Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering to MS in Biomedical Engineering Fast Track
About This Program
The Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering to Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering Fast Track enables outstanding UT Arlington senior undergraduate students in biomedical engineering to satisfy degree requirements leading to a master's degree in biomedical Engineering 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 Biomedical Engineering 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 3344 BIOINSTRUMENTATION
For automatic admission to the master's program, students must complete up 9 hours of work in 5000 level BE courses with course grade of B or better in each.
Curriculum
| Biomedical Engineering BS Foundations | ||
| Complete the UTA Core curriculum and Biomedical Engineering BS pre-professional program per catalog. | 83 | |
| Biomedical Engineering Specialization (Professional Program) | ||
| BE 3280 | INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL DEVICE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS & QUALITY STANDARDS | 2 |
| BE 3301 | CELL PHYSIOLOGY FOR BIOENGINEERS | 3 |
| BE 3317 | LINEAR SYSTEMS IN BIOENGINEERING 1 | 3 |
| BE 3344 | BIOINSTRUMENTATION 1 | 3 |
| BE 3352 | DIGITAL PROCESSING OF BIOLOGICAL SIGNALS | 3 |
| BE 3380 | HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY IN BE 1 | 3 |
| BE 4331 | BIOPOLYMERS AND BIOCOMPATIBILITY | 3 |
| BE 4337 | TRANSPORT PHENOMENA IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING | 3 |
| BE 4350 | SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT I | 3 |
| BE 4355 | SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT II | 3 |
| BE 4382 | LABORATORY PRINCIPLES 1 | 3 |
| Technical Electives | ||
| Select four from the list below with prior approval of Academic Advisor | 12 | |
| GENETICS | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY I | ||
| ENGINEERING APPROACHES TO SOLVING CLINICAL CHALLENGES | ||
| BIOMECHANICS WITH COMPUTATIONAL APPLICATIONS | ||
| FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY | ||
| MATLAB AND APPLICATIONS FOR BIOENGINEERS | ||
| MEDICAL IMAGING | ||
| fMRI IN NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROENGINEERING | ||
| CELL CULTURE AND BIOMATERIAL LABORATORY | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOENGINEERING | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO BIOMANUFACTURING | ||
| TISSUE BIOMECHANICS AND BIOENGINEERING | ||
| BIOMEDICAL IMPLANTS | ||
| MEDICAL DEVICE PROTOTYPING | ||
| AI IN MEDICINE | ||
| BIOMEDICAL OPTICS LABORATORY | ||
| TISSUE ULTRASOUND-OPTICAL IMAGING | ||
| NEURAL ENGINEERING | ||
| NANO BIOMATERIALS AND LIVING-SYSTEMS INTERACTION | ||
| 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 | ||
| ELECTROMAGNETICS | ||
6-9 hours of 5000 level BE coursework approved by advisor. | ||
| Biomedical Engineering 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