WHAT IS BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (BME)?
This major is part of the BEP Exploration Group, Health & Medicine Exploration Group, and Math & Engineering Exploration Group
Pacemakers, lasers, life support systems, and medical imaging techniques are all products of teams of biomedical engineers. Biomedical Engineering is the combination of fundamentals in engineering, biology, and medicine. Through cross-disciplinary studies, students work to improve health care by applying analytical and experimental techniques to medical needs. Biomedical engineers study biological structures and apply this knowledge to design medical devices and evaluate new tools used to diagnose disease and repair/ replace diseased organs. Individuals who choose this engineering major usually do so because they want to work in the health field and because they want to be of service to people.
The Biomedical Engineering undergraduate program educational objectives are that our alumni/ae: will be engaged in professional practice as biomedical engineers and/or biomedical scientists in occupational settings involving human health and well-being; will advance in their professional careers; and will engage in professional development, or post-graduate education, to continuing their self-development in biomedical engineering or other related fields.
Declaration, Major Requirements, and Courses
HOW TO DECLARE:
APPLICATION REQUIRED. As of July 2025, minimum admissions requirements for all College of Engineering majors has been updated. Internal Admission Process and Criteria can be found HERE.
To be considered for Spring admissions, application must be received by December 25th. To be considered for Fall admission, application must be received by May 25th. Apply HERE.
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MAJOR REQUIREMENTS:
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HELPFUL INTRO COURSES:
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ENGR 1166 - Foundations of Engineering (Major Requirement)
MATH 1131Q - Calculus 1 (Major Requirement)
BIOL 1107 - Principles of Biology 1 (Major Requirement)
CHEM 1127Q - General Chemistry (Major Requirement)
Possible Career Opportunities
COMMON CAREER PATHS:
UConn students who major in Biomedical Engineering often pursue careers with a focus on improving healthcare through applying analytical and experimental techniques to medical needs. Common examples include but are not limited to careers in:
- Biomechanics
- Clinical engineering
- Manufacturing
- Medical devices
- Patient care
- Product development
- Quality control
- Regulatory affairs
- Research
- Systems engineering
COMMON AREAS OF GRADUATE STUDY:
Biomedical Engineering majors who go on to pursue graduate studies pursue a wide variety of master’s, doctoral, and/or professional degrees based on their interests. Common examples include but are not limited to degrees in:
- Bioinstrumentation
- Biomedical engineering
- Medicine
- Nanotechnology
- Pharmaceutical science
- Robotics
ADDITIONAL CAREER RESOURCES:
For additional examples of careers and graduate studies that UConn alumni have pursued, visit the UConn alumni search on LinkedIn.
For further insight beyond the journeys of UConn alumni, visit Zippia or “What Can I do with this Major?”
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