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Degree Pathway for the Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology, Biomedical Sciences Option, Fall 2024 and Beyond

Sample Degree Pathway for the MS in Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology, Biomedical Sciences Option


For students entering Fall 2024 and after.

Total program credits required = 31 credits (minimum)

Total number of courses required for the degree = 11

Total number of core courses required = 4
Requirement 1 = Core Courses
Requirement 2 = Laboratory and Instrumentation Course
Requirement 3 = Research Project Course*
Requirement 4 = Track-Specific Course Requirements**

Major Required (Core) Courses 

Core Courses
Course numberCourse NameCredits
Sub-total Core Credits Required=
10
Requirement 1 Core Course
BMBT.5200Bioethics1
BMEN.5810
or
PUBH.5770		Data Analytics & Biostatistics for BME
or
Biostatistics for Health Data		3
BMEN.5210
or
HSCI.5510		Quantitative Physiology
or
Clinical Pathophysiology		3
Requirement 2 Laboratory and Instrumentation Course (choose 1)
BIOL.5190/5210L
Biochemistry Techniques
3
BIOL.5690Molecular Techniques3
BMEN.5200Bioinstrumentations3
CHEN.5860Biotech Processing Projects Lab3
EECE.5600Biomedical Instrumentation3
EXER.5030Kinesiology Laboratory Methods3
MLSC.6100/6101LClinical Toxicology Lecture & Lab3
NUTR.5650Lab Methods in Nutrition Assessment3
PHRM.6400/6420LPharmaceutical Analysis Lecture & Lab3
RADI.5060Nuclear Instrumentation with Lab3
XXXX.xxxxOther lab course as recommended by the departmental track advisor and approved by BMEBT College Coordinator. Graduate Academic Petition is needed.3-5
Elective Course Choices (Total courses required =7, 21 required credits minimum)
Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Requirement 3  Research Project Course*3
Requirement 4Track-Specific Course Requirements**
XXXX.XXXXTrack Course 13
XXXX.XXXX
Track Course 23
XXXX.XXXX
Track Course 33
XXXX.XXXX
Track Course 43
XXXX.XXXX
Track Course 53
XXXX.XXXX
Track Course 63

Sub-total # of Elective Credits Required =21

Curriculum Summary

Total number of courses required for the degree = 11
Total credit hours required for the degree = 31
Prerequisite, Concentration or Other Requirements:
* Research Project (3 cr minimum), specific to the student’s track as advised by the college/departmental track advisor, is also required. Students will register for an Independent Study/Advanced Project in the associated college/department. Depending on the departmental track, this may be combined – with additional credits – for the Master’s with thesis option, if applicable.
**Track-specific course requirements 
All students shall complete track-specific specialization courses, such that they have completed or transferred a total of 31 credits prior to graduation. Students must meet with the appropriate college/departmental track advisor to select the courses most relevant to the students’ career goals.  Specialization courses will help the student attain depth in focused areas.

Biomedical Sciences Tracks

I. Cell And Molecular Biotechnology Track – Department of Biological Sciences

Applicants wishing to follow this track must have a minimum of two semesters or three quarters (equivalent of one academic year) of calculus. The Track consists of four to six courses (17-19 credits). Students must complete two core courses supplemented with elective courses from the list below to achieve a minimum of 31 credits total.

Cell and Molecular (One of the following; 3-4 credits)

BIOL.5690 Molecular Techniques (4 cr)1 or BIOL.5190 Biochemistry2 (3 cr)
BIOL.5420 Advanced Cell Biology (3 cr)

Bioinformatics (One of the following; 3-4 credits)

BIOL.5300 Cancer Genomics (4 cr)
BIOL.5320 and BIOL.55340L Genomics + Lab (3 + 1 cr)
BIOL.5892 Crystallography and Structural Bioinformatics (3 cr)
BIOL.5700 + BIOL.5772L Data Science for Biologists in Python + Lab (3 + 1 cr)
BIOL.5062 and BIOL.5062L Bioinformatic Tools in Sequence Analysis + Lab (3 + 1 cr)

