Biomedical Engineering is an interdisciplinary concentration Educational Objectives: The Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Program at Brown University prepares students to
- Pursue careers of useful service to society including scientific and technical areas in medicine, law, business, technology, industry and health care delivery.
- Successfully apply the principles of engineering and science, as well as problem solving skills and critical thinking to a broad spectrum of biomedical engineering problems.
- Successfully use their ability in teamwork, effective communication and understanding of broad social, ethical, economic and environmental consequences in their lifelong education.
The program's emphasis is on biomedical engineering strong fundamentals, while allowing students to personalize their curriculum to prepare them for biomedical engineering careers and diverse careers in areas such as medicine, law, business, and health care delivery. These objectives address the expected accomplishments of program graduates, primarily in the time period of several years following graduation.
The specific objectives of the undergraduate concentration in Biomedical Engineering are to produce graduates who are:
1. Well versed in the basic sciences of mathematics, physics, and chemistry
2. Fluent in contemporary biology, comfortable with both its reductionist traditions and its movement toward a molecular understanding, and familiar with its experimental approaches and methodologies
3. Educated in the tools and skill-sets of engineers, particularly the ability to quantitate, synthesize, and integrate, and able to apply these tools both theoretically and experimentally to living systems and other subject matter of biology
4. Well prepared to complete their education and training in further study at the graduate or professional level, and conditioned to recognize the need for such further work.
5. Endowed with the attributes of an education in a leading liberal arts institution: they should have the ability to think clearly, decide fairly, and communicate effectively.
Implicit in our approach is the belief that a Bachelor of Science is not an appropriate terminal degree for those aspiring to leadership positions in Biomedical Engineering. It is expected that students will subsequently acquire a PhD, MD, LLB, MBA, or some combination of these. However, students who prefer to work for one or more years prior to resuming studies should be upon graduation, able to function effectively at an entry-level bioengineering position in either the public or private sector.
