Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Minor in Bioengineering

This program is aimed at students who completed the Major in Biological Engineering.

In this Minor in Bioengineering, students will deepen their knowledge and skills gained from the Major in Biological Engineering, in one of the following areas:

  • Processes
  • Environment
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Biomedicine
  • Bioinformatics

Required Courses

  • BIO252I Genetic Engineering and Bioinformatics

Electives

Pass 40 credits in any of the following areas:

Processes Area

Required Courses:

  • IIQ2013 Unit Operations I
  • IIQ2303 Mathematics Applied to Process Engineering

Choose 20 credits between:

  • IIQ2023 Unit Operations II
  • IIC2433 Data Mining
  • IBM2121 Biomaterials
  • IIQ2985 or ING0700 Research or Project

Environmental Area

Required Courses:

  • ICH1104 Fluid Mechanics
  • ICH2304 Environmental Engineering

Choose 20 credits between:

  • ICH2314 Water Quality
  • ICH2374 Principles of Physicochemical Treatment
  • IIQ2363 Solid and Hazardous Waste
  • IIQ2985 or ING0700 Research or Project

Synthetic Biology Area

Required Courses:

  • IIQ2313 Dynamics and Process Control
  • IBM2992 Synthetic Biology and Prototyping of Artificial Biological Functions

Choose 20 credits between:

  • BIO288C Molecular Genetics
  • BIO325C Systems Biology
  • IIQ2985 or ING0700 Research or Project

Biomedicine Area

Required Courses:

  • BIO389E Cellular and Molecular Immunology
  • IBM2121 Biomaterials

Choose 20 credits between:

  • BIO272C Molecular Pharmacology
  • IBM2025 Cell Mechanics
  • IBM2012 Physiological Monitoring and Data Analysis
  • IIQ2985 or ING0700 Research or Project

Bioinformatics Area

Required Courses:

  • IIC2233 Advanced Programming
  • IIC2433 Data Mining

Choose 20 credits between:

  • IIC2133 Data Structures and Algorithms
  • IIC2613 Artificial Intelligence
  • BIO325C Systems Biology
  • IIQ2985 or ING0700 Research or Project

The list of courses is subject to modifications according to the academic planning in effect at the time of course registration. Remember to always be informed of the latest updates to the Study Programs.