Mechanical Engineering
Biomechanics Concentration
Explore Manhattan University's Biomechanics Concentration: a five-course program in tissue engineering, biomechanics, and biomedical design for engineers.
Our biomechanics concentration will give students a competitive advantage in the biomedical industry. Available to both undergraduate and graduate engineering students, this five-course concentration covers topics in tissue engineering, the strength and structural behavior of biocompatible materials, and the application of solid and fluid mechanics to biological systems in health and disease.
What Will You Learn?
The concentration prepares graduates for careers in research, design, and manufacturing in the areas of prosthetics, artificial organs, and rehabilitation devices. Examples of recent biomechanical projects done in senior design, undergraduate research, and graduate research have covered such topics as prosthetics, drug delivery systems, sports injury technologies, and traumatic brain injury prevention. All of these projects require students to generate posters, reports, and presentations, thereby providing them with a realistic professional experience. In addition, several biomechanical or related professional societies have student branches within the department. Several of these projects have appeared in internationally recognized conferences and journals.
The presentations are given as in-house lectures or as talks at conferences. They also provide the students with the opportunity to disseminate their work to a wider audience. Two of the more recent projects addressed the issues of positional asphyxia in very young children, and walking frame design. Both projects are undergraduate research.
Concentration Requirements
Students accepted into the concentration will choose five courses. Students must choose two from the following list of biology courses:
| Course Number | Course Name | Total Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 207 | Anatomy and Physiology I 1 | 4 |
| BIOL 208 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| BIOL 222 | Biology for Engineers | 3 |
| BIOL 441 | Cardiovascular Biology 1 | 3 |
| The other three courses are selected from the following Mechanical Engineering courses: | ||
| MECH 427 | Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering 2 | 3 |
| MECH 437 | Biomechanical Instrumentation | 3 |
| MECH 431 | Structural Biomechanics | 3 |
| MECH 450 | Introduction to Tissue Engineering | 3 |
| MECH 451 | Introduction to Biofluid Mechanics | 3 |
| MECG 531 | Introduction to Biomechanics | 3 |
| MECG 541 | Special Topics 2 | 3 |
| MECG 631 | Biomechanics Modeling and Applications | 3 |
| MECG 741 | Special Topics: in Mechanical Engineering 2 | 3 |
| 1 Preferred courses for the concentration. 2 New courses applicable to the Biomechanics concentration are being created and offered as Special Topics courses. Please consult the department chair and/or the concentration coordinator to determine if a particular Special Topics course may be applied to the concentration. | ||
In addition, students are expected to pick a graduate design project within the biomechanics field. This hands-on program creates an engineer with critical, industry-specific tools.
To matriculate in the biomechanical concentration, you must earn an overall average GPA of 3.0 with no more than two grades lower than a 3.0 in any of the concentration courses. Incoming freshman, transfers and current students may enroll at any time.
Questions?
For further information, please contact:
Dr. Parisa Saboori
Biomechanics Coordinator
718-862-7851
parisa.saboori@manhattan.edu