Students declare their majors during the spring semester of their Freshmen year.
BHE emphasizes the study of biological organisms as engineering systems through interdisciplinary study. This serves to integrate bioengineering with other fields of engineering expertise. For further information see Course Requirements . The student, upon graduation, is able to secure a good job or pursue graduate studies towards a Ph.D., MD, or law degree, Those in the field are involved with developing and improving medical instruments and devices, automating medical procedures using computers, designing artificial organs and altering microbes and mammalian cells so that useful drugs and chemicals can be produced. The graduate can secure employment in areas of bioinstrumentation, biocompatibility, optics, pharmacology, or the environment.