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Biomedical Engineering (BME)

Biomedical Engineering links biology, medicine, and engineering to improve human health. Biomedical engineers may work closely with medical doctors to design and evaluate prosthetic devices (e.g. heart valves, spinal and hip implants); work with computer analysis of medical images; work with new materials for implants and tissue-engineered implants; and use computers to analyze genetic structures and functions. This major is often used as a route to medical school.

The Department of Biomedical Engineering fosters interdisciplinary activities across departments and colleges and maintains strong ties with the Carver College of Medicine.

The B.S.E. in biomedical engineering requires a minimum of 128 s.h. The curriculum covers four major stems: mathematics and basic sciences, engineering topics, elective focus area, and general education (15 s.h. of humanities and social science courses). All students take 059:005-059:006 Engineering Problem Solving I-II and 010:003 Accelerated Rhetoric. General education component courses must be selected to satisfy the requirements of the College of Engineering. See "Curriculum Stems" and "General Education Component" under "Bachelor of Science in Engineering" in the College of Engineering section of the Catalog.

Elective focus area courses must be selected according to guidelines established by the Department of Biomedical Engineering.

Faculty Profile

BME Curriculum Guide

BME Premed Curriculum Guide

General Education Component (GEC)

Elective Focus Areas (EFA)-Click here to view all EFA Plans

Biomaterials
Bioinformatics/Computational Biology
Biosystems/Bioimaging
Cardiovascular Biomechanics
Musculoskeletal Biomechanics
Pre-Medicine
Tissue Engineering
Student Tailored EFA - Consult your advisor to discuss courses

BME EFA Plan of Study Form

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