Undergraduate Bulletin - Illinois Institute of Technology

Biomedical Engineering
Neural Engineering
This area uses fundamental and applied engineering techniques
to help solve basic and clinical problems in the neurosciences.
At the fundamental level it attempts to understand
the behavior of individual neurons, their growth,
signaling mechanisms between neurons, and how populations
of neurons produce complex behavior. Such information
has broad application to a better understanding of
the communication that occurs between the various parts
of the nervous system and the brain. For example, such
an understanding can be applied to the development of replacement
parts for impaired neural systems, such as the
auditory, visual, and motor systems as well as achieving a
better understanding of how normal and diseased systems
work.
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering: Neural Engineering Track
Required Courses
Credit Hours
Biomedical Engineering Requirements 21
BME 100, 200, 310, 315, 320, 330, 405, 419, 420, 490
Neural Engineering Requirements 43/44
CS 115, ECE 211, 213, 218, BME 309, 443, 445, 438, ENVE 426, MATH 333 or CHEM 237,
technical elective or CHEM 239, three BME electives (nine credit hours)
Mathematics Requirements 18
MATH 151, 152, 251, 252
Physics Requirements 8
PHYS 123, 221
Chemistry Requirements 8
CHEM 124, 125
Biology Requirements 7
BIOL 115, 117, 430
Interprofessional Projects 6
Humanities and Social Science Requirements 21
For general education requirements, see page 25.
Total Hours 132/133
66