The Doctor of Philosophy program prepares graduates for careers in academia, industrial research and development, or government. The program is designed to train students for advanced independent research and technical innovation in biomedical engineering.
In general, the department admits three types of students to its PhD program:
The requirements include completion of a minimum of 72 course credits, satisfactory completion of a qualifying examination, completion and oral defense of a dissertation research proposal, and completion and oral defense of a dissertation.
For more information about this program, please fill out the form linked below and one of our team members will get back to you as soon as possible.
For areas of research, admission criteria, curriculum, advising and graduation requirements, visit the Academic Bulletin.
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