Undergraduate Program -- Biomedical Engineering
The biomedical engineering (BME) curriculum integrates selected engineering sciences and design methods with life science coursework. The program prepares students for careers in a variety of health care related professions 
including work for medical device manufacturers and regulatory governmental agencies. The course content of the biomedical engineering curriculum complements the departmental strengths in mechanical engineering and includes a comprehensive coverage of engineering materials and biomechanics applications. Elective courses are available to allow students to specialize their curriculum to areas of particular current interest in the marketplace such as cellular and tissue engineering applications. The biomedical engineering program also allows students to meet medical school admission requirements with an appropriate selection of technical electives.
Honors Biomedical Engineering Concentration
In addition to satisfying the requirements for the biomedical engineering major, candidates for the honors concentration must also complete the following requirements.
- First-year courses for honors concentrations in the engineering majors. (Note: Most of the honors requirements are course substitutions for the biomedical engineering major.)
- Two upper division honors courses in biomedical engineering via Honors-by-Contract or Honors Independent Study. The contract or independent study must be submitted to the Chancellor's Honors Program by the third week of the semester.
- A minimum of 3-credit hours of an honors senior design course. This requirement is normally satisfied as part of the senior capstone design course (Biomedical Engineering 469).
Minor in Biomedical Engineering
The College of Engineering offers a minor in biomedical engineering to those undergraduate students whose academic history provides the prerequisites for the courses required by the minor. The minor requires the completion of a minimum of 30 credits. Some of the courses used in the minor may also satisfy requirements for the student's major.
Students may declare the minor on their application to graduate. Or, a student may ask department personnel in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, 414 Dougherty Engineering Building, to enter the minor in the student information system so that it appears on the DARS.
Required Courses |
Hours Credit |
|---|---|
Engineering Fundamentals 202 |
2 |
Materials Science and Engineering 201 |
3 |
Aerospace Engineering 341 |
3 |
Electrical and Computer Engineering 301 |
3 |
Mechancial Engineering 331 |
3 |
Biomedical Engineering 271, 300, 310, 430 |
13 |
| Select one from Biomedical Engineering 473, 475 or other approved 400- or 500- | |
level Biomedical Engineering course |
Total 30 |
Biomedical Curriculum
The Biomedical Curriculum can be accessed here.
Biomedical Engineering Fact Sheet
http://pr.tennessee.edu/academicprograms/majorsseriespdfs/05biomedical.pdf