UAB’s School of Engineering combines forces with medicine and sustainability to give you an edge on the competition for internships and jobs. Since the majority of engineering degree programs are STEM-designated, you can apply for the OPT extension to work in the US after you graduate. Hybrid degree focuses like biomedical engineering demonstrate how you can take two in-demand interests to form a program and later, a career that opens up more employment options.

• UAB’s biomedical engineering program has resources from the school of engineering and the school of medicine to fully prepare you to take on local and global health crises
• UAB engineering is involved in cutting-edge research in the fields of electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering, materials engineering and civil engineering.
• Employers of UAB graduates include leaders in technology like Apple,Boeing, Google, IBM, Intel and Microsoft.