Example Full-Time Study Plans by Area
Master of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering Website
Students may choose to follow a plan of study that roughly corresponds to one of our existing emphasis areas of graduate study. The example study plans below reflect the flexibility that is built into the new M.E. degree program. Furthermore, these plans are designed for a pace that is reasonable for students from industry. The existing areas are:
BioComputer Master of Engineering studies:
| Course |
Description |
Credit |
| Fall Semester Year One |
| BIEN 5700 or BIOL 3702 or equiv.* |
Physiology Requirement |
3 |
| BIEN 5320 |
Biomedical Instrumentation Design |
3 |
| Graduate Elective |
BIEN, EECE, MATH, etc. as appropriate |
3 |
| Spring Semester Year One |
| BIEN 5220 |
Embedded Biomedical Instrumentation |
3 |
| Graduate Elective |
BIEN, EECE, MATH, etc. as appropriate |
3 |
| Summer Session |
| HCTM Elective** |
HCTM 6300 & 6500 or 6300 & 6400 or 6500 & 6400 |
3 |
| Fall Semester Year Two |
| BIEN 6300 |
Microprocessor Based Biomedical Instrumentation |
3 |
| BIEN BioComputer Elective |
Such as BIEN 5610, 6600, 6300, 6310, 6240 |
3 |
| Spring Semester Year Two |
| BIEN 6200 |
Advanced Topics in Biomedical Computing |
3 |
| BIEN 6995 |
Required Readings Course |
3 |
BioImaging Master of Engineering studies:
| Course |
Description |
Credit |
| Fall Semester Year One |
|
|
| BIEN 5700 or BIOL 3702 , or equiv.* |
Physiology Requirement |
3 |
| BIEN 5320 |
Biomedical Instrumentation Design |
3 |
| Graduate Elective |
BIEN, EECE, MATH, etc. as appropriate |
3 |
| Spring Semester Year One |
| BIEN 5500 |
Medical Imaging Physics |
3 |
| Graduate Elective |
BIEN, EECE, MATH, etc. as appropriate |
3 |
| Summer Session |
| HCTM Elective** |
HCTM 6300 & 6500 or 6300 & 6400 or 6500 & 6400 |
3 |
| Fall Semester Year Two |
| BIEN 6210 |
Biomedical Signal Processing |
3 |
| BIEN BioImaging Elective |
Such as BIEN 5610, 5510, 6600, 6320, 6240 |
3 |
| Spring Semester Year Two |
| BIEN 6220 |
|
3 |
| BIEN 6995 |
Required Readings Course |
3 |
BioInstrumentation Master of Engineering studies:
| Course |
Description |
Credit |
| Fall Semester Year One |
| BIEN 5700 or BIOL 3702, or equiv.* |
Physiology Requirement |
3 |
| BIEN 5302 |
Biomedical Instrumentation Design |
3 |
| Graduate Elective |
BIEN, EECE, MATH, etc. as appropriate |
3 |
| Spring Semester Year One |
| BIEN 5220 |
Embedded Biomedical Instrumentation |
3 |
| Graduate Elective |
BIEN, EECE, MATH, etc. as appropriate |
3 |
| Summer Session |
| HCTM Elective** |
HCTM 6300 & 6500 or 6300 & 6400 or 6500 & 6400 |
3 |
| Fall Semester Year Two |
| BIEN 6310 |
Microprocessor Based Biomedical Instrumentation |
3 |
| BIEN BioInstrumentation Elective |
Such as BIEN 5600, 6600, 6300, 6310, 6390, 6220 |
3 |
| Spring Semester Year Two |
| BIEN 6320 |
RF Applications in Biomedical Engineering |
3 |
| BIEN 6995 |
Required Readings Course |
3 |
BioMechanics Master of Engineering studies:
| Course |
Description |
Credit |
| Fall Semester Year One |
| BIEN 5700 or BIOL 3702 or equiv.* |
Physiology Requirement |
3 |
| BIEN 5320 |
Biomedical Instrumentation Design |
3 |
| Graduate Elective |
BIEN, MEEN, MATH, etc. as appropriate |
3 |
| Spring Semester Year One |
| BIEN 5710 |
Analysis of Physiological Models |
3 |
| Graduate Elective |
BIEN, MEEN, MATH, etc. as appropriate |
3 |
| Summer Session |
| HCTM Elective** |
HCTM 6300 & 6500 or 6300 & 6400 or 6500 & 6400 |
3 |
| Fall Semester Year Two |
| BIEN 6450 |
Musculoskeletal Biomechanics 1 |
3 |
| BIEN BioMechanics Elective |
Such as BIEN 5600, 6400, 6410, 6430, 6431, 6600 |
3 |
| Spring Semester Year Two |
| BIEN 6451 {231} |
Musculoskeletal Biomechanics 2 |
3 |
| BIEN 6995 |
Required Readings Course |
3 |
BioRehabilitation Master of Engineering studies:
| Course |
Description |
Credit |
| Fall Semester Year One |
| BIEN 5700 or BIOL 3702 or equiv.* |
Physiology Requirement |
3 |
| BIEN 5320 |
Biomedical Instrumentation Design |
3 |
| Graduate Elective |
BIEN, EECE, MEEN, MATH, etc. as appropriate |
3 |
| Spring Semester Year One |
| BIEN 5710 |
Analysis of Physiological Models |
3 |
| Graduate Elective |
BIEN, EECE, MEEN, MATH, etc. as appropriate |
3 |
| Summer Session |
| HCTM Elective** |
HCTM 6300 & 6500 or 6300 & 6400 or 6500 & 6400 |
3 |
| Fall Semester Year Two |
| BIEN 6610 |
Rehabilitative Biosystems |
3 |
| BIEN BioRehabilitation Elective |
Such as BIEN 5600, 5620, 5630, 6600, 6310, 6200, 6210, 6220 |
3 |
| Spring Semester Year Two |
| BIEN 6620 |
Modeling Rehabilitative Biosystems |
3 |
| BIEN 6995 |
Required Readings Course |
3 |
*Credit may be given for having previously completed BIEN 5700 (or equivalent) with a B or better grade.
**Although the credit total for any combination of two HCTM Summer courses is greater than three, only three are needed for the M.E. degree. The actual credit total will appear on the student’s transcript.
