Bioengineering - undergraduate program

Bioengineering

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All courses, faculty listings, and curricular and degree requirements described herein are subject to change or deletion without notice.

Courses

For course descriptions not found in the UC San Diego General Catalog 2019–20, please contact the department for more information.

Note: The department will endeavor to offer the courses as outlined below; however, unforeseen circumstances sometimes mandate a change of scheduled offerings. Students are strongly advised to check with the department’s Student Affairs Office. This is of particular importance in planning schedules to satisfy graduation requirements.

The following schedule is tentative for the academic year 2019–20 only. The quarter in which a course is scheduled may differ in subsequent academic years. Students should consult TritonLink

and the Student Affairs Office to obtain current information.

Prerequisites are enforced when students register for courses. Students who have satisfied prerequisites at another institution or by AP credit may need to be preauthorized to register in these courses. If preauthorization is necessary, students should contact the Student Affairs Office before the scheduled registration period.

Some courses require materials fees.

Lower Division

BENG 1. Introduction to Bioengineering (2)

An introduction to bioengineering that includes lectures and hands-on laboratory for design projects. The principles of problem definition, engineering inventiveness, team design, prototyping, and testing, as well as information access, engineering standards, communication, ethics, and social responsibility will be emphasized. P/NP grades only. Prerequisites: none. (W)

BENG 2. Introductory Computer Programming and Matlab (2)

Introduction to Matlab is designed to give students fluency in Matlab, including popular toolboxes. Consists of interactive lectures with a computer running Matlab for each student. Topics: variables, operations, and plotting; visualization and programming; and solving equations and curve fitting. Prerequisites: bioengineering: biosystems majors only or consent of department. (F)

BENG 87. Freshman Seminar (1)

The Freshman Seminar Program is designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small seminar setting. Freshman Seminars are offered in all campus departments and undergraduate colleges, and topics vary from quarter to quarter. Enrollment is limited to fifteen to twenty students, with preference given to entering freshmen. (F,W,S)

BENG 97. Internship/Field Studies (1–4)

An enrichment program available to a limited number of lower-division undergraduate students, which provides work experience with industry, government offices, and hospitals. The internship is coordinated through UC San Diego’s Academic Internship Program under the supervision of a faculty member and an industrial, government, or hospital employee. Prerequisites: lower-division standing, completion of thirty units of UC San Diego undergraduate study, a minimum UC San Diego GPA of 3.0, and a completed and approved Special Studies form. (F,W,S)

BENG 98. Directed Group Study (1–4)

Directed group study on a topic or in a field not included in the regular department curriculum. (P/NP grades only.) Prerequisites: lower-division standing, completion of thirty units of undergraduate study at UC San Diego with a UC San Diego GPA of at least 3.0 and consent of a bioengineering faculty member; completed and approved Special Studies form.

BENG 99. Independent Study for Undergraduates (4)

Independent reading or research by arrangement with a bioengineering faculty member. (P/NP grades only.) Prerequisites: lower-division standing, completion of thirty units of undergraduate study at UC San Diego with a UC San Diego GPA of at least 3.0 and consent of a bioengineering faculty member; completed and approved Special Studies form.

BENG 99H. Independent Study (1)

Independent study or research under direction of a member of the faculty. Prerequisites: student must be of first-year standing and a Regents Scholar; approved Special Studies form.

