Senior design is a required capstone course where UT Austin biomedical engineering students work in teams to solve engineering problems on behalf of real companies and products. Hands-on learning is incorporated throughout all years of the biomedical engineering curriculum, culminating in this year-long partnership between student teams, a faculty advisor, and project sponsors, which could include companies, physicians, or researchers.

BME information:

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The graduate program in biomedical engineering at UT Austin started in the 1960s. Biomedical Engineering became an official academic department in 2001, adding a full undergraduate curriculum and B.S. degrees. The Biomedical Engineering Building at UT Austin was built in 2008 and offers 106,000 square feet of space for teaching and research lab activities.

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