Biomedical Engineering: Biomedical Device Development Concentration, MSBME

About the Program

Students can strengthen their competitive edge with a Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering with a concentration in Biomedical Device Development in as few as three semesters. This program is ideal for those seeking a career in the healthcare or biomedical industries. The curriculum emphasizes biomedical device development, but can be tailored to support individual career interests. Students earning this degree will gain knowledge of the design and development of biomedical products and processes; sharpen their ability to make well-reasoned, ethical and socially responsible engineering decisions; increase their communication, negotiation and leadership skills; and gain a practical understanding of regulatory processes for the healthcare industry.

This program is a self-funded terminal Master’s program and is not intended for students who are interested in research or continuing on to a PhD.

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Program Requirements

30 Credits Required

Electives (6 credits)

Students should choose 500/600-level courses to fulfill remaining requirements in consultation with their advisor. Coursest that cannot be used include:

• Seminar Courses
• Methodology/laboratory courses
• CS 51500 Numerical Linear Algebra
• PSY 60000 Statistical Inference
• PSY 60100 Correlation and Experimental Data
• SLHS 50200 Fundamentals of Speech Production and Perception
• STAT 50300 Stat Methods Biology
• STAT 51100 Stat Methods
• STAT 51200 Applied Regression Analysis

Concentrations

Departmental Concentration:

• Biomedical Device Development with Industry Immersion Concentration for Biomedical Engineering, MSBME 

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will:

• Acquire a functional understanding of the design and development of biomedical products and processes at the systems level.
• Understand the processes to ensure quality, testing, and approval of biomedical products.
• Be able to make well-reasoned, ethical, and socially responsible engineering decisions in a variety of scenarios.
• Develop an experienced skillset of communicating clearly, negotiating effectively, and leading strategically while contributing to biomedical engineering projects.

GPA Requirements

Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA and in general must receive a B- or better in all courses on the plan of study. At the discretion of the research advisor and advisory committee members, BME and IBSC PhD and BME master’s degree students may use on their plans of study a maximum of two core competency courses with a grade of C+ / C / C-, provided the student’s GPA remains 3.0/4.0 or above.

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