MS in Biomedical Engineering

Degree Requirements

Prospective students should consult the university catalog with respect to prerequisite requirements, admission requirements, admission to candidacy requirements and deficiency requirements. The Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering (MSBioMedE) degree is awarded to students who:

1. Meet all University general degree requirements (see the university catalog).
2. Satisfy the specific degree requirements of the Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

MSBioMedE Thesis Option (30 credits)

1. Requires six credits of orally defended thesis. The MS committee is chaired by the student's thesis advisor. The chair of the committee must be a graduate faculty member from any department within the College of Engineering and Computer Science.
2. Requires 24 credits of approved course work of which nine credits are program core courses and the remaining 15 credits are approved elective courses offered by the Colleges of Engineering and Computer Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, and Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing.
3. Every thesis student must take CGS 5937/Graduate Seminar/ A seminar series with distinguished speakers. Students must attend at least five seminar presentations. (Grading: S/U, 0 credits.)

Note: A maximum of 3 credits of directed independent study may be applied toward the master's degree.

MSBioMedE Non-Thesis Option (30 credits)

1. Requires 30 credits of approved course work of which 9 credits are program core courses and the remaining 21 credits are approved elective courses offered by the Colleges of Engineering and Computer Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, and Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing.

2. Every non-thesis student must take CGS 5937/Graduate Seminar/ A seminar series with distinguished speakers. Students must attend at least five seminar presentations. (Grading: S/U, 0 credits.)

Note: A maximum of 3 credits of directed independent study may be applied toward the master's degree.

Submission of Plan of Study

Graduate students are required to submit a Plan of Study when they have completed between 9 and 15 credits of coursework with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. A student may not register for thesis credits prior to submitting a Plan of Study.

Program Core Courses

1. BME 5000 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering  (3)
   Course provides a broad perspective of biomedical engineering as applied to topics in contemporary biology, physiology, and medicine, including biotechnology and bioinformatics. A comprehensive final research paper is required of students in this course. The course is designed for graduate students and may be taken by senior undergraduates with permission of the instructor.
2. BME 5742 Biosystems Modeling and Control (3)
   This course covers population growth, enzyme kinetics, heart and blood circulation, lung model, Hodgkin-Huxley nerve model, dynamic simulations, compartmental models, and drug delivery. The course is designed for graduate students and may be taken by senior undergraduates with permission of the instructor.
3. BME 6762 Bioinformatics: Biomedical  Perspectives (3)
   Introduction to bioinformatics - Bioinformatics-definition and applications. Concepts and definitions of molecular biological terms: Genomics and Proteomics. Biological sequence analysis and Next-generation sequencing. Translational and clinical bioinformatics. Viral bioinformatics and rational vaccine designs. Cytogenetic and phylogenetic informatics. Sequence search/analyses tools and protocols. Information resources: Databases and networks. Prior to registering for this course, it is recommended that students take PCB 3063, Genetics, or equivalent, or obtain permission from the instructor.
4. BSC 6936 Advanced Biotechnology Lab (3)
   

Deficiency Requirements (not counted in the total program credits)

1. PCB 3063 Genetics
2. COP 2220 Introduction to Programming in C