Master of Science in biomedical engineering curriculum

Biomedical imaging track

  • Credits required for MS with Thesis: 30
  • Credits required for MS without Thesis: 30

Core curriculum requirements for MS degree for all tracks

Course Number Course Title Credits
BME 5010 Quantitative Physiology 4 Cr.
BME 5020 Computer and Math Applications 4 Cr.
BME 8070 Seminars in BME 1 Cr.

Biomedical imaging (TE) track

  • Non-Thesis option (required): 12 credits
  • Thesis option (required): 12 credits

Required courses (min. 12 credits or 3 courses)

 Course Number Course Title Credits
BME 5460 Lasers in Medical Applications 3 Cr.
BME 7730/ECE 7740 Medical Imaging Systems 3 Cr.
BME 7010 Functional Anatomy 4 Cr.
ECE 5690 Digital Image Processing  4 Cr.
BME 7720 MR Imaging of Neurovascular Disease 3 Cr.
BME 7710 Principles of MRI  4 Cr.

Thesis option

Course Number Course Title Credits
BME 8999 Master Thesis Research & Direction 8 Cr.

Non thesis option

Minimum 1 track related required/elective course

Elective courses (track related)

Course Number Course Title Credits
CSC 7860 Computer Vision 3 Cr.
RAD 5010 Introduction to Radiological Physics 4 Cr.
RAD 7050 Diagnostic Imaging Lab 2 Cr.
BME 8710 Seminars in Biomedical Imaging 1 Cr.
PYC 7515 Advance Topic: Imaging and Neurodevelopment 3 Cr.
PYC 7140 Fundamentals of Neuroimaging 3 Cr.
ECE 7680 Advanced Digital Image Processing 4 Cr.
CSC 5860 Introduction to Pattern Recognition 3 Cr.
ECE 7670 Pattern Recognition 4 Cr.
CSC 8860 Seminar Topics in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 3 Cr.
CSC 5870 Computer Graphics 3 Cr.
CSC 6800 Artificial Intelligence 3 Cr.
MAT 5800 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics 4 Cr.
MAT 5030 Statistical Computing and Data Analysis 3 Cr.
BME 7100 Mathematical Modeling 4 Cr.

Biomedical instrumentation track

  • Credits required for MS with Thesis: 30
  • Credits required for MS without Thesis: 30

Core curriculum requirements for MS degree for all tracks

Course Number Course Title Credits
BME 5010 Quantitative Physiology 4 Cr.
BME 5020 Computer and Math Applications 4 Cr.
BME 8070 Seminars in BME 1 Cr.

Biomedical instrumentation track

  • Non-Thesis option (required): 12 credits
  • Thesis option (required): 12 credits

Required courses (min. 12 credits)

Course Number Course Title Credits
BME 5460 Lasers for Medical Applications:  Dignostics, Therapy and Surgery 4 Cr.
BME 5995 Introduction to Biomedical Imaging 3 Cr.
BME 6480 Biomedical Instrumentation 4 Cr.
BME 6470 Smart Sensor Technology I: Design 4 Cr.
BME 7470 Smart Sensor Technology II: Char. and Fabri 4 Cr.
BME 7670 Experimental Methods in Physiology 3 Cr.
BME 7400 Medical Robotics and Systems 4 Cr.
BME 7710 Principles of MRI 4 Cr.
BME 7720 MR Imagine of Neurovascular Disease 3 Cr.
BME 7730 Medical Imaging Systems 3 Cr.

Thesis option

Course Number Course Title Credits
BME 8999 Master Thesis Research & Direction 8 Cr.

