PhD Biomedical Engineering at University of North Texas

UNT's PhD in Biomedical Engineering prepares graduates to conduct research in healthcare technology and to build healthcare start-ups through innovation, business knowledge and technology transfer. Students choose a research and academia track with a graduate minor, or a start-up management track with business courses.

Faculty: College of Engineering  |  Department: Department of Biomedical Engineering  |  Duration: Minimum 51 credit hours (bachelor's entry, research track) or 41 (master's entry); 54 / 44 on the start-up management track  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Denton, TX, United States

What you will study

Seminars, a focus area (bioinstrumentation, biomaterials, biomechanics, biocomputing, biotechnology), BMEN electives, individual research and at least 12 hours of dissertation. The research track adds an instructional service component and 9 hours in a minor sub-track (MTSE, EE, MEEN, CS, BIOL or MUPH); the start-up track adds BMEN 6930 Translational Biomedical Engineering and 12 hours from the G. Brint Ryan College of Business. Requirements include a qualifying exam within one year, proposal defense and dissertation defense.

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