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In biomedical engineering, students collaborate with faculty to build interdisciplinary expertise and create clinically applicable solutions for human health—ranging from designing and developing artificial organs and devices for injury recovery to inventing advanced detection systems and improving medical imaging techniques and equipment. Texas Engineering graduates have pursued careers in academic institutions and various sectors of the health care and biotechnology industries. The bachelor of science in biomedical engineering (BSBME) is an undergraduate program that merges engineering methods with biological sciences. Graduates of this program become engineers equipped with the fundamental training to tackle the most challenging issues in medicine.
The most effective solutions to medical challenges emerge from teams with diverse technical viewpoints. Biomedical engineering is an interdisciplinary field that incorporates elements of chemical, mechanical, and electrical engineering and blends them with human physiology to address health care issues. We provide a foundational interdisciplinary undergraduate curriculum that includes engineering and science basics, biomaterials, physiology, instrumentation, biomechanics, engineering design, and more.
The primary goal of this field is to instruct students on integrating cell and molecular biology knowledge with engineering analysis to solve problems in molecular-based medicine. Two career specializations are offered in this area: biomaterials/regenerative medicine and nanotechnology. Students must complete 12 semester hours from any Technical Area 2 electives, with at least six of those hours in engineering courses.