BME Specialty Sequence: Instrumentation
This track is intended for students that are interested
in design of biomedical instrumentation, devices, and sensors,
and uses the knowledge base and skill set of applied electrical
engineering. Biomedical instrumentation includes devices
to monitor signals within the body (electrocardiogram,
respiration, temperature) and sense biological signals
(pH, concentration of enzymes and proteins), chemical variables),
and thus bioinstrumentation is invaluable is diagnosis
and treatment of disease. Biomedical instrumentation also
includes medical devices that are used for treatment (cardiac
pacemakers, neural stimulators).
Students receive a solid background
in engineering fundamentals through the Case core and
required courses in electrical circuits, electronics,
logic design, and signal analysis and processing. Further,
through specialized courses in quantitative physiology
and modeling, biomedical instrumentation, and technical
electives, students are prepared to understand problems
presented by the biomedical community and translate them
into solvable engineering problems. Solutions involve
design and application of state-of-the-art devices to
measure physical phenomena relevant to medicine and biology
and design of devices useful to the medical community
for diagnosis and treatment. Courses of particular interest
are listed below.
Students in this sequence are often
most interest in obtaining industrial employment after
graduation and are encouraged to pursue internships or
cooperative education experiences in industry. Previous
students have participated in Co-ops at Medtronic, Gould
Instruments, and other medical device and instrumentation
companies.
Program of Study Charts
Students entering on or before the fall semester of
2003: Program of
Study.
Students entering in the fall semester of 2004: Program
of Study.
Students entering in the fall semester of 2005 or later: Program
of Study.
If you are unsure about which version of the sequence you should follow, please read the guide here or consult with your academic advisor. Transfer and binary students should contact Professor David Wilson to discuss individual requirements.
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