Bioengineering

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Bioengineering is a new discipline that focuses on solving problems in biology, medicine, healthcare, engineering and other areas. Bioengineering is widely used in life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics and engineering principles. Bioengineering courses are based on biological theories and techniques.

The major is linked with biomedicine engineering and bitechnology. At the same time, bioengineering combines molecular biology, microbiology, genetics, biochemistry, and cytology, combined with modern engineering techniques such as chemical, mechanical, and electronic computers to produce a large number of useful metabolites and exert their unique physiological functions.

Bioengineering is the interface between engineering and medicine. Bioengineers work with doctors, clinicians, and researchers to apply traditional engineering principles and techniques to real-world biological and medical problems. The impact that bioengineering can have is enormous. It is improving performance and reducing the cost of medical technology. It is reducing the invasiveness of interventions. It helps diagnose diseases faster and more accurately. Through wearable technology, it encourages people to participate more actively in their own health. Bioengineering helps ensure the health of future generations.

Students with a degree in bioengineering are trained in basic courses in biology and engineering. Bioengineering areas includes electrical and mechanical engineering, computer science, materials science, chemistry, and biology. This breadth allows students and teachers to focus on areas of interest and to work extensively with researchers in related fields. Bioengineering graduates continue to succeed in academia, the medical profession and in all walks of life.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE?

1. Bioengineering

As a new discipline, bioengineering comes from engineering. The engineering principles are used to solve problems in biology and medicine. It uses the tools and principles of physical science to better understand biological systems. Bioengineering applies engineering principles to life structures, such as creating artificial organs, chemicals, drugs, and tissues.

Bioengineering typically applies engineering principles such as mass and heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and kinetics. Through these related disciplines, bioengineering can design and create available and tangible products to mimic or control biological systems. Bioengineering syllabus include cell engineering, tissue engineering, bioinformatics, molecular engineering, biomaterials, and genetic engineering.

2. Biomedical science

Biomedical science uses medical and scientific principles to design and maintain all equipment and equipment in hospitals, research, and medical centers. The field of biomedical science is mainly biomedical equipment and instruments. But biomedical science also includes biological research.

Biomedical science combines medicine and biological sciences to benefit patients' health care. It is multidisciplinary, bringing together concepts from different engineering fields such as medicine, chemistry, biology and computer science.

3. Summary

Compared with other traditional engineering fields, bioengineering is a relatively new engineering discipline, usually involving genetic engineering, while biomedical science is medical machinery and medical nanotechnology. The difference between bioengineering and biomedical science is that bioengineering is a global term that covers biomedical sciences for all life sciences and medicines, while biomedical engineering is more focused on medicine and healthcare. Therefore, the curriculum and research fields of bioengineering are broader. 

CAREER PROSPECTS

• Biochemists

• Chemical Engineers

• Materials Engineers

• Biomedical Engineer

• Architectural and Engineering Managers

SAMPLE COURSES 

• Chemical analysis

• Biochemistry

• Chemical engineering principles

• Microbiology 

• Genetic engineering