# Biomedical Engineering (Minor)

UC Irvine · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Department of Biomedical Engineering

Source: https://catalogue.uci.edu/thehenrysamuelischoolofengineering/departmentofbiomedicalengineering/biomedicalengineering_minor/

The minor in Biomedical Engineering requires a total of nine courses: two advanced mathematics courses, five core Biomedical Engineering courses, and two Biomedical Engineering electives. Some of these courses may include prerequisites that may or may not be part of a student’s course requirements for their major. Private biomedical industry has indicated a keen interest in engineers that have a more traditional engineering degree (i.e., electrical engineering), but also possess some in-depth knowledge of biomedical systems. Hence, the minor in Biomedical Engineering is designed to provide a student with the introductory skills necessary to perform as an engineer in the biomedical arena.

### Requirements

NOTE: Students may not receive both a minor in Biomedical Engineering and a specialization in Biochemical Engineering within the Chemical Engineering major.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Mathematics Courses:** | |  |
| MATH 3A | Introduction to Linear Algebra |  |
| MATH 3D | Elementary Differential Equations |  |
| **Engineering Topics Courses:** | |  |
| BME 1 | Introduction to Biomedical Engineering |  |
| BME 50A & BME 50B | Cell and Molecular Engineeringand Cell and Molecular Engineering |  |
| BME 120 | Sensory Motor Systems |  |
| BME 121 | Quantitative Physiology: Organ Transport Systems |  |
| **Technical Electives:** | |  |
| **Students select, with the approval of a faculty advisor, two technical elective courses:** | |  |
| BME 110A | Biomechanics I |  |
| BME 110B | Biomechanics II |  |
| BME 130 | Biomedical Signals and Systems |  |
| BME 135/BIO SCI D130 | Photomedicine |  |
| BME 136 | Engineering Medical Optics |  |
| BME 140 | Design of Biomedical Electronics |  |
| BME 160 | Tissue Engineering |  |
| BME 199 | Individual Study |  |
| CBE 181 | Polymer Science and Engineering |  |
| EECS 179 | Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) |  |
| EECS 188 | Optical Electronics |  |