Program Outcomes and Educational Objectives
At the undergraduate level, the department offers a four-year engineering curriculum leading to a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering.
Our graduates will attain the following program outcomes by the time of their graduation:
- An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering to the solution of biomedical engineering problems.
- An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data.
- An ability to design a biomedical engineering system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.
- An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams.
- An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.
- An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
- An ability to communicate effectively based upon analytical and critical thinking skills.
- The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.
- A recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life-long learning.
- A knowledge of contemporary issues relevant to biomedical engineering.
- An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
- An understanding of biology and physiology, and the capability to apply advanced mathematics, science, and engineering to solve the problems at the interface of engineering and biology.
- The ability to make measurements on and interpret data from living systems, addressing the problems associated with the interaction between living and non-living materials and systems.
Our program educational objectives describe the qualities and performance of our alumni:
- Our alumni apply quantitative, analytic, and critical thinking skills to solving biomedical engineering problems in industry, graduate or professional graduate programs
- Our alumni employ biomedical engineering lab skills in industry, graduate or professional graduate programs.
- Our alumni employ written and oral communication skills in interactions with health care professionals, engineers or scientists in industry, graduate or professional graduate programs.
- Our alumni work in teams in industry, graduate or professional graduate programs.
- Our alumni exhibit the responsibility and ethics of a professional engineer in industry, graduate or professional graduate programs.