MS Biomedical Engineering at North Carolina State University

Programme overview

The MS in Biomedical Engineering is a 30 credit hour degree in the College of Engineering with Non-Thesis, Thesis and MedTech Innovation and Entrepreneurship concentrations.

Faculty: College of Engineering | Department: Biomedical Engineering | Study mode: full-time | Location: Raleigh, NC, United States

What you will study

Physiology (3 hrs), mathematics (3 hrs), statistics (3 hrs), 9 hours of approved BME courses, 9 hours of technical electives (minimum five courses from listed prefixes) and a master's project or thesis component.

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Entry requirements

Students must satisfy all entrance requirements for The Graduate School of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill or the Graduate School at North Carolina State University, and must demonstrate interest and capability commensurate with the quality of the biomedical engineering program. Prospective students may apply to the graduate school through either UNC–Chapel Hill or NC State. All applicants are considered together as a group. Students are no longer required to submit their GRE scores. Admitted students are expected to maintain an overall GPA of at least 3.00 and are encouraged to have undergraduate research experience. The program requires that a personal statement (1-3 pages) about research interest and background be submitted.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring, Summer 1 and Summer 2, subject to individual programme availability.

Graduate School priority deadlines: US citizens Fall June 25, Spring November 25, Summer 1 March 25, Summer 2 May 10; international applicants Fall March 1, Spring July 15, Summer 1 and Summer 2 December 15. Programme deadlines may be earlier and apply if so. Application fees are non-refundable.

Apply through the official page: https://applygrad.ncsu.edu/apply

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