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Graduates from the Biomedical Engineering program will (1) advance ongoing enhancements in biomedical engineering, (2) clearly convey pertinent biomedical engineering challenges across engineering, life sciences, and medical fields, (3) utilize critical thinking, quantitative analysis, and design capabilities to address and resolve biomedical engineering issues, and (4) direct and oversee biomedical engineering projects in industry, government, or academic settings with multidisciplinary teams. (Program educational objectives guide curriculum development, and reaching these goals is a collaborative effort between students and UCI.)
Students in Biomedical Engineering acquire knowledge in engineering along with principles of biology, physiology, chemistry, and physics. They might pursue careers designing diagnostic and therapeutic devices, engineering tissues for wound repair, pioneering innovative genetic therapies, or developing software to model human body functions.
Student must have completed secondary school with excellent grades/marks in academic subjects and have earned a certificate of completion that enables you to be admitted to a university in your home country and is equivalent to a U.S. high school diploma. If your secondary/high school was completed in a country where English was not the language of instruction, or if you have less than three years of high school curriculum instruction in English in the U.S., you are required to demonstrate English proficiency.
Various examinations and scores may be used to demonstrate proficiency in English: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) examination: Internet-based test (IBT): score 80 or higher; Score 6.5 or higher on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS); Freshman applicants may complete one UC approved English composition course.