Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering (BME) is the application of engineering principles and methods to solve problems in the medical and biological areas. Students in this program work with living systems, apply advanced technology to complex problems in medical care, and observe how their work directly impacts the delivery of human health care. Specialized areas of BME include: bioinstrumentation; biomaterials; biomechanics; cellular, tissue, and genetic engineering; clinical engineering; medical imaging; orthopedic engineering; rehabilitation engineering; and systems physiology.

Career Opportunities

A degree in biomedical engineering prepares students for employment in many industries including government and medicine. This profession is continually expanding as a result of the immense interest from public, government, scientific, and medical communities to improve quality of life. Employment opportunities include working with artificial organs, electrical muscle stimulators, drug delivery systems, artificial joints, prosthetics, and medical imaging technologies. CNN Money lists Biomedical Engineering as the number one engineering field in America! Read about it at: http://money.cnn.com/pf/best-jobs/2012/snapshots/

Master Course-Option Focus Areas:

Biomaterials/Biomechanics

Biomedical Ergonomic Engineering

Biomedical Signal/Imaging Processing

Biomedical Systems Engineering

Neuroengineering

Degree Requirements:

Minimum 30 semester hours

Minimum 15 hours of 7000 level or above from BIE Department.

Maximum 8 hours thesis

BME or IHE 6010 - Ethics in Engineering Research & Practice

Minimum 6 hours of BIE Department approved courses with a mathematics or statistics content.