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Advantages
Elevate your impact as a business-minded engineer with well-rounded business, accounting, and marketing skills.
Outcome
Engineering Consultant at Boeing
Undergraduate Major
Biomedical Engineering Major (BS) Degree
Pursue a biomedical engineering degree and take the inside track to a career that combines engineering and medical technology to find ways to improve the quality of human life.
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Campus Location
- Chester, PA
Explore the Biomedical Engineering Major
As a biomedical engineering major, you'll combine engineering principles to problem solve within biology and medicine with the aim to help improve the quality of human life.
Why Earn a Biomedical Engineering Degree?
Behind many of the most groundbreaking advances in devices and equipment for improving human health is a biomedical engineer. Biomedical engineers play a critical role in the design of artificial organs, prostheses, instrumentation, medical information systems, health management and care delivery systems, medical devices used in various medical procedures, and imaging systems.
Widener's biomedical engineering degree is designed to offer both a core understanding of traditional engineering disciplines and an in-depth knowledge of the body. Our courses emphasize experimental and analytical coursework to gain a strong understanding of medical technology and complex living systems.
The biomedical engineering program is accredited by ABET. See recent enrollment and graduation data.
Biomedical Engineering Degree Program Options
The curriculum at Widener encourages analytical thinking in a hands-on environment. You will share a common curriculum with all engineering majors with a focus on the fundamentals of mathematics, science, and engineering during your freshman and sophomore years. You can pursue technical electives within biomedical engineering that include topics such as bioimaging, cell and tissue engineering, biosignal and biomedical devices, and rehabilitation engineering.
Program Details
- Full-time, 4-year program (transfer students may complete their degree in 2-3 years, depending on accepted credits)
- Completed in-person at our Chester, PA campus
Through your biomedical engineering courses, you will work with other health-care professionals in training while experiencing clinical immersion opportunities.
During senior year, you'll participate in a year-long project that simulates both the technical and business aspects of a professional engineering project, ranging from creative conception and design to prototyping and validation. Patenting is often a part of this process.
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As a biomedical engineering student, you can pursue a dual degree in another field of engineering. This enables you to earn a bachelor of science in biomedical engineering and another discipline within 4 years.
To learn more about dual degree options, contact the chairs of both departments to arrange your schedule accordingly.
Interested in medical school? Or any other health care professions, including osteopathic, dental, veterinary, or others? With careful planning, students can complete the requirements for the biomedical engineering degree and pre-med/pre-health professions.
Interested biomedical engineering students are advised to complete 2 additional biology courses (with laboratories), 2 organic chemistry courses (with laboratories), and 1 English course.
The biomedical engineering program coordinates with the Widener Health Professions Advisory Committee to see to your success in both programs.
Pair Your Biomedical Major with a Minor or Certificate
Career Outlook & Outcomes for Biomedical Engineers
Why Study Biomedical Engineering at Widener?
Participate in Award-Winning Research in State-of-the-Art Labs
Shape the future of biomedical engineering and partner with award-winning faculty on innovative research including preventing birth-related injuries and creating mobile health tools. Undergraduate students work with the faculty on a wide variety of research topics. Their efforts have resulted in them presenting at conferences and being published in scientific journals.
As an engineering major, we know that laboratory experiences play a central role in your education. That's why we take great pride in making sure that our labs and facilities are as up-to-date as possible. Not only will you be absorbing knowledge in the classroom, but in the labs, you will be developing hands-on skills and bridging the gap between theory and practice.
Experience Mentorship & Support From Day One
Engage in Interdisciplinary Training
You can participate in a multidisciplinary biomedical device development course that includes a clinical immersion with nursing students. You will work together to identify unmet needs observed through clinical settings in places like Delaware Orthopedic Surgery, Scheie Eye Institute, and A.I. DuPont.
Expand Your Network & Engage on Campus
Ease your transition to college by joining your classmates in our engineering Living Learning Community (LLC). This unique opportunity familiarizes first-year students with engineering majors and faculty while addressing personal development, academic skills, and success in the engineering profession.
