PhD Biomedical Engineering at University of Texas at Dallas

Programme overview

The new generation of biomedical engineers will address fundamental scientific questions, provide answers to critical problems, and develop novel applications with commercial potential.

Faculty: Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Location: Richardson, TX, United States

What you will study

Requires 75 semester credit hours beyond the baccalaureate degree.

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Application information

Entry requirements

The PhD in Biomedical Engineering (BMEN) is awarded primarily to acknowledge the student's success in an original research project, the description of which is a significant contribution to the literature of the discipline. Applicants for the doctoral program are therefore selected by the Biomedical Engineering Program Graduate Committee on the basis of research aptitude, as well as academic record. Applications for the doctoral program are considered on an individual basis. The following are guidelines for admission to the PhD program in Biomedical Engineering: Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering or one of the natural sciences. A grade point average in graduate coursework of 3.33 or better on a 4.0 point scale. Students admitted to the program without a master's degree are required to take a minimum of 33 semester credit hours of organized coursework.

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 and Summer; doctoral programmes follow their own deadline schedule and available terms.

Doctoral applications: Fall opens August 1 of the prior year, priority December 15, closes May 1; Spring opens January 15 of the prior year, priority May 15, closes October 1; Summer opens August 1 of the prior year, priority October 15, closes March 1. Programmes may set their own schedules. The application fee is $75.

Apply through the official page: https://enroll.utdallas.edu/

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