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Biomechanical Engineering

Biomechanical engineering is a large and expanding area related to the application of mechanical engineering principles in the medical field. It includes diverse areas such as orthopedics, cardiovascular engineering, medical robotics, rehabilitation, sports, forensic engineering, injury protection and tissue engineering. Career opportunities may be found in the medical, rehabilitation and sports industries; in medical research at hospital laboratories and institutes of higher education and in working as consultants and expert advisors to the industrial, legal and medical communities.

Recommended courses			Credits
MEM 502	Biofluid Dynamics		3.0
MEM 684	Mechanics of Biological Tissues		3.0
MEM 475	Medical Robotics I		3.0
MEM 478	Computer-Aided Tissue Engineerng		4.0
MEM 685	Mechanics of Human Joints		4.0
MEM 686	Mechanics of Human Motion		3.0
MEM 476	Medical Robotics II		3.0
BMES 680	Special Topics: CAD/CAM in Biomedical and Tissue Engineering		2.0
MATE 661	Biomedical Materials I		3.0
MATE 662	Biomedical Materials II		3.0
ANAT 101	Anatomy and Physiology I		5.0
ANAT 102	Anatomy and Physiology II		5.0
MEM 800	Special Topics: Introduction to Forensic Biomechanics		3.0

For more detailed information regarding the requirements for the Biomechanical Engineering area of concentration, visit the Biomechanical Engineering Concentration at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics site.

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