Biomedical Engineering

Designing health solutions to improve quality of life.

Biomedical engineering  at UND is an interdisciplinary program that combines the principles of engineering and life sciences. We focus on creating new technology to find, fix and stop diseases and injuries. Students in this program learn the practical skills needed to design and build important medical technology. This includes developing medical devices (like scanners or diagnostic tools), creating implantable materials and artificial organs (like new joints or replacement body parts) and using computer models and simulations to study and test these advancements in biomedical research. The program also includes a strong emphasis on hands-on laboratory experience and research opportunities. 

Programs Offered

Program Educational Objectives 

We aim to prepare graduates such that they attain the following within a few years of graduation: 

1. To be highly competent in conducting the assignments and activities associated with their chosen career path in the biomedical and health-related industry.
2. To attain promotions and accept responsibilities beyond their entry-level position in the biomedical industry and broadly related industries or be successfully pursuing advanced degrees.
3. To work effectively in integrated teams and as leaders to ethically solve problems and innovate, and communicate results for the benefit of society.
4. To continue to develop their technical knowledge and leadership skills to improve global human health and well-being. 

Student Outcomes

The Biomedical Engineering program at the UND will produce graduates who have:  

• Outcome 1: an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems at the interaction between living and non-living systems by applying principles of engineering, biology, human physiology, chemistry, calculus-based physics, mathematics (through differential equations) and statistics.
• Outcome 2: an ability to analyze, model, design, and realize to produce bio/biomedical engineering devices, systems, components, or processes that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental and economic factors.
• Outcome 3: an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
• Outcome 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.
• Outcome 5: an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks and meet objectives.
• Outcome 6: an ability to develop and make measurements on and interpret data from living systems by appropriate experimentation, analyzing and interpreting data, and using engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
• Outcome 7: an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.