Biomedical Engineering (B.S.B.M.E.)

Discipline-specific degrees such as the BSME cannot be reviewed for accreditation until a student graduates with each degree. Program leadership has designed new degrees with accreditation expectations in mind. We anticipate an accreditation review for each discipline-specific degree (BSBME, BSCE, BSEE, BSME) during the 2022-23 academic year.

Program Learning Outcomes

Program Educational Objectives

   Graduates will be technically competent in their Engineering specialty area and able to perform essential engineering functions in their career of choice.

•   Furthermore, graduates will continue to learn and hone competencies necessary to their career through graduate education, participation in professional activities/societies, or other means relevant to their work.

•   Graduates will be broadly educated, prepared to

•   work effectively in an interdisciplinary, diverse, and team-based environment.

•   generate creative solutions

•   lead others in bringing ideas to reality

•   communicate clearly in both technical and lay settings

•   Graduates will conduct themselves in a manner consistent with the Christian faith, pursuing their work with a servant’s heart and a keen awareness of social responsibility

Student Outcomes

Graduates from Messiah’s Engineering program demonstrate:

  1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
  2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
  3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
  4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
  5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
  6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
  7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Major Requirements

Complete the following for your major:

ENGR 111Introduction to Engineering

2

ENGR 112Engineering Design Tools

2

ENGR 211Project Management

1

ENGR 212Programming for Engineers

2

ENGR 213Engineering Statistics

3

ENGR 214Materials Engineering

4

ENGR 215Circuits l

4

ENGR 216Mechanics l

3

ENGR 301Seminar I

1

ENGR 302Seminar II

1

CHEM 105General Chemistry I

4

MATH 111Calculus I

4

MATH 112Calculus II

4

MATH 211Calculus III

4

MATH 270Linear and Differential Methods

3

PHYS 211General Physics I

4

ENGR 301, ENGR 302: Fulfills Writing Enriched course requirement for major.

Six credits distributed over at least 4 semesters from:

ENGR 415Engineering Project

1-3

Biomedical Engineering requirements:

ENGR 323Mechanics ll

3

ENGR 331Biomechanics

4

ENGR 332Biomedical Laboratory Techniques

3

ENGR 324Control Systems

4

ENGR 371Thermodynamics

3

ENGR 377Fluid Dynamics

4

ENGR 431Biomedical Instrumentation

4

ENGR 432Design of Medical Devices

4

PHYS 212General Physics II

4

Six to eight credits from the following:

APHS 271Kinesiology

3

BIOL 160Molecular and Cellular Biology

4

BIOL 385Physiology

4

CHEM 106General Chemistry II

4

PHYS 317Optics

3

QuEST Requirements

Experiential Learning requirement (ENGR 302) met/major
QuEST requirements Credits
First Year Seminar 3
Oral Communication 3
Created and Called for Community (W) 3
Mathematical Sciences (MATH 111) met/major
Laboratory Science (CHEM 105) met/major
Science, Technology & the World waived
Two of the following (6 credits total):
   Social Science
   European History
   United States History
6
Literature 3
Philosophy and Religion 3
Arts waived
First Semester of Language 3
Second Semester of Language 3
One of the following*:
   Third Semester of Language
   Cross Cultural
   Non-Western Studies
2 or 3
Bible 3
Christian Beliefs 3
Wellness course 1
Ethics, World Views or Pluralism 3
QuEST requirements 39-40
Major requirements (inclusive of concentration) 92
Total credits 131-132

*The choice of either a third semester of a language, a cross cultural, or a non-western studies course applies only to the Engineering major.