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This archived information is dated to the 2008-09 academic year only and may no longer be current.

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Biomedical Computation (BMC)

Up one level:

School of Engineering Majors

Mathematics (21 unit minimum; see Basic Requirement 1)

MATH 41. Calculus

5

MATH 42. Calculus

5

STATS 116. Theory of Probability1

5

CS 103. Mathematical Foundations of Computing

5

Science (17 units minimum; see Basic Requirement 2)

PHYSICS 41. Mechanics

4

CHEM 31X or A/B. Chemical Principles

4

CHEM 33. Structure and Reactivity

4

BIO 41. Evolution, Genetics, Biochemistry
or HUMBIO 2A. Genetics, Evolution, and Ecology

5

BIO 42. Cell Biology, Dev. Biology, and Neurobiology
or HUMBIO 3A. Cell and Developmental Biology

5

BIO 43. Plant Biology, Evolution, and Ecology
or HUMBIO 4A. The Human Organism

5

Engineering Fundamentals (two different courses required):

CS 106B (or CS 106X). Programming Abstractions (or Accelerated)
For the second required course, see concentrations

5

Technology in Society (one course required; see Basic Requirement 4)

3-5

Engineering

CS 107. Computer Organization and Systems

5

CS 161. Data Structures and Algorithms

4

One of CS 270, 273A, 274, 275, 278, 279

3

Research: 6 units of biomedical computation research in any department2,3

6

Engineering Depth Concentration (choose one of the following concentrations):7

Cellular/Molecular Concentration (10 courses):

Mathematics: one of the following courses:

5

MATH 51. Advanced Calculus

 

STATS 141. Biostatistics

 

CME 100. Vector Calculus for Engineers

 

One additional Engineering Fundamental4

3-5

Biology (four courses):

BIO 129A. Cell Dynamics I

4

BIO 129B. Cell Dynamics II

4

BIO 188. Biochemistry or CHEM 135. Physical Chemistry or CHEM 171. Physical Chemistry

3

BIO 203. Advanced Genetics or BIO 118. Genetic Analysis of Biological Processes

4

Simulation Electives (two courses) 5,6

6

Informatics Electives (two courses)5,6

6

Simulation, Informatics, or Cell/Mol Elective (one course)5,6

3

Informatics Concentration:

Mathematics: One of the following courses:

STATS 141. Biostatistics

4

STATS 203. Intro to Regression Models and ANOVA

3

STATS 205. Intro to Nonparametric Statistic

3

STATS 215. Statistical Models in Biology

3

STATS 225. Bayesian Analysis

3

One additional Engineering Fundamental4

3-5

Informatics Core (three courses)

Choose one: CS 145. Databases or CS 147. HCI

4

Choose one: CS 121/122, CS 228, or CS 223B

3

One additional course from the previous two lines

3-4

Informatics Electives (three courses) 5,6

9

Cellular Electives (two courses) 5,6

6

Organs Electives (two courses) 5,6

6

Organs/Organisms Concentration:

Mathematics (one of the following courses):

MATH 51. Advanced Calculus

5

STATS 141. Biostatistics

5

CME 100. Vector Calculus for Engineers

5

One additional Engineering Fundamental4

3

Biology (three courses)

BIO 112. Human Physiology

4

BIO 188. Biochemistry I or BIOE/RAD 220. Introduction to Imaging

3

Organs Elective5,6

3-5

Simulation Electives (two courses) 5,6

6

Informatics Electives (two courses)5,6

6

Simulation, Informatics, or Organs Elective (one course) 5,6

3

Simulation Concentration:

Mathematics:

MATH 51 or CME 100. Advanced Calculus I

5

MATH 52 or CME 102/ENGR 155A. Advanced Calculus II

5

MATH 53 or CME 104/ENGR 155B. Advanced Calculus III

5

Science:

PHYSICS 43 or 45

4

Engineering Fundamental:

ENGR 30. Engineering Thermodynamics

3

Simulation Core:

Two courses from ENGR 14, ENGR 15; ME 80

6

Simulation Elective (two courses)5,6

6

Cellular Elective (one course) 5,6

3

Organs Elective (one course) 5,6

3

These requirements are subject to change; see http://bmc.stanford.edu for the most up-to date program description. The final requirements are published with sample programs in the Handbook for Undergraduate Engineering Programs.

1 CS 109, MS&E 120, MS&E 220, EE 178, and CME 106 are acceptable substitutes for STATS 116.

2 Research projects require pre-approval of BMC Coordinators.

3 Research units taken as CS 191W or in conjunction with ENGR199W fulfill the Writing in the Major (WIM) requirement. CS 272, which does not have to be taken in conjunction with research, also fulfills the WIM requirement.

4 One 3-5 unit course required. See Fundamentals list in Handbook for Undergraduate Engineering Programs.

5 The list of electives is continually updated to include all applicable courses. For the current list of electives, see http://bmc.stanford.edu.

6 A course may only be counted towards one elective or core requirement; it may not be double-counted.

7 A total of 40 Engineering units must be taken. The core classes only provide 27 Engineering units, so the remaining units must be taken from within the electives.

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