits |
| 3. Graded independent research cannot be used to satisfy Requirement 1. | credits |
| Eligible Engineering Courses | credits |
| Eligible Science Courses | credits |
Core Courses: 4 units of basic science:
CHEM 132-0 may also be replaced by CHEM 152-0, CHEM 171-0, CHEM 172-0.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PHYSICS 135-2 | General Physics | 1 |
| BIOL_SCI 201-0 | Molecular Biology | 1 |
| CHEM 131-0 | Fundamentals of Chemistry I | 1 |
| CHEM 132-0 or CHEM 151-0 | Fundamentals of Chemistry II or General Chemistry I | 1 |
Major Program: Basic Engineering (6 courses)
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BMD_ENG 270-0 or MECH_ENG 241-0 | Fluid Mechanics or Fluid Mechanics I | 1 |
| GEN_ENG 211-0 | Engineering Physics - Statics | 1 |
| GEN_ENG 212-0 | Engineering Physics - Dynamics | 1 |
| GEN_ENG 251-0 | Applied Ordinary Differential Equations | 1 |
Major Program: Basic Engineering (6 courses)
Take 2 of the following 3 courses:
Major Program: Core courses (9 courses + 1 zero-credit seminar)
Major Program
1. At least two units must be 300-level BME courses classified as 100% engineering topics. These courses are identified in the ABET partitioning table unless otherwise noted below. β’ All 400-level BME courses (except BME 499) are classified as 100% engineering topics and may be used to satisfy this requirement without petition.
Major Program
2. At least three total units must be courses that are classified as 100% engineering topics. β’ Beyond the two required BME courses, at least one additional unit must be a course classified as 100% engineering topics.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| DSGN 240-0 | Introduction to Solid Modeling: Solidworks | 0.5 |
| DSGN 321-0 | Advanced Solid Modeling | 0.5 |
Major Program: Eligible Engineering Courses
β’ Engineering courses include those from Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Data Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Segal Design Institute.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 395-0 | Undergraduate Seminar | 1 |
Major Program: Eligible Science Courses
β’ All 300-level biology, chemistry, and physics courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL_SCI 202-0 | Cell Biology | 1 |
| CHEM 215-1 | Organic Chemistry I | 1 |
| CHEM 215-2 | Organic Chemistry II | 1 |
| CHEM 215-3 | Organic Chemistry III | 1 |
| PHYSICS 135-3 | General Physics | 1 |
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