As a leader in biomedical engineering, we are preparing our students to be the next generation of research leaders. We offer many opportunities for companies large and small to engage and become familiar with our student and alumni talent.
Engage with Biomedical Engineering (BME) Students
- Hire our graduates - Attend our annual Biotechnology Career Fair in September
- Offer internships and co-ops - Recruit top BME students
- Sponsor a Capstone Design team - Mentor a small team of students and solve a real clinical need
- Identify a health-care challenge - Submit a project proposal
- Info Sessions - Speak with students about company opportunities
- Lunch with Industry - Round table discussions with students about career paths, competitive edge, topics of interest to the students
- Speaking opportunities - BME students benefit hearing from you
- Day in the Lobby - Speak with students as they come and go from class, one-on-one or small group interactions
- Sponsor special events or awards - Raise company name recognition by sponsoring events such as the Biotechnology Career Fair, student competitions, student group meetings, outstanding student awards
- Host a company visit - Provide tours of your facilities
- Follow us - Facebook, Flickr, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube
- Subscribe to our Newsletter - Sign up here
For more information, contact Sally Gerrish, sally.gerrish@bme.gatech.edu.
Additional ways to engage at Georgia Tech:
Graduates of the Georgia Tech Biomedical Engineering program follow career choices as diverse as regulatory agencies like the FDA, medicine, dentistry, public health, hospital administration, healthcare IT, healthcare consulting, medical field engineers, device design, patent law, technology start-ups, entrepreneurship, designing shoes for Nike, and public service through Teach for America. There are many ways to get involved.
BME Stats
BME Student Skills
BME students exhibit:
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Comfort with complexity and incomplete information
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Communication and team work
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Research and analytical skills
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Design & entrepreneurial skills and spirit
BME Undergraduate Curriculum
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131 hours total
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78 hours of required engineering and science courses
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26 hours of general education courses
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12 hours of depth electives
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15 hours of breadth electives
BME Specific Engineering & Science Courses
Engineering
- Conservation Principles in Biomedical Engineering I
- Introduction to Biomechanics
- Introduction to Bioengineering Statistics
- Biotransport
- Biomedical Systems and Modeling
- Circuits and Electronics
BME Application
- Problems in Biomedical Engineering
- Intro to BME Design
- Capstone Design
Physiology
- Systems Physiology
Labs
- Quantitative Engineering Physiology Laboratory I
- Quantitative Engineering Physiology Laboratory II
- Instrumentation and Electronics Laboratory
BME Depth & Breadth Electives
Depth/Technical Electives (12 Hours)
Students may use these electives to probe more deeply into multiple sub-disciplines, or choose to concentrate all courses within the same sub-discipline. Possible concentrations include:
- Medical Imaging
- Neuroengineering
- Introduction to Bioengineering Statistics
- Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials
- Biomechanics
- Cardiovascular
Breadth Electives (15 Hours)
Students choose one of four breadth elective areas including:
- Pre-Health
- Research Option
- Minor
- Certificate
The Coulter Department offers multiple graduate degree programs which are described below. There are many ways to engage BME graduate students.
Master's Graduate Program
The Georgia Tech Master of Biomedical Innovation and Development (BioID) offers current and aspiring biomedical technology professionals two outstanding career-building components in one tightly focused program:
Ph.D. Graduate Programs
A unique partnership and a BOLD experiment: The Ph.D. program is offered through the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, a unique public and private partnership conferred jointly by both Georgia Tech’s College of Engineering and Emory University’s School of Medicine. Training the next generation of biomedical engineers to become independent, thought-provoking leaders, the graduates of this joint program leave armed with a strong foundation in engineering principles and bioscience knowledge.
Overview - Global Partners
To meet the needs of a rapidly changing society and global economy, three internationally renowned institutions, Peking University, Emory University and The Georgia Institute of Technology, have established a dynamic partnership in a global biomedical engineering program.
The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering participates in several interdisciplinary programs. Prospective students apply through the "home school / department" of their choice and follow the academic requirements of the program while also fulfilling home department requirements such as serving as teaching assistants. Admitted students can choose from faculty members that participate in the specific program. Many of the department faculty participate in these programs.
