RIT - Department of Mechanical Engineering | Undergraduate Programs | BS in Mechanical Engineering / Bioengineering Option

BS in Mechanical Engineering / Bioengineering Option

The option consists of one or more biological science electives, a free elective on Contemporary Issues in Bioengineering, and three technical electives chosen from a wide variety of offerings such as Aerosol Mechanics in Biological Systems, Biomechanics, Biomaterials, Artificial Organs, biosensors, and bio-transport phenomena. Students choosing this option are expected to work on a bioengineering design project in the Senior Design I and II capstone design courses taken by all mechanical engineering students in the fifth year of study, and to pursue co-op employment in a related field.

Students planning to study in this option should insure that they select science elective courses in the biological sciences during their first and second year. A decision to enroll in the bioengineering option needs to be made prior to the start of your fourth year, and you may contact Professor Nye for additional information. We anticipate that many students in this option will elect to participate in our Human Powered Vehicle (Moon-buggy) competition team in the department.

Hollow Replica of a Rat Lung used in particle imaging velocimetry.

Bioengineering Option Requirements

All Bioengineering Option students must complete the free elective:

(4 cr) 0304-461 Contemporary Issues in Bioengineering, AND

All Bioengineering Option students must complete:

(4 cr) An Approved Biological Sciences Course (for your Science elective, from the list of approved science electives). Please note that a custom biosciences course for engineering students is currently under discussion. This may evolve over time.

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All Bioengineering Option Students must select at least 3 courses from the list of Bioengineering Option Technical Electives:

(4 cr) 0304-645 Biomaterials,

(4 cr) 0304-646 Biomedical Device Engineering,

(4 cr) 0304-756 Aerosols in the Respiratory Tract,

(4 cr) 0303-732 Biomechanics (Taught by the ISE Department), AND

An approved Senior Design Project.

Clinical Blood Analyzer Sr Design Project

Please Note! Bioengineering is a dynamic and rapidly changing field. This option is anticipated to experience more change than the other options.

Additional courses are anticipated in the Bioengineering option soon.