The objective of the PhD in Biomedical Engineering from ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ is to educate biomedical engineers for careers in industry, academia, health care, and government and to advance research in biomedical engineering.
The Department of Biomedical Engineering provides a learning environment that encourages you to apply biomedical engineering methods to advance basic scientific discovery; integrate knowledge across the spectrum from basic cellular and molecular biology through tissue, organ, and whole-body physiology and pathophysiology; and to exploit this knowledge to design diagnostic and therapeutic technologies that improve human health.
The unique and rich medical, science, and engineering environment at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ enables research projects ranging from basic science through engineering design and clinical application. Numerous fellowships and research assistantships are available to support you in your studies.
The PhD program requires a minimum of 36 credit hours of courses beyond the BS degree. Your overall program of study must clearly demonstrate adequate depth in a field of biomedical engineering relevant to your research area. There are 14 credit hours of required core courses.
Required Core Courses
| Principles of Physiology | 1 | |
| Biomedical Instrumentation and Signal Processing | 3 | |
| Methodologies for Modeling Physiological Systems | 2 | |
| Advanced Topics of Compartmental Modeling | 1 | |
| or | Neuromuscular Physiology and Analysis | |
| Graduate Professional Development for Biomedical Engineers | 1 | |
| Introduction to Grant and Fellowship Writing | 1 | |
| Grant Writing II | 2 | |
| Cell Biology I | 3 | |
| or | Molecular and Cellular Physiology | |