BIOENG 26 - Introduction to Bioengineering (1 unit)


Course Overview

Summary

This introductory seminar is designed to give freshmen and sophomores a glimpse of a broad selection of bioengineering research that is currently underway at Berkeley and UCSF. Students will become familiar with bioengineering applications in the various concentration areas and see how engineering principles can be applied to biological and medical problems.


Offered Time

  • Fall semesters only

    • Prerequisites

  • None

    • What's next?

    This mandatory bioengineering seminar course provides an overview of the research currently being conducted by faculty members. It is designed to help students explore potential research opportunities, gain exposure to different areas within bioengineering, and prepare for future involvement in faculty-led research projects.



    Choosing the course

    What concentration is this course relevant to?

  • Biomedical Devices
  • Biomedical Imaging
  • Cell & Tissue Engineering
  • Computational & Synthetic Biology

    • Topics covered

  • Different bioengineering and UCSF professors' research

    • When should I take the course?

    This mandatory course is required for all first-year and transfer bioengineering students, usually taken during their first semester at Berkeley. Some students choose to take it more than once to explore more about the research areas presented by different bioengineering faculty.


    Workload and Tips

    What is the workload and exam diffculty?

    Every week’s lecture/seminar is a professor speaking about their research for one hour. There are one or more Poll Everywhere questions throughout each lecture to check attendance. Find and make friends with your peers for Poll Everywhere questions if you really can not go.

    There are no homework assignments, quizzes, or exams. Grading is based solely on attendance, and you have at most three absences throughout the semester unless emailed approved for excuses.


    What practical skills (for research/internship) can you gain from the class?

  • This class gives you a general sense of each professor and their researches in the bioengineering department.

    • Tips from students who have taken the class

  • Make a group chat with your peers to share Poll Everywhere questions so you don't have to be in-person for class