Engineering Technology
Healthcare Engineering Technology Concentration
Effective March 15, 2020, new students are no longer being accepted into this concentration, however similar options are available. Contact Gerry Willis at gtm23@drexel.edu or 215-895-6253 for additional information.
The Healthcare Engineering Technology concentration focuses on the practice of medical equipment operation and support in the clinical environment. This concentration provides students with the knowledge they need to work in the medical field, operating complicated diagnostic and patient care equipment.
During the first three years, students of all concentrations in Engineering Technology take electrical, mechanical, and industrial courses to get a solid, systematic background in different engineering fields. Students are required to complete general and concentration engineering technology courses, technical electives, and free elective courses that permit students great latitude in tailoring the program of study to match their career goals.
Additional Information
For more information on the Healthcare Engineering Technology concentration, please contact Gerry Willis at gtm23@drexel.edu or 215-895-6253.
Degree Requirements
| Humanities and Social Sciences Requirements | ||
| COM 230 | Techniques of Speaking | 3.0 |
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research | 3.0 |
| or ENGL 111 | English Composition I | |
| ENGL 102 | Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing | 3.0 |
| or ENGL 112 | English Composition II | |
| ENGL 103 | Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres | 3.0 |
| or ENGL 113 | English Composition III | |
| HIST 285 | Technology in Historical Perspective | 4.0 |
| PHIL 315 | Engineering Ethics | 3.0 |
| General Educational Electives * | 9.0 | |
| Basic Science Requirements | ||
| Chemistry Requirements ** | 3.5-7.5 | |
| General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I | ||
| OR | ||
| General Chemistry I | ||
| Physics Requirements | ||
| PHYS 152 | Introductory Physics I | 4.0 |
| PHYS 153 | Introductory Physics II | 4.0 |
| PHYS 154 | Introductory Physics III | 4.0 |
| Mathematics Requirements *** | 3.0-6.0 | |
| Algebra, Functions, and Trigonometry | ||
or MATH 110 | Precalculus | |
| MATH 121 | Calculus I | 4.0 |
| MATH 122 | Calculus II | 4.0 |
| STAT 201 | Introduction to Business Statistics | 4.0 |
| Engineering Technology Core | ||
| CMGT 240 [WI] | Economic Planning for Construction | 3.0 |
| or CIVE 240 | Engineering Economic Analysis | |
| EET 102 | Introduction to Engineering Technology | 3.0 |
| EET 201 | Circuit Analysis I | 4.0 |
| EET 202 | Circuit Analysis II | 4.0 |
| EET 204 | Introduction to Nanotechnology | 3.0 |
| EET 205 | Digital Electronics | 4.0 |
| EET 208 | Introduction to Programming for Embedded Systems | 3.0 |
| EET 209 | Fundamentals of Virtual Instrumentation | 3.0 |
| EET 311 | Modeling of Engineering Systems | 4.0 |
| EET 319 | PLC Fundamentals | 4.0 |
| EET 320 | Renewable Energy Systems | 3.0 |
| EET 333 [WI] | Non-Destructive Evaluation of Materials | 4.0 |
| EET 401 | Applied Microcontrollers | 4.0 |
| MET 100 | Graphical Communication | 3.0 |
| MET 101 | Engineering Materials | 3.0 |
| MET 204 | Applied Quality Control | 3.0 |
| MET 205 | Robotics and Mechatronics | 3.0 |
| MET 209 | Fluid Power | 4.0 |
| MET 213 | Applied Mechanics | 4.0 |
| MHT 205 | Thermodynamics I | 3.0 |
| MHT 226 | Measurement Techniques and Instrumentation | 3.0 |
| INDE 370 | Industrial Project Management | 3.0 |
| Healthcare Engineering Technology Concentration Requirements | ||
| BET 301 | Healthcare Technology | 3.0 |
| BET 302 | Biomedical Electronics | 4.0 |
| BET 303 | Medical Imaging Systems | 3.0 |
| BET 307 | Applied Biomedical Instrumentation | 3.0 |
| BIO 107 | Cells, Genetics & Physiology | 3.0 |
| BIO 108 | Cells, Genetics and Physiology Laboratory | 1.0 |
| BMES 302 | Laboratory II: Biomeasurements | 2.0 |
| BMES 391 | Biomedical Instrumentation I | 3.0 |
| BMES 488 | Medical Device Development | 3.0 |
| Technical Electives † | 6.0 | |
| Capstone Course Requirements | ||
| MET 421 [WI] | Senior Design Project I | 3.0 |
| MET 422 | Senior Design Project II | 3.0 |
| MET 423 [WI] | Senior Design Project III | 3.0 |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| CIVC 101 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 1.0 |
| COOP 101 | Career Management and Professional Development †† | 1.0 |
| UNIV E101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
| Free Electives | 10.0 | |
| Total Credits | 186.5-193.5 | |
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CHEM course is determined by the student's Chemistry Placement Exam score and the completion of a summer online preparatory course available based on that score.
