Biomedical engineering is a discipline which integrates the engineering sciences with biology and medicine. The field of biomedical engineering has seen a dramatic escalation in activity over the past 20 years leading to the development of a wide variety of medical devices, medical procedures, and a basic... Show Full Description

Biomedical engineering is a discipline which integrates the engineering sciences with biology and medicine. The field of biomedical engineering has seen a dramatic escalation in activity over the past 20 years leading to the development of a wide variety of medical devices, medical procedures, and a basic understanding of biological processes. Engineering approaches are becoming increasingly important in modern biological and medical research and in the development of new technologies that stem from recent discoveries. The University of Arizona has established strengths in medical and biological engineering with faculty members providing education and research opportunities from nearly every scientific discipline on this campus. The Biomedical Engineering Program's major goal is to provide graduate education. However, the Program also coordinates an undergraduate BME Option available to students in several colleges at the university.

Admission Criteria: A Bachelor's degree in engineering, physical, or life sciences, or mathematics will be required for admission to the program. Calculus, ordinary differential equations, linear algebra and matrix methods, and at least one course in a life science is normally required for admission. Applicants lacking some of these requirements at the time of application may provide a plan for completion of these requirements prior to admission, or may request conditional admission status. All applicants must submit GRE scores (General Test). During the first year, course work includes foundation BME core courses and introduction to research opportunities in faculty laboratories. Continued studies and research are flexible and include advanced graduate courses in engineering and life sciences, research methods, thesis credits (M.S.), dissertation credits (Ph.D.) and a research seminar series. Each student's course of study is developed with the guidance of a mentor and advisory committee. Students are also encouraged to participate in clinical and industrial internships which provide experience in state of the art applications of biomedical engineering. The strength of the Biomedical Engineering Program derives largely from the flexibility afforded by the broad biomedical engineering research interests of the interdisciplinary faculty who participate in the Program. This allows each student the freedom to design a unique program of study to meet individual career goals. Each student's course of study is developed with the guidance of a mentor and advisory committee.

Master of Science.  Specific M.S. degree requirements and examination procedures are described in the Biomedical Engineering Program Graduate Handbook.

Doctor of Philosophy.  Specific Ph. D. degree requirements and examination procedures are described in the Biomedical Engineering Program Graduate Handbook.

Biomedical Engineering Minor. Ph.D. candidates in other disciplines may select a minor in Biomedical Engineering. The BME Minor is 12 units of approved BME courses including 9 units from BME 510, 511, 516 or 517 and in addition 3 units of BME 597.  The doctoral student's dissertation committee should contain one faculty member in the BME Program. The minor will be granted upon completion of these courses with a B average for the required units. A Minor Program of Study form must be completed and a signed copy filed with the BME Program Committee.