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The\u00a0biomedical engineering program\u00a0is a hands-on educational experience in understanding, designing and manufacturing innovations to improve health. Majoring in biomedical engineering can also prepare students for medical school or other advanced studies.<\/p>\n

The interdisciplinary biomedical engineering major will leverage faculty expertise across the college in the area of engineered medicine and cross-campus expertise in biology, kinesiology and biomedical sciences.<\/p>\n

The major was approved by the Board of Regents, State of Iowa in February 2023. Enrollment has begun with a limited student cohort as faculty are hired and new lab spaces are finished to support core courses.<\/p>\n

Graduates of the biomedical engineering curriculum should have, at the time of graduation:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.<\/li>\n
  2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.<\/li>\n
  3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.<\/li>\n
  4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.<\/li>\n
  5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.<\/li>\n
  6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.<\/li>\n
  7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The objectives of the biomedical engineering program at Iowa State University are to produce graduates who:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Will excel in careers as biomedical engineers working in industries related to pharmaceutical development and production, medical device design and manufacturing, and disease diagnostics and medical imaging.<\/li>\n
    • Will successfully pursue research and advanced studies in biomedical engineering or other engineering fields and in related professional fields such as medicine, law and business.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Is the program accredited?<\/h2>\n

      As with other programs in the College of Engineering at Iowa State University, we will seek ABET accreditation. This will occur after the first cohort graduates as required by ABET.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-279","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/bme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/bme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/bme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/bme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/bme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=279"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/bme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1230,"href":"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/bme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/279\/revisions\/1230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/bme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}