2. Biomedical Engineering
Purpose: Improve quality of human life
Bridging the gap between medicine and engineering
Rapidly growing field in the Bay Area
Multidisciplinary, collaborative
3. Impactful trends
SOCIETAL
Better quality of life
More affluent, aging population
Affordability
TECHNOLOGICAL
Miniaturization (nano)
Personalized Fabrication
Biomechanics
5. Hip Implant
•Materials Engineer
•Structure of device
•Biocompatibility
•Stress & Strains
•Biologist
•Interaction With the Body
•Industrial Engineering
•Manufacturing
6. Diverse disciplines
•Cell and Tissue Engineering
•Genetic Engineering
•Medical Imaging
•Biomechanics
•Biomedical Devices
•Bioinformatics
8. BME 115 – Introduction To Biomedical Engineering
BME 174 – Regulatory, Design and Quality Requirements
BME 117 – Biotransport Phenomena
BME 173 – Clinical Trials in Bioengineering
Course design at sjsu
9. Oral Communication
Written Communication
Critical Thinking
Mathematics/Quantitative reasoning
Golden Four
10. MatH
SJSU
Math 30 - Calculus I
Math 31 - Calculus II
Math 32 - Calculus III
Math 133A - Ordinary Differential Equations
OHLONE
Math 101A
Math 101B
Math 101C
Math 104
14. Engineering Common
SJSU
Engr 10 – Intro to Engineering
MatE 25 – Intro to Materials Engineering
CE 99 – Statics or
CE 95 – Statics
EE 98 – Intro to Circuit Analysis
ME 20 – Design and Graphics
OHLONE
ENGI 101
ENGI 140
ENGI 120
ENGI 130
ENGI 115
15. Get more information
Links to CSUMentor, ASSIST, and SJSU Undergrad Admission & Articulation on
sjsubmes.org