Upper Division

BENG 100. Statistical Reasoning for Bioengineering Applications (4)

General introduction to probability and statistical analysis, applied to bioengineering design. Topics include preliminary data analysis, probabilistic models, experiment design, model fitting, goodness-of-fit analysis, and statistical inference/estimation. Written and software problems are provided for modeling and visualization. Prerequisites: BENG 1, MATH 18 or MATH 31AH or MATH 20F, MATH 20C or MATH 31BH, and MATH 20D, and PHYS 2A-B-C, or consent of department. (S)

BENG 102. Molecular Components of Living Systems (4)

Introduction to molecular structures. Macromolecules and assemblies-proteins, nucleic acids, and metabolites. Principles of design of simple and complex components of organelles, cells, and tissues. Prerequisites: BENG 120 or consent of department. (S)

BENG 103B. Bioengineering Mass Transfer (4)

Mass transfer in solids, liquids, and gases with application to biological systems. Free and facilitated diffusion. Convective mass transfer. Diffusion-reaction phenomena. Active transport. Biological mass transfer coefficients. Steady and unsteady state. Flux-force relationships. (Credit not allowed for both CENG 101C and BENG 103B.) Prerequisites: CENG 101A or MAE 101A or BENG 112A, or consent of department. (S)

BENG 110. Foundation of Biomechanics (4)

Introduction to mechanics: statics and dynamics, free body diagrams, and bodies in contact. Vectors and tensors; stresses, theory of deformation, and constitutive equations. Equations of motion. Biomechanics design examples. Prerequisites: MATH 20D, MATH 20E or MATH 31CH, MATH 20F or MATH 31AH; PHYS 2C, or consent of department. (F)

BENG 112A. Tissue Biomechanics (4)

Biomechanics of living tissues with emphasis on mechanical properties of major tissues and organs. Foundations of viscoelasticity. Field equations and stress analysis of living tissues. Bioengineering and medical design examples. Prerequisites: BENG 110 or consent of department. (W)

BENG 112B. Fluid and Cell Biomechanics (4)

Foundations of membrane mechanics. Micro- and nano-mechanics of cells and their constituent protein networks. Biomechanics of the circulation, properties of blood, non-Newtonian behavior, dimensionless flow analysis. Applications to cardiovascular diseases. Polymer and statistical mechanics. Engineering design and problem solving. Prerequisites: BENG 112A or consent of department. (S)

BENG 119A. Design Development in Biomechanics (3)

Development of design project in biomechanics. Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in BENG 187B; bioengineering or bioengineering: biotechnology majors only or consent of instructor. (F)

BENG 119B. Design Implementation in Biomechanics (3)

Implementation of design project in biomechanics. Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in BENG 187C; bioengineering or bioengineering: biotechnology majors only or consent of instructor. (W)

BENG 120. Organic Chemistry Structural and Design Principles (4)

Structural and design principles of carbon compounds. Structure and stereochemistry. Functional groups and chemical transformations. Structure and design principles of biomolecules. Molecules of life and their organization. Prerequisites: CHEM 6A and 6B; majors only or consent of department. (W)

BENG 122A. Biosystems and Control (4)

Systems and control theory applied to bioengineering. Modeling, linearization, transfer functions, Laplace transforms, closed-loop systems, design and simulation of controllers. Dynamic behavior and controls of first and second order processes. PID controllers. Stability. Bode design. Features of biological controls systems. A simulation term project using Matlab and an oral presentation are required. Credit not allowed for both ECE 101 and BENG 122A. Prerequisites: MAE 140 or BENG 134 or consent of department. (F)

BENG 123. Dynamic Simulation in Bioengineering (4)

Dynamic simulation of biochemical reaction networks, including reconstruction of networks, mathematical description of kinetics of biochemical reactions, dynamic simulation of systems of biochemical reactions, and use of simulators for data interpretation and prediction in biology. Emphasis on a design project. Prerequisites: MATH 18 or MATH 31AH, MATH 20D, BENG 120, or CHEM 40B; majors only or consent of department. (W)

BENG 125. Modeling and Computation in Bioengineering (4)

Computational modeling of molecular bioengineering phenomena: excitable cells, regulatory networks, and transport. Application of ordinary, stochastic, and partial differential equations. Introduction to data analysis techniques: power spectra, wavelets, and nonlinear time series analysis. Prerequisites: BENG 122A or BENG 123 or consent of department. (S)