Biomedical engineering majors also have the opportunity to join various clubs and organizations across campus and beyond to expand their network, including the Tau Beta Pi - Engineering Honor Society, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), and many more.
Student Stories
Program Highlights for Biomedical Engineering Majors
Our Faculty
"I believe teaching without engaging the student imparts knowledge that does not last. Students should be able to apply the concepts learned in a course to real-life engineering problems. My research experience in a truly interdisciplinary field, which perfectly blends different branches of engineering (electrical, computer science, biomedical, mechanical) and medicine (radiology, anatomy, physiology), gives me the scope to share various real-life applications of engineering tools with students that imparts an understanding in them which goes beyond the boundaries of the classroom. This has prompted me to pursue research in engineering education."
I believe in the power of hands-on learning. Our BME program is designed to equip you with the skills to understand cutting-edge technology and apply it in ways that make a difference in people’s lives. At Widener, you'll be part of a close-knit community where your ideas are valued, and your growth is our priority.
“At Widener Biomedical Engineering, my goal is not just to teach you facts and formulas, but to inspire you to design solutions that can save lives. As biomedical engineers you will be the ones transforming healthcare of our future!”
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Admissions & Aid
Our admissions and financial aid teams are here to support you every step of the way. Have a question? Ask away!
Admissions Information
Financial Aid
Submitting the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the first step to getting you the financial assistance to make the cost of college—an investment in your future—affordable. This free, online application is the gateway to grants, loans, and other forms of financial aid. Every year, the U.S. Department of Education offers billions of dollars in financial aid to eligible students. Widener gets in on the action, too, annually awarding aid to students with need.
You and at least one parent or caregiver will need a separate FSA ID to access the Federal Student Aid's online system and serve as your legal signatures. Make sure to create your unique FSA IDs before you get started. Our school code is 003313.
Paths to Savings
Nearly 100% of Undergrad Students Receive Financial Aid
Nearly 100% of new full-time undergraduate students receive significant financial aid offers that reduce out-of-pocket costs and make a Widener education not only affordable, but well worth the investment. In fact, once your total financial aid is calculated, the cost of a Widener education is often equal to if not lower than other competitive universities–but with far superior outcomes for your career and earning potential.
The first step to see how much aid you qualify for is submitting the FAFSA.
Scholarships Start at $100,000 Over 4 Years
(including $20,000 per academic year for transfer students)
Funding you don't have to pay back after graduation? That's a win-win! Scholarships and grants are a way for the university and other organizations to honor the academic, merit, and talent-based achievements of our students.
4+1 Students Save Time & Tuition
In the Accelerated Advantage 4+1 program, you can save up to a year of tuition by pursuing a master's degree—resulting in thousands of dollars in savings. During your fifth year of study, you can also apply for graduate-level scholarships and assistantships to further reduce education costs. To learn more about graduate scholarships and assistantships, please speak with your academic advisor during the spring semester of your senior year.
Earn an Income with a Paid Co-Op & Still Graduate On-Time
Tap into our wide network of Philly-area employers and experience a full-time, paid co-op. In addition to earning an income, you do not pay tuition while on co-op. You can also choose to live on campus, at home, or even travel for your co-op.
ROTC Cadets Eligible for Up to 100% Tuition Coverage
Cadets in the ROTC program are given the opportunity to have a significant portion of their education paid for through scholarships—as high as 100% full-tuition coverage. If eligible, the scholarship program has numerous benefits for cadets including room and board, a monthly stipend, and more.
After graduation, cadets also have a direct pathway to a paid career with the option to advance into the military as a commissioned officer.
Undergraduate Admissions Office
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Muller Hall
University Pl
Chester, PA 19013
- 888-WIDENER
- admissions.office@widener.edu
Saeed Tiari
Biomedical Engineering Department Chair, Associate Professor
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Kirkbride Hall
Room 269 A
- 610-499-4055
- stiari@widener.edu
Kamran Fouladi
Associate Dean of School of Engineering
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Kirkbride Hall
Room 107 - (610) 499-1292
- kfouladi@widener.edu