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The BME graduate students are admitted directly through the BME
Department. The BME Graduate Academic Committee reviews and
makes all decisions regarding admission. Each student's research
adviser must hold a Graduate Faculty appointment in the BME
Department. Supervisory committees for BME students normally
include at least one member from the College of Engineering and
one from the College of Medicine to emphasize the need for a
clinical focus in the research.
The master’s degree (thesis or nonthesis) requires at least 30
semester hours. The Ph.D. degree requires at least 90 semester
credit hours beyond the bachelor’s degree. No more than 30 hours
of a master’s degree from another institution will be transferred to
the Ph.D. degree. If a student holds a master’s degree in a
discipline different from the doctoral program, the master’s work will
not be counted toward the doctoral degree unless the BME
Department successfully petitions the Dean of the Graduate School.
Requirements for these degrees are given in the General
Information section of this catalog. Complete BME program details
and courses available are listed in the Biomedical Engineering
Graduate Guidelines, on the BME web site (which also offers
information on available areas of study). Graduate-level courses in
either the College of Engineering or the College of Medicine may be
applied toward the BME degree programs with the approval of the
supervisory committee chair and the graduate coordinator.
Combined program: Biomedical Engineering also offers a combined
bachelor's/master's degree program in collaboration with the other
departments in the College of Engineering. This program allows
qualified students to earn both a bachelor's degree and a master's
degree within 5 years for a net savings of 1 year.
BME 5085: Patents, Product Development, and Technology
Transfer (2) For engineers and scientists. Product discovery and
development; patents and trade secrets; copyright and trademark
law; international intellectual property considerations; regulatory
issues; business planning and market research; and licensing,
marketing, negotiation, and technology transfer.
BME 5401: Biomedical Engineering and Physiology I (3)
Physiology of cells, bones, and the circulatory system from a
biomaterials, biomechanics, cellular, and tissue engineering
perspective. Intellectual property and technology transfer included.
BME 5402: Biomedical Engineering and Physiology II (3)
Physiology of the human body, imaging techniques, and subsequent
processing. Discusses various imaging modalities and appropriate
processing methods for revealing the details of physiology and
diagnosis.
BME 5500: Biomedical Instrumentation (3) Prereq: basic
knowledge of physics and calculus, consent of instructor.
Engineering and medical aspects of measuring and processing
signals from living systems. Discusses biomedical transducers for