Biomedical Engineering
Design Program
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Capstone Design Courses
All undergraduate BME students are required to complete a capstone course. The BME curriculum provides a diverse selection of classes spanning different durations and topics to best suit each student. These courses offer students the chance to apply the skills acquired in their engineering coursework and utilize them to address real medical challenges. Our master's program, AMPED, includes a specialized design course which goes further in depth in the development, design, and commercialization of medical devices.
Full year (2 semesters)
Deeper design experience
Mechanical and/or electrical
focused projects
Build and test alpha & beta prototype
Clinical Mentors
Prerequisite for 451: BME 350
Prerequisite for 452: BME 458
Fall term only (1 semester)
Design combination products (medical devices + drugs and/or biologics)
Proof of concept/feasibility testing of design sub-functions
Compressed design timeline
Student-designed projects
Prerequisites: BME 350, BME 418, and BME 419
Winter term only (1 semester)
Mechanical and/or electrical
focused design projects
Build and test alpha prototype
Compressed design timeline
Clinical Mentors
Prerequisites: BME 350, BME 458
Supplementary Design Courses
The Biomedical Engineering curriculum offers various courses that are focused on teaching students about the design and development process regarding medical devices. Without declaring for the program, engineering students can elect to take one of the two Engineering 100 sections specifically offered by the BME department. Some of the other design focused classes are required coursework as part of the undergraduate program, such as BME 350 - Introduction to Biomedical Engineering Design and BME 458 - Biomedical Instrumentation and Design.
Delve into the precision of biomedical engineering in our focused design course. Master the essentials of medical device innovation, stakeholder analysis, and industry regulations through hands-on labs and real-world applications. Learn through lab work, data analysis, and testing against industry standards to equip yourself with the technical expertise required to advance medical technology and enhance patient care.
Engage with the innovative intersection of technology and well-being in our Engineering Wellness course. Gain insights into wearable sensor technology, uncover biometric analytics, and understand physiological indicators of wellness. Through practical labs and impactful projects, such as redesigning biomedical devices and constructing your own wearable sensors, learn how to harness data for better health.
Problem-based learning to introduce students to BME design concepts, tools, and methodologies. Students in small groups use virtual design and computational tools to propose and validate solutions to real-world problems with industrial and/or clinical relevance.
Students work in small groups to design and construct functioning biomedical instruments consisting of hardware and software components, and a computer interface. Project modules include spirometry, EKGs, and pulse-oximetry.
Graduate Design - AMPED Program
This professional program is focused on the design, development, and commercialization of medical products. The program is centered around an experiential team project to define, design, build, and test a solution to a clinical problem. Check out the AMPED website for more information regarding the program and curriculum!
Other Design Opportunities
M-HEAL is a multidisciplinary, engineering and global health oriented organization with 14 project teams that are each focused on addressing a different healthcare need through socially engaged design.
Sling Health is a national, student-run incubator that brings together healthcare professionals and students from numerous university programs to invent novel devices and software applications targeting unmet clinical needs.
MedLaunch works with their community partners to design, build, and test assistive technology that can solve problems commonly faced by an individual living with disability.
Michigan Neuroprosthetics is a student design team at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, aiming to democratize prosthetic arms so that just about anyone in the world in need can get one.
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