Biomedical Engineering Major, PhD

Requirements

All students must complete a minimum of 72 graduate hours beyond the bachelor’s degree, exclusive of credits for the master’s thesis. These must include a minimum of 24 hours in Doctoral Research and Dissertation and a minimum of 36 credit hours of other graduate coursework.

For the PhD in biomedical engineering, the courses must include:

• The biomedical engineering core curriculum comprising BME 503 , BME 511 , BME 521 , BME 510 , and BME 601 .
• Completion of a Knowledge Breadth requirement (3 graduate hours) for the BME Specialization Track chosen by the student, as specified in the BME Graduate Student Handbook.
• Completion of a Knowledge Depth requirement (3 – 6 graduate hours) for the BME Specialization Track chosen by the student, as specified in the BME Graduate Student Handbook.
• A minimum of 18 graduate hours within the major.
• A minimum of 6 hours of course work at the 600-level.

Additional requirements for the PhD in biomedical engineering are:

• Registration and participation in the BME graduate seminar (BME 595 ) every semester it is offered.
• Successful completion of all required examinations, which include a qualifying exam and written and oral comprehensive exams.
• Presentation of a dissertation proposal to the student’s advisory committee and approval of that proposal by that committee.
• Successful defense of the dissertation.