MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Biomaterials Track

The recent growth in the area of Biomaterials is driven by a series of breakthroughs in chemistry, physics and engineering, combined with advances in molecular biology. The Biomaterials Track is designed to equip a polymer student with the necessary background in chemistry, biology, and medicine, for future work in the emerging biomaterials and biotech areas. The interdisciplinary nature of the Polymer Science and Engineering degree has lead to the majority of our students continuing with graduate and medical studies, after completion of the B.S. degree and makes them very competitive in industrial jobs, including those in the biotech arena.  This is accomplished via the following outline of courses, technical elective sequences, and departmental research opportunities, which also fulfills the majority of the requirements for the MCAT exam. 129 hrs are required for graduation. (Note: A BME Minor can be obtained with an additional three courses: see http://bme.case.edu/prospective_students/undergrad/degrees.html.)

Immediately following is a listing of classes by semester.

129 Hours Required for Graduation

Freshman

Freshman

Sophomore

Sophomore

Junior

Junior

Senior

Senior

a) Engineering Core Courses.

b) Choice of USNA, USSO, or USSY course focused on thinking about the natural, social, or symbolic "world."

c) Approved Natural Science Electives for Biomaterials Track:
- BIOL 214, Genes and Evolution (d)
- BIOL 215, Cells and Proteins (d)
- BIOL 307, General Biochemistry (d)
- BIOL 362, Developmental Biology

d) Suggested for pre-med students.

e) Preparation for the polymer science project should commence in the previous semester.

f) Approved Technical Electives for Biomaterials Track:

At least three of the four Technical Electives have to be taken from:

- EBME 315, Applied Tissue Engineering
- EBME 316, Introduction to Drug Delivery
- EBME 325, Introduction to Tissue Engineering
- EBME 350, Quantitative Molecular Bioengineering

- EBME 405, Materials for Prosthetics and Orthotics
- EBME 408, Tissue and Cell Engineering
- EBME 416, Biomaterials and Drug Delivery
- EBME 471, Polymers in Medicine

The final elective can be from above or alternatively chosen from EMAC 355 or EMAC 372; or a research sequence EMAC 125 (one credit only) and/or EMAC 325 (to make a total of three credits).

For more information, please contact:

Professor David Schiraldi
Undergraduate Committee Chair