Program Educational Objectives: Graduates of the Biomedical Engineering program will

• promote continuous improvement in the field of biomedical engineering;
• communicate effectively the relevant biomedical engineering problem to be solved across the engineering, life science, and medical disciplines;
• apply critical reasoning as well as quantitative and design skills to identify and solve problems in biomedical engineering;
• lead and manage biomedical engineering projects in industry, government, or academia that involve multidisciplinary team members.

Biomedical Engineering students learn engineering and principles of biology, physiology, chemistry, and physics. They may go on to design devices to diagnose and treat disease, engineer tissues to repair wounds, develop cutting-edge genetic treatments, or create computer programs to understand how the human body works.

The curriculum emphasizes education in the fundamentals of engineering sciences that form the common basis of all engineering sub-specialties. Education with this focus is intended to provide students with a solid engineering foundation for a career in which engineering practice may change rapidly. In addition, elements of bioengineering design are incorporated at every level in the curriculum. This is accomplished by integration of laboratory experimentation, computer applications, and exposure to real bioengineering problems throughout the program. Students also work as teams in senior design project courses to solve multidisciplinary problems suggested by industrial and clinical experience.