There are 30 credit hours of technical coursework required for the M.S.E. MSE with Coursework (approximately 10 technical 3-credit hour courses).
6 of the 30 credit hours (2 classes) can be either graduate-level for credit/no credit or upper division undergraduate level for a letter grade. Effective fall 2018, up to six credit hours of BME X97 Research Problems may count toward the CR/NC course allowance on the BME MSE program of work.
5 of the 8 required graduate-level courses (15 credits hours) must be:
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Previously approved courses for each requirement can be found on the Graduate Level Courses by Requirement list. This list is not exhaustive and other courses are available to meet program of work requirements. If you find another course that you wish to count toward a requirement, please send the course name, number, and the requirement you want to fill to the Graduate Advisor for approval. A syllabus may be requested in some cases. You must receive approval prior to enrollment in the course.
| Requirement | Credit Hours | Details |
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| Biological or Clinical Sciences | 3 | |
| Basic or Applied Mathematics | 3 | A |
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| statistics course is encouraged, but another mathematics topic may be approved in some circumstances. |
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| Technical Area 1: Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation | 3 | Choose one course from each of three of the four technical areas |
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| Technical Area 2: Cellular and Biomolecular Engineering | 3 | |
| Technical Area 3: Computational Biomedical Engineering | 3 | |
| Technical Area 4: Molecular, Cellular, and Tissue Biomechanics | 3 | |
| Technical Electives: graduate-level taken for a letter grade | 9 | One technical |
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| elective may be substituted with one approved graduate-level professional development course. All coursework must be approved by the Graduate Advisor in advance |
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| Technical Electives: graduate-level taken for a letter grade, graduate-level taken as CR/NC, or undergraduate upper-division taken for a letter grade | 6 | Effective fall 2018, up to six credit hours of BME X97 Research Problems may count toward the CR/NC allowance |
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Program of Work
The Program of Work is a form students complete to report their coursework completion status.
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