Minor in Biomedical Data Science (BME)
The minor in Biomedical Data Science is designed to integrate data science principles — preparing, transforming, modeling, visualizing, validating, and communicating data — with the unique challenges and considerations of medicine and health care. The curriculum encompasses the following: (1) fundamental mathematics concepts such as linear algebra, probability, statistics, and computer modeling; (2) the specialized data science education necessary to practically approach the particular challenges of genomic data, sensor data, and health care data; and (3) the ethical considerations of privacy, equity, and access unique to medical data sharing and analysis.
A minor in Biomedical Data Science requires the completion of 18 units selected from the following courses. McKelvey Engineering students of all disciplines as well as students majoring in biology, physics, neuroscience, or other sciences are ideal candidates for this minor. All courses must be taken with a credit option to qualify for the minor.
Curriculum
Core Biomedical Engineering Courses (required; all must be completed):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| BME 2310 | Foundations of Biomedical Computing | 3 |
| BME 4021 | Biomedical Data Science Capstone Design | 3 |
| BME 4400 | Biomedical Data Science | 3 |
Mathematics Course (students must complete one from the following list):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ENGR 3180 | Engineering Mathematics A | 3 |
| MATH 3300 | Matrix Algebra | 3 |
| MEMS 2210 | Numerical Methods and Matrix Algebra | 3 |
Probability and Statistics Course (students must complete one from the following list):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ENGR 3280 | Engineering Statistics With Probability | 3 |
| ESE 3260 | Probability and Statistics for Engineering | 3 |
| SDS 2020 | Elementary Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| SDS 3020 | Elementary to Intermediate Statistics and Data Analysis | 3 |
Biomedical Engineering Upper Level Elective (students must complete one from the following list):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| BME 5190 | Advanced Cognitive, Computational, and Systems Neuroscience | 3 |
| BME 5330 | Biomedical Signal Processing | 3 |
| BME 5700 | Mathematics of Imaging Science | 3 |
| BME 5720 | Biological Neural Computation | 3 |
| CSE 5504 | Geometric Computing for Biomedicine | 3 |
Additional courses may be added to these lists as new courses are developed. Questions about the Biomedical Data Science minor can be addressed to Professor Patricia Widder.