What’s special about this program?

BME at UD delivers an innovative and exceptional education program enabling students to apply quantitative engineering design and analysis to biomedicine. Beginning in their first year, students are exposed to the engineering design process, hands-on lab skills, and potential career options available for BME graduates. Throughout the curriculum, students also practice teamwork and develop writing and presentation skills, making them desirable candidates for a variety of career paths, in addition to their technical excellence.

The biomedical engineering undergraduate program at UD represents an interdisciplinary effort to understand and address problems at the interface between engineering and medicine. As a result, many of our faculty have joint appointments in other departments that include Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Psychology, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

Our program equips students with a strong foundation in mathematics and the life sciences, as well as engineering analysis and design. It enables students to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems based on fundamental biomedical concepts; to design and conduct laboratory experiments; and to critically analyze and interpret data. The core curriculum includes courses in bioinstrumentation, systems physiology, biomechanics, biotransport, cell and tissue engineering, biomedical modeling and simulation, and engineering design.