Online Master's in Biomedical Engineering Curriculum
The MS in Biomedical Engineering requires 30 credit hours of graduate-level coursework. Students must maintain a GPA of a 3.0 or higher, with no individual course grade lower than a C.
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING COURSES – 6 CREDIT HOURS
Select two of the following:
- BME 50100 Biostatistics
- BME 51100 Biomedical Signal Processing
- BME 52100 Biosensors: Fundamentals and Applications
- BME 53000 Medical Imaging Diagnostic Technologies
- BME54200 Cell & Tissue Mechanics
- BME 58100 Bio-Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (BioMEMS) & Biomedical Microsystems
- BME 51000 Neural Mechanisms of Health and Disease
- BME59500/ABE59100 Polymeric Biomaterials
- MSE52700 Introduction to Biomaterials
QUANTITATIVE/ANALYTICAL COURSES – 3 CREDIT HOURS
Select one of the following:
REGULATORY AFFAIRS AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS – 12 CREDIT HOURS
Select four of the following:
ELECTIVE COURSES – 6 CREDIT HOURS
Any courses listed on our courses page will fulfill this requirement, including available non-engineering courses.
All questions regarding courses and transfer credits should be directed to a student’s academic advisor.
Creating Your Plan of Study
The MS in Biomedical Engineering program offers a range of flexibility in course options. After you begin your studies at Purdue, an academic advisor will help you create an Electronic Plan of Study (EPOS) to best fit your educational needs and career goals. Students may use the Plan of Study Worksheet to initially help map their courses, but this is not a substitute for submitting an official EPOS.
The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements. This website is a knowledge source for specific requirements and completion.
SAMPLE PLAN OF STUDY
This sample plan of study is one example of many possible course combination options. Students may choose to shorten or elongate their time to completion. A degree must be earned within five years of beginning the program. The course list page provides future course availability information.
| Semester | Course | Credit Hours | Course Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - Fall | BME50100 Biostatistics | 3 | Biomedical Engineering |
| 2 - Spring | BME58100 Fundamentals of MEMS | 3 | Biomedical Engineering |
| 3 - Summer | BME56300 Quality Systems for Regulatory Compliance | 3 | Regulatory Affairs & Professional Skills |
| 4 - Fall | BME56100 Preclinical and Clinical Study Design | 3 | Regulatory Affairs & Professional Skills |
| 5 - Spring | BME59500/ABE59100 Polymeric Materials | 3 | Life Sciences or Elective |
| 6 - Summer | GRAD59000 Program Management: A Comprehensive Overview of the Discipline | 3 | Elective |
| 7 - Fall | BME51100 Biomedical Signal Processing | 3 | Quantitative/Analytical |
| 8 - Spring | BME56200 Regulatory Issues Surrounding Approval of Medical Devices | 3 | Regulatory Affairs & Professional Skills |
| 9 - Summer | Semester Off | 0 | |
| 10 - Fall | BME55600 Introduction to Clinical Medicine | 3 | Life Sciences or Elective |
| 11 - Spring | BME56400 Ethical Engineering of Medical Tech | 3 | Regulatory Affairs & Professional Skills |