At Duke BME, your major in biomedical engineering isn’t the end of your explorations—it’s just the beginning.
With a double major, you supercharge your Duke BME experience with exposure to cross-disciplinary interactions, such as AI and machine learning, environmental health engineering, device and computer design, and biomaterials.
The degree plans below show how you can complete 37 credits from both major programs.
A double major allowed me to explore two areas I was passionate about. Plus, I was more competitive as a job applicant because I could make connections and go deep in both areas.
Jennifer VillaClass of 2013
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Explore how the environment affects human health and become well prepared for careers in software development and health care.
First Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
CHEM 101DL Core Concepts in Chemistry or CHEM 110DL or CHEM 21 orAcademic Writing 101
EGR 103L Computational Methods in Engineering
MATH 111L Laboratory Calculus I orMATH 21
EGR 101L Engineering Design and Communication
BIO 201L Gateway to Biology: Molecular Biology
MATH 112L Laboratory Calculus II or MATH 122L orMATH 22
PHYSICS 151L Intro Mechanics or PHYSICS 25
CHEM 101L or Academic Writing
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
BME 244L Quant Physiology with Biostat Appl
BIOLOGY 201L
MATH 212 Multivariable Calculus1
PHYSICS 152L Intro Electr Magn Opt or PHYSICS 262
Life Science Elective
EGR 201L Mechanics of Solids
CHEM 210DL Mod Apps Chem Principles or Chem 201DL Organic Chem
Social Science or Humanities Elective
STA 130
MATH 216 Linear Algebra and Differential Eqn3
Junior Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
BME 260L Modeling Cellular and Molecular Systems
CEE 201L
CEE 301L
MATH 353 Ordinary and Partial Diff Equations1
Social Science or Humanities Elective
BME 354L Intro to Medical Instrumentation
BME Area Core Class I3
ECE 110L
CEE 461L
Social Science or Humanities Elective
Senior Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
BME/CEE Design 4
BME Advanced Elective
BME 302L or BME 307
Life Science Elective
BME Advanced Elective5
BME General Elective6
CEE 462L
CEE 463L
Social Science or Humanities Elective
Computer Science
Explore biological computing, software engineering, and machine learning for biomedical imaging and become well prepared for careers in software development and health care.
First Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
CHEM 101DL Core Concepts in Chemistry or CHEM 110DL or CHEM 21 orAcademic Writing 101
EGR 103L Computational Methods in Engineering or, with AP CS credit, CS 201 Data Structures & Algorithms
MATH 111L Laboratory Calculus I orMATH 21
EGR 101L Engineering Design and Communication
BIO 201L Gateway to Biology: Molecular Biology or, with Bio AP=5, Bio 203L
MATH 112L Laboratory Calculus II or MATH 122L orMATH 22
PHYSICS 151L Intro Mechanics or PHYSICS 25
Academic Writing 101 or Chem 101DL Core Concepts in Chemistry or Chem 110DL or Chem 21
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
BME 244L Quant Physiology with Biostat Appl
ECE 110L Fund Electr and Comput Eng
MATH 212 Multivariable Calculus
PHYSICS 152L Intro Electr Magn Opt or PHYSICS 26
CS 201 (if not already taken to replace EGR 103L)
EGR 201L Mechanics of Solids
CHEM 210DL Mod Apps Chem Principles or Chem 201DL Organic Chem
BME 260L Modeling Cellul and Molecular Systems
MATH 216 Linear Algebra and Differential Eqn
Social Science and Humanities Elective
Junior Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
CS 210 Introduction to Computer Systems or CS 250 Computer Architecture
BME 271D Signals & Systems
BME 221L Biomaterials or ME 221L Structure and Properties of Solids
MATH 353 Ordinary and Partial Diff Equations
Social Science and Humanities Elective
BME 354L Intro to Medical Instrumentation
BME Area Core Class I
BME Area Core Class II
One of CS 310, 316, 356, 351, or 350
Social Science and Humanities Elective
Senior Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
BME Design or 1st course of 2-semester BME Design (counts as an advanced elective)
