Departmental Courses
BE 5000 - Biomedical Masters Research
Includes the study of an acceptable biomedical engineering problem and the preparation of a report or thesis.
- Credits: variable to 12.0; May be repeated; Graded Pass/Fail Only
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
Jeremy Goldman
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
- jgoldman@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2851
- M&M 302
Sang Yoon Han
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Advisor, Korean Student Association
- sjhan@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2897
- M&M 403
Hoda Hatoum
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- hhatoum@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2852
- M&M 402
Jingfeng Jiang
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Graduate Program Director, Biomedical Engineering
- jjiang1@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1943
- M&M 303
Sean Kirkpatrick
- Professor and Department Chair, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Physics
- sjkirkpa@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2167
- M&M 301
Bruce Lee
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- bplee@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3262
- M&M 401
Smitha Rao Hatti
- Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
- smithar@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3230
- M&M 410A
Muhammad Rizwan
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- mrizwan1@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2749
- M&M 305
Orhan Soykan
- Professor of Practice, Biomedical Engineering
- osoykan@mtu.edu
- M&M 406
Chunxiu (Traci) Yu
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
- chunxiuy@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2353
- Dow 528
BE 5115 - Finite Element Modeling
The course teaches both fundamentals of finite element theory and hands-on experience for bio-engineers.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Spring
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
Jingfeng Jiang
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Graduate Program Director, Biomedical Engineering
- jjiang1@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1943
- M&M 303
BE 5200 - Cellular and Molecular Biology II
Covers, at an advanced level, the general principles and engineering applications of science and biology, including cell biology, physiology, molecular biology, genetics, and biotechnology.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Spring, Summer
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
Jeremy Goldman
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
- jgoldman@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2851
- M&M 302
BE 5230 - Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering
This course will introduce basic concepts of tissue engineering; scaffold materials and biotechnologies for tissue engineering; basic concept of stem cells; review of stem cell sources and related policies; current progress in stem cell research, and application of stem cells in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Spring
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
Jeremy Goldman
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
- jgoldman@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2851
- M&M 302
BE 5250 - Biomedical Optics
Light plays a significant role in modern clinical diagnostics and in the clinical treatment of disease. Examples include non-invasive surgery, optical biopsy, and cancer therapy. This course will focus on the study of how light propagates through biological tissue.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Spring, in odd years
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
Sean Kirkpatrick
- Professor and Department Chair, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Physics
- sjkirkpa@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2167
- M&M 301
BE 5300 - Polymeric Biomaterials
This course focuses on the use of of polymeric materials in biomedical engineering. Topics will include synthesis and characterization of polymers, structure-properties relationships, degradation behavior, and biomedical applications for polymeric biomaterials.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Spring, in odd years
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
Bruce Lee
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- bplee@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3262
- M&M 401
BE 5330 - Biomimetic Materials
This course introduces students to biologically inspired approaches to design functional biomaterials. Topics include the discovery and incorporation of biological designs into novel materials and their application in the biomedical field.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, in odd years
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
Bruce Lee
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- bplee@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3262
- M&M 401
BE 5335 - Smart Polymers
This course introduces students to smart polymers that change their physical properties in response to various environmental stimuli. Topics include the molecular origin of the stimuli responsiveness of these materials and their application in the biomedical field.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, in odd years
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
BE 5340 - Biocompatibility
Students will learn the general principles and biomedical engineering applications of biocompatibility. Students will be able to critically read the international standards in the are of biocompatibility.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate; Must be enrolled in one of the following College(s): College of Engineering
- Pre-Requisite(s): BE 2400 or BE 4200 or BE 5200
Jeremy Goldman
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
- jgoldman@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2851
- M&M 302
BE 5350 - Cell Biomechanics and Mechanical Transduction
This course is designed to introduce the mechanical analysis and characterization of mammalian cells. Mechanotransduction, whereby cells detect loading and respond to the morphology and mechanical properties of the surrounding extracellular matrix, will be emphasized.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, in odd years
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