BENG 126A. Design Development in Bioinformatics Bioengineering (3)

Development of design project in bioinformatics bioengineering. Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in BENG 187B; bioengineering or bioengineering: biotechnology majors only or consent of instructor. (F)

BENG 126B. Design Implementation in Bioinformatics Bioengineering (3)

Implementation of design project in bioinformatics bioengineering. Prerequisites: BENG 126A; concurrent enrollment in BENG 187C; bioengineering or bioengineering: biotechnology majors only or consent of instructor. (W)

BENG 127A. Design Development in Molecular Systems Bioengineering (3)

Development of design project in molecular systems bioengineering. Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in BENG 187B; bioengineering or bioengineering: biotechnology majors only or consent of instructor. (F)

BENG 127B. Design Implementation in Molecular Systems Bioengineering (3)

Implementation of design project in molecular systems bioengineering. Prerequisites: BENG 127A; concurrent enrollment in BENG 187C; bioengineering or bioengineering: biotechnology majors only or consent of instructor. (W)

BENG 128A. Design Development in Genetic Circuits Bioengineering (3)

Development of design project in genetic circuits bioengineering. Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in BENG 187B; bioengineering or bioengineering: biotechnology majors only or consent of instructor. (F)

BENG 128B. Design Implementation in Genetic Circuits Bioengineering (3)

Implementation of design project in genetic circuits bioengineering. Prerequisites: BENG 128A; concurrent enrollment in BENG 187C; bioengineering or bioengineering: biotechnology majors only or consent of instructor. (W)

BENG 129A. Design Development in Cell Systems Bioengineering (3)

Development of design project in cell systems bioengineering. Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in BENG 187B; bioengineering or bioengineering: biotechnology majors only or consent of instructor. (F)

BENG 129B. Design Implementation in Cell Systems Bioengineering (3)

Implementation of design project in cell systems bioengineering. Prerequisites: BENG 129A; concurrent enrollment in BENG 187C; bioengineering or bioengineering: biotechnology majors only or consent of instructor. (W)

BENG 130. Biotechnology Thermodynamics and Kinetics (4)

An introduction to physical principles that govern biological matter and processes, with engineering examples. Thermodynamic principles, structural basis of life, molecular reactions and kinetics, and models to illustrate biological phenomena. Prerequisites: CHEM 6B, MATH 20A, 20B, 20D, PHYS 2A, 2B, 2C; majors only or consent of department. (W)

BENG 133. Numerical Analysis and Computational Engineering (4)

Principles of digital computing, including number representation and arithmetic operations. Accuracy, stability, and convergence. Algorithms for solving linear systems of equations, interpolation, numerical differentiation, and integration and ordinary differential equations. Prerequisites: MATH 20D and 20F or consent of department. (S)

BENG 134. Measurements, Statistics, and Probability (4)

A combined lecture and laboratory course that provides an introductory treatment of probability theory, including distribution functions, moments, and random variables. Practical applications include estimation of means and variances, hypothesis testing, sampling theory, and linear regression. Prerequisites: MATH 20D and MATH 18 or MATH 31AH; BENG 100 or consent of department. (F)

BENG 135. Biomedical Signals and Systems (4)

Discrete systems: linearity, convolution, impulse, and step responses. Linear systems properties. Difference equations. Fourier Series. Continuous FS. Discrete FS. Periodic signals, filtering, and FT. Discrete FT examples. Frequency response of linear systems. Sampling. Relationship between FT, DFT. Laplace Transform. LT and inverse LT. Prerequisites: ECE 45 and BENG 133 or consent of department. (F) Not offered until fall 2016.

