Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering

The biomedical engineering program produces graduates who possess a broad foundation in engineering and liberal arts, combined with a depth of disciplinary knowledge at the interface of engineering and biology. This knowledge is mandatory for success in a biomedical engineering career. Biomedical engineering is also an enabling step for a career in medicine, dentistry, business, or law.

The objectives of the biomedical engineering program are to prepare students such that, within several years after graduation:

• Graduates will identify biomedical engineering challenges and lead solution concepts

• Graduates will be able to nurture concepts to commercialization by applying their knowledge of fundamental engineering principles, work experience, and state-of-the-art tools and techniques

• Graduates will be among the leaders of the fields in the development of biomedical devices, implants, tissues, and systems to meet the needs of society

• Graduates will establish themselves as leaders in their chosen career path by applying their skills in problem solving, teamwork, ethics, management, communication, and their awareness of professional and social issues

To accomplish this, the undergraduate program provides a balanced education in fundamental principles, design methodologies, and practical experiences in biomedical engineering, general engineering, and physical and mathematical sciences topics through which graduates can enter and sustain lifelong professional careers of engineering innovation and creativity.

Graduates of the biomedical engineering program will:

• Be recognized as innovative technical experts who demonstrate advanced understandings of the state-of-the-art in biomedical engineering, as well as their professional, social, and ethical responsibilities

• Emerge as technical leaders through their own individual contributions and their abilities to work with and influence others

• Function as effective entrepreneurs who nurture innovative technologies from concept to commercialization

By the time of graduation, biomedical engineering students will have:

1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics

2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors

3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences

4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts

5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives

6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions

7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies

8. A fundamental knowledge and an appreciation of the technology and business processes necessary to nurture new technologies from concept to commercialization