Clinical Engineering - Master of Science in Clinical Engineering
The Master of Science in Clinical Engineering offers research (thesis) and course intensive (non-thesis) options, in an online format. The mission of the program is to prepare students who wish to either pursue professional employment in the medical device industry and hospitals, or obtain a doctoral degree in biomedical engineering. The unique features of this program are: (i) a required course in hospital rotation and (ii) a required internship in the medical or allied industry or in a hospital setting. The department faculty have active medical research projects in the areas of biomedical devices, tissue engineering, biomaterials, molecular simulation, biomechanics, biosensors, biophotonics, and enzyme treatment.
Program Requirements
(30 semester hours minimum)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CPB 502 | Introduction to Clinical Engineering | 3 |
| CPB 528 | Engineering Principles in Medical Device Design | 3 |
| CPB 535 | Clinical Engineering Laboratory | 2 |
| CPB 545 | Hospital Instrumentation | 3 |
| CPB 548 | Hospital Rotation | 3 |
| CPB 552 | Introduction to FDA Regulations and Medical Device Laws | 3 |
| CPB 600 | Graduate Seminar | 1 |
| CPB 614 | Clinical Trials and Data Analysis | 3 |
| or CPB 622 | Engineering of Clinical Devices | |
| CPB 640 | Internship | 0-6 |
| MGT 644 | Leadership, Change & Cross-Cultural Management | 3 |
| or MGT 654 | Strategic Human Resource Management | |
| Complete the following for thesis option 1 | 6 | |
| Research for Master's Thesis | ||
| Complete the following for non-thesis option 1 | ||
| Medical Device Development and Regulatory Considerations | ||
or MGT 644 | Leadership, Change & Cross-Cultural Management | |
or MGT 654 | Strategic Human Resource Management | |
| Industrial Practicum | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 30-36 | |
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For the thesis option, all students must complete a total of 30 semester hours, complete a research thesis (CPB 700 - Research for Master's Thesis, 6 hours) and pass a final examination. Students in the non-thesis option will replace the six credit hours of CPB 700 with an industrial practicum (CPB 710, 3 hours) and an additional elective (3 hours). Each of these experiences (thesis or non-thesis) will include a written report detailing the research done, the plan developed for the student’s activities, and a reflection on how they were successful in executing the work undertaken. The culminating experiences are the research thesis for the thesis option and the industrial practicum for the non-thesis.