Admission to master's study is restricted to applicants whose backgrounds show a distinguished record in previous work as evidenced by their university transcripts, letters of recommendation, resume, and competitive score on the Graduate Record Examination.

Bioengineering has combined B.S./M.S. programs that will allow qualified students to obtain a Master of Science in Bioengineering through a shortened period of study beyond the bachelor's degree. Application for these programs is completed during the student's third year of undergraduate study.

Undergraduate students at Texas Tech University who are majoring in any of the programs partnered may apply to our accelerated BS/MS in Bioengineering program. This program is intended for our best undergraduates who wish to stay on for a master's degree. Students in the program get an early start on master's work by taking graduate courses in their senior year, in place of senior elective courses, to complete their B.S. degree. They then take the remaining graduate courses the following year and can carry out their thesis research to complete their MS in Bioengineering degree. Work on laboratory projects during the senior year may provide background for the thesis. Students must work with both the undergraduate advisor in their home department and the bioengineering advisor to verify the courses are appropriate to both degrees.

By choosing the combined B.S./M.S. program, students desiring a master's degree can complete both degrees while taking fewer hours in less time than if the student had completed the full bachelor's degree before starting the master's program.

Approved Programs:

B.S. Chemical Engineering/M.S. Bioengineering
CHE 5365: Biotransport
CHE 5385: Bioprocess Control
CHE 5363: Biochemical Engineering
CHE 5364: Chemical Engineering Applications in Biological Systems
CHE 5366: Biomicrofluidics
CHE 5372: Engineering Experimentation (Core Math)
CHE 5385: Bioprocess Control
CHE 5394: Soft Matter Engineering

B.S. Computer Science/M.S. Bioengineering
CS 5341: Pattern Recognition
CS 5368: Intelligent systems
CS 5393: Bioinformatics
CS 5388: Neural Networks
CS 5392: Reinforcement Learning

B.S. Electrical Engineering/M.S. Bioengineering
ECE 5350: Introduction to Medical Instrumentation
ECE 5351: Biomedical Signal Processing
ECE 5352: Medical Imaging
ECE 5355: Genomic Signal Processing and Control
ECE 5356: Biosensor and Bioelectronics

B.S. Mechanical Engineering/M.S. Bioengineering
ME 5301: Analysis of Engineering Systems (Core Math)
ME 5308: Biomaterials
ME 5340: Elasticity
ME 5356: Digital Human Modeling for Human-centric Design
ME 5360: Biofluid Mechanics

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