Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Bioengineering
About the Program
Bioengineering is an expanding branch of engineering that primarily addresses issues related to medicine, healthcare, and overall human quality of life. It is a multidisciplinary field that combines scientific principles of biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics with advanced engineering techniques of more traditional areas (such as mechanical, electrical, chemical, and computer engineering) along with innovative methods developed in recent years.
Bioengineering is a rapidly growing profession with a wide range of expanding career opportunities. Bioengineers design and build medical instruments, artificial organs, prosthetic limbs, therapeutic devices, and medical imaging equipment. They develop and conduct technically complex experiments to understand biological systems, organs, and diseases, and aid doctors in developing new medical procedures. Bioengineers work in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries to create more efficient drug development and manufacturing technologies. They also address medical problems in consumer technology related to safety, ergonomics, and comfort.
The undergraduate program in bioengineering begins by providing a strong foundation in engineering, covering the natural and physical sciences, mathematics, a comprehensive socio-economic-cultural background, and the behavioral sciences. It continues with biomedical engineering disciplines, focusing on the development of problem-solving and teamwork skills, engineering design, and emerging technologies. The program emphasizes the development of lab skills valued by employers and offers ample opportunities for research work with faculty.
The culmination of the program is a capstone design project, providing students with hands-on experience in tackling real-world biomedical engineering challenges.
Employment Opportunities
Bioengineers pursue careers at laboratories, biomedical engineering and pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, high-tech start-ups, and more traditional manufacturing, for example automotive, industries. Bioengineering is also a good undergraduate field of study for students preparing for medical school. Bioengineering students in our program have found employment, internships and continued education at numerous major corporations and top-tier graduate and medical schools.
Accreditation
The BSE Bioengineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.
Program Educational Objectives for BSE in BENG
The Program Educational Objectives of the bioengineering program are that our graduates will:
- Be successfully employed in their discipline or a closely related field, while contributing to the economy and healthcare
- Continue to enhance their knowledge base and skills, through graduate degrees or other professional developments, to keep abreast of the ongoing changes in technology and health-related disciplines
- Be well rounded and well suited to work with colleagues and professionals with diverse technical backgrounds, cultures and wide range of competencies including those related to healthcare
Student Outcomes
To achieve the educational objectives, the graduates of the program will have:
1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
BSE in Bioengineering
For information on the number of students enrolled and degrees granted in the BSE in Bioengineering program, please visit the Enrollment Data and Degrees Awarded page.
BSE in Bioengineering
Students complete a minimum of 128 credits to earn a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) in Bioengineering.
Curriculum Requirements
Please note that beginning in Fall 2015, all freshmen must follow the Dearborn Discovery Core (DDC) requirements.
Curriculum requirement sheets and sample course sequences are available through the Office of Advising and Academic Success.