Associates of Applied Science in
Biomedical Engineering Technology -Fall 2017
The Biomedical Engineering Technology degree is designed for students who desire a career in the Healthcare Technology Management fields with a focus on medical devices. The program provides students with hands-on training in medical hardware and software to meet the growing demand for professionals who can manage, modify, repair, design and test, and upgrade medical devices, including medical devices with local area network, Wide area Network(WAN), Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth capability. The curriculum is focused on the fundamentals of electronics, anatomy & physiology, medical equipment operation & troubleshooting, healthcare safety, and clinical information systems. Simulation based learning in a state of the art Human Patient Simulation center promotes an exploration of medical devices and patient safety.
Program Prerequisite
MATH 1414 College Algebra
Year 1
Semester I
ENGT 1401-Circuits 1 for Engineering Technology
MATH 1316/ 2412 Trigonomtery or Precalculus
BIOL 2401-Human Anatomy and Phsyiology I
BIOM 1309- Applied Biomedical Equipment Technology
Semester II
ENGL 1301- Composotion I
ENGT 1402-Circuits 2 for Engineering Technology
BIOM 2231-Biomedical Clinical Instrumentation
BIOM 2215-Physilogical Instruments I
BIOM 2301-Safety in Healthcare Facilities
Semester III
PHIL 2306- Introduction to Ethics
Year 2
Semester IV
CETT 1325/ENGT 1407 Digital Fundamentals
BIOM 1415-Medical Equipments Networks
BIOM 2266 - Practicum Biomedical Technology I
BIOM 2337- Respiratory Equipment Maintenance
BIOM 2219- Fundamentals of X-Ray and Medical Imaging
Semester V
BIOM 2367 - Practicum Biomedical Tech II
ITSY 1342 Information Technology Security
PSYC 2301- General Psychology
BITC 2311 Biotechnology Laboratory Instrumention
Program Director:
Alberto Vasquez
NOTE FROM THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Biomedical Engineering Technology program is undergoing a new revision that will be in line with ABET accreditation. The BMET program at SPC will be pursuing accreditation in the near future.
Program Courses in bold italics to the left are required and prescribed core courses for the biomedical engineering technology program.
The courses to the right are new courses that are prescribed in the new degree program. For course descriptions not listed on the next page, please look at where the courses are in previous pages for descriptions.