Tech Eng Selectives

Technical Engineering (TE) selectives are courses approved by the BME curriculum committee that allow students to gain deeper knowledge in engineering principles and concepts. These courses are primarily offered through engineering disciplines, including BME, as well as core STEM areas such as Computer Science, Statistics, and Mathematics.

Students are encouraged — but not required — to select Technical Engineering courses that align with their primary or secondary depth area.

Each Technical Engineering selective may also fulfill a specific requirement category, as described below.

TE Categories

QB (Quantitative Breadth)

A quantitative breadth course is a technical elective that builds advanced skills in quantitative analysis, mathematics, statistics, or numerical methods beyond those taught earlier in the curriculum. These courses may introduce new applications of previously learned quantitative concepts.

QB-DS (Quantitative Breadth – Data Science)

A quantitative breadth – data science course is a technical elective that applies quantitative methods, including mathematics and statistics, to process, explore, analyze, and visualize large datasets in order to generate insights.

If you would like to request that a course not currently on the approved list be considered for one-time approval as a Technical Engineering selective, please contact your academic advisor.

Technical Engineering Selective Policy

Bioelectronics/Bioinstrumentation

Bioimaging

Biomechanics

Data Science Quantitative Breadth Courses (QB-DS)
- BME 40100: Mathematical & Computational Analysis of Complex Systems
- BME 59500/IE 59000: Complex Systems Theory & Applications
Quantitative Breadth Courses (QB)
- ABE 30100: Numerical and Computational Modeling in Biological Engineering
- ABE 45000: Finite Element Method in Design & Optimization
- BME 44000: Computational Mechanics in Biomedical Engineering
- BME 59500: Continuum Models in Biomedical Engineering
- ME 30000: Thermodynamics II
Technical Engineering Selectives
- AAE 50700: Principles of Dynamics
- BME 46000: CV Mechanical Support & Device
- BME 47000: Biomolecular Engineering
- BME 55100: Tissue Engineering (cannot also count BME 59500: Principles of Tissue Engineering)
- BME 58300: Advanced Biomaterials
- BME 59500/CHE 59700: Principles of Tissue Engineering (cannot also count BME 59500: Tissue Engineering)
- BME 59500/IE 59000: Design of Mobile Robots
- BME 59500: Cell & Tissue Biomechanics
- BME 59500: Electromechanical Robotic Systems
- BME 59500: Regenerative Biology/Tissue Repair
- CHE 54400: Structure and Physical Behavior of Polymeric Materials
- ME 35200: Machine Design I
- ME 36300: Principles & Practices of Manufacturing Processes
- ME 44400: Computer-Aided Design & Prototyping
- ME 48900: Introduction to Finite Element Analysis
- ME 56200: Advanced Dynamics
- ME 56900: Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- MSE 33000: Processing and Properties of Materials
- MSE 38200: Mechanical Response of Materials
- MSE 52700: Introduction to Biomaterials* only counts as a TE if you have not taken BME 320
- MSE 56200: Soft Materials
- MSE 57600: Corrosion

Quantitative Biomedicine

Additional Technical Engineering Selectives

Data Science Quantitative Breadth Courses (QB-DS)
- CS 35500: Introduction to Cryptography
- STAT 51200: Applied Regression Analysis
- STAT 51400: Design of Experiments
- ECE 49500: Data Mining Basic Concepts and Techniques
- ECE 20875: Python for Data Science
- ECE 50024: Machine Learning
Quantitative Breadth Courses (QB)
- CHE 45600: Process Dynamics And Control
- ECE 51000: Introduction to Biometrics (IUPUI)
- IE 53300: Industrial Applications of Statistics
- ME 30000: Thermodynamics II
- ME 30800: Fluid Mechanics
- ME 50900 Intermediate Fluid Mechanics
- ME 57700/BME 59500: Human Motion Kinetics
- ME 53900:Introduction to Scientific Machine Learning
- NUCL 57000: Fuzzy Approaches to Engineering
Technical Engineering Selectives
- ABE 37000: Biological and Microbial Kinetics and Reaction Engineering
- BME 48700/IE49000: Grand Challenges & Accessibility
- BME 53000: Medical Imaging and Diagnostic Technologies
- BME 53800: Wearable Sensors in Healthcare
- BME 58100: Fundamentals of MEMs and Micro-Integrated Systems
- BME 59500: Cell Mechanics
- BME 59500: Functional MRI Applications (1 Credit)
- BME 59500: Medical Imaging and Diagnostic Technology
- BME 59500: Point Of Care Diagnostics
- BME 59500: Polymeric Biomaterials
- BME 59500/IE 59000: Design Of Mobile Robots
- CHE 34800: Chemical Reaction Engineering
- CHE 52500: Biochemical Engineering
- CHE 55700: Intelligent Systems in Process Engineering
- CHE 59700/BME 59500: Principles of Tissue Engineering
- CS 30700: Software Engineering
- CS 33400: Fundamentals of Computer Graphics
- CS 34800: Information Systems
- CS 40800: Software Testing
- CS 44800: Introduction to Relational Database Systems
- ECE 36200: Microprocessor Systems and Interfacing
- ECE 36800: Data Structures
- ECE 44100: Distributed Parameter Systems
- ECE 51100: Psychophysics
- IE 34300: Engineering Economics
- IE 38600: Work Analysis & Design
- IE 47200: Imagine, Model, and Make (300-Level Technical Elective)
- IE 53000/STAT 51300: Quality Control
- IE 54600: Economic Decisions in Engineering
- IE 55800: Safety Engineering
- IE 57700/PSY 57700: Human Factors in Engineering
- IE 59000: Assistive Technology Practice
- IE 59000: Human Factor and Medical Devices
- MA 34100: Foundations of Analysis
- MA 453: Elements of Algebra I
- ME 41300: Noise Control: Fundamentals of Acoustic Waves
- ME 50500: Intermediate Heat Transfer
- ME 50700: Laser Processing
- ME 51300: Engineering Acoustics
- ME 51700/CHE 51700: Nanoscale Physical Processes
- ME 55600: Lubrication, Friction, & Wear
- ME 58600: Microprocessors in Electromechanical Systems
- ME 58800: Mechatronics-Integrated Design of Electro-Mechanical Systems
- MET 45100:Manufacturing Quality Control
- NUCL 30000: Nuclear Structure and Radiation Interactions
- NUCL 47000: Fuel Cell Engineering
- STAT 51300/IE 53000: Quality Control
Regulatory Technical Engineering Selectives (not required, but can only count one towards selectives)
- BME 56100: Regulatory Preclinical and Clinical Study Design
- BME 56200: Regulatory Approval of Biomedical Devices
- BME 56300: Quality Systems for Regulatory Compliance