Most technical electives available to BIOEs can be grouped into categories, such as biomechanics, or optics and imaging. Although not required, students may choose to follow a sequence of related technical electives to gain expertise in a specialized subject area:

Biochemical Engineering
BIOL 3010 - Molecular Genetics (3 hours)
BIOL 3030 - Cell Biology (3 hours)
BIOE 4610 - Artificial Organs (3 hours)
BIOE 4620 - Biochemical Engineering (3 hours)
BIOE 4630 - Bioseparations (3 hours)

Biomechanics
MIME 2300 - Engineering Dynamics (3 hours)
BIOE 4110 - Advanced Biomechanics (3 hours)
BIOE 4710 - Soft Tissue Biomechanics (3 hours)
BIOE 4730 - Computational Biomechanics (3 hours)
BIOE 4750 - Experimental Biomechanics (3 hours)

Neuroengineering & Nanotechnology
BIOL 3030 - Cell Biology (3 hours)
BIOE 4200 - Biosystems and Control (3 hours)
BIOE 4720 - Cellular Electrophysiology (3 hours)
BIOE 4810 - Introduction to Nanotechnology (3 hours)
BIOE 4820 - Nanotechnology and Microfabrication (3 hours)

Optics & Imaging
PHYS 3310 - Quantum Physics I (3 hours)
PHYS 3320 - Quantum Physics II (3 hours)
EECS 3700 - Electromagnetics (3 hours)
BIOE 4350 - Biomedical Optics (3 hours)
BIOE 4640 - Medical Imaging (3 hours)
BIOE 4670 - Ultrasound Principles (3 hours)

Pre-Medicine
CHEM 2410 - Organic Chemistry I (3 hours)
CHEM 2420 - Organic Chemistry II (3 hours)
CHEM 2460 - Organic Chemistry Lab I (1 hour)
CHEM 2470 - Organic Chemistry Lab II (1 hour)
CHEM 3510 - Biochemistry I (3 hours)
BIOE 4200 - Biosystems and Control (3 hours)
BIOE 4720 - Cellular Electrophysiology (3 hours)

Tissue Engineering
BIOL 3010 - Molecular Genetics (3 hours)
BIOL 3030 - Cell Biology (3 hours)
BIOE 4610 - Artificial Organs (3 hours)
BIOE 4710 - Soft Tissue Biomechanics (3 hours)
BIOE 4740 - Tissue Engineering (3 hours)