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The Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) offers an ABET-accredited Bachelor of Science degree in biomedical engineering, five-year combined Bachelor of Science/Master of Science degree programs, and a minor in biomedical engineering.
In addition to our undergraduate program information, this page also contains helpful information on the biomedical engineering field. We encourage you to continue reading further down this page to learn more about the biomedical engineering field.
The combined five-year B.S. and M.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering provides an opportunity for students to complete a conventional four-year Bachelor of Science degree program with one additional year of study to earn a Master of Science degree.
Career Paths
The biomedical engineering degree prepares students to enter a variety of fields after graduation. Students may work in industry developing, building, and testing new medical instrumentation, or they may choose to work in private research laboratories. They may also elect to work in government agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or others. Finally, students may wish to complete professional degrees in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, law or business) or they may undertake advanced study in biomedical engineering for a career as a university professor.
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The completion of the Bachelor of Science curriculum with the requirement that two of the Technical Electives for a minimum total of six (6) credits be graduate courses. Per current practice, all undergraduate Technical Electives must be approved by the student’s academic advisor. It is explicitly noted here that these two graduate courses are double counted towards the completion of the combined BS and MS degree.
The completion of an additional eight (8) graduate level courses for a total of twenty-four (24) credit hours. All graduate level courses must be approved by the student’s academic advisor per current academic rules.
All current Department, School and University Master of Science rules apply towards the aforementioned ten graduate level courses (30 credit hours) for the completion of the Master of Science portion of the degree.
Students in the combined program will be provided with a greater opportunity to participate in research at the undergraduate stage and are encouraged (but not required) to do a master's thesis.
English Language Requirements: A minimum score of 90 on the TOEFL; OR A minimum score of 6.5 on the IELTS; OR A minimum score of 61 on the PTE Academic.
Puede haber diferentes requisitos de IELTS en función del curso elegido.
