Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University

PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

The program strives to produce graduates who are expected to demonstrate the following during the first few years after graduation

1. mathematics, science, and engineering fundamentals expertise at the interface of engineering and the life sciences which enables them to take leadership roles in the field of biomedical engineering
2. an ability to use their multidisciplinary background to foster communication across professional and disciplinary boundaries with the highest professional and ethical standards
3. the ability to recognize the limits of their knowledge and initiate self-directed learning opportunities to be able to continue to identify and create professional opportunities for themselves in the field of biomedical engineering 

STUDENT OUTCOMES

By the time of graduation from the B.S. BMED degree program, the students will have obtained

1. an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering 
2. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data 
3. an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability 
4. an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams 
5. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems 
6. an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility 
7. an ability to communicate effectively 
8. the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context 
9. a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning 
10. a knowledge of contemporary issues 
11. an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.

* Last revision - 06/17/2014

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