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MATH course is determined by the student's Calculus Placement Exam score and the completion of any summer online preparatory courses available based on that score.
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Students select 6.0 additional credits from any BET, EET, MET, MHT, or INDE courses not already required. See advisor for specific courses.
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Students not participating in co-op will take one additional credit of Free Elective instead of COOP 101.
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.
Sample Plan of Study
5 year, 3 coop
| First Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| CHEM 101* | 3.5 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | COOP 101*** | 1.0 | VACATION | |
| EET 102 | 3.0 | EET 208 | 3.0 | EET 209 | 3.0 | ||
| ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
| MATH 110** | 3.0 | MATH 121 | 4.0 | MATH 122 | 4.0 | ||
| PHYS 152 | 4.0 | MET 100 | 3.0 | MET 101 | 3.0 | ||
| UNIV E101 | 1.0 | PHYS 153 | 4.0 | PHYS 154 | 4.0 | ||
| 17.5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| EET 201 | 4.0 | EET 202 | 4.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
| EET 333 | 4.0 | EET 204 | 3.0 | ||||
| MET 209 | 4.0 | EET 205 | 4.0 | ||||
| STAT 201 | 4.0 | MET 205 | 3.0 | ||||
| MHT 205 | 3.0 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Third Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| COM 230 | 3.0 | CMGT 240 or CIVE 240 | 3.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
| EET 311 | 4.0 | EET 320 | 3.0 | ||||
| EET 319 | 4.0 | EET 401 | 4.0 | ||||
| MET 213 | 4.0 | MET 204 | 3.0 | ||||
| MHT 226 | 3.0 | ||||||
| 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Fourth Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| BET 301 | 3.0 | BET 303 | 3.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
| BET 302 | 4.0 | BMES 391 | 3.0 | ||||
| BIO 107 | 3.0 | BMES 488 | 3.0 | ||||
| BIO 108 | 1.0 | INDE 370 | 3.0 | ||||
| BMES 302 | 2.0 | Free Elective | 3.0 | ||||
| PHIL 315 | 3.0 | ||||||
| 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Fifth Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| BET 307 | 3.0 | MET 422 | 3.0 | MET 423 | 3.0 | ||
| HIST 285 | 4.0 | General Educational Elective† | 3.0 | Free Elective | 4.0 | ||
| MET 421 | 3.0 | Free Electives | 6.0 | General Educational Elective† | 3.0 | ||
| General Educational Elective† | 3.0 | Technical Elective†† | 3.0 | ||||
| 13 | 12 | 13 | |||||
| Total Credits 186.5 | |||||||
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CHEM course is determined by the student's Chemistry Placement Exam score and the completion of a summer online preparatory course available based on that score.
- **
MATH course is determined by the student's Calculus Placement Exam score and the completion of any summer online preparatory courses available based on that score.
- ***
Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.
COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.
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Students select 6.0 additional credits from any BET, EET, MET, MHT, or INDE courses not already required. See advisor for specific courses.
