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The Ph.D. program will require a total of 90 credit hours beyond the B.S. degree in the following categories:
- 24 credit hours of core biomedical engineering courses
- 21 credit hours of track courses
- 3 credit hours of seminars
- 36 credit hours of research
- 6 credit hours of dissertation
The M.S. program will include the first 24 course credit hours listed above, along with 3 credit hours of technical electives, 3 credit hours of seminars, and 6 thesis credit hours
Degree Plan
Required Credits: 90
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PhD in Biomedical Engineering | ||
| Research: | ||
| Select thirty-six hours of the following: | 36 | |
| Doctoral Clinical Research C | ||
| Doctoral Research C | ||
| Doctoral Research C | ||
| Doctoral Research C | ||
| Doctoral Research C | ||
| Doctoral Research C | ||
| Doctoral Research C | ||
| Seminars: | ||
| Select three hours of the following: | 3 | |
| Doctoral Research Symposium I C | ||
| Doctoral Research Symposium II C | ||
| Required Courses: | ||
| BIOL 6304 | Physiological Regulatory Mech C | 3 |
| BME 5303 | Research & Lab Methods C | 3 |
| BME 6192 | Clinical Rotations for Eng C | 1 |
| BME 6196 | Medical Device Practicum C | 1 |
| BME 6301 | BME for Global Health C | 3 |
| BME 6302 | Telemedicine & Imaging Info C | 3 |
| BME 6304 | BME Device Design & Regulation C | 3 |
| DRSC 5495 | Anatomy for Health Sciences C | 4 |
| MGMT 5314 | Corporate Entrepreneurship C | 3 |
| Prescribed Electives: | ||
| Select four courses of the following: | 12 | |
| Biomaterials C | ||
| Tissue Biomechanics C | ||
| Tissue Engineering C | ||
| Musculoskeletal Biomechanics C | ||
| Biomechatronics C | ||
| Human Machine Interf Des & Prc C | ||
| Bioelectromagnetism Fundmtls C | ||
| Physiological Measurements C | ||
| Biomedical Signal & Image Proc C | ||
| Free Electives: | ||
| Select nine additional hours of graduate courses | 9 | |
| Dissertation: | ||
| BME 6398 & BME 6399 | Dissertation and Dissertation C | 6 |
| Total Hours | 90 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PhD in Biomedical Engineering | ||
| Research: | ||
| Select thirty-six hours of the following: | 36 | |
| Doctoral Clinical Research C | ||
| Doctoral Research C | ||
| Doctoral Research C | ||
| Doctoral Research C | ||
| Doctoral Research C | ||
| Doctoral Research C | ||
| Doctoral Research C | ||
| Seminars: | ||
| Select three hours of the following: | 3 | |
| Doctoral Research Symposium I C | ||
| Doctoral Research Symposium II C | ||
| Required Courses: | ||
| BIOL 6304 | Physiological Regulatory Mech C | 3 |
| BME 5303 | Research & Lab Methods C | 3 |
| BME 6192 | Clinical Rotations for Eng C | 1 |
| BME 6196 | Medical Device Practicum C | 1 |
| BME 6301 | BME for Global Health C | 3 |
| BME 6302 | Telemedicine & Imaging Info C | 3 |
| BME 6304 | BME Device Design & Regulation C | 3 |
| DRSC 5495 | Anatomy for Health Sciences C | 4 |
| MGMT 5314 | Corporate Entrepreneurship C | 3 |
| Prescribed Electives: | ||
| Select four courses of the following: | 12 | |
| Biomaterials C | ||
| Tissue Biomechanics C | ||
| Tissue Engineering C | ||
| Musculoskeletal Biomechanics C | ||
| Biomechatronics C | ||
| Human Machine Interf Des & Prc C | ||
| Bioelectromagnetism Fundmtls C | ||
| Physiological Measurements C | ||
| Biomedical Signal & Image Proc C | ||
| Free Electives: | ||
| Select nine additional hours of graduate courses | 9 | |
| Dissertation: | ||
| BME 6398 & BME 6399 | Dissertation and Dissertation C | 6 |
| Total Hours | 90 | |
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