Required Courses for the Biochemical Engineering Degree
This program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org
Undergraduate Advising: Email: ech-advising@ucdavis.edu
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Note: Curriculum and course offerings are subject to change. You must fulfill the degree requirements stated in the catalog of the year you graduate
or the year immediately prior. For additional detail on degree requirements and coursework, please visit:
https://ucdavis.pubs.curricunet.com/Catalog/biochemical-engineering
Writing and General Education Requirements
Lower Division Composition (4 units)
Select ONE of the following courses:
Courses must be completed with a C- or better. A 4 or 5 on
your AP English exam will also satisfy this requirement
Upper Division Composition (0 or 4 units)
Select ONE of the following courses:
UWP 102E or 102F
Writing in the Disciplines
UWP 104A, 104E,
or 104T
Writing in the Professions
Course must be completed with a C- or better. This
requirement can also be satisfied by passing the
Upper
Division Composition Exam.
General Education Requirement
This requirement is partially satisfied with coursework completed for the Biochemical Engineering degree. A detailed GE
checklist can be found here
.
Lower Division Major Requirements
Math, Physics, Chemistry and Biology (57 units)
Course Description Units Quarter Offered Prerequisites
MAT 21A Calculus 4 F W S
Two years of high school algebra, plane geometry, plane
trigonometry, and analytical geometry, and satisfying the
Mathematics Placement Requirement
MAT 21B
4
F
W
S
C- or better in MAT 21A or C- or better in MAT 21AH
MAT 21C
4
F
W
S
C- or better in MAT 21B or C- or better in MAT 21BH
MAT 21D
4
F
W
S
C- or better in MAT 21C or C- or better in MAT 21CH
MAT 22A Linear Algebra 3 F W S
C- or better in MAT 21C or MAT 21CH; ENG 6, EME 5, ECH 60, or
MAT 22AL
MAT 22B
3
F
W
S
C- or better in MAT 22A or MAT 67
PHY 9A
5
F
S
MAT 21B or
PHY 9B
5
F
W
PHY 9A; MAT 21C; MAT 21D
PHY 9C
5
W
S
PHY 9B; MAT 21D; MAT 22A
CHE 2A
5
F
W
24+ on Chemistry Placement Exam
CHE 2B
5
W
S
C- or better in CHE 2A or 2AH
CHE 2C General Chemistry 5 F S C- or better in CHE 2B or 2BH
BIS 2A
5
F
W
S
None
Engineering (12 units)
ECH 5
3
W
MAT 21A, MAT 21B
ECH 60
4
S
MAT 21C
ECH 51 Material Balances 4 F C- or better in MAT 21C; MAT21D
ECH 80
1 F None
UWP 1, 1V, or 1Y
Expository Writing
ENL 3
Introduction to Literature
COM 1
Bks of West Civ /Ancient World
COM 2
Bks of West Civ/MidAge-Enligh.
COM 3
Bks of West Civ/Modern Crisis
COM 4
Bks of Contemporary World
NAS 5
Intro to Native American Lit.
Upper Division Major Requirements
Chemistry and Biological Science (20 units)
Course Description Units Quarter Offered Prerequisites
CHE 128A
3
F
W
C or better in CHE 2C
CHE 129A Organic Chemistry 2 F W C or better in CHE 2C, CHE 128A
CHE 128B
3
W
S
CHE 128A or , 129A
CHE 110A Quantum Mechanics 4 F S
PHY 9C or PHY 9HC; CHE 2C or CHE 2CH; Completion of MAT
21D, MAT 22A, MAT 22AL, and PHY 9C or PHY 9HC strongly
recommended
BIS 102
Struc & Func Biomolecules 3 F W
S
SS
BIS 1A or 2A; CHE 8B, CHE 118B, or CHE 128B
MIC 102
Intro Microbiology
3
F
W
S
BIS 1A or BIS 2A; CHE 2B
MIC 103L Intro Microbiology Lab 2 F W S C- or better in MIC 102; CHE 2B
Engineering core courses (60 units)
Course Description Units Quarter Offered Prerequisites
ECH 140
4
F
MAT 22B; ECH 60, ENG 6, or equivalent
ECH 141 Fluid Mechanics 4 W C- or better in ECH 51; ECH 140
ECH 142 Heat Transfer 4 S ECH 141
ECH 143
4
S
ECH 141
ECH 145A
3 W ECH 152A, ECH 152B
ECH 145B
3 S ECH 141, ECH 145A
ECH 148A
Chemical Kinetics and
Reaction Engineering
3 F
ECH 143, ECH 152B
No credit given for students who have taken ECH 146
ECH 152A
3
F
ECH 60, ENG, or equivalent
ECH 152B
4
W
ECH 152A, no credit given for students who have taken ENG 105.
ECH 157
4
F
ECH 140
ECH 158A
4 F ECH 142, ECH 143
ECH 158C
(SS GE3
4 S ECH 158B or ECH 161C
ECH 161A
4
W
ECH148A
ECH 161B
4
W
ECH 143
ECH 161C
4 W ECH 161A and ECH 161B ; or MCB 263
ECH 161L
4
S
(ECH 161A & B, and ECH 145B) or VEN 186, or (BIS 103 & MCB 120L)
Biochemical Engineering Electives (9 units)
Choose at least one laboratory course from the Laboratory Elective list; additional courses may be chosen from either list. You may receive biochemical
engineering elective credit up to a maximum of two units of an internship (192) or independent study (199), or Biotechnology 189L with the approval of a
petition, provided that the course is a laboratory-based experimental project, related to the biological and/or biochemical engineering sciences, and the
student submits a written report that demonstrates proficiency in laboratory skills, techniques, or method. Research does not replace the required lab
elective.
