Biomedical ENGINEERING Overview
What is Biomedical Engineering?
Biomedical Engineering is a dynamic and growing field based upon the application of the tools of engineering to the subject matter of biology. The tools of engineering encompass quantitation, integration, and synthesis. Biology studies living systems, especially the human.
Biomedical engineering is one of the newest engineering disciplines. Biology itself has changed dramatically since the late fifties as the discovery of the double helix provided a strong molecular unity to its diverse phenomenon. Just as chemical engineering became a powerful discipline in the early nineteen-hundreds as the molecular basis of chemistry became well established, biomedical engineering is building upon this new phase in the history of biology.
Biomedical Engineering at Brown
At Brown, the undergraduate program in biomedical engineering is an independent concentration structured as a joint program between the division of biology and medicine and the division of engineering. In this sense, the program has a slightly different structure and course requirements than the tracks in other engineering disciplines. The program is managed under the umbrella of the Brown Center for Biomedical Engineering. Students thus have access to the strong teaching and research programs of both divisions as well as to a number of courses and research-programs existing at the interface between the two divisions.
Our approach
We believe that biomedical engineering is a unique and distinctive interdisciplinary vocation. Students must master much of the essential materials of two different disciplines and be comfortable in two worlds which utilize different tools in different ways to produce different results. Although considerable effort is required, the subject is truly fascinating and most students react to the field and its rigors and challenges with enthusiasm.
Degree designation
Graduating students receive a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Engineering. Click here for the DEGREE PLAN.
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