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Department of Biological Engineering DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING quantitative analysis and engineering principles throughout the entire core. Students who wish to pursue the Bachelor of Science in Biological Engineering (http://catalog.mit.edu/degree-charts/ The mission of the Department of Biological Engineering (BE) is biological-engineering-course-20) are encouraged to complete the to educate next-generation leaders and to generate and translate Biology General Institute Requirement during their rst year and new knowledge in a new bioscience-based engineering discipline may delay completion of Physics II until the fall term of sophomore fusing engineering analysis and synthesis approaches with modern year if necessary. The optional subject Introduction to Biological molecular-to-genomic biology. Combining quantitative, physical, and Engineering Design, oered during the spring term of the rst year, integrative principles with advances in mechanistic molecular and provides a framework for understanding the Biological Engineering cellular bioscience, biological engineering increases understanding SB program. of how biological systems function as both physical and chemical mechanisms; how they respond when perturbed by factors such as Students are encouraged to take the sophomore fall-term subject medical therapeutics, environmental agents, and genetic variation; 20.110[J] Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Systems. This subject and how to manipulate and construct them toward benecial use. also fullls an SB degree requirement in Biology. Students are Through this understanding, new technologies can be created to also encouraged to take Organic Chemistry I and Dierential improve human health in a variety of medical applications, and Equations during their sophomore year in order to prepare for biology-based paradigms can be generated to address many of the the introductory biological engineering laboratory subject that diverse challenges facing society across a broad spectrum, including provides context for the lecture subjects and a strong foundation energy, the environment, nutrition, and manufacturing. for subsequent undergraduate research in biological engineering through Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program projects or The department's premise is that the science of biology is as summer internships. important to the development of technology and society in the 21st century as physics and chemistry were in the 20th century, The advanced subjects required in the junior and senior years and that an increasing ability to measure, model, and manipulate introduce additional engineering skills through lecture and properties of biological systems at the molecular, cellular, and laboratory subjects and culminate in a senior design project. These multicellular levels will continue to shape this development. A advanced subjects maintain the theme of molecular to systems– new generation of engineers and scientists is learning to address level analysis, design, and synthesis based on a strong integration problems through their ability to measure, model, and rationally with biology fundamentals. They also include a variety of restricted manipulate the technological and environmental factors aecting electives that allow students to develop expertise in one of six biological systems. They are applying not only engineering principles thematic areas: systems biology, synthetic biology, biophysics, to the analytical understanding of how biological systems operate, pharmacology/toxicology, cell and tissue engineering, and microbial especially when impacted by genetic, chemical, physical, infectious, systems. Many of these advanced subjects are jointly taught with or other interventions; but also a synthetic design perspective other departments in the School of Engineering or School of Science to creating biology-based technologies for medical diagnostics, and may fulll degree requirements in other programs. therapeutics, and prosthetics, as well as for applications in diverse industries beyond human health care. Minor in Biomedical Engineering An interdepartmental Minor in Biomedical Engineering (http:// catalog.mit.edu/interdisciplinary/undergraduate-programs/ Undergraduate Study minors/biomedical-engineering) is available to all undergraduate students outside the BE (Course 20) major, described in detail under Bachelor of Science in Biological Engineering (Course 20) Interdisciplinary Programs. The Department of Biological Engineering (BE) (http://be.mit.edu) oers an undergraduate curriculum emphasizing quantitative, Minor in Toxicology and Environmental Health engineering-based analysis, design, and synthesis in the study of The Department of Biological Engineering oers an undergraduate modern biology from the molecular to the systems level. Completion Minor in Toxicology and Environmental Health. The goal of this of the curriculum leads to the Bachelor of Science in Biological program is to meet the growing demand for undergraduates to Engineering and prepares students for careers in diverse elds acquire the intellectual tools needed to understand and assess the ranging from the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries to impact of new products and processes on human health, and to materials, devices, ecology, and public health. Graduates of the provide a perspective on the risks of human exposure to synthetic program will be prepared to enter positions in basic research or and natural chemicals, physical agents, and microorganisms. project-oriented product development, as well as graduate school or further professional study. Given the importance of environmental education at MIT, the program is designed to be accessible to any MIT undergraduate. The required core curriculum includes a strong foundation in The program consists of three required didactic core subjects biological and biochemical sciences, which are integrated with and one laboratory subject, as well as one restricted elective. The Department of Biological Engineering | 3 DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING prerequisites for the core subjects are 5.111 /5.112 Principles of to demonstrate adequate quantitative and engineering credentials Chemical Science or 3.091 Introduction to Solid-State Chemistry plus through their undergraduate coursework. Introductory Biology (7.012 / 7.013 / 7.014 / 7.015 / 7.016). In addition to satisfying the requirements of their departmental Core Subjects program, candidates also are expected to complete the following: 20.102 Metakaryotic Stem Cells in 12 18.03 Dierential Equations 12 Carcinogenesis: Origins and Cures 5.12 Organic Chemistry I 12 20.104[J] Environmental Cancer Risks, 12 Prevention, and Therapy 5.07[J] Introduction to Biological Chemistry 12 20.106[J] Applied Microbiology 12 or 7.05 General Biochemistry Laboratory Core Select one of the following: 12 Select one of the following: 12-18 2.005 Thermal-Fluids Engineering I 5.310 Laboratory Chemistry 6.002 Circuits and Electronics 20.109 Laboratory Fundamentals in Select two of the following: 24 Biological Engineering 1.010 Probability and Causal Inference 7.002 Fundamentals of Experimental 2.086 Numerical Computation for & 7.003[J] Molecular Biology Mechanical Engineers and Applied Molecular Biology 6.041 Introduction to Probability Laboratory 18.05 Introduction to Probability and Restricted Electives Statistics Select one of the following: 12 Applications to the MEBE program are accepted from students in 1.080 Environmental Chemistry any of the departments in the School of Engineering or School 1.089 Earth's Microbiomes of Science. Students interested in applying to the MEBE program 5.07[J] Introduction to Biological Chemistry should submit a standard MIT graduate application by the end of 7.05 General Biochemistry their junior year; they are informed of the decision by the end of that 7.06 Cell Biology summer. 7.28 Molecular Biology Additional information on application procedures, objectives, 20.URG Undergraduate Research and program requirements can be obtained by contacting the BE Opportunities Academic Oce ([email protected]), Room 16-127. 22.01 Introduction to Nuclear Engineering and Ionizing Radiation Program Requirements In addition to thesis credits, at least 66 units of coursework are Total Units 60-66 required. At least 42 of these subject units must be from graduate subjects. The remaining units may be satised, in some cases, with Inquiries advanced undergraduate subjects that are not requirements in MIT's For further information on the undergraduate programs, see the undergraduate curriculum. Of the 66 units, a minimum distribution in Biological Engineering website (http://be.mit.edu) or contact the BE each of three categories is specied below. Academic Oce ([email protected]), Room 16-267, 617-452-2465. Bioengineering Core Select two of the following: 24 Graduate Study 20.410[J] Molecular, Cellular, and Tissue Biomechanics Master of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering The Master of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering (MEBE) 20.420[J] Principles of Molecular program is a ve-year program leading to a bachelor's degree in a Bioengineering science or engineering discipline along with a Master of Engineering 20.430[J] Fields, Forces, and Flows in in Biomedical Engineering. The program emphasizes the fusion of Biological Systems engineering with modern molecular-to-genomic biology, as in our Biomedical Engineering Electives SB and PhD degree programs. Admission to the MEBE program is Select 24 units from a selection of graduate 24 open only to MIT undergraduate
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