ME + BME Double-Major

Focus on biomechanics, biomaterials and bioscience

The ME-BME double-major curriculum emphasizes the integration of engineering with biology and the environmental sciences. You’ll be prepared for a career in medical devices, public health, biopharma, biomanufacturing and more. You’ll also have built a solid foundation for graduate-level work.

Sample Course Schedule

First Year

Fall	Spring
Chem 101DL Core Concepts in Chemistry EGR 105L Computational Methods in Engineering Math 111L Introductory Calculus I EGR 101L Engineering Design and Communication	Bio 201L Gateway to Biol: Molecular Biology Math 112L Introductory Calculus II Physics 151L Introductory Mechanics¹ EGR 121L Engineering Innovation Writing 101/120

Second Year

Fall	Spring
BME 244L Quant Physiology with Biostat Appl EGR 201L Mechanics of Solids Chem 210DL Mod Apps Chem Principles or Chem 201DL Organic Chemistry Math 218D-2 Linear Algebra SSH/LA Elective⁴	ECE 110L Fund Electr and Comput Eng ME 221L Structure and Properties of Solids or BME 221L Math 219 Multivariable Calculus EGR 244L Dynamics Physics 152L Intro Electric, Magnet, Optics¹

Third Year

Fall	Spring
BME 260L Modeling Cellul and Molecul Systems BME 271 Signals and Systems or ECE 280L (54L) Math 353 Ordinary and Partial Differential Eqn ME 331L Thermodynamics SSH/LA Elective⁴	ME 336L Fluid Mechanics BME 354L Biomed Electronics and Measurement II BME 302L Fund Biomechanics/Biomaterials ME 321L Analysis for Design

Fourth Year

Fall	Spring
ME 421L Mechanical Design ME 431L Heat and Mass Transfer ME 344L Control of Dynamic Systems Mechanical Engineering Elective SSH/LA Elective⁴	ME 424L Mechanical Systems Design³ Mechanical Engineering Elective Biomech/Biomat Area Elective SSH/LA Elective⁴ SSH/LA Elective⁴

1. See also the Physics requirements on page 9.

2. See BME Handbook.

3. ME 424L with BME project.

4. SSH or LA Electives must fulfill requirements as specified on pp. 10-11.

Selected Approved Courses

- BME 530 Tissue Biomechanics
- BME 531 Intermediate Biomechanics
- BME 569 Cell Transport Mechanisms
- BME 590Cell Biomechanics
- BME 590 BME Aspects of Blasts & Ballistics (Note: Course number is temporary.)
- BME 528 Biofluid Mechanics
- CEE 520 Continuum Mechanics
- CEE 535 Engineering Analysis and Computational Mechanics
Biochemistry
- BIOCHEM 301(227) Introductory Biochemistry I: Intermediary Metabolism
- BIOCHEM 302(228) Introductory Biochemistry II
Biology
- BIO 202L(102L) Gateway to Biology: Genetics and Evolution
- BIO 212L(103L) General Microbiology
- BIO 215(105) Introduction to Mathematical Modeling in Biology
- BIO 330L(108L) Comparative and Functional Anatomy of the Vertebrates
- BIO 333(111L) Principles of Animal Morphology
- BIO 221(117) Cell and Organismal Physiology
- BIO 220(119) Cellular and Developmental Biology
- BIO 213(120) Cell Signaling and Diseases
- BIO 250(122) Population Genetics
- BIO 251(124) Molecular Evolution
- BIO 251L(124L) Molecular Evolution
- BIO 365(146) From Influenza to Varicella-Zoster: The Physiology, Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases
- BIO 311(147) Systems Biology: An Introduction for the Quantitative Sciences
- BIO 232S(149S) Comparative Biomechanics
- BIO 278LA(150L) Physiology of Marine Animals
- BIO 329L(151L) Principles of Animal Physiology
- BIO 224(154) Fundamentals Neuroscience
- BIO 372LA(155L) Biochemistry of Marine Animals
- BIO 377LA(176L) Marine Invertebrate Zoology
- BIO 214L(184L) Experimental Cell and Molecular Biology
- BIO 350(187) Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics
- BIO 418(214) Biophysics in Cellular and Developmental Biology
- BIO 515(244) Principles of Immunology (C-L: Immunology 244)
- BIO 783(283) Molecular Genetics of Organelles
- BIO 650(284) Molecular Population Genetics
Chemistry
- CHEM 363(176) Biophysical Chemistry
Computer Sciences
- COMPSCI 260(160) Introduction to Computational Genomics
Evolutionary Anthropology
- Evanth 221S(133L) The Human Body
- Evanth 530(135) Human Functional Anatomy
- Evanth 231L(151) Anatomy of the Lower Extremities
- Evanth 330(155) Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Evanth 235L(172L) Primate Anatomy
Medical Physics
- MP 505(205) Anatomy and Physiology for Medical Physicists
Neuroscience
- Neurosci 212(112) Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience
Pharmacology
- Pharm 350(150) Pharmacology: Drug Actions and Reactions
- Pharm 533(233) Essentials of Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Pharm 554(254) Mammalian Toxicology
- Physics 151L(61L) & 152L(62L)
- Physics 161L(41L) & Physics 162(42L)—for students transferring in from Duke’s Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
If a Student has AP Credits

Advanced Placement (AP) credits are accepted in place of the Physics requirements (Physics C Exams on mechanics for Physics 151L(61L) and electricity and magnetism for Physics 152L(62L), respectively).

If students use AP credits for both courses, they must take Physics 153L(63L) or Physics 264(143).

Students may not take Physics 141(61) at Duke and use AP credit for Physics 142(62).

More AP options
- If no AP credit or AP score less than 4, then Physics courses 151L(61L) and 152L(62L)
- If Physics 141(61) is completed and AP scores of 4 to 5, then Physics 152L(62L)
- If Physics 141(61) and 142(62) are completed and AP scores of 4 to 5, then Physics 153L(63L) or Physics 264(143)
- If a pre-med student and has taken Physics 151L(61L) and 152L(62L), then it is highly recommended to also take Physics 153L(63) (Note: Physics 141(61) and 142(62) do not cover all the materials in the MCAT.)