BIOE 6100 — Medical Physiology
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: T/FBostonOnlinePortland, MaineLive CastTraditionalVideo Streaming
Designed to provide bioengineering students with a working knowledge of the integrated behavior of organs and systems in the human body. As such, the student is provided with a comprehensive and intense immersion in each physiological subsystem with the expectation that he or she display knowledge of each at the level equivalent to that of a second-year medical student following his or her exposure to physiology. The specific subsystems covered are muscle physiology, cardiovascular physiology with ECG interpretation, pulmonary physiology with gas exchange mechanics and ventilation/perfusion, renal physiology and water balance, regulation of pH, gastrointestinal physiology, temperature regulation and energy balance, endocrine systems, and reproductive systems. The course does not cover neurophysiology.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 2 | 58 | 76 | 76% | 9.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 2 | 36 | 47 | 77% | 5.5 |
| Fall 2024 | 2 | 50 | 62 | 81% | 6.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 2 | 47 | 59 | 80% | 6.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 3 | 78 | 83 | 94% | 1.7 |
| Spring 2026 | 2 | 64 | 75 | 85% | 5.5 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 38% · T 50% · W 38% · Th 38% · F 50%
Common patterns: TF (50% of sections), MWR (38% of sections), async (12% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Jeffrey Ruberti (58% of students) · reviews
- Aurelie Edwards (40% of students) · reviews
- Chiara Bellini (2% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Jeffrey Ruberti (60% of students) · reviews
- Aurelie Edwards (40% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (BIOE course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All BIOE courses · Plan it at numap.app