4 year, 1 coop
| First Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| CHEM 101* | 3.5 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | COOP 101*** | 1.0 | VACATION | |
| EET 102 | 3.0 | EET 208 | 3.0 | EET 209 | 3.0 | ||
| ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
| MATH 110** | 3.0 | MATH 121 | 4.0 | MATH 122 | 4.0 | ||
| PHYS 152 | 4.0 | MET 100 | 3.0 | MET 101 | 3.0 | ||
| UNIV E101 | 1.0 | PHYS 153 | 4.0 | PHYS 154 | 4.0 | ||
| 17.5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| EET 201 | 4.0 | EET 202 | 4.0 | COM 230 | 3.0 | CMGT 240 or CIVE 240 | 3.0 |
| EET 333 | 4.0 | EET 204 | 3.0 | EET 311 | 4.0 | EET 401 | 4.0 |
| MET 209 | 4.0 | EET 205 | 4.0 | EET 319 | 4.0 | MET 204 | 3.0 |
| STAT 201 | 4.0 | MET 205 | 3.0 | MET 213 | 4.0 | MHT 226 | 3.0 |
| MHT 205 | 3.0 | EET 320 | 3.0 | ||||
| 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | ||||
| Third Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| BET 301 | 3.0 | BET 303 | 3.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
| BET 302 | 4.0 | BMES 391 | 3.0 | ||||
| BIO 107 | 3.0 | INDE 370 | 3.0 | ||||
| BIO 108 | 1.0 | BMES 488 | 3.0 | ||||
| BMES 302 | 2.0 | Free Elective | 3.0 | ||||
| PHIL 315 | 3.0 | ||||||
| 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Fourth Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| BET 307 | 3.0 | MET 422 | 3.0 | MET 423 | 3.0 | ||
| MET 421 | 3.0 | General Education Elective† | 3.0 | Free Elective | 4.0 | ||
| HIST 285 | 4.0 | Free Electives | 6.0 | General Educational Elective† | 3.0 | ||
| General Educational Elective† | 3.0 | Technical Elective†† | 3.0 | ||||
| 13 | 12 | 13 | |||||
| Total Credits 186.5 | |||||||
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CHEM course is determined by the student's Chemistry Placement Exam score and the completion of a summer online preparatory course available based on that score.
- **
MATH course is determined by the student's Calculus Placement Exam score and the completion of any summer online preparatory courses available based on that score.
- ***
Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.
COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.
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Students select 6.0 additional credits from any BET, EET, MET, MHT, or INDE courses not already required. See advisor for specific courses.
4 year, no coop
| First Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| CHEM 101* | 3.5 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | EET 209 | 3.0 | VACATION | |
| EET 102 | 3.0 | EET 208 | 3.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
| ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | MATH 122 | 4.0 | ||
| MATH 110** | 3.0 | MATH 121 | 4.0 | MET 101 | 3.0 | ||
| PHYS 152 | 4.0 | MET 100 | 3.0 | PHYS 154 | 4.0 | ||
| UNIV E101 | 1.0 | PHYS 153 | 4.0 | ||||
| 17.5 | 18 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| EET 201 | 4.0 | EET 202 | 4.0 | COM 230 | 3.0 | VACATION | |
| EET 333 | 4.0 | EET 204 | 3.0 | EET 311 | 4.0 | ||
| MET 209 | 4.0 | EET 205 | 4.0 | EET 319 | 4.0 | ||
| STAT 201 | 4.0 | MET 205 | 3.0 | MET 213 | 4.0 | ||
| MHT 205 | 3.0 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Third Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| CMGT 240 or CIVE 240 | 3.0 | BET 301 | 3.0 | BET 303 | 3.0 | VACATION | |
| EET 320 | 3.0 | BET 302 | 4.0 | BMES 391 | 3.0 | ||
| EET 401 | 4.0 | BIO 107 | 3.0 | INDE 370 | 3.0 | ||
| MET 204 | 3.0 | BIO 108 | 1.0 | BMES 488 | 3.0 | ||
| MHT 226 | 3.0 | BMES 302 | 2.0 | Free Elective | 3.0 | ||
| PHIL 315 | 3.0 | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Fourth Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| BET 307 | 3.0 | MET 422 | 3.0 | MET 423 | 3.0 | ||
| HIST 285 | 4.0 | General Educational Elective*** | 3.0 | Free Elective | 4.0 | ||
| MET 421 | 3.0 | Free Electives | 7.0 | General Educational Elective*** | 3.0 | ||
| General Educational Elective*** | 3.0 | Technical Elective† | 3.0 | ||||
| 13 | 13 | 13 | |||||
| Total Credits 186.5 | |||||||
- *
CHEM course is determined by the student's Chemistry Placement Exam score and the completion of a summer online preparatory course available based on that score.
- **
MATH course is determined by the student's Calculus Placement Exam score and the completion of any summer online preparatory courses available based on that score.
- ***
- †
Students select 6.0 additional credits from any BET, EET, MET, MHT, or INDE courses not already required. See advisor for specific courses.
