Biomolecular Science, Biomedical Science Option, B.S.

Typical Course of Study for the Bachelor of Science in Biomolecular Science Option in Biomedical Science

Footnotes

¹ Students placed by examination or an adviser into MA-UY 914  must defer registration for MA-UY 1054  or MA-UY 1024 .

² Students placed by examination or an adviser into EN-UY 1084W  must subsequently register for EXPOS-UA 1 .

³ Approved Humanities and Social Sciences electives are (1) courses with the following prefixes: AH, AN, CAM, EN, MD, MU, PL, PS, HI, STS, SEG or URB, and (2) approved NYU College of Arts and Science courses. (See TCS Department for the list of approved courses.) One course must be at the 3xxx/4xxx level. At least one elective must be a writing-­intensive course labeled by “W.”

⁴ Electives for the Option in Biomedical Sciences: Two courses must be advanced CM, BMS, CBE, BE, BT or BI courses. Graduate courses may be taken only by students with junior standing and a C+ average or better, unless otherwise approved by the adviser. The remaining courses are free electives.

• CBE-UY 2124 Analysis of Chemical and Biomolecular Processes
    4 Credits
• BMS-UY 3514 Organismal Physiology
    4 Credits
• BMS-UY 3214 Microbiology
    4 Credits
• BMS-UY 4414 Biophysics
    4 Credits
• BMS 48XX Topics in Biology 4 Credits
• CM-GY 9443 Tissue Engineering
    3 Credits
• BE-GY 6603 Drug Delivery
    3 Credits
• BE-GY 6703 Materials in Medicine  3 Credits

⁵ Electives for the Option in Biotechnology: Three courses must be advanced CM, BMS, CBE, BE, BT or BI courses. Graduate courses may be taken only by students with junior standing and a C+ average or better, unless otherwise approved by the adviser. The remaining courses are free electives.

• CBE-UY 2124 Analysis of Chemical and Biomolecular Processes
    4 Credits
• BMS-UY 4324 Advanced Cell and Molecular Biology II
    4 Credits
• BMS 48XX Topics in Biology 4 Credits
• BMS-UY 4314 Advanced Cell Physiology
    4 Credits
• BMS-UY 3214 Microbiology  4 Credits
• CM-UY 4413 Polymer Science
    3 Credits
• CM-GY 8213 Bioanalytical Chemistry
    3 Credits
• BI-GY 7513 Chemical Foundation for Bioinformatics
    3 Credits
• BI-GY 7533 Bioinformatics I: Sequence Analysis
    3 Credits
• BI-GY 7543 Bioinformatics II: Protein Structure
    3 Credits
• BT-GY 6013 Biotechnology and the Pharmaceutical Industry
    3 Credits
• BT-GY 6023 Biotechnology and Health Care
    3 Credits
• BT-GY 6033 Biosensors and Biochips
    3 Credits
• BT-GY 6043 Biocatalysis in Industry
    3 Credits
• BT-GY 9433 Protein Engineering
    3 Credits
• BT-GY 9443 Tissue Engineering
    3 Credits
• BT-GY 6053 Introduction to Neuroscience for Biotechnologists
    3 Credits
• BT-GY 6063 Molecular Immunology
    3 Credits
• BT-GY 6073 Genetic Engineering
    3 Credits
• BT-GY 6093 Biomedical Materials & Devices for Human Body Repair
    3 Credits

⁶ Electives for the Option in Chemistry: Two courses must be advanced CM, BMS, CBE, BE, BT or BI courses. Graduate courses may be taken only by students with junior standing and a C+ average or better, unless otherwise approved by the adviser. The remaining courses are free electives.

⁷Students may replace 8 credits of senior research with either (a) 8 credits of advanced CM, BMS, CBE, BE, BT or BI courses or (b) 4 credits of guided studies (CM-UY 471X  or BMS-UY 471X ) and 4 credits of advanced CM, BMS, CBE, BE, BT or BI courses. Graduate courses may be taken only by students with junior standing and a C+ average or better, unless otherwise approved by the adviser. Students electing senior research must successfully complete a bachelor’s thesis.

NOTES:
The department usually does not grant transfer credits to students who, while registered at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, take biology or chemistry courses at other universities.