REQUIREMENTS

Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering

BENG Admission Requirements

All Graduate Student Applicants must first apply to the University of Arkansas Graduate School. Please visit the website for application materials and requirements.

In addition to the Graduate School Requirements, the following departmental requirements must be satisfied:

1. A TOEFL score of 213 or higher for foreign applicants whose native language is not English and who does not have a master's degree from a regionally accredited U. S. graduate school.
2. A minimum score of 1100 on the GRE.
3. After tentative approval of the Graduate School Application, official transcript of undergraduate studies, three letters of reference, a statement of purpose, and curriculum vita.
4. Identification of professor (graduate level status II or higher) to serve as the major professor prior to acceptance into the program.
5a. An engineering baccalaureate from an ABET-accredited program (or equivalent)
or
5b. a baccalaureate in a non-engineering major plus

• A minimum of 15 credit hours of 2000 level or above of engineering courses (with course prefix BENG, CHEG, CVEG, CENG, ELEG, INEG, or MEEG) currently allowed for credit within the BENG undergraduate program.

• Minimum of 3 credit hours of 3000 level or above of BENG engineering design course currently allowed for credit within the BENG undergraduate program.

• Specific deficit courses are to be determined in consultation with the student’s advisory committee. Additional deficiency courses may be required for students with insufficient coursework in a critical area (such as life sciences).

NOTE: Students without ABET accredited undergraduate degrees cannot typically obtain a PE license to practice engineering. The above deficit courses are not sufficient to meet this requirement.

 

General Degree Requirements

1. Not less than 24 semester hours of course work acceptable to the committee.
2. A minimum of six semester hours of thesis (for a total of 30 credit hours).
3. No grade lower than "C" on graduate coursework.
4. Selection of graduate committee and preparation of written Program of Study within the first semester.
5. Preparation of a paper suitable for submission to a refereed journal from research done for a thesis or BENG 500V.
6. Continued good standing with the Graduate School.

Biomedical Engineering Degree Requirements

The program is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary masters level curriculum consisting of core courses, advanced science courses (such as Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Biophysics, or  Kinesiology), thesis, elective and two courses in one of four concentrations (Bioimaging and Biosensing,Bioinformatics and Computational Biology,Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials, and Bio-MEMS and Nanotechnology). Thesis - total of 6 credit hours. Concentration - total of 6 credit hours.

Core Courses

The core courses are required and will be BENG 5203 Mathematical Modeling of Physiological Systems (3 credits), BENG 5801 Graduate Seminar (1 credit), BENG 5103 Advanced Instrumentation in Biological Engineering (3 credits), BENG 5703 Design and Analysis of Experiments for Engineering Research (3 credits) or BENG 5223 Biomedical Engineering Research Internship (3 credits). Total of 10 credit hours.

Advanced Science Courses

These are selected with the advice of the major professor and graduate committee. Distance Learning options may exist for courses offered at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas or the University of Arkansas-Little Rock. Total of 5 or 6 credit hours.

Elective

The student may choose an elective from a list of recommended electives, which may include courses throughout the College of Engineering and other colleges, UAMS and UALR. Total of 3 credit hours.