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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN Program Mission 1. Demonstrate their success as biomedical engineering

The educational mission of the biomedical Engineering
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING undergraduate program is to provide students with a engineers with a good set of technical, problem solving,
and leadership accomplishments.
multidisciplinary curriculum that is fundamental, yet broad
and flexible. The program seeks to produce graduates
who are well-rounded in mathematical, scientific, and 2. Participate in life-long learning activities such as training,
continuing education, or graduate
technical knowledge; who have the ability to analyze,
evaluate, and design Biomedical engineering systems; who studies.
have the ability to communicate effectively; who have had
meaningful opportunities for undergraduate research; and 3. Contribute to the development and the growth of local
who have acquired an understanding and appreciation and global communities and uphold
for global and societal issues and are thus prepared for their ethical, social, and professional responsibilities.
a career path toward leadership in industry, government,
and academia.
Program Learning Outcomes

Program Educational Objectives The Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) of the B.Sc. in
Biomedical Engineering are:
A. Mission Statement PLO1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex
Abu Dhabi University’s vision and mission set the overall biomedical engineering problems by
institutional direction and inform strategic applying principles of engineering, science, and
planning. The institution’s core character and purpose are mathematics.
summarized in the vision and mission PLO2. an ability to apply biomedical engineering design to
statements thus: produce solutions that meet specified
Vision statement: Abu Dhabi University will be a leading needs with consideration of public health, safety, and
university in the MENA region, welfare, as well as global, cultural,
providing graduates with the knowledge, skills, and mindset social, environmental, economic factors, and sustainability.
to become leaders of tomorrow, PLO3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of
Introduction engineering knowledge and skills to solve problems, design and engaging in research and innovation that make a audiences.
biomedical experiments, and use, maintain and create difference to society. PLO4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional
Biomedical Engineering is the application of engineering medical devices and equipment. You will design biosystems Mission statement: We aim to transform society through: responsibilities in engineering situations and
principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for or processes taking social, economic, and environmental
diagnostic or therapeutic purposes within the healthcare concerns into account and gain a thorough understanding • preparing graduates for dynamic careers through life- make informed judgments, which must consider the impact
industry. of the ethical and professional responsibilities of this field. changing, technology-enhanced, internationally of engineering solutions in global,
You will also have the opportunity to hone your research economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
A recent study projects the UAE healthcare market to grow skills – the cornerstone of a knowledge-based economy. accredited, world-class education
12.7% to AED71.56 billion and the number of hospital • research and innovation that enhance academic PLO5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose
beds to increase to 13,881 by 2020. Biomedical Engineers Developed in collaboration with the Bioengineering disciplines and contribute to societal development members together provide leadership,
are needed to sustain such growth by maintaining Department of the University of Louisville in Kentucky,
and improving the quality of healthcare services in the USA, the program benefits from an international research and economic growth innovate ideas, create a collaborative and inclusive
country and reducing their cost through the use of smart laboratory dedicated to applying machine learning and environment, establish goals, plan tasks,
technologies. The program supports five of the nine pillars artificial intelligence to create computer-aided diagnosis • mutually beneficial collaboration with our stakeholder meet objectives, and think entrepreneurially.
that will form the architecture of Abu Dhabi’s social, political, systems to support medical doctors in fighting diseases, communities
and economic future in the healthcare sector. improving the quality of life, and shaping the future of PLO6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate
smart healthcare. The program is the first in the UAE to experimentation, analyze and interpret data,
Through this program, designed to meet international focus on the roles of AI, wearables, mobile applications, B. Program Educational Objectives
ABET standards, you will study courses in biomedical and the Internet of Things in healthcare. and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
instrumentation, biosensors and transducers, medical The Program Education Objectives (PEOs) of the Bachelor
imaging, medical device design, AI in medicine, physiological of Science in Biomedical Engineering PLO7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as
modelling, mobile medical applications, and magnetic program are to produce graduates who will in three to five needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
resonance imaging. You will learn how to apply biomedical years:

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