Spring 2022 Trine Course Catalog

Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering (129 hrs.)

The Bock Department of Biomedical Engineering offers the following degree:

  • Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering

The biomedical engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org.

The field of biomedical engineering combines knowledge from all of the basic science disciplines: mathematics, chemistry, physics, and biology, as well as the engineering sciences. Due to this inter-disciplinary nature and rapidly advancing knowledge in the field of medicine, the curriculum for a biomedical engineer must also be adaptive and keep up with current advancements. To incorporate these aspects into a biomedical program, the coursework must be grounded in the traditional sciences but also be flexible enough to consider both individual student interests and special topics knowledge of faculty. The biomedical major integrates well with the mission of the University as well as the vision of the Allen School of Engineering.

Mission

The mission of the biomedical engineering program at Trine University is to enable and equip students to become productive biomedical engineers, to advance to leadership roles in the profession, and to provide service to society.

Objectives

Our graduates will be able to apply their acquired knowledge of biological, medical, and engineering disciplines. In addition, they will exhibit technical competency, effective communication skills, and be a valued team member.

Within a few years after graduation,

  1. Graduates will successfully advance in their field and continue to grow professionally and personally.
  2. Graduates will contribute to their field through innovation and technology development by solving open-ended problems.
  3. Graduates will provide leadership and service to society while maintaining ethical principles and social responsibilities.

Outcomes

As specified for accreditation, the biomedical engineering program assures the students will be able to:

  1. Identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science and mathematics
  2. Apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with considerations of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
  3. Communicate effectively with a range of audiences
  4. Ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informal judgements, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental and societal contexts
  5. Ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
  6. Ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgement to draw conclusions
  7. Ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Purposes

The mission of the Trine University biomedical engineering program is fulfilled through a learning environment featuring the following components:

  • curriculum: rigorous, but carefully shaped to provide a path to success;
  • faculty: committed to an excellent undergraduate learning experience;
  • classrooms: sized and equipped to promote personal attention;
  • laboratories: equipped to provide an excellent laboratory experience through many hands-on experiments with direct guidance from full-time faculty;
  • mentoring: promoted at all levels – faculty to student and upperclassman to underclassman;
  • peer interaction: encouraged and enhanced by team interaction in classwork and laboratories, and membership in student organizations.

Degree Requirements

General Education Requirements - 39 hours

Communication – 9 hrs.

ENG 133Technical Communication

3

HUM 203Humanities Seminar

3

SP 203Effective Speaking

3

Humanities and Social Science – 9 hrs.

PHL 313Ethics

3

Social Science Elective

3

Humanities or Social Science Elective

3

Mathematics and Science – 21-24 hrs.

MA 134Calculus I

4

MA 164Calculus II

4

 

CH 104General Chemistry I

4

And

CH 114General Chemistry II

4

Or

CH 155HAdvanced Honors General Chemistry

5

 

PH 224University Physics I

4

PH 234University Physics II

4

Additional Requirements - 17 hours

Required

BIO 384Human Anatomy & Physiology I

4

BIO 394Human Anatomy & Physiology II

4

MA 213Calculus III

3

MA 233Differential Equations

3

MA 393Probability & Statistics

3

Core Requirements - 73 hours

General Engineering – 2 hrs.

GE 101Introduction To Engineering

1

GE 401Professional Practice

1

Electives – 3 hrs.

Elective hours determined in conjunction with advisor and based on student career objectives

Free Electives

3

Engineering Science – 15 hrs.

ES 141Biology for Engineers

1

Or

BIO 114Principles Of Biology I

4

 

ES 213Statics

3

ES 223Dynamics

3

ES 233Engineering Materials

3

ES 382Engineering Economics

2

ES 313Thermodynamics

3

Electrical/Computing Engineering – 4 hrs.

ECE 213Circuit Analysis

3

ECE 211Circuits Laboratory

1

BME Core – 34 hrs.

BME 2011Intro to BME Programming MATLAB

1

BME 2012Intro to Biomedical Engineering

2

BME 3003Musculoskeletal Biomechanics

3

BME 3103Introduction to Biomaterials

3

BME 3202Biomedical Engineering Laboratory Techniques

2

BME 3212Biomedical Engineering Research Techniques

2

BME 4403Biomedical Engineering Measurements & Instrumentation I

3

BME 4413Biomedical Engineering Measurements & Instrumentation II

3

BME 4503Tissue Engineering

3

BME 4603Bio fluid Mechanics

3

BME 4613Biological Mass & Energy Transport

3

BME 4853Biomedical Engineering Design I

3

BME 4863Biomedical Engineering Design II

3

BME Concentration Requirements

Choose one (1) of the following three concentration areas

Research Engineering (Health Sciences) Concentration – 15 hrs.
CH 204Organic Chemistry I

4

 

BIO 324Microbiology

4

Or

CH 214Organic Chemistry II

4

 

BIO 434Biochemistry I

4

Complete one (1) BME XXX3 Elective:
BME 4003Advanced Topics in Biomechanics

3

BME 4213Introduction to BioMEMS

3

BME 4303Biochemical Engineering

3

BME 490XSpecial Topics in Biomedical Engineering

3

Electrical Engineering Concentration – 15 hrs.
CS 1113Introduction to Object-Oriented Program

3

ECE 263Digital Systems

3

ECE 261Digital Systems Laboratory

1

ECE 273Microcontrollers

3

ECE 271Microcontrollers Laboratory

1

ECE 323Dynamic Electromagnetic Fields

3

 

ECE XXX1Elective

1

Or

BME XXX1Elective

1

Mechanical Engineering Concentration – 15 hrs.
EGR 143Engineering Graphics

3

ES 243Solid Mechanics

3

MAE 242Manufacturing Processes & Equipment

2

MAE 241Manufacturing Processes & Equipment Laboratory

1

MAE 353Machine Component Design

3

Complete one (1) BME XXX3 Elective:
BME 4003Advanced Topics in Biomechanics

3

BME 4213Introduction to BioMEMS

3

BME 4303Biochemical Engineering

3

BME 490XSpecial Topics in Biomedical Engineering

3

Total Credit Hours: 129