Introduction

The Master of Science degree is offered to students with an undergraduate degree in the life sciences or engineering. Students complete the degree in 18 months to two years with the choice of a project or thesis, either of which may be completed in academia or industry. Program details are available on the Department of Biomedical engineering website at ucdenver.edu/bme.

Graduate Education policies and procedures apply to this program.

1. Students must complete 30 credit hours
   • BIOE Core:  5-6 credits
   • Quantitative Methods: 3 credits
   • Technology Electives: 6 credits (3 credits must be BIOE)
   • Life Science Methods:  6 credits (3 credits must be BIOE)
   • General Electives 4-7 credits
   • Research Core:  3-6 credits
2. Students may not exceed 6 credit hours for project/thesis.
3. Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0. This will include all coursework that students take during their graduate program, regardless of where the courses are taught (CU Anschutz, CU Denver, or the Boulder Campus) or what level they are (graduate or undergraduate). Note that the MS program does not allow grade replacement: all grades count towards cumulative GPA.
4. A passing grade as defined by Graduate Education is a B- or better; only courses with a grade of “B-“ or better will count towards the final degree requirements.

Advanced Knowledge: Students will know how to take advantage of cutting edge tools, information and knowledge to address complex problems in bioengineering.  The graduate student evaluates models and hypotheses using the appropriate experimental, mathematical and statistical approaches.

Ethical Conduct: Students will be able to recognize ethical issues, consider multiple points of view, and use critical and ethical reasoning to determine the appropriate behavior to follow in the practice of biomedical engineering in a global context.

Research and Development: Students will creatively synthesize theory, literature, and personal experience to: 1) generate new ideas or hypotheses in bioengineering, and 2) devise critical tests of hypotheses and/or develop unique solutions to biomedical engineering problems.

Multi-disciplinary Communication (written & oral communication): 

Students will convey ideas or arguments in clear, concise, well-organized papers, presentations and proposals.

Multi-disciplinary Communication (interpersonal communication): Students will demonstrate the ability to work with other professionals in their own fields and to collaborate with colleagues of diverse scientific backgrounds.

Clinical Knowledge: The students will possess a significant command of medical terminology/knowledge in the areas of anatomy, physiology, pathology, medical procedures and technology in order to communicate effectively with clinical staff over opportunities to improve patient comfort/longevity through new and improved devices, drugs, surgical procedures or planning.  

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