*Please note that the quarters in which the following courses are offered are subject to change. Please plan ahead by checking Schedule Builder to see if
the course will be offered the following quarter or by checking with the major advisor in the appropriate department*
Course Description Units Quarter Offered Prerequisites
BIS 2B Introductory Biology 5 F W S
None; Not open for credit to students who have completed BIS 1B
with a grade of a C- or better
BIS 2C Introductory Biology 5 F W
S
SS
C- or better in BIS 1B or 2B
BIS 101 Genes & Gene Expression 4 F W
S
SS
C- or better in BIS 2A and BIS 2B; CHE 8A, CHE 118A, or CHE 128A;
(STA 13 or STA 13Y) or STA 100, STA 102, or STA 130A; STA 100
preferred
BIS 103 Bioenergetics & Metabolism 3 F W
S
SS
BIS 102
BIS 104
Cell Biology
3
F
W
S
BIS 101; BIS 102 or BIS 105
BIM 102 Quantitative Cell Biology 4 F
BIS 2A; CHE 8B or CHE 118B; Only open to College of Engineering
students
BIM 107*
Mathematical Methods for
Biological Systems
4
C- or better in ENG 6; BIM 20; MAT 22B. Restricted to Biomedical
Engineering majors only.
BIM 109
Biomaterials
4
S
BIS 2A; CHE 2C; BIM 106, Restricted to upper division engineering
majors
BIM 117**
Molecular and Cellular
Networks
4
F
C- or better in BIS 2A and MAT 22A, Upper division standing
BIM 140**
Protein Engineering
4
S
BIS 2A
BIM 161A**
Biomolecular Engineering
4
F
BIS 2A; CHE 8B or CHE 118B; Upper division standing
BIM 162
Biophysics of Molecules and
Cells
4 F C- or better in MAT 22B and PHY 9C
BIT 160
Principles of Plant
Biotechnology
3 W BIS 1A or 2A; BIS 101 or PLS 152
BIT 188
Undergraduate Research:
Proposal
3 S Upper division standing
CHE 130A
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
3
W
CHE 118C or 128C
CHE 130B
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
3
S
CHE 130A
EBS 165
Bioinstruments and Control
4
F
ENG 100
ECH 144*
Rheology and Polymer
Processing
3 S ECH 141
ECH 166
Catalysis
3
S
ECH 148A and
ECH 170*
Introduction to Colloid and
Surface Phenomena
3 S CHE 110A
FST 102A
Malting and Brewing Science
4
F
(BIS 102 and 103) or BIS 105; Senior standing recommended
FST 104
Food Microbiology
3
W
BIS 2A, 103, MIC 102 and MIC 103L
FST 123
Intro. to Enzymology
3
S
FST 123L
MIC 140*
Bacterial Physiology
3 F (BIS 101, 102, 103 ) or (BIS 101, 105; MIC 102 recommended
MIC 150
Genomes of Pathogenic
Bacteria
3 S MIC 102; BIS 101
MCB 123
Behavior and Analysis
Enzymes and Receptor
Systems
3 F S BIS 103
NPB 101 Systemic Physiology 4 F S
BIS 1A or 2A; CHE 2B; PHY 1B or 7C strongly recommended.
NPB 107
Cell Signaling in Health and
Disease
3 W S BIS 102 or 105
PLB 112 Plant Growth & Development 3 W BIS 2A, 2B, and 2C; CHE 8B or 118B; BIS 101
PLS 100A
Metabolic Processes of
Cultivated Plants
3 F PLS 2 or BIS 1C or
PLS 152
Plant Genetics
4
F
BIS 1A or 2A or
STA 130A
Mathematical Statistics: Brief
Course
4 F MAT 16C or 17C or 21C
STA 131A
Introduction to Probability
Theory
4 F S MAT 21B; MAT 21C; MAT 22A or MAT 67
VEN 123
Analysis of Musts and Wines
2
F
CHE 2C; CHE 8B, CHE 118B, or CHE 128B; PLS 21
VEN 124
Wine Production
2
F
VEN 3, (VEN 123
), BIS 102
Lab Electives
BIM 161L*
Biomolecular Engineering
Lab
3 BIM 161A or BIS 101
BIT 161A
Genetics & Biotechnology
Lab
6 W PLS 152 or BIS 101; and
BIT 161B
Plant Genetics &
Biotechnology Lab
4 S PLS 152 or BIS 101; and
FST 102B
Practical Malting and
Brewing
4 W
FST 102A; CHE 2C; Open to seniors only in Fermentation Science
or Food Science and Technology
FST 104L
Food Microbiology Lab
4
S
BIS 2A; BIS 103; FST 104
FST 123L
Enzymology Lab
2
S
BIS 103, FST 123 (required concurrent)
MCB 120L
Biochemistry Lab
3
F
W
S
BIS 102 or
MCB 160L Principles of Genetics Lab 5 F W S BIS 101
NPB 101L Systemic Physiology Lab 3 F W S NPB 101 or NPB 110C
NPB 104L*
Cellular
Physiology/Neurobio Lab
4 NPB 101L; BIS 103 or 105
VEN 123L
Analysis of Musts & Wines
Lab
2
F
CHE 2C; PLS 21; (8B or CHE 118B or CHE 128B); and VEN 123 ;
restricted to upper division and grad students in VEN major;
VEN 124L Wine Production Lab 3 F
VEN 124 , Restricted to undergraduates in fermentation science,
viticulture & enology, biotechnology, microbiology, food science
and applied plant biology majors; open to graduate students in
food science agriculture and environmental chemistry and
horticulture
May be taken concurrently
May be taken with consent of instructor
*Not offered regularly Revised: 8-2019
**Offered in alternate years