Students interested in cellular engineering, human health and comfort, occupational health and safety, exercise physiology and medical applications of computers will find bioengineering a rewarding field of study. They may select courses from such diverse subjects as biological resources engineering, animal sciences, computer science, engineering, mathematics, kinesiology and zoology. Research within the department offers an integrated systems approach to solving diverse problems that involve biological and engineered components. Fundamental to this approach is development of techniques to manipulate and control biological systems. Engineering studies at UMCP emphasize a systems approach to problem solving.
Students learn to adapt and apply engineering techniques to living systems of all scales.