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Course InformationCurriculum Overview
The BME curriculum consists of 24 hours of non-technical courses and 109 hours of science and engineering, of which 51 hours are total engineering hours and 38 hours are core BME courses. The undergraduate curriculum synthesizes engineering and molecular and cellular biology into a single undergraduate BME degree. The core consists of a solid basis in mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology, in addition to core engineering and BME courses.
The curriculum incorporates principles of vertical integration, followed by specialization tracks in Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation, Cell and Bio-Molecular Engineering, and Computational Biomedical Engineering, which lead to a team capstone design experience. As juniors and seniors, students elect a specialization track. Each track consists of 18 hours of coursework. These tracks provide students with depth in a specific area of biomedical engineering.
Technical Area 1 - Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation (Option A: Digital Applications or Option B: Imaging Applications)
Technical Area 2 - Cellular and Bio-Molecular Engineering
Technical Area 3- Computational Biomedical Engineering
A Premed option is also available for those attending medical school upon completion of a BS in Biomedical Engineering.
Senior Engineering Electives
All students must take two senior engineering electives for a total of six semester hours. The following may be counted toward this requirement:
- Any engineering course in any one of the three technical area options. A course may not be counted toward both the technical area requirement and the senior elective requirement.
- With the adviser's consent, any upper-division engineering course. A course may not be counted toward both the technical area requirement and the senior elective requirement.
- Biomedical Engineering 361, Biomedical Engineering Industrial and Business Projects
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One of the following four courses:
- Biomedical Engineering 377P, Research Internship
- Biomedical Engineering 377Q, Industrial Internship
- Biomedical Engineering 377R, Clinical Research Internship
- Biomedical Engineering 377S, Clinical Medical Internship
The industrial internship program consists of summer internships at partner biomedical companies. In the research internship program, students perform biomedical research with biomedical engineering faculty at UT Austin and/or the Texas Medical Center. The clinical research internship program allows students to perform research in laboratories at either UT M.D. Anderson or UT Health Science Center in Houston. The clinical medical internship program gives students the opportunity to work directly with a single physician or a team of practicing physicians at UT M.D. Anderson or UT Health Science Center in Houston. In the clinical medical internship, students participate in clinical in-patient rounds, out-patient visits, operating room, and medical grand rounds. This gives them direct experience with the medical needs that can be addressed by biomedical engineering.