MS Program Elective Concentrations

The Master of Science program in Biomedical Engineering offers students great flexibility in tailoring their program to their specific interests and goals.

In consultation with an appointed faculty adviser, MS students should select a program of 30 points of credit of graduate courses (4000-level or above) appropriate to their career goals. This program must include the course in computational modeling of physiological systems (BMEN E6003 COMP MODELING-PHYSIOL SYSTEMS); two semesters of BMEN E9700 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR; at least four other biomedical engineering courses where BM is in its call letters; and at least one graduate-level course (at least 3 credits) either in the departments of Applied Mathematics or Statistics or BMEN E4110 BIOSTATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS. Up to 6 credits of BMEN E9100 MASTERS RESEARCH may be taken to fulfill degree requirements. Up to 3 credits of coursework outside of SEAS may count toward the MS degree. Students with deficiency in physiology coursework are advised to take the BMEN E4001 QUANTITATIVE PHYSIOLOGY I-BMEN E4002 QUANT PHYSIOLOGY II:ORGAN SYST sequence before taking BMEN E6003 COMP MODELING-PHYSIOL SYSTEMS. Candidates must achieve a minimum grade-point average of 2.5. A thesis based on experimental, computational, or analytical research is optional. Students wishing to pursue the Master’s Thesis option are required to complete 6 credits of BMEN E9100 MASTERS RESEARCH and consult with their BME faculty adviser to register for BMEN E9200. 

MS concentrations are not required. The following grouped courses are a useful guide for students who wish to focus their studies in a particular Biomedical Engineering topic. If a student chooses to declare a concentration, the requirements for these elective concentrations are identical to those of the standard track (including BMEN E6003 COMP MODELING-PHYSIOL SYSTEMS, Applied Math / Statistics / BMEN E4110 BIOSTATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS, BMEN E9700 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR, four BMEN courses, and three or more SEAS courses, comprising at least 27 credits in SEAS out of a total 30 required credits), with one exception: students must take at least 12 credits from a list of track-specific courses.

*Please note that not all courses listed under concentrations are SEAS technical electives*

Concentrations course lists