I. Graduates will possess a strong understanding of the theories and concepts of biology, mathematics, physical science and engineering science essential to being a successful biomedical engineer.
Graduates will:
1. have a strong theoretical background in and be able to apply knowledge of biology, mathematics, and the physical and engineering sciences.
2. be able to describe challenges associated with the interactions of living tissues with engineered devices, and propose safe and effective strategies for meeting these challenges.
3. have an advanced and current body of knowledge within one of the following fields of biomedical engineering: biomaterials, biomechanics, or biomedical instrumentation.
II. Graduates will possess practical, technical skills required for biomedical engineering practice.
Graduates will be able to:
4. work safely, independently, and confidently in a laboratory environment.
5. design and conduct experiments, making measurements from both living and non-living systems.
6. analyze and present results of experiments, using graphical techniques and statistical analyses.
7. assimilate knowledge from diverse areas to solve problems of importance to the biomedical and engineering sciences.
III. Graduates will have the skills required to work and communicate effectively with all of the people around them.
Graduates will:
8. be able to communicate effectively with colleagues and with non-technical audiences, in oral, written and graphical formats.
9. be able to function in multidisciplinary teams taking on a variety of different roles.
10. be aware of how the rapid developments of biomedical engineering necessitate continual updating of skills.
11. have the skills required for self-learning.
IV. Graduates will be aware of their professional responsibilities towards society.
Graduates will be:
12. able to evaluate the ethical dimensions of issues relevant to biomedical engineering.
13. aware of the impact, both positive and negative, that advancements in biomedical engineering have on local and global society.
V. Graduates will be able to apply design principles to open-ended problems subject to technical, practical and societal constraints.
Graduates will be able to:
14. assess client needs, identify relevant constraints (e.g. regulatory, manufacturing, economic, environmental, societal, etc.), and formulate the design problem.
15. generate multiple, creative solutions for a problem and develop criteria by which to rank the merit of feasible solutions.
16. critically review the performance of a solution in achieving the identified needs and suggest relevant improvements or necessary revisions.