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The Field
Biomedical engineering is one of the fastest growing fields, because they advance technology in the fields of medicine, biology, veterinary science and other life sciences. Artificial organs, pacemakers and laser surgery are examples of innovations by biomedical engineers.
Biomedical engineers are engineers that apply engineering to the life sciences - such as physiology and chemistry. They have a diverse understanding of engineering that helps them create the complex devices that improve people's lives. In one device, biomedical engineers may have used elements of electrical, mechanical and software engineering! They have a solid education in engineering and a working knowledge of biology, physiology and medicine.
There are six major areas within Biomedical Engineering:
- Medical Instrumentation
- Biomaterials
- System Physiology and Modeling
- Biosignal Processing
- Medical Imaging
- Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Engineering
The Program
Since biomedical engineers use knowledge of the life sciences to improve health care and improve people's lives, biomedical engineering at MSOE is comprised of courses that develop your skills in the areas of engineering, life sciences, mathematics, signal processing, medical imaging, systems physiology and modeling.
This program challenges you to excel in the many disciplines taught. Teamwork is stressed through a four-year design project in which you collaborate on a project related to some aspect of biomedical engineering. In the end, the reward is being fully prepared for the next step in your career.
The MSOE Advantage
The biomedical engineering program at MSOE distinguishes itself through:
- A well-rounded biomedical engineering curriculum covering all the specialty areas of biomedical engineering.
- A faculty that places a priority on teaching lectures and laboratories, and mobilizes students to succeed.
- Extensive laboratory implementation of the theoretical principles taught in lecture.
- A strong focus on engineering design, encompassing all four years of study at MSOE.
- Extensive and intensive teamwork on projects.
- Extensive access to faculty, equipment, facilities and industry contacts.
- A solid foundation of fundamentals in engineering and life sciences that build a foundation for biomedical engineering course work.
- The quarter system versus the semester system, which allows for more unique courses not possible in other programs.
The Results
You can take many directions with your degree in biomedical engineering. Graduates have gone on to further their education, accepted positions in industry, worked in health care centers, become engineering consultants and worked for the government.
The placement rate in biomedical engineering is 95%. MSOE's graduates enjoy an average starting salary more than $50,800 and have been placed with an impressive list of employers including:
- Bayer Healthcare
- GE Medical
- American Express
- Accenture
- Epic Systems
If you decide you are interested in furthering your education beyond your bachelor's degree right after graduation, you have many educational options:
- Engineering graduate school (full-time)
- Engineering graduate school (part-time)
- Law school
- Business school (MBA)
- Medical school
- Other health sciences
For examples of what past students have pursued for employment examine the biomedical engineering alumni profiles.
Interim Program Director: Dr. Charles Tritt
If you would like to learn more about this program, please contact the Admission Office.
