Biomedical Engineering, MBE

The Masters in Biomedical Engineering is a coursework-only program that develops deeper technical knowledge in biomedical engineering beyond the BS. 

Applicants for the Masters in Biomedical Engineering program must hold a bachelor’s degree from a program that is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET at the time of graduation, or provide evidence of an equivalent academic background to the Dean of the College of Engineering and Polymer Science and the appropriate department chair.

Applicants must submit a completed Graduate School application, official undergraduate transcripts, undergraduate grade point average, three letters of recommendation, and a statement of purpose that provides a rationale for the proposed graduate study.

Applicants must have an overall grade point average of 2.75 or better or 3.00 for the last two years (64 semester credits or equivalent). 

Applicants whose native language is not English must have a TOEFL score of at least 79 on the internet-based TOEFL.

Admission Requirements

Bridge-up requirements for applicants with a non-engineering bachelor's degree

Applicants with a bachelor’s degree in a discipline other than engineering shall have completed coursework in calculus, differential equations, statics, have one year of classical physics, one year of chemistry, Thermal Sciences or Thermodynamics, and 4 of the 5 following subjects:

An overall GPA of 3.0 must be maintained for these courses. These undergraduate engineering courses may be taken prior to graduate admission.

Accelerated Degree Pathway from UA's BS in Biomedical Engineering

Qualified undergraduates in UA's Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering program who are interested in earning the Masters in Biomedical Engineering can do so as part of an Accelerated Degree Pathway (ADP) that accelerates time to completion when earning both degrees.  These students must apply and meet the minimum requirements for admission to the ADP program in the Spring before their last year of study for the BS, and at the time of graduation with the BS, apply and meet the minimum requirements for admission to the Masters in Biomedical Engineering. Interested students should consult the department during their junior year for more information.

Students in the program will complete a formal Plan of Study that complies with the requirements below and acceptable to the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies in Biomedical Engineering and the Department Chair. 

Core Required Courses

 Technical Electives

Approved electives include BMEN:6xx-level courses other than the core requirements. A total of 18 credits of graduate level BMEN courses are required; other credits can be taken at the graduate level in other disciplines with approval. Up to 6 credits of 5xx level courses can be taken for degree. BMEN 600 can be taken up to 2 times for course credit for thesis option.The University’s Academic Requirements (See Academic Requirements in this Graduate Bulletin), the following College of Engineering and Polymer Science requirements and the department’s academic requirements must all be satisfied for the masters degrees in the College of Engineering and Polymer Science.