Bachelor of Science in Mathematics to Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering Fast Track
About This Program
The Bachelor of Science in Mathematics to Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering Fast Track enables outstanding undergraduate students in Mathematics to receive dual undergraduate and graduate course credit leading to receiving both a Bachelor's in Mathematics and a Master's Biomedical Engineering. See an advisor for additional information about this 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 Science courses. Additionally, they must have completed the following undergraduate foundation courses with a minimum GPA of 3.3 in those courses:
- BE 3317 LINEAR SYSTEMS IN BIOENGINEERING
- BE 3320 BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS
- MATH 3318 DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
- MATH 3345 NUMERICAL ANALYSIS AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
- MATH 4313 MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS
For automatic admission to the graduate program, students should also have completed up to 9 SCH of required graduate courses from the list indicate above, each with a minimum grade of B. These courses will count for both the undergraduate and the graduate degree.
Contact Bioengineering advisors for more information about the program.
Curriculum
| BS Foundations | ||
| Complete general education core and Mathematics foundations per catalog. | 54 | |
| Mathematics Specialization | ||
| MATH 2326 | CALCULUS III | 3 |
| MATH 3300 | INTRODUCTION TO PROOFS (satisfies Oral Communication Competency) | 3 |
| MATH 3316 | STATISTICAL INFERENCE | 3 |
| MATH 3318 | DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 3 |
| MATH 3321 | ABSTRACT ALGEBRA I | 3 |
| MATH 3330 | INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR ALGEBRA AND VECTOR SPACES | 3 |
| MATH 3335 | ANALYSIS I | 3 |
| MATH 3345 | NUMERICAL ANALYSIS AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS | 3 |
| Additional advance hours in mathematics | 18 | |
Additinal advanced hours (MATH 3301 or above, expcept for capstone mathematics courses specifically for prospective middle or secondary grades mathematics teatchers) | ||
| Select one any two from separate groups: | 6 | |
| Group 1 | ||
| ABSTRACT ALGEBRA II | ||
| Group 2 | ||
| ADVANCED MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS | ||
| ANALYSIS II | ||
| Group 3 | ||
| STOCHASTIC MODELS AND SIMULATION | ||
| ACTUARIAL RISK ANALYSIS | ||
| MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | ||
| ADVANCED LINEAR ALGEBRA | ||
| NUMERICAL ANALYSIS & COMPUTER APPLICATIONS II | ||
| Additional elective | 3 | |
| Biomedical Engineering Specialization | ||
| BE 3317 | LINEAR SYSTEMS IN BIOENGINEERING | 3 |
| BE 3320 | BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS | 3 |
| Up to three graduate courses in Biomedical Engineering chosen from the following list will be allowed for undergraduate credit in Fast Track Program: | 9 | |
| HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY IN BIOENGINEERING | ||
| FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY | ||
| TISSUE ULTRASOUND OPTICAL IMAGING | ||
| TRANSPORT PHENOMENA IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING | ||
| IMAGE PROCESSING WITH MATLAB: APPLICATIONS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY | ||
| BIOINSTRUMENTATION I | ||
| MEDICAL IMAGING | ||
| DIGITAL PROCESSING OF BIOLOGICAL SIGNALS | ||
| TISSUE ENGINEERING | ||
| TISSUE ENGINEERING LAB | ||
| PROCESS CONTROL IN BIOTECHNOLOGY | ||
| DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM | ||
| FORMULATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS | ||
| LABORATORY PRINCIPLES | ||
| MEDICAL PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT | ||
| Biomedical Engineening MS | ||
| Complete MS requirements per catalog. | 21 | |
| Total Hours | 141 | |
SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ENGL 1301 | 3 | MATH 1426 | 4 |
| HIST 1301 | 3 | Modern Language Level 1 | 3 |
| UNIV 1131 | 1 | CHEM 1441 | 4 |
| CSE 1310 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | 3 |
| BIOL 1441 | 4 | Social & Behavioral | 3 |
| 14 | 17 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| MATH 2425 | 4 | MATH 2326 | 3 |
| PHYS 1443 | 4 | MATH 3300 | 3 |
| MATH 3330 | 3 | MATH 3318 | 3 |
| Modern Language Level II | 3 | PHYS 1444 | 4 |
| Creative Arts | 3 | BE 3380 | 3 |
| 17 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| MATH 3313 | 3 | HIST 1302 | 3 |
| MATH 3316 | 3 | MATH 3321 | 3 |
| MATH 3335 | 3 | MATH 4313 | 3 |
| MATH 3345 | 3 | MATH 4335 | 3 |
| BE 3317 | 3 | BE 3320 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| BE 4337 | 3 | Choose one BE graduate course | 3 |
| POLS 2311 | 3 | POLS 2312 | 3 |
| Choose 2 BE graduate courses | 6 | Two statistics undergraduate courses | 6 |
| Language, Philosophy, & Culture | 3 | BE 4382 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fifth Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| Choose 2 Statistics graduate level courses | 6 | Choose 4 BE graduate level courses | 12 |
| Choose 1 BE graduate level course | 3 | ||
| 9 | 12 | ||
| Total Hours: 145 | |||
Advising Resources
First-time-in-college students should plan to speak to the math advisor when starting their second year. Transfer students should contact the math advisor after acceptance at UTA to create a degree plan and enroll in classes.
Location:
PKH 489
Email:
math.advising@uta.edu
Phone:
817-272-9688