COURSE CODE: 8467

Biomedical Engineering

SCED Code: 21049
Suggested Grade Level: 11, 12
Duration: 36 Weeks
Prerequisite: None
OSHA Compliance Required?: No
CTSO: TSA

The biomedical engineering course focuses on the design of biomedical devices and their contributions to human health. Students engage in the design of a variety of biomedical engineering solutions such as artificial limbs, replacement organs, assistive devices, and clinical instruments. Students explore career and postsecondary education opportunities related to the field.

Course Sequences

A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.

Career Clusters

Pathway Occupation
Animal Systems
  • Animal Geneticist
  • Animal Scientist
Food Products and Processing Systems
  • Food Scientist
Natural Resources Systems
  • Microbiologist
Plant Systems
  • Botanist
  • Plant Breeder/ Geneticist
Power, Structural, and Technical Systems
  • Agricultural Engineer

Pathway Occupation
Biotechnology Research and Development
  • Biochemist
  • Cell Biologist
  • Medical, Clinical Laboratory Technician
  • Research Assistant
Health Informatics
  • Bioinformatics Technician
Support Services
  • Medical, Clinical Laboratory Technologist
Therapeutic Services
  • Physician
  • Surgeon

Pathway Occupation
Engineering and Technology
  • Agricultural Engineer
  • Biomedical Engineer
  • Chemical Engineer
  • Human Factors Engineer
  • Industrial Engineer
  • Industrial Engineering Technician
Science and Mathematics
  • Biologist
  • Botanist
  • Environmental Scientist
  • Microbiologists
  • Plant Breeder and Geneticist

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