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What is Biomedical Engineering?

Biomedical Engineering is Biotechnology, Biomanufacturing and Bioengineering that solves medical, enviornmental, and product-related challenges. We combine physical, chemical, biological, Artificial Intelligence and data science with engineering to develop biologics, tissue-biology interface materials, clinical deivces, and better clinical devices. and better imaging with the goals of preventing, diagnosing and treating disease, improving health and creating sustainable solutions. The Department of Biomedical Engineering offers various undergraduate pathways to explore this field. 

Bachelor of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering

The Department of Biomedical Engineering offers a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree, accredited by ABET since 2004, and a Bioengineering minor.

Our interdisciplinary program combines engineering with biology and physical sciences. Students gain hands-on lab and research experience, develop strong communication and teamwork skills, and explore topics like bioimaging, tissue engineering, biomechanics, and bioelectricity.

Three specialization tracks are available:

  • Biomechanics and Biomaterials
  • Bioelectricity and Bioimaging
  • Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering

Graduates are prepared for careers in healthcare, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, research and more.

View curriculum and courses required.

Coming soon Explore Career Paths in BME.

Honors Program in Biomedical Engineering

The Honors Program in Biomedical Engineering recognizes high-acheiving students for exceptional research and academic performance. Students may apply at the end of their sophomore year. Admission requires:

  • A minimum cummulative GPA of 3.50
  • A grade of B or better in all required major courses (including math and physics)

Transfer students entering as juniors must meet the same GPA and course requirements in their first semester at Stony Brook University.

To graduate from the Honors program in Biomedical Engineering, students must:

  • Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.50, and a B or better in all required major courses
  • Complete BME 494 (1-credit research seminar) with a B or better during junior year
  • Complete BME 495 (3-credit honors research project) wih a B or better
  • Submit and present an honors thesis, formatted as an engineering technical paper, supervised and approved by two BME faculty members (including the advisor).

Graduating with honors is noted on both the diploma and academic transcript.

There is no formal application. Interested and qualified students should contact the Undergraduate Program Director or Coordinator.

Combined BE-MS Program

The Department also offers a five-year accelerated B.E./M.S. degree, which can be completed with one additional year of study beyond the Bachelor's degree. The accelerated B.E./M.S. is intended to prepare high-achieving and highly-motivated undergraduate BME students for either doctoral studies or a variety of advanced professional positions. The program is highly selective with admission based on academic performance as well as previous undergraduate research. Juniors can be admitted into the accelerated degree program if they satisfy the requirements outlined in the Graduate Bulletin. The requirements for the accelerated program are the same as the requirements for the B.E. and M.S. degree, except that two graduate 500-level courses replace two 300- or 400-level technical electives, so that a maximum of six graduate credits are counted toward the undergraduate degree.

Important features of this combined degree program are that students must apply to the program through the BME Graduate Program Director during their junior year. A Google Form will be sent to all BME juniors in February/March. Once accepted, they are considered to be a graduate student in all regards. We have prepared a sample course sequence for the combined BE/MS program. Although graduate technical elective courses can apply towards the BE (the undergraduate degree), students must indicate whether the course is intended to be applied for the BE or the MS; courses cannot apply to both degrees.

BNG Minor Program 

The common goal of the Bioengineering Minor  is to expose science majors to the dominant theme in engineering, specifically, problem solving under conditions involving multiple objectives and constraints. Effective problem solving requires both identification of the assumptions underlying the problem definition and experience with a broad range of possible design solutions. We believe the biological world provides an excellent context in which to teach these concepts. Numerous examples exist in nature which can be used to critically evaluate the role of assumptions in creating "optimal" designs. Indeed, nature has provided us with a broad range of design "solutions" to apparently very similar "problems". Furthermore, as we enter the 21st century, the field of biomimetics, or applying engineering design and approaches to existing solutions found in biology, is rapidly emerging as an important new direction in engineering design.

Requirements of this program include BME 100: Introduction to BME, and C-programming (e.g., BME 120). Three specialization tracks are available: Biomaterials/Biomechanics; Bioelectricity; Molecular/Cellular Bioengineering. Each specialization track has four required courses. Lastly, BNG minor students must complete one upper level BIO or BCH lecture and laboratory.

Undergraduate Program Handbook

Please reference the undergraduate program handbook. It should be able to answer many of your questions and prepare you for your academic career in Biomedical Engineering.

Contacts

Undergraduate Program Coordinator:

Jessica Kuhn (Berthold)
bme_ug_program@stonybrook.edu


Undergraduate Program Co-Directors:

Dr. Molly D. Frame

Dr. Meilin (Ete) Chan
bme_ug_program@stonybrook.edu

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