PhD Bioengineering at Northeastern University

The PhD in Bioengineering combines a core curriculum in basic bioengineering science with electives matched to dissertation research under a faculty supervisor. Research areas are biomedical devices and bioimaging, biomechanics and mechanobiology, molecular, cell and tissue engineering, and systems, synthetic and computational bioengineering.

Faculty: College of Engineering  |  Department: Department of Bioengineering  |  Duration: 32 semester hours (bachelor's entry); 16 semester hours (MS advanced standing), plus dissertation  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Bachelor's entry: 12 credits of core (Medical Physiology, Mathematical Methods in Bioengineering, Principles of Bioengineering), 8 credits of restricted technical electives, 12 credits of unrestricted electives, seminars and dissertation. Milestones include a qualifying exam, a dissertation committee of at least three, an NIH-style R21 research plan proposal and a defense.

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