Bridging Medicine & Engineering
The practice of medicine is changing, and biomedical engineers are leading the revolution. From designing and building machines and advanced devices, to improving processes for diagnosing and treating disease, they’re saving lives with emerging technologies.
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Collaborative Education
On-campus specialized hands-on teaching facilities tailored for BME students, such as the Salter Biomedical Device Lab. The program curriculum is founded on basic engineering education and later in the degree focuses on interdisciplinary research in areas such as biomaterials, biomechanics, biosensors, and neural engineering. This degree allows students to work with renowned experts in their fields and provides excellent preparation for post-graduate work in biomedical engineering and related disciplines, pre-medical school, and health-related professions.
Research Opportunities
Plug into one of the fastest growing occupations in the world at a top-25 research university in a department chock-full of options.
Work alongside award-winning faculty across disciplines on projects such as:
- Biomedical Imaging and Spectroscopy
- Bioinstrumentation and Devices and Biosensors
- Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
- Neuroengineering
- Biomechanics
- Biomedical Informatics
- Cardiovascular Biomedical Engineering
Outside the Classroom
The UA Biomedical Undergraduate Mentoring Program, in which upper-level students provide mentoring and networking opportunities with faculty and alumni, helps ensure students have the tools and resources to succeed academically and professionally. The UA Biomedical Engineering Society hosts activities that help integrate its members into the academic, medical and business sectors. The Medical Device Club allows students to learn hands-on design and device skills in our Salter Medical Device Lab.
Career Paths
Modern technology is an inextricable part of medicine and healthcare. An undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering is a strong foundation from which to pursue graduate studies (BME also offers a 4 + 1 year accelerated Masters), study medicine or directly enter industry. It can lead to a number of exciting careers, including medical systems and device design, technical support, quality, clinical and product development engineering, and diverse areas such as law, dental, optometry, among others.
It ranks among the top 10 majors with the highest starting salaries, according to U.S. News & World Report. And Arizona’s bioscience industry is rapidly growing, with the state home to more than 1,400 companies.
