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Biomedical Engineering

Master of Science

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Advance your future in biomedical innovation with hands-on learning and cutting-edge expertise at the heart of the nation’s top tech region.

» Program Overview

Located at the center of the nation’s #1 region for engineering and technology, LTU is uniquely positioned to provide you the latest advanced knowledge in engineering analysis, biology/physiology, bioelectric physics, biocompatibility, biomechanics, mechanobiology, and experimental methods.

LTU biomedical engineering faculty have expertise in biomechanics, tissue engineering, bioMEMS, and biomedical devices, and can partner with you on applied research and design projects.

Lawrence Tech’s signature combination of theory and practice is designed to provide you with enhanced knowledge of specialized tools and technologies, the ability to formulate and solve advanced engineering problems, design systems or processes, and evaluate complex systems and newly created knowledge. Your elective courses provide you a wide spectrum of topics so that you can tailor your degree to fit your interests.

You will also have the option to complete either a design project or a master’s research thesis for your engineering capstone experience.

Admission Requirements

Admission to the MSBME program as a regular graduate student requires the demonstration of high potential for success based on the following:

  1. Submission of the Online Application for Graduate Admission
  2. Official transcripts of all college work*,**
  3. Resume
  4. A minimum of one Letter of Recommendation (employers and professors are preferred);
  5. Statement of Purpose (Optional, 1 page)

*Applicants must have earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited U.S. institution –or– a non-U.S. degree equivalent to a four-year U.S. baccalaureate degree from a college or university of government recognized standing.

** A Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or technical related field and plan to complete specified undergraduate curriculum courses (minimum GPA of 3.0);

Students with a GPA lower than 3.0 or with baccalaureate degree in a field other than engineering may be admitted on a provisional basis. These students must satisfy prerequisite requirements as determined by the MSBME Graduate Admissions Committee before they can be granted official graduate status. They will be evaluated for official graduate student status upon completion of six semester hours of graduate coursework, achieving a minimum grade of 3.0 in each course. All coursework must be completed within five years after the program is started.

 

MSBME Transfer Policy

For applicants transferring from other graduate programs into the MSBME program, no more than six graduate semester credit hours may be transferred, and these must be from an accredited institution. Any exceptions to this policy must be approved by the MSBME Graduate Admissions Committee. A minimum grade of 3.0 must have been achieved in all transfer courses. Credit for courses taken in a graduate program other than biomedical engineering will be reviewed to determine whether they may be substituted within the MSBME program at Lawrence Tech. A request for transfer courses to be considered must be made in writing at the time of application and must be accompanied by transcripts, course descriptions, and syllabi for each proposed transfer course.

» Curriculum

MSBME Degree Requirements
Option I: Research Thesis
Credits
Core Courses (5 courses)
15/16
Electives (2-3 courses)
6-9
Research Thesis
6-9
Total Credit Hours
30/31
Option II: Design Project
Credits
Core Courses (5 courses)
15/16
Electives (3-4 courses)
9-12
Design Project
3-6
Total Credit Hours
30/31
MSBME Curriculum
One Advanced Mathematics Course
COURSE NAME COURSE # CREDITS
Engineering Analysis – 1
EME5253
3
Engineering Analysis
EEE5114
4
Engineering Analysis II
EME6283
3
Three of the following Biomedical Engineering Courses
COURSE NAME COURSE # CREDITS
Biocompatibility
BME5203
3
Advanced Biomaterials
BME5213
3
Orthopedics
BME5303
3
Cell Mechanobiology
BME5313
3
Biosignals and Systems
BME5403
3
Quantitative Physiology
BME5703
3
Special Topics in BME
BME5093
3
Three of the following Biomedical Engineering Courses
COURSE NAME COURSE # CREDITS
Advanced Experimental Methods
BME5203
3
Elective Courses (6-12 Credits)

Choose from biomedical engineering courses (level 5000 or above) or choose courses from another department (level 5000 or above) with MSBME Graduate Admissions Committee approval. Students may also choose level 4000 courses under special circumstances with MSBME Graduate Admissions Committee approval, and the total of level 4000 course credits cannot exceed six credits.

For more details please see the Catalog below.

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Accelerated BSBME+MSBME 5-Year Program

A student enrolled in the BSBME program can take graduate-level courses (level-5000 or above) as electives during their senior year and transfer the credits (up to 9 credits) to the MSBME program. This allows the student to complete both the BSBME and MSBME degrees within 5 years.

» Document Viewer

Use Your Cell Phone as a Document Camera in Zoom

  • What you will need to have and do
  • Download the mobile Zoom app (either App Store or Google Play)
  • Have your phone plugged in
  • Set up video stand phone holder

From Computer

Log in and start your Zoom session with participants

From Phone

  • Start the Zoom session on your phone app (suggest setting your phone to “Do not disturb” since your phone screen will be seen in Zoom)
  • Type in the Meeting ID and Join
  • Do not use phone audio option to avoid feedback
  • Select “share content” and “screen” to share your cell phone’s screen in your Zoom session
  • Select “start broadcast” from Zoom app. The home screen of your cell phone is now being shared with your participants.

To use your cell phone as a makeshift document camera

  • Open (swipe to switch apps) and select the camera app on your phone
  • Start in photo mode and aim the camera at whatever materials you would like to share
  • This is where you will have to position what you want to share to get the best view – but you will see ‘how you are doing’ in the main Zoom session.