Bioengineering
Mission Statement
The Bioengineering mission is to provide students with an excellent education through coursework, research and co-operative work experience to enable successful, innovative, and life-long careers in bioengineering. Graduates of the program will have a mastery of underlying bioengineering sciences and related technologies, as well as professional, ethical, and societal responsibilities.
Program Education Objectives
Built upon the University's mission, the mission of J.B. Speed School of Engineering and the mission statement of the Bioengineering department, with continuous review involving constituent input, and data from various attainment metrics, the educational objectives of the Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering degree are as follows:
- Provide our graduates with a high quality education, preparing them for a broad range of and successful careers in industry and graduate/professional school. (Career Opportunities)
- Provide graduates with opportunities to develop leadership skills, communication and team-building. (Leadership and Communication)
- Promote awareness among program graduates of the need for complying with professional ethics codes, understanding societal issues and engaging in life-long learning for continued professional development. (Life-long Learning)
Program Outcomes
The current eleven program outcomes, as required by Criterion 3, have been established by the Program Outcomes Committee and approved by the BE faculty are as follows:
- An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, life sciences, sciences and engineering to bioengineering problems (Knowledge)
- An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (Experimental Techniques)
- An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs (Design)
- An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams (Teamwork)
- An ability to identify, formulate, and solve bioengineering problems (Problem Solving)
- An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (Ethics)
- An ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing (Communication)
- The broad education necessary to understand the impact of bioengineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context (Societal Prospective)
- A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning (Continuing Education)
- A knowledge of contemporary issues (Contemporary Issues)
- An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for bioengineering practice (Engineering Practice)
