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Contact Information: USD Graduate School 414 East Clark Vermillion, SD 57069 phone: 605-677-6287 fax: 605-677-5202 gradsch@usd.edu Last Modified: 08/05/08 |
biomedical engineering Program Directors:
Faculty Members: Biomedical engineering (BME) focuses upon the application of engineering and science methodologies to the analysis of biological and physiological problems and to the development and delivery of health-care technologies. The biomedical engineer serves as an interface between traditional engineering disciplines and living systems and may work in either direction, applying the patterns of living organisms to engineering design or engineering new approaches to human health. Both the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees are cross-disciplinary degrees. The objective of the M.S. program is to prepare a student for research and development careers in biomedical industry and for additional training at the doctoral level. The Ph.D. program will prepare a student for a career as a researcher who advances the frontiers of biomedical science and engineering with attention to generating new ideas for commercialization. Current focus areas of faculty activity within the program are (1) Biomaterials (nanomaterials, bioadhesives, tissue engineering, etc.), (2) Computational Biomedical Engineering (biomechanics, imaging, advanced modeling/simulations, etc.), and (3) Assistive Technology/Rehabilitation Engineering (advanced prosthetics, control, biomimetics, etc.). Students in the programs will be associated with one or more of several existing and newly formed research centers and laboratories, e.g., the Center for Development of Light Activated Materials, Cardiovascular Research Institute, the Center for Accelerated Applications at the Nanoscale, the, the Computational Mechanics Laboratory, or the Direct Write Technology Laboratory. Courses are offered at both the Vermillion and Sioux Falls USD campuses and at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Students may elect either USD or SDSM&T as their campus of residence. Courses offered at USD (in Vermillion or Sioux Falls) are relayed to students at SDSM&T by video, and vice versa. Admission Requirements (in addition to those of The Graduate School, see page 13 of Graduate Catalog). • An appropriate baccalaureate degree (biomedical, chemical, electrical, mechanical, or metallurgical engineering; materials science and engineering; or other related discipline). • The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general test with minimum scores of at least 500 on each of the verbal and quantitative sections, and a minimum of 4.0 on the analytical sections. • Undergraduate GPA of 3.00 or graduate GPA of 3.4. • The TOEFL exam is required for students whose native language is not English.
Depending upon their background, students may pursue one of three course plans. 2) Students entering the program with baccalaureate degrees in engineering disciplines other than biomedical engineering take courses in BME Course Plan 2 (36 hours for M.S. students, 86 hours for Ph.D. students). Depending on the student’s background, the student’s advisory committee may recommend that one or more of the required courses below be substituted by course(s) listed in the elective courses category. Up to 21 credits of prior graduate level coursework may be applied toward the Ph.D. program at the discretion of the student’s advisory committee. Dr. Dan Engebretson, Director
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