Level 2: AI-Knowledge Requirement

Required: Take the following two classes on AI basics

  • CS 176 Programming
  • STAT 350 Intro to Statistics

Required: Take at least one from the list below on AI application

  • BME 23101 Bioinstrumentation
  • BME 20300 Cell Biology
  • BME 21401 Biomechanical Analysis Lab

Required: Take the following two classes on AI ethics

  • BME 28000 Professional Development. (Responsible AI usage)
  • BME 38000 Professionalization in Biomedical Engineering.

Level 3: AI-Subject Requirements

Required: At least one of the following courses:

  • BME 35600 Mathematical Models and Methods in Physiology
  • BME 35700 Foundations of Biomedical Data Science
  • BME 45000 Deep Learning in Medical Imaging
  • BME 59500 (Fall 2026) Advanced Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering

Level 4: AI-Builder Requirement

All BME students are already required to complete a capstone project for their bachelor’s degree. The School of BME will introduce new AI elements in the following design courses:

BME 38900 Junior Design. BME will stress:

  1. How to use AI to brainstorm ideas and collect information,
    • Information on healthcare needs, current literature, patent landscape, market analyses
  2. How to use AI as a math / data assistant;
    • Use AI to synthesize/organize from the literature, or to analyze students’ own data that they gather during iterative design.
  3. How to use AI as a code assistant, and
    • Use AI to develop scripts for data processing; to debug/troubleshoot code; comment and communicate code functions/structure.
  4. How to use AI as a writing assistant.
    • Use AI to proofread, edit, or give feedback with rationale.
    • Use AI to help rephrase writing for different purposes (e.g. class report vs. design report vs. external communication with collaborators/sponsors vs. patent applications etc.)

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