The 28-32 unit M.S. in Biomedical Engineering degree (MSBME) is designed to be completed in two years or less of full-time study beyond the Bachelor of Science degree. A minimum of 28 units is required for this master's degree. This degree program can be completed with a thesis, requiring 4 units of BME 594abz, or without a thesis, requiring coursework only.
Since our early roots as an option within electrical engineering in 1963, we have maintained a longstanding tradition of advancing biomedicine through the development and application of novel engineering ideas. Our department, founded in 1976, includes over 80 primary and affiliated faculty members that conduct cutting-edge research in a wide variety of areas, including neuroengineering, biosystems and biosignal analysis, medical devices and implants, bioimaging and imaging informatics, and systems cellular-molecular bioengineering.