Section 4: BME Thesis-MS Curriculum Requirements
Approved, revised by faculty Winter 2012; updated Summer 2022
A BMEGSC-approved Program of Study and MS Committee must be on file with the BME Graduate Studies Office before the end of second Autumn term (or the student’s third term of enrollment) but may be done sooner. The program cannot be reviewed by BMEGSC without the approval of a proposed MS Committee. The MS Committee will consist of at least 2 faculty members: the faculty research advisor and one additional faculty member, with M or P graduate faculty status (at least one being departmental BME faculty).
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BME 6000 | Scientific Methods in BME | 1 |
| BME 8810-8811 | BME Seminar (2 semesters) | 1 |
| ChBE 5779 or ISE 5110 or STAT 6410 | Graduate Research Design | 3-4 |
|
BME 6983 |
Graduate Research Ethics | 2 |
| PhysioCB 6101 or 6102 | Graduate Physiology | 3 |
3 BME FUNDAMENTALS – 9 crs
Students are required to take 3 fundamental BME graduate courses from the following list. Subject to BMEGSC approval, students must take at least 2 OSU BME fundamental courses and may take up to 2 non- BME, BME-type OSU courses, and no more than 1 non-OSU BME course, by petition. Students must work with their faculty MS research advisor to determine the best courses that will prepare them for their MS research. The MS research advisor must approve courses used to satisfy this requirement. If the MS research advisor does not approve, they will not sign the student’s program of study.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BME 5001 | Cardiovascular Bioengineering | 3 |
| BME 5110 | Biomedical Microscopic Imaging | 3 |
| BME 5120 | Biomedical Optics | 3 |
| BME 5170 | Fundamentals of Biomedical Imaging | 3 |
| BME 5177 | Biomedical AFM | 3 |
| BME 5186 | Biomedical Ultrasound | 3 |
| BME 5194.xx | Ocular Biomechanics | 3 |
| BME 5194.xx | Adv Numerical Methods & Modeling | 3 |
| BME 6113 | Magnetic Res Spectro & Imaging I | 3 |
| BME 7114 | Magnetic Res Spectro & Imaging II | 3 |
| BME 5310 | Advanced Biomaterials | 3 |
| BME 5420 | Mechanobiology | 3 |
| BME 5421 | Tissue Mechanics | 3 |
| BME 5430 | Finite Element Applications in BME | 3 |
| BME 5470 | Cell & Tissue Mechanics | 3 |
| BME 5510 | Advanced Tissue Engineering | 3 |
| BME 5550 | Engineering Principles in Cancer | 3 |
| BME 5560 | Biomedical Apps in Cancer Biology | 3 |
| BME 5580 | Excitable Cell Engineering | 3 |
| BME 5610 | Biomedical Microdevices | 3 |
| BME 5635 | Cellular Nanotechnology | 3 |
| BME 5639 | Medical Device Design | 3 |
| BME 5663 | Intro to Microfluidics and Nanofluidics | 3 |
| BME 5667 | BioMEMS Microfabrication | 3 |
| BME 5668 | Biomedical Microtransducers | 3 |
| BME 6340 | Polymers in Bioengineering | 3 |
| BME 6430 | Musculoskeletal System in Disease | 3 |
| BME 6530 | Cell Plasticity | 3 |
| HTHRHSC 7410 | Adv Structure & Function of the Human Body | 5 |
| MSE 5611 | Materials in Medicine | 3 |
2 GRADUATE ELECTIVES – 6 crs
- Students must take at least 2 graduate elective courses (6 credit hours). No more than 1 elective can be S/U graded. Note that any course used to satisfy a fundamental requirement above cannot be used to satisfy the graduate elective requirement. All electives must be approved by the student’s MS research advisor as indicated by the MS advisor’s signature on the student’s program of study.
- Electives can be in Engineering, Life Sciences, Teaching, Business/Technology Commercialization, etc. See appendix for course suggestions.
Total Program of Study Requirements = 31 credits
Total courses: 25 credits
Total research credit hours (8999): ≥6 credits
Minimum Graduation Requirements
- Completion of ≥25 BMEGSC-approved course hours as described above with a minimum GPA of 3.00
- Completion of ≥6 research hours of thesis research (must be taken under BME advisor section of BME 8999)
- Submission of one (1) manuscript for publication in recognized scientific journals (e.g. indexed by ISI) OR presentation of at least one (1) oral or poster presentation at a regional, national, or international meeting
- Successful completion of the Thesis Defense & Thesis per Graduate School Handbook
SAMPLE Thesis-MS program: may be compacted or expanded over two full years
| YEAR | FALL | SPRING | SUMMER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sci Methods BME..................... 1
Research Ethics........................ 2
BME Seminar........................... 0
Physiology................................ 3
Research Design...................... 3
Research Hours........................ 3
TOTAL = 12
|
BME Fundamental #1............... 3
BME Fundamental #2............... 3
Elective...................................... 3
BME Seminar............................ 1
Elective...................................... 3
TOTAL =13
|
Research.................................... 3
OR
No enrollment TOTAL = 0-3
|
| 2 |
BME Fundamental #3.............. 3
Research................................... 3
Thesis Defense TOTAL = 6
|