Degree: Bachelor of Science
As a Union College biomedical engineering major, you will be part of a highly interdisciplinary program that bridges engineering and the life sciences. You will learn to apply engineering principles and analytical approaches to the study of biological systems as you seek to understand how engineering devices and materials are used in biomedical applications.
All BME courses and laboratories are taught by Union College faculty members (not teaching assistants), and many classes have fewer than 20 students. You will work closely with your faculty advisor to formulate and implement a successful plan of study. Our focus on undergraduate education solely, along with small classes and close faculty-student interaction, are hallmarks of the BME curriculum at Union.
As part of a unique summer clinical immersion program, Union biomedical engineering students may work at Albany Medical College and its affiliated hospital over six weeks, shadowing doctors and residents in the thick of their clinical duties, from patient rounds to surgeries. They help identify the biomedical challenges associated with equipment and devices used in patient treatment—and then return to the Union campus to design solutions as part of their two-term senior capstone course.
