Master's Program
Master's Students Need 30 Credits
Master’s candidates are expected to complete 30 credits of approved graduate-level course work, including required courses in quantitative physiology and advanced mathematics. In consultation with a faculty adviser, M.S. students select a program of 30 points of credits of graduate courses (4000 level or above) appropriate to their career goals and incorporating core requirements.
The core program includes computational modeling of physiological systems, our biomedical engineering seminar series, and at least one graduate-level mathematics course. Students with deficiency in physiology course work are required to take prerequisite quantitative physiology courses. Students interested in obtaining research experience, can elect to complete up to 6 credits (2 semesters) of research under the guidance of Biomedical Engineering faculty, which may be applied toward the M.S. degree. Students then select sufficient additional Biomedical Engineering courses to complete the required 30 credits (4 to 8 courses). Candidates must achieve a minimum grade-point average of 2.5. Students planning to proceed to the doctoral degree should select courses to prepare for the doctoral qualifying examination and register for research rotations during the first two semesters of graduate study. To facilitate future collaboration with clinicians and biomedical scientists, students are encouraged to consider courses at the Health Sciences campus or in the Department of Biological Sciences.
1) Master's Students with Engineering Background
(but deficiency in physiology course work)
BMEN E4001 & 4002 Quantitative Physiology (6 credits)
BMEN E6003 Computational Modeling and Physiological Systems (3 credits)
1 graduate-level math course (3 credits)
4 graduate courses with BME content (12 credits)
Research or 2 more classes of your choice (6 credits)
2 semesters of BMEN 9700: Seminar 9 (Fridays 11:00)
Research can be done for either credit or stipend (not both for the same project)
2) Master's Students with Biology/BME Background
BMEN E6003 Computational Modeling of Physiological Systems (3 credits)
1 graduate-level math course (3 credits)
4 graduate courses with BME content (12 credits)
4 more classes of your choice or 2 classes of your choice + 6 research credits
2 semesters of BMEN 9700: Seminar 9 (Fridays 11:00)
Research can be done for either credit or stipend (not both for the same project).
For information on specific courses see http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/uwb/, http://www.engineering.columbia.edu/bulletin/dept/bioe.php? and http://www.engineering.columbia.edu/bulletin/dept/bioe.php?tab=gradreqs.