BMEGPHD - Biomedical Engineering

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Doctor of Philosophy Requirements

Doctoral students must complete a minimum of 63 units of graduate credit, and meet the Graduate College’s minimum units of courses in which regular grades have been earned. A high level of performance is expected of students who are enrolled in graduate programs at The University of Arizona.  Students must maintain a grade point average of 3.00 (letter grade of B) or better to continue enrollment in the degree-granting program, receive financial support, and to be awarded an M.S. or Ph.D. degree.

Students entering the program with a M.S. degree may petition to apply previous graduate coursework to the Ph.D. degree requirements. The Graduate College requires that at least 30 units of graduate credit must be completed at the University of Arizona.

Required  Courses

BME 510 (3) – Biology for Biomedical Engineering, minimum grade required: B

BME 511 (3) – Physiology for Biomedical Engineering, minimum grade required: B

BME 517 (3) – Measurement and Data Analysis in Biomedical Engineering, minimum grade required: B

Choose at least two courses from different focus areas (6 units total) of:

Biomaterials:

• BME 561 (3) – Biological and Synthetic Materials (Fall)

• BME 586 (3) – Biomaterial-Tissue Interactions (Spring)

Biomechanics

• BME 566 (3) – Biomechanical Engineering (Fall)

Biomedical Imaging & Optics

• BME 516 (3) – Biomedical Imaging (Spring)

• BME 520 – Biophotonics (Spring)

Biomedical Informatics

• BME 577 (3) – Intro to Biomedical Informatics (Fall)

Cell and Tissue Engineering

BME 581B – Cell and Tissue Engineering (Spring)

SLHS 649 (3) – Survival Skills & Ethics (Alternate course option with Graduate Studies Committee approval)

BME 696A Seminar/696C Forum (1)

(6 units count toward total unit requirement, full-time students required to register for/attend Seminar each semester in program)

BME 592 Rotation (2)

Graduate Coursework (10 units) Level 500+ courses, dependent on approval of mentor and Graduate Studies Committee

Example: 

ENGR 581A - Assess Erly Stg Medical Tech (2)

BME 585 – Nanotechnology (3)

CHEE 583 – Introduction to Polymers (3)

MCB 579 – Art of Scientific Discovery (3)

Units in the Minor (min. 9)

Minor unit amount based on that program’s requirements

Example:

MCB 577 (4) Prin of Cell Biology

MCB 580 (3) Intro to Systems Biology

MCB 588 (4) Prin Cell+Molec Neurobiology

BME 920 Dissertation (min.18 units)

Elective coursework can include BME and non-BME courses. Please email Andrea Anduaga (aanduaga@arizona.edu) with specific questions. 

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The Graduate College requires all Ph.D. students to complete a "minor" program of study. Ph.D. candidates in the disciplines other than BME may select a minor in BME. 

• Life science majors: 9 units total - 6 units selected from BME core courses (BME 510, 511, 516, 517, 520, 561, 566, 577, 581B, 586) and 3 units from graduate BME courses in general. No non-traditional classroom experiences (rotations, independent study, internship, seminar, etc.) may be included in these 9 units.

• Engineering and Imaging majors: 9 units total – 6 units from BME core courses (BME 510, 511, 516, 517, 520, 561, 566, 577, 581B, 586; 3 units should be either BME 510 or 511) and 3 units from graduate BME courses in general. No non-traditional classroom experience (rotations, independent study, internship, seminar, etc.) may be included in these 9 units.

Completion of these courses with a "B" average for the required units is necessary for granting of the minor.  BME does not require representation at the written Comprehensive Examination, but does require a BME faculty member to be present at the oral examination, and BME-related material must be covered.  The student’s dissertation (Doctoral final oral examination) committee must contain one BME faculty member.  This committee member must be present at the dissertation defense, either in person or by teleconference.  The BME Program should receive a copy of the student’s Doctoral Plan of Study at the time they declare their minor in BME.  The student’s non-BME major advisor (mentor) cannot serve as the student’s advisor for a BME minor. 

A BME Doctoral student may choose to major and minor in Biomedical Engineering, i.e. obtain a "Distributed Minor in Biomedical Engineering".  The distributed minor consists of 9 units of formal graded course work in any area of Biomedical Engineering (excluding major course work, seminars, and lab rotations).

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.