Department Information:
http://www.eng.utoledo.edu/phdBiomedicalEngineering/index.htm
Program Contacts: Mohamed Samir Hefzy, co-director Michael Bisesi, co-director
In addition to the doctor of philosophy in engineering offered by the departments, the Colleges of Engineering and Medicine offer the degree of doctor of philosophy in biomedical engineering. The doctoral degree program is open to qualified students with either degrees in engineering or in science fields such as biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, or computer science.
Students must have a grade point average of at least a 3.0/4.0 in previous undergraduate coursework and/or a 3.3/4.0 in previous graduate coursework. All non-MD applicants are required to submit the results of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Students who are candidates for the MD program at the College of Medicine may submit MCAT scores. These scores will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. In addition, international students must submit the results of the TOEFL exam with a required minimum score of 550 on the paper based exam; 213 on the computer based exam; or 80 on the internet based exam. Students with non-engineering undergraduate degrees desiring entry into this PhD program must have completed one year of engineering physics, one year of biology, two years of calculus through differential equations, and at least 12 semester credits of undergraduate engineering/science course work (appropriate to the area of research interest of the candidate) to be considered for admission. Credit received for undergraduate foundation courses required for admission will not be applied toward the graduate degree.
The curriculum for the doctor of philosophy in biomedical engineering program centers on several core course requirements in mathematics, engineering, and the biomedical sciences. Additional science and technical courses are required to support the research area. In addition to the technical content, the curriculum also contains a very unique entrepreneurship component. Students take two courses from the College of Business on intellectual property and strategic planning, and develop a business plan to commercialize their dissertation research. Students without a master’s degree are required to complete a minimum of 45 credits of course work and 45 credits of dissertation. For those applicants with master’s degrees, the program of study involves a minimum of 60 credits, including core courses and dissertation research. Typically, students are admitted to this program without a master’s degree and are required to take at least 12 credits of core courses, 12 credits of approved elective courses, and 6 credits of entrepreneurship elective courses. The core courses include 3 credits of computational physiology, 6 credits of mathematics, and 3 credits from one of the approved college of medicine graduate biomedical science courses.
For additional information regarding this program, please consult specific program guidelines published by the Colleges of Engineering and Medicine. UNIVERSITY COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
BME – Biomedical Engineering
Colleges of Engineering and Medicine
BME 8900 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH[1-16 hours] Selected topics from current BME research with investigation into recent literature and/or via a laboratory experience in an area of mutual interest to the student and the instructor. Students are to use the section number of their instructor. Prerequisite: Instructor’s consent.
BME 8930 GRADUATE SEMINAR[0 hour] Biomedical engineering research presentations by external speakers from industry, universities and other organizations.
BME 8960 DISSERTATION[1-16 hours] Doctoral dissertation research credit hours for students in the biomedical engineering program. Students are to use the section number of their dissertation adviser.
BME 8980 SPECIAL TOPICS[1-8 hours] A special topic at the graduate level in biomedical engineering to be offered as a lecture course during a term by a BME faculty member. Prerequisite: Consent of the BME faculty member.