Plus any of the following electives to reach the 31-credit minimum for MS BMEBT

BIOL.5000 Professional Experience (3 cr)
BIOL.5062 Bioinformatics Tools in Sequence Analysis (3 cr)
BIOL.5062L Bioinformatics Tools in Sequence Analysis Lab (1 cr)
BIOL.5072 Data Science for Biologists (3 cr)
BIOL.5072L Data Science for Biologists Lab (1 cr)
BIOL.5190 Biochemistry I (3 cr)
BIOL.5200 Biochemistry II (3 cr)
BIOL.5210L Biochemistry Techniques (2 cr)
BIOL.5225 Advanced Topics in Biochemistry (2 cr)
BIOL.5260 Evolutionary Biology (3 cr)
BIOL.5300 Cancer Genomics (4)
BIOL.5320 Genomics (3 cr)
BIOL.55340L Genomics Lab (1 cr)
BIOL.5380 Advanced Genetic Analysis (3 cr)
BIOL.5280 Molecular Biotechnology: Recombinant Protein Production (3 cr)
BIOL.5280L Molecular Biotechnology: Recombinant Protein Production Lab (1 cr)
BIOL.6660 Selected Topics in Molecular and Cellular Biology (3 cr)
BIOL.5420 Advanced Cell Biology (3 cr)
BIOL.5600 Stem Cell Biology (3 cr)
BIOL.5670 Molecular Biology (3 cr)
BIOL.5690L Molecular Techniques Lab (4 cr)
BIOL.5760L Cell Culture (4 cr)
BIOL.5930 Immunology (3 cr)
BIOL.5950L Immunology Lab (2 cr)
BIOL.5940 Immunology II (3 cr)
BIOL.5720 Virology (3 cr)
BIOL.5820 Cancer Biology (3 cr)
BIOL.5700 Data Science for Biologists in Python (3 cr)
BIOL.5772L Data Science for Biologists in Python Lab (1 cr)
BIOL.6030 Colloquium (1 cr)
BIOL.5900 Human Neurobiology (3 cr)
BIOL.5620 Cardiovascular Physiology (3 cr)
BIOL.5630L Cardiovascular Physiology Lab (1 cr)
BIOL.5800 Developmental Biology (3 cr)
BIOL.5810L Developmental Biology Lab (1 cr)
BIOL.5892 Crystallography and Structural Bioinformatics* (3 cr)
BIOL.5945 Host Pathogen Interactions
BIOL.5385 Epigenetics and Chromatin
BIOL.7330 MS Research Project (1-6 cr)
BIOL.7430 MS Thesis Research (3-6 cr)    
  1. BIOL.5670 Molecular Techniques may not count for both the Lab/Instrumentation requirement and the Cell and Molecular Biotechnology Track Core. Students using BIOL.5670 for the Lab/Instrumentation requirement must enroll in Biochemistry BIOL.5190
  2. BIOL.5190 Biochemistry is a Pre-/Co-requisite for BIOL.5210L Biochemistry Techniques (A potential Laboratory and Instrumentation course)
  3. Most labs are Pre-/Co-requisites with the corresponding lecture course

II. Medical Materials Chemistry with Thesis Track – Department of Chemistry

Applicants wishing to follow this track must have a minimum of two semesters or three quarters (equivalent of one academic year) of calculus. The track consists of one required course (3 credits), one elective course from a list of approved courses (3 credits) and a minimum of 12 credits of Thesis research with defense

REQUIRED the following course: (3 credits)

CHEM.6310 Medicinal Chemistry (3 cr)

Choose one course of the following (3 credits)

CHEM.5500 Biochemistry (3 cr)
CHEM.5510 Biochemistry II (3 cr)
CHEM.5260 Chromatography (3 cr)
CHEM.5130 Spectroscopy (3 cr)
CHEM.5140 Advanced Analytical Chemistry (3 cr)
CHEM.5800 Advanced Analytical Biochemistry (3 cr)
CHEM.5950 Supramolecular Chemistry (3 cr)
CHEM.5660 Nanomaterials and Nanostructures (3 cr)
POLY.5030 Advanced Polymer Science I (3 cr)
POLY.5040 Advanced Polymer Science II (3 cr)
POLY.5050 Polymer Preparation and Characterization (3 cr)
POLY.5110 Biopolymers (3 cr)
CHEM.5221 Solid-State Materials Chemistry (3 cr)
CHEM.6310 Medicinal Chemistry (3 cr)
CHEM.5600 Advanced Physical Biochemistry (3 cr)
CHEM.5700 Protein Biochemistry (3 cr)
CHEM.5620 Biopharmaceutical Development (3 cr)
CHEM.5690 ML and AI in Living Organisms

