Undergraduate Degree

Biomedical engineering, plus a whole lot more

Our students learn the classical engineering disciplines and mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology. They also gain broad exposure to Duke’s excellent social sciences and humanities offerings.

In addition to engineering courses, our curriculum includes:

  • Five social science and humanities courses
  • One undergraduate writing course
  • Two introductory courses each in physics and chemistry
  • Two life-science courses
  • Five mathematics courses
  • One computational methods course

To add depth, focus and career preparation to their studies, Duke BME undergraduates may also pursue elective-course sequences, double majors, second majors, minors and certificates. 

Opportunity Abounds

Want to dive deeper? Duke BME offers a range of options to customize your bachelor’s degree.

BME Undergraduate Handbook

For course planning, please refer to this PDF document. It is updated yearly.

Graduation Checklists

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Undergraduate Contacts

Cameron M Kim Profile Photo
Cameron M Kim Profile Photo

Cameron M Kim

Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies, Assistant Professor of the Practice in the Department of BME

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