Biomedical Engineering
"Biomedical engineering (BME) is one of the fastest growing engineering disciplines — with very promising job prospects. Focused on medical sciences and interventions, biomedical engineers create new, game-changing technologies that save lives and improve quality of life. As a biomedical engineer, you could be working to create an advanced military helmet prototype, predict kidney problems early enough to save lives, or develop synthetic substitutes for bone grafts."
"At Wayne State's College of Engineering, you'll learn from nationally renowned faculty experts and benefit from our High Impact Practices of Student Success: team-based learning, global perspective, undergraduate research, internships and co-ops, and community service."
"In 2010, the College of Engineering initiated an undergraduate program in biomedical engineering. This academically intensive program integrates engineering and biomedical sciences throughout the four-year curriculum. The program features eight semesters of engineering design and problem solving focused on challenges at the interface of biology, medicine and engineering, as well as traditional classroom and laboratory learning. The design sequence culminates with the senior year Capstone design project, where students partner with an industry or clinic professional to design a solution to a real-world problem."
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University policy dictates that specific project information cannot be shared outside of University faculty, staff, and students due to concerns pertaining to intellectual property rights.
All quoted paragraphs are taken from the Wayne State Biomedical Engineering webpage.
Curriculum for BME with Honors
Year One
Fall Semester
♦Intro Programming&Computation ♦BME Design Lab 1 ♦General Chemistry ♦General Chemistry Lab ♦HON The City (SS) ♦Basic Composition [Calculus 1 transferred in from AP] |
Winter Semester
♦Materials Science ♦BME Design Lab 2 ♦Calculus 2 ♦General Physics 1 ♦HON American Government (AI) |
Spring/Summer Semester
♦Calculus 3 |
Year Two
Fall Semester
♦BME Engineers Intro Anatomy ♦BME Design Lab 3 ♦Biology:Basic Life Mechanisms ♦HON Probability and Statistics ♦Statics ♦General Physics 2 |
Winter Semester
♦BME Engineers Intro Physiology ♦BME Design Lab 4 ♦Circuits 1 ♦Diff Equations &Matrix Algebra ♦Mechanics of Materials ♦HON Service Learning |
Spring/Summer Semester
♦Organic Chemistry 1 ♦Technical Communication: Reports |
Year Three
Fall Semester
♦BME Signals and Systems ♦BME Design Lab 5 ♦Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer ♦Technical Communication: Presentations ♦Intro to C++ |
Winter Semester
♦BME Design Lab 6 ♦Engineering Physiology Lab ♦BME Intro to Concentration:[conc] ♦[BME Elective] ♦[Honors Seminar] |
Year Four
Fall Semester
♦BME Capstone Design Lab 1 ♦HON BME Thesis ♦[Concentration Elective] ♦[General Education] |
Winter Semester
♦BME Capstone Design 2 ♦[Concentration Elective] ♦[General Education] ♦[General Education] |