 

III. Medical Materials Chemistry with Non-thesis Track – Department of Chemistry

Applicants wishing to follow this track must have a minimum of two semesters or three quarters (equivalent of one academic year) of calculus. The track consists of one required course (3 credits), and 5 courses (15 credits) from a list of approved courses.

Common mandatory course: (3 credits)

CHEM.6310 Medicinal Chemistry (3 cr)

Choose five courses from the following (15 credits)

CHEM.5500 Biochemistry (3 cr)
CHEM.5510 Biochemistry II (3 cr)
CHEM.5260 Chromatography (3 cr)
CHEM.5130 Spectroscopy (3 cr)
CHEM.5140 Advanced Analytical Chemistry (3 cr)
CHEM.5800 Advanced Analytical Biochemistry (3 cr)
CHEM.5950 Supramolecular Chemistry (3 cr)
CHEM.5660 Nanomaterials and Nanostructures (3 cr)
POLY.5030 Advanced Polymer Science I (3 cr)
POLY.5040 Advanced Polymer Science II (3 cr)
POLY.5050 Polymer Preparation and Characterization (3 cr)
POLY.5110 Biopolymers (3 cr)
CHEM.5221 Solid-State Materials Chemistry (3 cr)
CHEM.6310 Medicinal Chemistry (3 cr)
CHEM.5600 Advanced Physical Biochemistry (3 cr)
CHEM.5700 Protein Biochemistry (3 cr)
CHEM.5620 Biopharmaceutical Development (3 cr)
CHEM.5690 ML and AI in Living Organisms

IV.  Biophysics Track – – Department of Physics & Applied Physics and Department of Biological Sciences
Applicants wishing to follow this track must have a minimum of two semesters or three quarters (equivalent of one academic year) of calculus. The Track consists of a minimum of 15 course credits and 6 credits of MS Thesis research, which may be combined with Requirement 3 above. Students must complete three core courses supplemented with elective courses from the list below.

Common mandatory course*

BIOL.5410 Topics in Cell Biology (3 cr)

Cell and Molecular Biology (Choose one of the following; 3-4 credits)*
BIOL.5690 Molecular Techniques (4 cr)1 or 
BIOL.5190Biochemistry2 (3 cr)
BIOL.5420 Advanced Cell Biology (3 cr)
BIOL.5670 Molecular Biology (3 cr)
Bioinformatics (Choose one of the following; 3-4 credits)*
BIOL.5300 Cancer Genomics (4 credits)
BIOL.5320 + BIOL.5340L Genomics + Lab (3 + 1 credits)
BIOL.5892Crystallography and Structural Bioinformatics (3 cr)
BIOL.5700 + BIOL.5772L Data Science for Biologists in Python + Lab (3 + 1 cr)
BIOL.5062 + BIOL.5062LBioinformatics Tools in Sequence Analysis + Lab (3 + 1)

