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Are you interested in a 21st-century career in a growing and cutting edge field? Do you want to make improvements in the quality of life for many people by helping find solutions to complex scientific and medical problems?
The master of science in biomedical engineering provides a foundation for a highly trained work force to become leaders who support economic development, industry, and academia.
Biomedical engineering integrates science with biology and medicine to solve clinical problems. Biomedical engineers are involved in the development of many types of medical procedures and devices such as prosthesis, pacemakers, implantable defibrillators, dialysis machines, and MRI imaging systems. They also take part in biomedical research and the development of biomaterials, bioelectronics, and biomechanics, including tissue generation and bioengineering blood vessels and organs.
ECU Advantage
East Carolina offers academic programs in engineering, medicine, dentistry, nursing, allied health, and business all on one campus. Students will be engaged in multidisciplinary research focused on device/equipment design and the application of innovative, advanced technologies to solve complex problems in the life sciences, medicine, and health-care industry. The small program provides high faculty interaction in courses and in research.
What You Will Study
The courses in this program are designed to provide students with a solid foundation in research methods, life science, advanced mathematics, and biostatistics, and facilitate the preparation of a thesis proposal.
In addition to the course work each student must complete a research-based thesis, a comprehensive defense of thesis proposal, a seminar based on thesis research, and a thesis defense.
All students are required to take at least 14 s.h. of BIME courses. Courses must be chosen in consultation with the student's research advisor.
The degree requires a minimum of 32 s.h. as follows:
- BIME 6000 - Introduction to Biomedical Engineering Research
- BIME 7000 - Thesis (6 s.h. are required)
- BIME 5400 - Biomaterials
- BIME 6200 - Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurements
- BIME 6250 - Biomedical Signal Processing
- BIME 6300 - Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
- BIME 6350 - Cardiovascular Mechanics
- BIME 6450 - Biomolecular Engineering
- BIME 6500 - Introduction to Tissue Engineering
- BIME 6700 - Selected Topics in Biomedical Engineering
- BIOL 6071 - Human Gross Anatomy
- BIOL 6300 - Neurophysiology
- PHLY 6330 - Human Physiology
- PHLY 7701 - Graduate Physiology I
- BIOS 7021 - Biostatistics for Health Professionals I
- BIOS 7501 - Experimental Design
- MATH 5031 - Applied Regression Analysis
- MATH 5801 - Probability Theory
- PHAR 7777 - Practical Problems in Biometry
- MATH 5101 - Advanced Calculus I
- MATH 5102 - Advanced Calculus II
- MATH 5110 - Elementary Complex Variables
- MATH 5121 - Numerical Analysis in One Variable
- MATH 6401 - Introduction to Partial Differential Equations I
- MATH 6411 - Ordinary Differential Equations I
- PHYS 5311 - Mathematical Physics I
- BIME 5100 - Numerical Methods in Engineering
- BIME 5600 - Experimental Methods in Engineering
- BIME 6100 - Finite Element Analysis of Solids and Fluids
- BIME 6200 - Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurements
- BIME 6250 - Biomedical Signal Processing
- BIME 6300 - Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
- BIME 6350 - Cardiovascular Mechanics
- BIME 6450 - Biomolecular Engineering
- BIME 6500 - Introduction to Tissue Engineering
- BIME 6700 - Selected Topics in Biomedical Engineering
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Students are encouraged to select courses that combine to form a coherent program of study. Courses should be chosen in consultation with the student's research advisor.
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Application for admission to the graduate program in biomedical engineering must meet the general requirements of admission set forth by the Graduate School. Advanced, highly motivated undergraduate students may apply to the Engineering, BS/Biomedical Engineering, MS accelerated program.
Applicants for study in biomedical engineering are expected to have a bachelor's degree in engineering with a minimum 3.0/4.0 grade point average in the last two years of undergraduate study.
The following preparatory courses are recommended: biology (one semester); chemistry (one semester); engineering (at least one course in basic electrical engineering); engineering (an introductory course in three of the following five areas: biomaterials or materials science, instrumentation, mechanics or fluid mechanics, systems physiology, transport or heat and/or mass transfer); engineering research or design experience; mathematics (calculus through differential equations, probability and statistics); and physics (two semesters).
Applicants may be granted conditional admission if they do not qualify for regular admission. Students entering from disciplines other than engineering may find it necessary to take preparatory undergraduate and/or graduate level courses that serve as prerequisites. Preparatory courses that are for undergraduate credit only may not be applied toward credit hours required for a graduate degree.
All ECU graduate programs require students to successfully complete a comprehensive assessment. The assessment for this program is the successful completion of a research-based thesis and thesis defense.