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Biomedical Engineering
3. Applicants must submit the following: a. Completed application b. Transcripts for all prior college coursework c. Three recommendation letters d. TOEFL scores if English is not the first language
Director: Davide Piovesan Ph. D.
CURRICULUM
INTRODUCTION Biomedical Engineering (BME) or Medical Engineering is applying engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes (e.g., diagnostic or therapeutic). This field seeks to close the gap between engineering and medicine, combining the design and problem-solving skills of engineering with medical, biological sciences to advance health care treatment, including diagnosis, monitoring, and therapy. Gannon University Graduate program focuses on Biomechanics, Bio-Mechatronics, and Biomaterials.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES: The Master’s Program is designed to produce graduates who: 1. Advanced knowledge and skills appropriate to Biomedical Engineering. • Analyze data and apply critical thinking skills to identify bio-medical problems, manage risk, or propose data-driven recommendations or solutions 2. Knowledge or application of ethical standards within Biomedical Engineering. • demonstrate appropriate leadership skills while recognizing and assessing moral and ethical components and complexity of challenges faced by the medical and engineering community 3. Professional communication and disseminated information appropriate for Biomedical Engineering. • Display competence with oral, written and graphical communications, appropriate for professional clinical and engineering environments 4. Contributions, such as service, to the Biomedical Engineering profession and/or community.
DEGREES OFFERED The program offers a Master of Science degree in biomedical engineering (MS-BME).
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS 1. Applicants must have earned a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program or equivalent to a QPA of 2.5 or better. 2. Applicants with non-biomedical degrees may be admitted but may require additional course work as determined by the program director.
Upon commencement of graduate studies in the Biomedical Engineering Program, the student can choose to study for a biomechanical or biomaterial track. The student will be assigned an initial academic advisor by the program director. The advisor and student will select appropriate courses for the objectives of the student and obtain approval of this course of study through the academic approval sequence.
Course Requirements: Programming course: Either GECE 502 Embedded C Programming, GME565 Computer Assisted Engineering or Equivalent graduate programming course. Advanced Math course: Either GENG 603 Advanced Engineering Analysis I or equivalent GECE 704 All students must complete at least one systems development course before graduation. Systems development courses: GCIS 514 Requirements and Project Management GECE 501 Engineering Project and Management GENG 570 Introduction to Systems Engineering GENG 624 Project Management Students are required to take 4 courses out of the chosen concentration. MATERIALS GBME 562 Surface Science And Engineering GBME 554 Tribology GBME 571 Continuous Biomechanics GBME 566 Energy Storage Systems GBME 589 Nanotechnology for E Bio-engineers GBME 583 Polymer Bio-Engineering
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BIOMECHANICS AND PROSTHETICS GBME 580 Haptics GBME 560 Biosignal processing GBME 579 Biomedical robotics and biomimetics GBME 567 Biofluid GBME 565 Bioheat Transfer GME 630 Computational Fluid Dynamics
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