Taieb Gasmi, Ph.D., Coordinator
What is Biomedical Engineering?
Biomedical engineering is the application of engineering techniques and analyses to problem-solving in medicine and the biomedical sciences.
In most aspects of health care, disease prevention and treatment, or rehabilitation, there are problems that require an engineering approach. Moreover, the growing complexity of medical technology has increased the demand for appropriately trained professionals to bridge the gap between clinical medicine and applied medical technology. These personnel must be capable of defining a medical problem in engineering science terms and of finding a solution that satisfies both engineering and medical requirements. Such trained personnel constitute the core of biomedical engineers.
The biomedical engineer has expertise in engineering science, biological science and medical science. Biomedical engineering is usually based on one of the traditional engineering disciplines, such as electrical or mechanical engineering. There has been a great expansion of biomedical engineering in areas such as medical electronics, clinical engineering, biomaterials, and rehabilitation engineering. The scope of the field is enormous: from cardiac monitors to clinical computing, artificial hearts to contact lenses, wheel chairs to artificial tendons, modeling dialysis therapy to modeling the cardiovascular system.
The Major
The biomedical engineering curriculum leading to the B.S. degree offers considerable flexibility, allowing time for elective courses. The curriculum is designed for students whose post-degree plans include graduate school, industry or professional schools. The courses and laboratory experiences both in Madrid and at the Parks College provide a broad fundamental preparation.
The Parks College biomedical engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC of ABET).
Biomedical Engineering Program Objectives
The undergraduate program both in Madrid and Parks College is designed to meet the following specific objectives in order to fulfill the Departmental and Institutional missions.
1. Prepare graduates for wide ranging careers in biomedical engineering and health related positions in industry, government, or academia.
2. Prepare graduates to pursue advanced degrees in biomedical engineering or other fields related to their long term career goals.
3. Produce graduates that will achieve a major milestone in their career development within the first three to five years.
Unique Features of the program
| Basic Science and Mathematics | Credits |
| Chemistry | 8 |
| Biology | 11 |
| Physics | 8 |
| Calculus | 12 |
| Differential Equations | 3 |
| Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics | 3 |
| Basic Engineering | Credits |
| Engineering Shop | 1 |
| Mechanics | 3 |
| Circuits | 4 |
| Liberal Arts | Credits |
| Composition | 3 |
| Communication | 1 |
| Theology | 3 |
| Ethics | 3 |
| Humanities | 3 |
| Social/Behavioral Science | 3 |
| Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| Non-Technical | 3 |
| Biomedical Engineering Core | Credits |
| BME Orientation | 1 |
| BME Introduction | 1 |
| BME Computing | 3 |
| Biomaterials | 3 |
| Biosignals | 3 |
| Biomeasurements | 3 |
| Transport Fundamentals | 3 |
| Senior Project | 6 |
| Advanced Biomedical Engineering | Credits |
| Options approved by department | 18 |
| Biomedical Engineering-Related Elective | Credits |
| Options approved by department | 9 |
| Minimum B.S. Credits | 128 |
FIRST YEAR
Saint Louis University-Madrid Campus, Spain
| FALL | SPRING | ||
| CHEM 163/165 Chem I | 4 | CHEM 164/166 Chem II | 4 |
| MATH 142 Calculus I | 4 | MATH 143 Calculus II | 4 |
| BIOL 104 Biology I | 4 | BIOL 106 Biology II | 4 |
| ENGL 190 Adv. Rhetoric | 3 | PHYS 161/162 Physics I | 4 |
| BME 100 BME Orientation | 1 | BME 101 Introduction | 1 |
| 16 | 17 | ||
SECOND YEAR
Saint Louis University-Madrid Campus, Spain
| FALL | SPRING | ||
| BIOL 260 Human Physiology | 3 | THEO 100 Theological Fnd. | 3 |
| MATH 244 Calculus III | 4 | MATH 355 Differential Eq. | 3 |
| PHYS 163/164 Physics II | 4 | ECE 201/202 Circuits | 4 |
| BME 320 Mechanics | 3 | BME 200 BME Computing | 3 |
| PHYS 341 Thermodynamics | 3 | BME 340 Materials Science | 3 |
| 17 | 16 | ||
TRANSFER TO SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA
THIRD YEAR
Parks College of Engineering, Aviation & Technology; St. Louis, USA
| FALL | SPRING | ||
| MENG 201 Eng. Shop Pract. | 1 | PHIL 205 Ethics | 3 |
| BME 310 Signals | 3 | BME 305 Measurements | 3 |
| BME 330 Transport Fund. | 3 | BME 420 Biomechanics | 3 |
| MATH 403 Prob. & Statistics | 3 | BME 430 BioTransport | 3 |
| Humanities | 3 | BME 410 Biomedical Signals | 3 |
| BME 440 Biomaterials | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
FOURTH YEAR
(Parks College of Engineering, Aviation & Technology; St. Louis, USA)
| FALL | SPRING | ||
| BME 495 Senior Project I | 3 | BME 496 Senior Project II | 3 |
| BME 415 Sensory Systems | 3 | BME405 Biomeasurements | 3 |
| BME Related Elective | 3 | Social & Behavioral Science | 3 |
| BME Related Elective | 3 | Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| Non-technical Elective | 3 | BME-Related Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
TOTAL CREDITS: 127