Select 6 credits from the following
BIOL.5090 Photobiology (3 cr)
BIOL.5820 Cancer Biology (3 cr)
BIOL.5900 Human Neurobiology (3 cr)
BIOL.5490L Biology of Muscle and Lab (4 cr)
BIOL.5820 Cancer Biology (3 cr)
BMEN.5110 Tissue Engineering (3 cr)
BMEN.5305 Biomechanics (3 cr)
BMEN.5325 Biofluid Mechanics (3 cr)
PHYS.5130 Mechanics (3 cr)
PHYS.5210 Statistical Thermodynamics (3 cr)
PHYS.5530Electromagnetism I (3 cr)
PHYS.5630Computational Methods in Physics (3 cr)
PHYS.5540Electromagnetism II (3 cr)
PHYS.5960/70 Biomedical Imaging and Sensing Lab (3 + 1)
POLY.5110 Biopolymers (3 cr)
RADI.5060 Nuclear Instrumentation with Lab (3 cr) 
RADI.5620 Radiation Biology (3 cr)
RADI.6060 Monte Carlo Simulation of Radiation Transport (3 cr)
BIOL.XXX Molecular motors in the cytoskeleton – New course
PHYS.ZZZ Physics of Cancer – New course
  1. BIOL.5670 Molecular Techniques may not count for both the BMEBT Lab/Instrumentation requirement and the Biophysics track requirement. Students using BIOL.5670 for the Lab/Instrumentation requirement must enroll in Biochemistry BIOL.5190
  2. BIOL.5190 Biochemistry is a Pre-/Co-requisite for BIOL.5210L Biochemistry Techniques (A potential Laboratory and Instrumentation course.)

    * Students who have taken these or equivalent courses can select an elective instead.

V. Radiation Protection Track – Department of Physics & Applied Physics

Applicants wishing to follow this track must have a minimum of two semesters or three quarters (equivalent of one academic year) of calculus. Select a minimum of 18 credits from the following courses, with the approval of the advisor:

RADI.5010L Radiation Safety and Control I (3 + 1 cr)
RADI.5020L Radiation Safety and Control II (3 + 1 cr)
RADI.5060 Nuclear Instrumentation with Lab (3 cr)
RADI.5240 Environmental Health Physics (3 cr)
RADI.5330 External Radiation Dosimetry and Shielding (3 cr)
RADI.5340 Internal Radiation Dosimetry and Bioassay (3 cr)
RADI.5410 Radiochemistry (3 cr)
RADI.5620 Radiation Biology (3 cr)
RADI.5820 Numerical Methods in Radiological Science * (3 cr)
RADI.6050 Radiation Interactions and Transport * (3 cr)
RADI.6060 Monte Carlo Simulation of Radiation Transport * (3 cr)

* May be petitioned to replace BMEN.5810 in Requirement 1 

VI. Kinesiology non-thesis and thesis track- Department of Physical Therapy & Kinesiology

Core Course Requirements (13 credits)

The core courses provide a common foundation for all students, whether from life science, physical science, or engineering backgrounds. Core requirements are divided into three categories. The college/departmental track advisor must approve all course selections.

Requirement 1. Common BMEBT Courses (7 credits)

BMBT.5200 Bioethics (1 cr)
PUBH.5770 Biostatistics for Health Data (3 cr)
BMEN.5210 Quantitative Physiology (3 cr)


Requirement 2. Laboratory and instrumentation course (3 credits)

EXER.5030 Kinesiology Laboratory Methods (3 cr)

Requirement 3. Research project course (3 credit)

DPTH.6430 Evidence Directed Care (3 cr)

Track-specific course requirements (minimum of 18 credits)

All students shall complete track-specific specialization courses, such that they have completed or transferred a total of 31 credits prior to graduation. Students must meet with the appropriate college/departmental track advisor to select the courses most relevant to the students’ career goals.  Specialization courses will help the student attain depth in focused areas. Students pursuing the Kinesiology Track will need to complete coursework from the following list of courses.

Required PTK courses (9 credits)

EXER.6010 Topics in Human Movement Sciences (3 cr)
EXER.6020 Advanced Exercise Physiology (3 cr)
DPTH.6160 Research Method (3 cr)


Elective PTK courses (9 credits)

EXER.4250/5010 Clinical Exercise Physiology (3 cr)
EXER.4300/5020 Exercise is Medicine (3 cr)
EXER.6110 Advanced Motor Learning, Control and Performance (3 cr)
EXER.6120 Principles of Human Performance (3 cr)
EXER.6130 Physical Activity Assessment and Promotion (3 cr)
DPTH.6020 Neuroanatomy (3 cr)
DPTH.6040 Neurophysiology (3 cr)
DPTH.6120 Cardiopulmonary PT (3 cr)
BMBT.7200 Independent Study (3 cr)
* Other non-PTK courses approved by advisor/program director

 

Thesis students only (6 credits)

DPTH.6290 Directed Research

Last Updated 5/24/24