Non thesis option

Minimum 1 track related required/elective course

Elective courses (track related)

Course Number Course Title Credits
BME 7100 Mathematical Modeling 4 Cr.
BME 8710 Seminars in Biomedical Imaging 1 Cr.
CSC 5860 Introduction to Pattern Recognition 3 Cr.
ECE 5370    Mechatronic System Design I 4 Cr.
ECE 5425 Robotic Systems I 4 Cr.
ECE 7030 Mathematical Methods in Engineering 4 Cr.
ECE 7425 Robotics Systems II 4 Cr.
ET 5100 Mechatronics & Industrial Applications 3 Cr.
ET 5800 Industrial Robots Programming 3 Cr.
MAT 5100 Numerical Methods 3 Cr.
PHY 5340 Optics Lecture 3 Cr.
PHY 5341 Optics Lab 2 Cr.
PHY 7600 Electromagnetic Theory I 3 Cr.
PYC 7140 Fundamentals of Neuroimaging 3 Cr.
PYC 7515 Advance Topic: Imaging and Neurodevelopment 3 Cr.
PYC 7720 MR Imaging of Neurovascular Disease 3 Cr.
RAD 5010 Introduction to Radiological Physics 4 Cr.
RAD 7000 Imaging Physics I 4 Cr.
RAD 7010 Imaging Physics II Nuc Med 4 Cr.
RAD 7050 Diagnostic Imaging Lab 2 Cr.

Computational systems biology track

  • Credits required for MS with Thesis: 30
  • Credits required for MS without Thesis: 30

Core curriculum requirements for MS degree for all tracks

Course Number Course Title Credits
BME 5010 Quantitative Physiology 4 Cr.
BME 5020 Computer and Math Applications 4 Cr.
BME 8070 Seminars in BME 1 Cr.

Computational systems biology (TE) track

  • Non-Thesis option (required): 12 credits
  • Thesis option (required): 12 credits

Required courses (min. 12 credits)

Course Number Course Title Credits
CSC 7300   Bioinformatics I: Biological Databases and Data Analysis   3 Cr.
CSC 7301   Bioinformatics I: Programming Lab  1 Cr.
FPH 7015/BIO 5040 Biological Statistics 4 Cr.
BME 7020 Cardiovascular Systems Modeling 4 Cr.

Thesis option

Course Number Course Title Credits
BME 8999 Master Thesis Research & Direction 8 Cr.

Non thesis option

Minimum 1 track related required/elective course

Elective courses (track related)

Course Number Course Title Credits
IBS 7140 Foundation of Computational Biology 3 Cr.
CSC 5830  Computational Modeling of Complex Systems 3 Cr.
MBG 7030 Functional Genomics and Systems Biology 2 Cr.
CSC 7410 Bioinformatics II 4 Cr.
MBG 7010 Molecular Biology and Genetics 4 Cr.
MBG 7400 Molecular Biology of Cellular Signaling 2 Cr.
ECE 5690 Digital Image Processing  4 Cr.
ECE 5770 Digital Signal Processing 4 Cr.
CSC 6860 Digital Image Processing and Analysis 3 Cr.
ECE 7680 Advanced Digital Image Processing 4 Cr.

Injury biomechanics track

  • Credits required for MS with Thesis: 30
  • Credits required for MS without Thesis: 30

Core curriculum requirements for MS degree for all tracks

Course Number Course Title Credits
BME 5010 Quantitative Physiology 4 Cr.
BME 5020 Computer and Math Applications 4 Cr.
BME 8070 Seminars in BME 1 Cr.

Injury biomechanics (INB) track

  • Non-Thesis option (required): 7-8 credits of 11 credits offered
  • Thesis option (required): 7-8 credits of 11 credits offered

Required courses

Course Number Course Title Credits
BME 7100 Mathematics Modeling 4 Cr.
BME 7150 Biomechanics of Blast-Related Injuries 3 Cr.
BME 7160 Impact Biomechanics 4 Cr.

Thesis option

Course Number Course Title Credits
BME 8999 Master Thesis Research & Direction 8 Cr.

