Biomedical Engineering

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Foreign:$ 29.8 k / Year(s) Deadline: Dec 1, 2024
44 place StudyQA ranking:2271 Duration:2 years

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An M.S.E. degree is a good option for students wishing to prepare for industry or who are unsure about a committing to a Ph.D. program. M.S.E. students take a number of technical courses and thesis writing courses depending on their degree goal. In addition, the two department seminar courses are highly recommended but not required.

Financial support for M.S.E. students is not guaranteed. In some cases M.S.E. thesis candidates may receive support via Teaching Assistantship or Graduate Research Assistantship, depending upon arrangements with their thesis advisor.

M.S.E. with Thesis Requirements

To obtain an M.S.E. degree, with a thesis, 24 credit hours of technical coursework and six hours of thesis are required, where18 of the 24 technical coursework credit hours must be graduate level for a letter grade. The other six credit hours may be either upper division for a letter grade or graduate level for credit/no credit. Of the technical graduate coursework, five courses (three-credit hour, 15 credits total) MUST be as follows:

  • A graduate-level course in the biological or clinical sciences.
  • A graduate-level course in basic or applied mathematics: a course in statistics is encouraged to meet this requirement, but another mathematics topic may be approved in some circumstances.
  • Students must take a course from three of the four technical areas below:
    • A graduate-level course in technical area #1.
    • A graduate-level course in technical area #2.
    • A graduate-level course in technical area #3.
    • A graduate-level course in technical area #4.

6 credit hours of thesis research: BME 698A & 698B

M.S.E. with Coursework (No Thesis) Requirements

To obtain an M.S.E. degree with no thesis, 30 credit hours of technical coursework are required, where 24 of the 30 credit hours must be graduate level for a letter grade. The other six credit hours may be either upper division for a letter grade or gaduate level for credit/no credit. Of the technical graduate coursework, five courses (three credits each, 15 credits total) MUST be as follows:

  • A graduate-level course in the biological or clinical sciences.
  • A graduate-level course in basic or applied mathematics: a course in statistics is encouraged to meet this requirement, but another mathematics topic may be approved in some circumstances.
  • Students must take a course from three of the four technical areas below:
    • A graduate-level course in technical area #1.
    • A graduate-level course in technical area #2.
    • A graduate-level course in technical area #3.
    • A graduate-level course in technical area #4.

Courses

  • BME 381J.3 Biomedical Imaging: Signals and Systems
  • BME 381J Fluorescence Micro/Spectroscopy
  • BME 381J Lasers and Optics
  • BME 381J Optical Design
  • BME 381J Medical Imaging
  • BME 381J Functional Imaging Laboratory
  • BME 381J.7 Digital Image and Video Processing
  • BME 382J Cellular and Molecular Biomechanics
  • BME 382J Drug Delivery
  • BME 381J Molecular Biophysics: Measurements and Methods
  • BME 382J.1 Cell and Tissue Engineering
  • BME 382J.4 Advanced Engineering Biomaterials
  • BME 383J Geometric Modeling and Visualization
  • BME 383J Computational Biomolecular Engineering
  • BME 383J Computational Methods for Biomedical Engineers
  • BME 383J.4 Biomechanics of Human Movement
  • BME 383J.5 Introduction to Nonlinear Dynamics in Biological Systems
  • BME 383J.7 Data Mining
  • BME 384J.1 Biomedical Instrumentation
  • BME 385J Biomedical Micro- and Nanotechnology
  • BME 385J Fields Forces and Flows
  • BME 385J Advanced Oral Communication for International Engineering Students
  • BME 385J Approaches to Modeling Simulation of Cardiac Function
  • BME 385J, Topic 36 Engineering Applications of Immunology and Disease Pathology
  • BME 386 Product Realization/Technology Commercialization Seminar

Requirements

  • Application for Admission 
  • Official GRE scores 
  • Resume and/or Curriculum Vitae
  • Letters of Recommendation from three individuals
  • Essay Questions. Four essay questions (each a maximum of 50 lines, 12 pt font) encouraging you to reflect onyour prior biomedical engineering experiences, why you are selecting The University ofTexas at Austin Biomedical Engineering program for your graduate studies, your particularacademic and professional goals, and your role as a biomedical engineer both at TheUniversity of Texas at Austin and in the wider community. You must follow the BMEapplication essay template which can be downloaded on our admissions website
  • Areas of Study – We have four overarching areas of study in the BME program:  Area 1: Cellular and Molecular Imaging Area 2: Cellular and Bio-Molecular EngineeringArea 3: Computation Biomedical EngineeringArea 4: Biomechanics
  • Within each area you may choose one or more sub-topics but you should not choose morethan one area of study. You will also let us know which faculty member(s) you are interestedin working with. 
  • The application fee is $65 for U.S. applicants and $90 for International applicants
  • Official Transcripts. Include transcripts from all colleges and universities you have attended. You will uploadyour transcript as a PDF after you submitted your application and paid the applicationfee. Upload your transcript(s) on the Status Check page. 
  • Official TOEFL Scores
  • Financial Responsibility Form 
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