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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Bioengineering Major (Bachelor of Science)


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Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 133-136


Freshman - Credits: 37


  • Individual and Society General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)

Sophomore - Credits: 35-36


  • Aesthetic Awareness General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
  • Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
  • Bioengineering Elective  (Cr: 3-4)
  • General Education Elective  (Cr: 3)

Junior - Credits: 31-33


  • Global Issues General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
  • Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
  • World Cultures General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
  • Bioengineering Electives  (Cr: 6-8)

Learning Outcomes


Upon completion of the bioengineering program, students will:

  • Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the discipline.
  • Communicate effectively in written form within the conventions of the bioengineering discipline.
  • Demonstrate an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering. 
  • Demonstrate an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data.
  • Demonstrate an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.
  • Demonstrate an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams.
  • Demonstrate an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems. 
  • Demonstrate an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
  • Demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively.
  • Demonstrate the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.
  • Demonstrate recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of contemporary issues.Demonstrate an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. 

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