Biomedical Engineering - Master of Engineering

The Master of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering offers a course intensive program and culminating experience (internship, industrial practicum, or non-thesis project). The mission of the program is to prepare graduates with the versatile skills and mindset to meet the needs of a demanding and dynamic career in the biomedical industry. Students have the opportunity to gain experience in areas such as tissue engineering, drug delivery, biomaterials, biomechanics, bioinstrumentation, biomedical optical imaging and sensing, cardiac electrophysiology, and FDA regulations.

Program Requirements

The total credit hours needed for the program is 30.

Required Courses
Select the following:
CPB 517Biomedical Engineering3
CPB 612Engineering Analysis3
or CPB 614 Clinical Trials and Data Analysis
or STA 672 Statistical Modeling and Study Design
Elective Courses18-21
Recommended Electives:
CPB 516
Biochemical Engineering
CPB 519
Biomaterials
CPB 523
Biomechanics
CPB 526
Fundamentals of Tissue Engineering
CPB 528
Engineering Principles in Medical Device Design
CPB 552
Introduction to FDA Regulations and Medical Device Laws
CPB 611
Transport Phenomena in Engineering
CSE 556
Bioinformatic Principles
CSE 570
Special Topics in CSE (Computational Genomics (3))
CSE 616
Simulation of Physical Systems
ECE 526
Biomedical Signal Analysis and Machine Learning
Other Electives - permission required (no more than 2 courses):
EGM 511
Leading and Managing Projects
ECE 525
Digital Signal Processing
ECE 529
Digital Image Processing
CSE 532
Machine Learning
CSE 543
High Performance Computing & Parallel Programming
CSE 588
Image Processing & Computer Vision
Any 500 or 600 level course in CPB, CSE, ECE, or MME.
Culminating Experience 13-6
Select one of the following:
CPB 640
Internship
CPB 704
Non-Thesis Project
CPB 710
Industrial Practicum
Total Credit Hours30
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Students must register for 3-6 credit hours of CPB 640, CPB 704, or CPB 710, which will serve as their culminating experience. The student will write a summary report and make a formal presentation, which should be evaluated and approved by a committee of a minimum of two (2) members with Miami University graduate level A or B standing.

Note: Applicants must have completed an undergraduate degree to enroll in this program, and no BS/MS double counting of courses is allowed.