The interdisciplinary MS program in Neural Engineering delivers a rigorous training and the necessary skills required to solve complex problems at the interface of engineering, medicine and neuroscience. Graduates are prepared for successful careers in the biomedical industries, academia, or government (FDA, US Patent Office), or for further study in doctoral or health-related programs. The interdisciplinary MS students will receive a graduate degree in Neural Engineering from the Department Biomedical Engineering.
The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine provides students with many opportunity to collaborate with clinicians and researchers at several world-renowned research and clinical centers, including the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, the Diabetes Research Institute, the University of Miami Ear Institute, the Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute (BioNIUM), the McKnight Brain Institute, the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the Miami Veterans Administration Research Service. There are opportunities to develop collaboratively courses, training, and new foci that take advantage of our existing institutional strengths and will foster new avenues for collaborations across each of the departments listed above.
Neural engineers build tools, techniques, and methods to understand, interface with and manipulate the nervous system. They are trained to solve problems and provide rehabilitative solutions for various pathologies or disorders afflicting the nervous system. Graduates with neural engineering background often find positions in industry, research and development, regulatory affairs, and quality engineering. Many graduates complete advanced degrees and join academic ranks.