BE 5410 - Medical Imaging
This course covers the physical nature of the interactions between the waves and matter, especially the biological tissues, principle imaging modalities used in modern medicine and the common techniques used for processing of the resulting images.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Spring, in even years
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
Orhan Soykan
- Professor of Practice, Biomedical Engineering
- osoykan@mtu.edu
- M&M 406
BE 5450 - Biomedical Microscopy and Spectroscopy
This course will cover the fundamentals in optical and electron microscopy and absorbance spectroscopy, with an emphasis on its use in biomedical engineering.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Spring, in even years
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate; Must be enrolled in one of the following College(s): College of Engineering
BE 5510 - Cardiovascular Engineering
The course introduces and reviews fluid dynamics in the context of cardiovascular flows. Applications include analysis of unsteady blood flow, flow through heart valves, blood flow and cardiac chamber fluid-structure interaction, and flow related blood damage.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, in odd years
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
- Pre-Requisite(s): BL 2020 and BE 3350 and BE 3550
BE 5530 - 3D Bioprinting
This course will cover the principles of 3D bioprinting to develop therapeutic products. Topics include tissue engineering, introduction of 3D bioprinting techniques, biomaterials and chemistries for the development of bioinks, cell-bioink interactions, and case studies of the application of 3D bioprinting in healthcare.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, in odd years, Spring, in odd years
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate; Must be enrolled in one of the following College(s): College of Engineering
- Pre-Requisite(s): BE 2400 and BE 3800
Muhammad Rizwan
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- mrizwan1@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2749
- M&M 305
BE 5650 - Neural Basis of Rehabilitation Engineering
Basic neuroscience topics underlying sensorimotor control will be introduced. Different types of neuromuscular disorders and current techniques used for diagnosis, assessment, and rehabilitation interventions will be studied.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Spring, in odd years
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate; Must be enrolled in one of the following College(s): College of Engineering
- Pre-Requisite(s): BE 3350 and BL 2010 and BL 2011 and BL 2020 and BL 2021
Chunxiu (Traci) Yu
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
- chunxiuy@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2353
- Dow 528
BE 5655 - Neural Prosthetic Systems
This course will cover systems that use electrical stimulation to restore normal function following injury or disease. The underlying biophysical basis and technology for treatment, clinical applications and challenges will be studied. Topics include spinal cord stimulation for pain relief, cochlear implants, brain and neuromascular stimulation.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Spring, in even years
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate; Must be enrolled in one of the following College(s): College of Engineering
- Pre-Requisite(s): BE 3700 and BL 2010 and BL 2011 and BL 2020 and BL 2021
Chunxiu (Traci) Yu
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
- chunxiuy@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2353
- Dow 528
BE 5670 - Micro & Nano Technologies
This course will introduce students to micro- and nano- technologies and the processes involved in their manufacturing. Particular emphasis will be on their use in biomedical applications. Goal is to provide information beneficial in research and development, and the industry.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
Smitha Rao Hatti
- Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
- smithar@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3230
- M&M 410A
BE 5700 - Biosensors
This course introduces the student to the fundamentals of biosensor development and applications. It provides an understanding of biological components, immobilization methods, transducers, and fabrication techniques.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, in odd years
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
BE 5755 - Medical Devices
An introduction to medical devices used for diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment in clinical medicine. Topics covered include product planning, reliability, clinical trial design, regulatory as well as technical aspects of common medical devices.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
Orhan Soykan
- Professor of Practice, Biomedical Engineering
- osoykan@mtu.edu
- M&M 406
BE 5770 - Biomedical Microcontrollers
The focus of this course is to provide biomedical engineering students the necessary skills to develop microcontroller-based devices. Provides basic knowledge on computer programming languages, microcontrollers, digital circuits, and microcontroller development kits. Students will design and fabricate a microcontroller-based device using a microcontroller development kit for a specific biomedical application.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (1-0-2)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, in even years
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
BE 5850 - Tissue Mechanics
This course integrates continuum mechanics, experiments, and computational methods to understand soft tissue mechanics. The first half of the course is dedicated to building continuum mechanics foundation, which will be used to formulate constitutive equations for arteries and the heart in the second half.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, in odd years
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
BE 5870 - Computer Vision for Microscopic Images
This course teaches how to quantify data out of images, typically from optical microscopes. It covers thresholding, image derivatives, edge-detection, watershed, multi-scale and steerable filters, 3D image processing, feature extraction, PCA, classification, convolutional neural networks, particle tracking, and diffusion analysis.
