The Bioengineering certificate introduces engineering and computer science students to Bioengineering. This undergraduate certificate grounds students in fundamentals of biological sciences, allows the students to take both survey and depth courses in Bioengineering, and has a capstone research or design experience.
The goals are:
- To train students to apply basic sciences and engineering principles to biological and biomedical problems, and
- To train students to do bioengineering research and solve problems related to the design and development of technologies that improve human health.
Bioengineering students are often involved in measurements, analysis, modeling, computations, design, and development. This certificate will provide skills useful for careers in the medical device and pharmaceutical industries as well as graduate programs in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering.
Please contact Bioengineering program (bioe@ku.edu) for more information.
This undergraduate certificate is open to those majoring in engineering disciplines (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Aerospace, Petroleum, Computer, Architectural, or Civil Engineering or Engineering Physics), or Computer Science. To complete this certificate a student will also need to complete their degree in one of these disciplines. To be admitted, a student would need to have completed:
- 30 credit hours, majoring in an engineering discipline with a minimum 2.0 GPA, and
- Math 127 Calculus III (or Math 122 or equivalent)
The following requirements must be met with a 2.0 GPA or higher in these courses to receive this certificate.
Bioengineering Core, 1 course from the following:
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| C&PE 656 | Introduction to Biomedical Engineering | 3 |
| ME 633 | Basic Biomechanics | 3 |
| EECS 730 | Introduction to Bioinformatics | 3 |
Bioengineering Electives, 3 courses from the following:
Biological Sciences: At least one course from:
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| BIOL 150 | Principles of Molecular and Cellular Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 240 | Fundamentals of Human Anatomy | 3 |
| BIOL 246 | Principles of Human Physiology | 3 |
| BIOL 546 | Mammalian Physiology | 3 |
Advanced Electives: At least one course from:
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CHEM 330 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| BIOL 600 | Introductory Biochemistry, Lectures | 3 |
| C&PE 226 | Fundamentals of Biomedical and Biomolecular Engineering | 3 |
| C&PE 657 | Polymer Science and Technology | 3 |
| C&PE 676 | Principles of Biomolecular Engineering | 3 |
| C&PE 686 | Bioprocess Engineering | 3 |
| C&PE 752 | Tissue Engineering | 3 |
| ME 750 | Biomechanics of Human Motion | 3 |
| ME 751 | Experimental Methods in Biomechanics | 3 |
| ME 753 | Bone Biomechanics | 3 |
| ME 754 | Medical Imaging | 3 |
| ME 755 | Computer Simulation in Biomechanics | 3 |
| ME 756 | Biofluid Dynamics | 3 |
| ME 757 | Biomechanical Systems | 3 |
| ME 758 | Physiological System Dynamics | 3 |
| ME 760 | Biomedical Product Development | 3 |
| ME 765 | Biomaterials | 3 |
| ME 767 | Molecular Biomimetics | 3 |
| EECS 644 | Introduction to Digital Signal Processing | 3 |
| EECS 730 | Introduction to Bioinformatics | 3 |
| EECS 740 | Digital Image Processing | 3 |
| CE 573 | Biological Principles of Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| ME 640 | Design Project (if taken with ME 643) | 2 |
Research or Design, 1 course/experience from the following (These should be approved by the bioengineering program prior to taking them):
Capstone Design in Bioengineering/Biomechanics:
ME 643 Mechanical Engineering – Design Project Option C
Other approved senior level, capstone design course with a bioengineering-focused project
Approved Undergraduate Research in Bioengineering:
Approved external research experience such as a summer REU program in Bioengineering
