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education: ENGINEERING SCHOOL, BACHELO
MORE ABOUT OPTIONS
A general bioengineering program
most closely resembles the kind of
learning available in a science-based
biotechnology program. Programs
like those at Purdue University and
the University of California, Berkeley,
teach students about multiple appli-
cations of bioengineering, with sub-
stantive academic instruction in core
disciplines and research opportuni-
ties for advanced undergraduates to
explore frontiers of learning in the
field.
The largest field of bioengineer-
ing — biomedical engineering — is
offered at schools large and small
in all parts of the country. You are
almost sure to find a school that fits
your needs and preferences, no mat-
ter where you live. Tufts University
in Boston represents a common ap-
proach to biomedical engineering –
basic engineering to start with, then
in order of priority: math, statistics,
biology, chemistry, and physics.
technology. About a third offer gen-
eral instruction in the field under
names like “bioengineering” or
“biological systems engineering.”
Smaller numbers offer specializa-
tions like agricultural engineering,
chemical and biological engineering,
even food and forest engineering.
However, the largest portion — al-
most two-thirds — is in “biomedical”
engineering. To find a program in
these areas (or in any other engi-
neering fields), use this “Program
Search” tool, available online at:
https://www.abet.org/accreditation/
find-programs/.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Whatever the focus of a bioengi-
neering program, instruction will
include less biology and chemistry
than a science-based program.
Instead, it will include more math,
physics, and materials science. And
above all, it will include instruction
in engineering design. To produce
all the amazing technologies that
benefit the world so much, engi-
neers must be able to blend imagi-
native design with the ability to
solve complex problems. Engineer-
ing design anchors the learning
that equips engineers to do these
things.
As a result, the first year of most
engineering programs consists of
general instruction in the core disci-
plines of engineering: math, physics,
and engineering design. As you
move through later years of an engi-
neering program, you will get into
more specialized areas of study.
University of
Texas, Austin
Tufts University
MEDFORD, MA
COMMON JOB TITLES
 Automation Engineer
 Biomedical Engineer
 Bioprocess Engineer
 Design Engineer
 Manufacturing Engineer
 Process Development Engineer
 Project Engineer
 Quality Assurance Engineer
 Research and Development
Engineer
 Systems Engineer
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