BENG 139A. Design Development in Molecular Bioengineering (3)

Development of design project in molecular bioengineering. Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in BENG 187B; bioengineering or bioengineering: biotechnology majors only or consent of instructor. (F)

BENG 139B. Design Implementation in Molecular Bioengineering (3)

Implementation of design project in molecular bioengineering. Prerequisites: BENG 139A; concurrent enrollment in BENG 187C; bioengineering or bioengineering: biotechnology majors only or consent of instructor. (W)

BENG 140A. Bioengineering Physiology (4)

Introductory mammalian physiology for bioengineering students, with emphasis on control mechanisms and engineering principles. Basic cell functions; biological control systems; muscle; neural; endocrine, and circulatory systems. Not intended for premedical bioengineering students. Credit not allowed for both BIPN 100 and BENG 140A. Prerequisites: CHEM 6A-B, PHYS 2A-B-C, BILD 1, or BENG 102; majors only or consent of department. (W)

BENG 140B. Bioengineering Physiology (4)

Introductory mammalian physiology for bioengineering students, with emphasis on control mechanisms and engineering principles. Digestive, respiratory, renal, and reproductive systems; regulation of metabolism, and defense mechanisms. (Credit not allowed for both BIPN 102 and BENG 140B.) Prerequisites: BENG 140A; majors only or consent of instructor. (S)

BENG 141. Biomedical Optics and Imaging (4)

Introduction to optics. Light propagation in tissue. Propagation modeling. Optical components. Laser concepts. Optical coherence tomography. Microscopic scattering. Tissue optics. Microscopy. Confocal microscopy. Polarization in tissue. Absorption, diffuse reflection, light scattering spectroscopy. Raman, fluorescence lifetime imaging. Photo-acoustic imaging. Prerequisites: BENG 100 or consent of department. (F)

BENG 147A. Design Development in Neural Engineering (3)

Development of design project in neural engineering. Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in BENG 187B; bioengineering or bioengineering: biotechnology majors only or consent of instructor. (F)

BENG 147B. Design Implementation in Neural Engineering (3)

Implementation of design project in neural engineering. Prerequisites: BENG 147A; concurrent enrollment in BENG 187C; bioengineering or bioengineering: biotechnology majors only or consent of instructor. (W)

BENG 148A. Design Development in Cardiac Bioengineering (3)

Development of design project in cardiac bioengineering. Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in BENG 187B; bioengineering or bioengineering: biotechnology majors only or consent of instructor. (F)

BENG 148B. Design Implementation in Cardiac Bioengineering (3)

Implementation of design project in cardiac bioengineering. Prerequisites: BENG 148A; concurrent enrollment in BENG 187C; bioengineering or bioengineering: biotechnology majors only or consent of instructor. (W)

BENG 149A. Design Development in Vascular Bioengineering (3)

Development of design project in vascular bioengineering. Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in BENG 187B; bioengineering or bioengineering: biotechnology majors only or consent of instructor. (F)

BENG 149B. Design Implementation in Vascular Bioengineering (3)

Implementation of design project in vascular bioengineering. Prerequisites: BENG 149A; concurrent enrollment in BENG 187C; bioengineering or bioengineering: biotechnology majors only or consent of instructor. (W)

BENG 152. Biosystems Engineering Laboratory (4)

Experimental study of real and simulated systems and their controls (examples will include electrical, biological, and biomechanical systems). Projects consist of identification, input-output analysis, design, and implementation of analog controls. Laboratory examples will include electrical circuit design and analysis, analysis of living tissues such as bone, analysis and manipulation of cells (bacteria in chemostat). Program or materials fees may apply. Prerequisites: BENG 102; bioengineering: biosystems majors only or consent of department. (W)

BENG 160. Chemical and Molecular Bioengineering Techniques (4)

Introductory laboratory course in current principles and techniques of chemistry and molecular biology applicable to bioengineering. Quantitation of proteins and nucleic acids by spectrophotometric, immunological, and enzymatic methods. Separations and purification by centrifugation, chromatographic, and electrophoretic methods. Course materials fees may apply. Prerequisites: BICD 100, BENG 100, MAE 170; majors only or consent of department. (S)

BENG 161A. Bioreactor Engineering (4)

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