BME Advanced Elective
BME Advanced Elective
CS Elective or CS 330 Introcution to Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Social Science and Humanities Elective
BME Advanced Elective or 2nd course of 2-semester BME Design (counts as Design Requirement)
BME General Elective
CS 330: Introduction to Design and Analysis of Algorithms or CS Elective
Social Science and Humanities Elective
First Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
EGR 101L Engineering Design and Communication
Chem 101DL Core Concepts in Chemistry or Chem 110DL or Chem21 or Academic Writing 101
Math 111L Laboratory Calculus I or Math 21
EGR 103L Computational Methods in Engineering or, with AP CS credit, CS 201 Data Structures & Algorithms
Bio 201L Gateway to Biol: Molecular Biology or, with Bio AP=5, Bio 203L
Academic Writing 101 or Chem 101DL Core concepts in Chemistry or Chem 110DL or Chem 21
Math 112L Laboratory Calculus II or Math 122L or Math 22
Physics 151L Intro Mechanics or Phy 25
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
BME 244L Quant Physiology with Biostat Appl
ECE 110L Fund Electr and Comput Eng
MATH 218D-2 Matrices and Vectors
PHYSICS 152L Intro Electr Magn Opt or PHYSICS 262
CS 201 (if not alreay taken to replace EGR 103L)
EGR 201L Mechanics of Solids
CHEM 210DL Mod Apps Chem Principles or Chem 201DL Organic Chem
Math 219 Multivariable Calculus
BME 260L Modeling Cellul and Molecular Systems
Social Science and Humanities Elective
Junior Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
CS 210 Introduction to Computer Systems or CS 250 Computer Architecture
BME 271 Signals & Systems or ECE 280L
BME 221L Biomaterials or ME 221L Structure and Properties of Solids
MATH 353 Ordinary and Partial Diff Equations
Social Science and Humanities Elective
BME 354L Intro to Medical Instrumentation
BME Area Core Class I
BME Area Core Class II
One of CS 310, 316, 356, 351, or 350
Social Science and Humanities Elective
Senior Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
BME Design or 1st course of 2-semester BME Design (counts as an advanced elective)
BME Advanced Elective
BME Advanced Elective
CS Elective or CS 330 Introcution to Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Social Science and Humanities Elective
BME Advanced Elective or 2nd course of 2-semester BME Design (counts as Design Requirement)
BME General Elective
CS 330 Introduction to Design and Analysis of Algorithms or CS Elective
Social Science and Humanities Elective
First Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
CHEM 101DL Core Concepts in Chemistry or CHEM 110DL or CHEM 21 orAcademic Writing 101
EAP CS credit, CS 201 Data Structures & Algorithms
MATH 111L Laboratory Calculus I orMATH 21
EGR 101L Engineering Design and Communication
BIO 201L Gateway to Biology: Molecular Biology, or with Bio AP=5, Bio 203L
MATH 112L Laboratory Calculus II or MATH 122L orMATH 22
PHYSICS 151L Intro Mechanics or PHYSICS 25
Academic Writing 101 or Chem 101DL Core Concepts in Chemistry or Chem 110DL or Chem 21
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
BME 244L Quant Physiology with Biostat Appl
ECE 110L
MATH 212 Multivariable Calculus
PHYSICS 152L Intro Electr Magn Opt or PHYSICS 262
Social Science or Humanities Elective
EGR 201L Mechanics of Solids
Chem 210DL Mod Apps Chem Principles or Chem 201DL Organic Chem
Math 216 Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
BME 260L Modeling Cullul and Molecular Systems
Social Science and Humanities Elective
Junior Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
BME 271D Signals & Systems
BME 221L Biomaterials or ME 221L Structure and Properties of Solids
Math 353 Ordinary and Partial Diff Equations
Social Science and Humanities Elective
CS Elective
One of CS 310, 316, 356, 351, 350
BME Area Core Class I
BME Area Core Class II
BME 354L Intro to Medical Instrumentation
Social Science and Humanities Elective
Senior Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
BME Design or 1st course of 2-semester BME Design (counts as an advanced elective)
