The Bachelor of Science and Honors Bachelor of Science degrees in Bioengineering are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.ABET.org.
Bioengineering is an interdisciplinary field that applies engineering principles and quantitative methods to the development of new and novel biologicals, materials, devices, and processes. In practice, bioengineers address issues surrounding the broad areas of bioprocess, biomedical, and bioenvironmental technology.
The bioengineering undergraduate program provides a solid background in biology, chemistry, physics and math, in addition to the engineering sciences. It is organized around three themes: 1. Bioprocessing; 2. Tissue Engineering; and 3. Signals of Life. Upper-level coursework in bioengineering includes the analysis and design of processes involving immobilized or suspended microbial cultures and the recovery of therapeutic products from bioreactors, as well as coursework in biomedical materials engineering, biomedical engineering principles, biomedical imaging processing, and selected coursework in cell engineering, surface analysis, among other topics. All students complete a capstone-design experience that integrates drug and medical device regulation.
Bioengineering graduates are prepared to contribute to the rapidly growing sector of bioscience-based industries, and to have the ability to formulate and solve problems pertaining to enzyme and microbial process technologies, mammalian cell culture, and downstream processing in biotechnology. They also generate solutions to problems with medical relevance, including the design of devices and systems to replace lost organ function, deliver therapeutic agents, and otherwise improve human health.
Alumni of the bioengineering program will be work-ready engineers, problem solvers, responsible professionals, and interdisciplinary collaborators. Program educational objectives can be found on the CBEE website.
https://catalog.oregonstate.edu/college-departments/engineering/school-chemical-biological-environmental-engineering/bioengineering-ba-bs-hba-hbs/
