Overview

Graduates of the program Electrical Engineering Technology – Biomedical Equipment Major are welcomed in hospitals and companies where medical equipment is designed, tested, installed, and operated because of their strong background in electronics and information systems along with knowledge of specialized biomedical equipment.

Graduates of the Biomedical Equipment Major earn an Associate of Applied Science degree and are prepared to take on the challenging tasks of hospital healthcare technology management and maintaining multi-million dollar equipment such as MRI, CT, sonogram, X-ray, and other medical equipment. The curriculum also provides an effective foundation for transfer into a related bachelor’s degree program.

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Program Chair

Co-op Coordinator

Career Outlook

Graduates Are Prepared To

  • Become certified biomedical technicians and advance to senior level positions
  • Design and repair computers
  • Calibrate, troubleshoot, and repair biomedical equipment and instrumentation
  • Work on computer networks
  • Work in technical sale
  • Use measuring and software tools to test/maintain equipment
  • After gaining appropriate experience, graduates may elect to take the exam for Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician, Certified Laboratory Equipment Technician, or Certified Radiology Equipment Technician

Representative Job Titles For Graduates

  • Biomedical Information Systems Technician
  • Biomedical Technician
  • Engineering Technician

Graduate Employment Outlook

Employment of medical equipment technicians is projected to grow about 7 percent through 2030. Greater demand for healthcare services and the use of increasingly complex medical equipment will drive employment growth. Individuals with an associate’s degree in biomedical equipment technology or engineering should have the best job opportunities.

$40,000 to $50,000 annual salary

Graduate Starting Salary Projections

Education Options

Transfer History

  • Miami University
  • Northern Kentucky University
  • Ohio State University
  • University of Cincinnati (College of Engineering and Applied Science)
  • University of Toledo

Representative Co-Op/Clinical/Intern Site

  • Bethesda North Hospital
  • Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
  • Good Samaritan Hospital
  • Hill-Rom
  • Masterplan, Inc.
  • Mercy Health Partners of Southwest Ohio
  • Phillips Medical Systems

$10/hr to $15.50/hr

Co-op Salary Projections

Contacts

Program Chair

Co-op Coordinator

Curriculum

Effective 2024-2025 academic year

Electrical Engineering Technology – Biomedical Equipment Major (BMT)

Semester 1 Lec Lab Credits
EET 100 Introduction to Electrical Engineering Technology ( B) 1 2 2
ENG 101 English Composition 1 ( G) 3 0 3
CIT 190 Career Preparation: Engineering and Information Technologies ( B) 1 0 1
MAT XXX Mathematics Elective 1 (B) 3 2 4
FYE 1XX First Year Experience Elective (B) 1 0 1
Semester 2
BMT 161 Biomedical Instrumentation 1 ( T) 3 3 4
EET 131 Circuit Analysis 1 ( T) 3 2 4
MAT XXX Mathematics Elective 2 (G) 3 2 4
Semester 3
EET 132 Circuit Analysis 2 ( T) 3 2 4
ENG 10X English Composition Elective (G) 3 0 3
EET 291 Full-Time Cooperative Education 1: Electronics Engineering Technology ( B) 1 40 2
Semester 4
ESET 251 Electronics ( T) 3 3 4
PHY XXX Physics Elective (G) 2 3 3
EET 121 Digital Systems 1 ( T) 2 3 3
NETC 121 Network Communications 1 ( B) 3 2 4
Semester 5
BMT 262 Biomedical Instrumentation 2 ( T) 3 3 4
NETC 122 Network Communications 2 ( T) 2 2 3
ECO 1XX Economics Elective (G) 3 0 3
EMET XXX Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology Elective (T) 2 3 3
Semester 6
BIO 117 Human Body in Health and Disease ( B) 3 0 3
EET 292 Full-Time Cooperative Education 2: Electronics Engineering Technology ( T) 1 40 2
Total Credits: 49 112 64

Electives

Mathematics Elective
Take one of the following series:
MAT 125
MAT 126
Algebra and Trigonometry
and Functions and Calculus
Or
MAT 251
MAT 252
Calculus 1
and Calculus 2
First Year Experience Elective
FYE 100 College Success Strategies: Overview 1
FYE 105 College Success Strategies: Overview and Application 2
FYE 110 College Success Strategies: Practice and Application 3
FYE 120 College Success Strategies: Campus Integration 4
English Composition Elective
ENG 102 English Composition 2: Contemporary Issues 3
ENG 103 English Composition 2: Writing about Literature 3
ENG 104 English Composition 2: Technical Communication 3
ENG 105 English Composition 2: Business Communication 3
Physics Elective
PHY 110 Health Physics 3
PHY 151 Physics 1: Algebra and Trigonometry-Based 4
PHY 201 Physics 1: Calculus-Based 5
Economics Elective
ECO 105 Principles of Microeconomics 3
ECO 110 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology Elective 3
EMET 141 Programmable Logic Controllers 3
EMET 180 Process Instrumentation 3
EMET 245 Laser 1 3
EMET 252 Motors, Motor Controls, and Variable Drives 3
EMET 270 Robotics and Servomechanisms 3
The letters G, B, and T (displayed after course titles or elective descriptions) identify types of courses required by the Ohio Department of Higher Education as part of an associate’s degree curriculum.

G = General Education course in this curriculum
B = Basic Skills course in this curriculum
T = Technical course in this curriculum
Some courses are offered in alternative versions identified with a letter after the course number -- for example, ENG 101 and ENG 101A.

• This curriculum displays only course numbers without the added letter.
• The alternative version, when available, meets the requirements of the course version without the added letter.

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