Biomedical Engineering
Minor Department of Biomedical Engineering · UC Irvine · 2026-2027 Catalog
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 | |