Program Educational Objectives and Student Outcomes
The Program Educational Objectives of the Biomedical Engineering program at the University of Massachusetts Lowell are that our alumni will:
- Actively engage in and make contributions to post-graduate opportunities, whether they are in biomedical engineering practice or other advanced professional training
- Demonstrate depth, breadth, and creativity in biomedical engineering, its underlying sciences, and related technologies
- Utilize their multidisciplinary background to foster communication across professional and disciplinary boundaries
- Demonstrate professional and social responsibilities on health-related issues and the ability to deal knowledgeably and ethically with the impact of technology in our society.
The Biomedical Engineering Program has adopted the ABET Criterion 3 student outcomes so that at graduation, students are expected to have:
- an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science and mathematics
- an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental and economic factors
- an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
- an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
- an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks and meet objectives
- an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
- an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.