M.S. in Bioengineering
What is Biomedical Engineering?
According to the National Institutes of Health, "Biomedical engineering (Bioengineering) integrates physical, chemical, mathematical, and computational sciences and engineering principles to study biology, medicine, behavior, and health. It advances fundamental concepts; creates knowledge from the molecular to the organ systems level; and develops innovative biologics, materials, processes, implants, devices, and informatics approaches for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, for patient rehabilitation, and for improving health."
Why Study at Texas Tech?
The college offers an interdisciplinary Master of Science in Bioengineering. The program is designed for highly-multidisciplinary graduate education and research. Because of the highly interdisciplinary nature of the field, our approach will provide all students with an opportunity to take courses in four or five departments including Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and Mathematics and Statistics. This approach fosters a significant and in-depth exposure of students to various engineering fields with concentration on biomedical and bioengineering applications within each field.
The master of science in bioengineering program is a thesis option program. Students have the option of focusing on one of the following tracks:
- Department of Chemical Engineering: Biochemical Processes Track
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: Biomedical Signals and Systems Track
- Department of Industrial Engineering: Occupational Ergonomics Track
- Department of Mechanical Engineering: Biomechanics Track
As a result, each student is able to select courses from a variety of departments which concentrate on topics that are central to his or her area of interest.