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Suggested Technical Electives (TEs)

Here are some courses you might consider as technical electives. We don't mean to endorse the quality or value of the courses by singling them out here, and there are many other courses not listed here which are okay as technical electives. We present these only as reasonable and perhaps useful choices. This should show you the breadth of options that you have.

Biology

BIO 205 Fundamentals of Biological Chemistry (3) (F)
BIO 302 Introduction to Molecular Biology (3) (F)
BIO 319 Genetics (3) (F)

Biophysics

BPH 303 Principles of Biophysics (3) (Sp)

Chemistry

CHE 214 Introduction to Analytical Chemistry (3) (F)
CHE 204 Organic Chemistry (3) (Sp)
CHE 321 Inorganic Chemistry I (3) (F)

Engineering

EAS 208 Dynamics (3) (F; Sp)
EAS 305 Applied Probability (4) (F; Sp)
EAS 308 Engineering Statistics (3) (F)
EAS 451 Modern Methods of Engineering Computations (3) (F; Sp)
EAS 480 Technical Communications for Engineers (3) (F; Sp)

Math

MTH 309 Introductory Linear Algebra (4) (F; Sp)
MTH 337 Introduction to Scientific Computing (4) (F; Sp)
MTH 417 Survey of Multivariable Calculus (4) (F; Sp)
MTH 424 Survey of Fourier Series Methods (3) (Sp)
MTH 425 Introduction to Complex Variables I (3)
MTH 449 Introduction to Partial Differential Equations (3)

Physics

PHY 207 General Physics III (3) (Sp)

Physiology and Biophysics

PGY 300 Human Physiology (3) (F; Sp)

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