- Credits: 3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-1-2)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, in even years
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
Sang Yoon Han
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Advisor, Korean Student Association
- sjhan@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2897
- M&M 403
BE 5900 - Biomedical Engineering Masters Topics
Biomedical engineering courses will be offered as professional electives dependent upon the interest of the faculty.
- Credits: variable to 6.0; May be repeated
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
Jeremy Goldman
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
- jgoldman@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2851
- M&M 302
Sang Yoon Han
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Advisor, Korean Student Association
- sjhan@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2897
- M&M 403
Hoda Hatoum
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- hhatoum@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2852
- M&M 402
Jingfeng Jiang
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Graduate Program Director, Biomedical Engineering
- jjiang1@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1943
- M&M 303
Sean Kirkpatrick
- Professor and Department Chair, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Physics
- sjkirkpa@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2167
- M&M 301
Bruce Lee
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- bplee@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3262
- M&M 401
Smitha Rao Hatti
- Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
- smithar@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3230
- M&M 410A
Muhammad Rizwan
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- mrizwan1@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2749
- M&M 305
Orhan Soykan
- Professor of Practice, Biomedical Engineering
- osoykan@mtu.edu
- M&M 406
Chunxiu (Traci) Yu
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
- chunxiuy@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2353
- Dow 528
BE 5930 - Biomedical Engineering Topics
Biomedical engineering courses will be offered on new or emerging technical subjects depending on student demand and faculty interest and expertise.
- Credits: variable to 6.0; May be repeated
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
Hoda Hatoum
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- hhatoum@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2852
- M&M 402
Muhammad Rizwan
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- mrizwan1@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2749
- M&M 305
BE 6000 - Doctoral Research
Includes the study of an acceptable biomedical engineering problem and the preparation of a report or thesis.
- Credits: variable to 12.0; May be repeated; Graded Pass/Fail Only
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
Jeremy Goldman
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
- jgoldman@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2851
- M&M 302
Sang Yoon Han
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Advisor, Korean Student Association
- sjhan@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2897
- M&M 403
Hoda Hatoum
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- hhatoum@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2852
- M&M 402
Jingfeng Jiang
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Graduate Program Director, Biomedical Engineering
- jjiang1@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1943
- M&M 303
Sean Kirkpatrick
- Professor and Department Chair, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Physics
- sjkirkpa@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2167
- M&M 301
Bruce Lee
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- bplee@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3262
- M&M 401
Smitha Rao Hatti
- Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
- smithar@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3230
- M&M 410A
Muhammad Rizwan
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- mrizwan1@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2749
- M&M 305
Orhan Soykan
- Professor of Practice, Biomedical Engineering
- osoykan@mtu.edu
- M&M 406
Chunxiu (Traci) Yu
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
- chunxiuy@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2353
- Dow 528
BE 6900 - Biomedical Engineering Doctoral Topics
Biomedical engineering courses will be offered as professional electives dependent upon the interest of the faculty.
- Credits: variable to 6.0; May be repeated
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
Jeremy Goldman
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
- jgoldman@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2851
- M&M 302
Sang Yoon Han
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Advisor, Korean Student Association
- sjhan@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2897
- M&M 403
Hoda Hatoum
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- hhatoum@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2852
- M&M 402
Jingfeng Jiang
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Graduate Program Director, Biomedical Engineering
- jjiang1@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1943
- M&M 303
Sean Kirkpatrick
- Professor and Department Chair, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Physics
- sjkirkpa@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2167
- M&M 301
Bruce Lee
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- bplee@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3262
- M&M 401
Smitha Rao Hatti
- Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
- smithar@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3230
- M&M 410A
Muhammad Rizwan
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- mrizwan1@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2749
- M&M 305
Orhan Soykan
- Professor of Practice, Biomedical Engineering
- osoykan@mtu.edu
- M&M 406
Chunxiu (Traci) Yu
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
- chunxiuy@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2353
- Dow 528