Non thesis option

Minimum 1 track related required/elective course

Elective courses (track related)

  • Thesis option (minimum 1 elective course)
  • Non-thesis option (minimum 3 elective courses with at least 11 credits)
Course Number Course Title Credits
BME 5130 Vehicle Safety Engineering 4 Cr.
BME 5210 Musco-Skeletal Biomechanics 4 Cr.
BME 5220 Cell and Tissue Biomechanics 3 Cr.
BME 6130 Accident reconstruction 3 Cr.
BME 6480 Biomedical Instrumentation 4 Cr.
BME 7010 Functional Anatomy 4 Cr.
BME 7120  Appl. Finite Element Meth. in Biomech Analysis 4 Cr.
BME 7170 Experimental Methods in Impact Biomechanics 4 Cr.
BME 7180 Advanced Topics in Injury Biomechanics 4 Cr.
BME 7210 Tissue Biomechanics 4 Cr.

Interdisciplinary BME (TE) track

  • Credits required for MS with Thesis: 30
  • Credits required for MS without Thesis: 30

Core curriculum requirements for MS degree for all tracks

Course Number Course Title Credits
BME 5010 Quantitative Physiology 4 Cr.
BME 5020 Computer and Math Applications 4 Cr.
BME 8070 Seminars in BME 1 Cr.

Interdisciplinary BME (TE) track

  • Non-Thesis option (required): 12 credits
  • Thesis option (required): 12 credits

Required courses (min. 12 credits or 3 courses)

 Course Number Course Title Credits
BME 5XXX-7XXX Must have min. 12 credits from BME  

Thesis option

Course Number Course Title Credits
BME 8999 Master Thesis Research & Direction 8 Cr.

Non thesis option

Minimum 1 track related required/elective course

Elective courses (track related)

Course Number Course Title Credits
BME 5XXX-7XXX Must have min. 12 credits from BME  

Tissue engineering track

  • Credits required for MS with Thesis: 30
  • Credits required for MS without Thesis: 30

Core curriculum requirements for MS degree for all tracks

Course Number Course Title Credits
BME 5010 Quantitative Physiology 4 Cr.
BME 5020 Computer and Math Applications 4 Cr.
BME 8070 Seminars in BME 1 Cr.

Tissue engineering (TE) track

  • Non-Thesis option (required): 12 credits
  • Thesis option (required): 12 credits

Required courses (min. 12 credits)

Course Number Course Title Credits
BME 7010 Functional Anatomy (Lecture Course) 4 Cr.
BME 5320  Fundamentals in Implant Technology: Principles and Limitations 3 Cr.
BME 5380 Biocompatibility 4 Cr.
BME 7390 Tissue Engineering and Hybrid systems 4 Cr.
BME 5220 Cell and Tissue Biomechanics 3 Cr.
BME 5370 Introduction to Biomaterials 4 Cr.
BME 7300 Advanced Topics in Biomaterials and Tissue Biomechanics 4 Cr.

Thesis option

Course Number Course Title Credits
BME 8999 Master Thesis Research & Direction 8 Cr.

Non thesis option

Minimum 1 track related required/elective course

Elective courses (track related)

Course Number Course Title Credits
BME 7370 Biomaterial Interfaces 4 Cr.
BME 5995 Molecular and Cellular Biology & Imaging 4 Cr.
BME 7030 Mechanisms and Models of Cellular Regulation for Engineers 3 Cr.
PHC 7410 Principles of Toxicology 3 Cr.
MTX 7500 Molecular and Cellular Toxicology I. 3 Cr.
PSL 7700 Embryonic Stem Cell Biology 3 Cr.
PSL 7215 Nanobioscience  2 Cr.
PSL 7690 Principles and Techniques of Reproductive Biology 3 Cr.
PSL 7740 Developmental Systems in Reproductive Biology 2 Cr.
PSL 6300 Biotechnology: Techniques and Applications 2 Cr.
PHC 7505 Cellular Electrophysiology of CNS Neurons 3 Cr.
MGG 7400 Molecular Biology of Cellular Signaling 2 Cr.
MBG 8000 Molecular Biology of Neurologic Disease: From Gene to Patient 2 Cr.