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.  
 

4.      be able to work safely, independently, and confidently in a laboratory
environment.
 

5.     be able to design and conduct experiments, making measurements from
both living and non-living systems.
 

6.      be able to analyze and present results of experiments, using  graphical
techniques and statistical analyses.
 

7.      be able to assimilate knowledge from diverse areas to solve problems of
importance to the biomedical and engineering sciences.
 

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.
 

12. be able to evaluate the ethical dimensions of issues relevant to biomedical engineering.
 

13.  be aware of the impact, both positive and negative, that advancements in
biomedical engineering have on local and global society.
 

14.  be able to assess client needs, identify relevant constraints (e.g. regulatory,
manufacturing, economic, environmental, societal, etc.), and formulate the
design problem.
 

15.  be able to generate multiple, creative solutions for a problem and develop
criteria by which to rank the merit of feasible solutions.
 

16.  be able to critically review the performance of a solution in achieving the
identified needs and suggest relevant improvements or necessary revisions.