Biomedical Engineering

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Further your education in biology and medicine with a biomedical engineering minor

Biomedical engineering is an interdisciplinary field that combines the best of biology, medicine and engineering design to produce some of the world’s greatest healthcare innovations.

Sound exciting? Consider adding a biomedical engineering minor to your degree! The program is available to engineering and non-engineering majors, and it is excellent preparation for medical school.

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Curriculum & Courses

Department

College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

Learn More About the Minor in Biomedical Engineering

The biomedical engineering minor is a completely customizable program. Students can select the courses that align with their interests or choose from preselected paths designed for certain majors, including chemical, mechanical and electrical engineering.

As part of the biomedical engineering program, students have the opportunity to learn from notable faculty and pursue undergraduate research opportunities.

Curriculum & Courses

Admission Requirements

The University of Wyoming allows students to specialize in biomedical engineering while pursuing a foundational degree in chemical, mechanical or electrical engineering.

Students who are not engineering majors are also welcome to pursue this minor.

What Can You Do With a Biomedical Engineering Minor?

Many biomedical engineering students go on to pursue degrees in medicine, health sciences and, of course, biomedical engineering. Biomedical engineers contribute to medical technologies in a variety of areas including diagnostics, therapeutics, imaging, bioinformatics and rehabilitation.

Biomedical Engineering Careers

Here are some of the job titles our graduates have held:

Biomedical Engineer
Principal Scientist
Consultant
Project Manager
Medical Laboratory Technician
Microbiology Technologist
Business Development Manager
Senior Research Scientist
Manufacturing Chemist
Assistant Professor

Many biomedical engineering students additionally go on to pursue medical school and careers as physicians.

UW graduates pursue careers in all areas of the biomedical and health sciences fields — among others! Here are some of the places our engineering and science graduates have made an impact:

Medtronic
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
University of Wyoming
TASC, Inc.
3D Systems Corporation
Louisiana Tech University
Precision Biopsy, LLC
Vector Laboratories, Inc
Agilent Technologies
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center