Biomedical Engineering, B.S.

Program Overview

Graduates are equipped for careers in industry, academia, or further education in biomedical engineering or related fields.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Saint Louis University School of Science and Engineering's Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering (BME) program focuses on the principles of both engineering and medicine. The program is designed to accommodate students with a wide variety of interests and can be tailored to suit individual career goals.

Program Highlights:

• Integration of Knowledge: Students are challenged to integrate their knowledge of the biological and physical sciences with the engineering skills they are developing through hands-on projects and experiential learning.
• Career Preparation: Graduates are prepared for a variety of careers in the health care industry, ranging from fundamental research in science and engineering to the direct application of their knowledge to improve health and the overall quality of life.
• Flexibility: Biomedical engineering majors at SLU can complete certificates, minors, or second majors in various disciplines ranging from the liberal arts or science to business or technology.
• Entrepreneurial Mindset: Students are exposed to concepts of entrepreneurship and an entrepreneurial mindset through the curriculum and extracurricular opportunities.
• Research Opportunities: More than 25% of undergraduate students participate in an organized research experience within the program.

Program Educational Objectives:

• Professional Practice: Graduates will have established themselves as practicing engineers in biomedical engineering and health-related positions in industry, government, and academia.
• Advanced Study: Graduates will have acquired advanced degrees or be engaged in advanced study in biomedical engineering or other fields related to their long-term career goals.
• Career Development: Graduates will attain a major milestone in their career development within the first five to seven years.

Student Outcomes:

Graduates of the biomedical engineering program at Saint Louis University will demonstrate abilities to:

• Design Solutions: 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.
• Communication: Communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
• Ethical Responsibility: 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.
• Teamwork: Function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
• Experimentation: Develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
• Lifelong Learning: Acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Additional Experience:

• Core Principles: Graduates will have experience applying principles of engineering, biology, human physiology, chemistry, calculus-based physics, mathematics (through differential equations), and statistics.
• Problem Solving: Graduates will have experience solving bio/biomedical engineering problems, including those associated with the interaction between living and non-living systems.
• Design and Realization: Graduates will have experience analyzing, modeling, designing, and realizing bio/biomedical engineering devices, systems, components, or processes.
• Data Interpretation: Graduates will have experience making measurements on and interpreting data from living systems.

Careers:

• Industrial/Consulting: Industrial or consulting positions.
• Graduate School: Graduate school in biomedical engineering or related fields.
• Professional Schools: Professional schools such as medicine, veterinary medicine, or business administration.

Other:

• Accreditation: The Biomedical Engineering, B.S.
• Capstone Project: Each biomedical engineering student at SLU completes a senior capstone design project, which is a hands-on experience.
This year-long project may be explored as an individual, but the projects most often involve groups of students from biomedical engineering, other engineering or computer science departments, biological or medical departments, or engineers from corporations.
• Laboratories: SLU's well-equipped laboratories emphasize measurement techniques and experimental methods.
• Course Sequencing: Each biomedical engineering student's sequence of courses will vary according to credits taken in high school, ability level, individual preference, and career goals.
• Exit Interview/Survey: All Science and Engineering B.A.
and B.S. students must complete an exit interview/survey near the end of their bachelor's program.
• Continuation Standards: Students must maintain a minimum 2.00 GPA.