Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering to Master of Science in Bioengineering Fast Track
About This Program
The Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering to Master of Science in Bioengineering Fast Track enables outstanding UT Arlington senior undergraduate students in biomedical engineering to satisfy degree requirements leading to a master's degree in bioengineering while completing their undergraduate studies.
When students with Biomedical Engineering BS are within 30 hours of completing their undergraduate degree requirements, they may take up to 9 hours of graduate level coursework approved by the program to satisfy both undergraduate and graduate degree requirements. Course credits from these graduate level courses will be used to meet BS degree plan requirements. A student completing the maximum allowable hours (9) while in undergraduate status would have to take only 21 additional hours to meet the minimum requirements for graduation in the 30-hour master’s degree program.
Associated Programs
For detailed information about the programs associated with this Fast Track, refer to their individual degree pages.
Admissions Criteria
Students interested in this program should consult with Bioengineering advisors when they are within 30 hours of completing their bachelor's degrees. They must have completed at least 30 hours of relevant course work at UT Arlington, achieving a GPA of at least 3.0 in those courses, and have an overall GPA of 3.0 or better in all UT Arlington College of Engineering courses. Additionally, they must have completed the following foundation courses with a minimum GPA of 3.3 in those courses:
- BE 3317 LINEAR SYSTEMS IN BIOENGINEERING
- BE 3380 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY IN BE
- BE 3415 FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING
- BE 4382 LABORATORY PRINCIPLES
- BE 3310 BIOMECHANICS AND FLUID FLOW WITH COMPUTATIONAL LABORATORY (Tissue Engineering concentration) or BE 3344 BIOINSTRUMENTATION (Medical Imaging concentration)
For automatic admission to the master's program, students must complete up 9 hours of work in 5000 level BE courses with at least a B.
Curriculum
| Biomedical Engineering BS Foundations | ||
| Complete the UTA Core curriculum and Biomedical Engineering BS pre-professional program per catalog. | 79 | |
| Biomedical Engineering Specialization (Professional Program) | ||
| BE 3301 | CELL PHYSIOLOGY FOR BIOENGINEERS | 3 |
| Select one of the following options: | 2 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL DEVICE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS & QUALITY STANDARDS | ||
| SEMINAR IN BIOENGINEERING and DIRECTED RESEARCH IN BIOENGINEERING | ||
| BE 3317 | LINEAR SYSTEMS IN BIOENGINEERING 1 | 3 |
| BE 3380 | HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY IN BE 1 | 3 |
| BE 4350 | SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT I | 3 |
| BE 3415 | FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING 1 | 4 |
| BE 4355 | SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT II | 3 |
| BE 4382 | LABORATORY PRINCIPLES 1 | 3 |
| Concentration | ||
| Select one of the following concentrations: | 24 | |
| Tissue Engineering | ||
| BIOMECHANICS AND FLUID FLOW WITH COMPUTATIONAL LABORATORY 1 | ||
or BE 4312 | TISSUE BIOMECHANICS AND BIOENGINEERING | |
| CELL CULTURE AND BIOMATERIAL LABORATORY | ||
or BE 4318 | MEDICAL DEVICE PROTOTYPING | |
or BE 4373 | FORMULATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS | |
| TRANSPORT PHENOMENA IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING | ||
or BE 4314 | BIOMEDICAL IMPLANTS | |
| AN INTRODUCTION TO TISSUE ENGINEERING AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE | ||
or BE 4364 | TISSUE ENGINEERING | |
or BE 4372 | DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM | |
| BIOPOLYMERS AND BIOCOMPATIBILITY | ||
or BE 4333 | NANO BIOMATERIALS AND LIVING-SYSTEMS INTERACTION | |
Tissue Engineering Technical Electives | ||
Select 3 from the following in consultation with BE advisor: | ||
| ENGINEERING APPROACHES TO SOLVING CLINICAL CHALLENGES | ||
| FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY | ||
| TISSUE OPTICS | ||
| MATLAB AND APPLICATIONS FOR BIOENGINEERS | ||
| BIOINSTRUMENTATION 1 | ||
| MEDICAL IMAGING | ||
| DIGITAL PROCESSING OF BIOLOGICAL SIGNALS | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOENGINEERING | ||
| TISSUE BIOMECHANICS AND BIOENGINEERING | ||
| BIOMEDICAL IMPLANTS | ||
| MEDICAL DEVICE PROTOTYPING | ||
| BIOMEDICAL OPTICS LABORATORY | ||
| TISSUE ULTRASOUND-OPTICAL IMAGING | ||
| NEURAL ENGINEERING | ||
| TISSUE ENGINEERING | ||
| PROCESS CONTROL IN BIOTECHNOLOGY | ||
| AN INTRODUCTION TO TISSUE ENGINEERING AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE | ||
| DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM | ||
| FORMULATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS | ||
| STEM CELL TISSUE ENGINEERING | ||
| MEDICAL PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT | ||
| GENETICS | ||
6-9 hours of 5000 level BE coursework approved by advisor. | ||
| Medical Imaging | ||
| BIOINSTRUMENTATION | ||
| MEDICAL IMAGING | ||
| DIGITAL PROCESSING OF BIOLOGICAL SIGNALS | ||
| BIOMEDICAL OPTICS LABORATORY | ||
Medical Imaging Technical Electives | ||
Select 4 of the following consultation with BE advisor: | ||
| ENGINEERING APPROACHES TO SOLVING CLINICAL CHALLENGES | ||
| BIOMECHANICS AND FLUID FLOW WITH COMPUTATIONAL LABORATORY | ||
| FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY | ||
| TISSUE OPTICS | ||
| MATLAB AND APPLICATIONS FOR BIOENGINEERS | ||
| CELL CULTURE AND BIOMATERIAL LABORATORY | ||
| TISSUE BIOMECHANICS AND BIOENGINEERING | ||
| BIOMEDICAL IMPLANTS | ||
| TISSUE ULTRASOUND-OPTICAL IMAGING | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOENGINEERING | ||
| MEDICAL DEVICE PROTOTYPING | ||
| NEURAL ENGINEERING | ||
| BIOPOLYMERS AND BIOCOMPATIBILITY | ||
| NANO BIOMATERIALS AND LIVING-SYSTEMS INTERACTION | ||
| TRANSPORT PHENOMENA IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING | ||
| TISSUE ENGINEERING | ||
| PROCESS CONTROL IN BIOTECHNOLOGY | ||
| AN INTRODUCTION TO TISSUE ENGINEERING AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE | ||
| DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM | ||
| FORMULATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS | ||
| STEM CELL TISSUE ENGINEERING | ||
| MEDICAL PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT | ||
| GENETICS | ||
| ELECTROMAGNETICS | ||
6-9 hours of 5000 level BE coursework approved by advisor. | ||
| Bioengineering MS | ||
| Complete MS requirements per catalog | 21 | |
| Total Hours | 148 | |
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These courses must be completed with a GPA of 3.3 or better for admission to the fast track see admissions criteria.
Advising Resources
First time in college students meet with engineering advisors in the UAEC (UAECengineering@uta.edu). Transfer students are advised prior to New Maverick Orientation by the department. Students, please read all student emails carefully and consult the department advising webpage for additional contact information and answers to common questions.
Location:
ERB 243
Email:
BEugadvising@uta.edu
Phone:
817-272-6250