The program emphasizes the application of engineering principles to the areas of medicine and biology and covers the broad aspects of mechanics, fluids, mass transfer, instrumentation, signal processing, systems analysis, materials and laboratory experimentation.

The University of Kentucky Biomedical major is committed to graduate education. The course work also stresses the practical application of these techniques to specific areas in rehabilitation engineering, sports medicine, orthopedic implant design, medical instrumentation, diagnosis and image processing.