Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering is an innovative multidisciplinary Bachelor of Science degree program. It prepares students to conceive, design, and develop devices and systems that improve human health and quality of life. Biomedical engineering is the convergence of life sciences with engineering. From child car seats and football helmets to drug-delivery systems, minimally invasive surgery, and noninvasive imaging technology, the work of the biomedical engineer makes a difference in everyone's life.

This program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET: www.abet.org

Concentrations

The undergraduate Biomedical Engineering curriculum is designed to strike a balance between academic breadth in biomedical engineering and specialization in an area of concentration. Each concentration has its own degree requirements for graduation and its own plan of study:

• Biomaterials
• Tissue Engineering
• Biomechanics and Human Performance Engineering
• Biomedical Informatics
• Biomedical Imaging
• Neuroengineering

The degree program provides innovative experiences in hands-on experimentation and engineering design, as well as opportunities for personal growth and development of leadership and communication skills.

Working with a faculty advisor, students can select their core and elective courses from the curricula offered by the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems and the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the College of Computing & Informatics.

More information about the School's undergraduate program can be found at the School of Biomedical Engineering, Sciences and Health Systems' Academic Program webpage.

Students are also encouraged to contact the School's director for student services:

Caryn Glaser
Director of Student Services
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
[email protected]
215.895.2237

Career and professional counseling is provided independently by the student's professional academic advisors and faculty advisors. Information regarding undergraduate professional academic advisors is available on the School's Undergraduate Advising webpage.

Metropolitan Philadelphia has one of the highest concentrations of medical institutions and pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries in the nation. The Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering gives students access to a broad spectrum of career opportunities in medical device and equipment industry, prosthetics and assist devices industry, biomaterials and implants industry, and the telemedicine, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and agricultural sectors.

Biomedical Engineering graduates are also ideally prepared for professional education in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and law. Those who choose to pursue graduate education can aim for careers in research and development, biomedical technology innovation, and transfer, as well as healthcare technology management.

Visit the Drexel Steinbright Career Development Center page for more detailed information on co-op and post-graduate opportunities.