MEng Surgery and Intervention at Vanderbilt University

Programme overview

A 30-credit-hour Master of Engineering in surgical and interventional engineering with Innovator, Inventor and Visionary (physician) tracks.

Faculty: School of Engineering | Department: Biomedical Engineering | Duration: Innovator track 1 year or more; Inventor track 2 years; Visionary track 1 year; 30 credit hours | Intake: Fall and Spring | Study mode: full-time | Location: Nashville, TN, United States

What you will study

Five required courses including a clinical immersion course (BME 6301), a core methods course, a professional development course and two design project courses, plus six credits of BME 7899 design and 15 elective credits. Skill areas include surgical robotics, surgical AI, interventional imaging, navigation, therapeutics and digital health.

Career pathways

Reported alumni distribution: about 27% industry R&D, 18% management and consulting, 18% startups, 27% academic or nonprofit research, 10% strategic development and venture capital; 100% placement within one year.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applications must be submitted online , with some of the basic application requirements including: Online application Academic performance in previous degree program(s) Resume or CV Three letters of recommendation A statement of purpose TOEFL/IELTS/DET score (for international students) An admissions committee with representative faculty from the involved departments will evaluate all applications. Apply Now ESI Program Curriculum Students who pursue this degree commonly hold a bachelor’s degree in a conventional engineering discipline (e.g., mechanical, electrical, or biomedical engineering) or computer science. This track is structured to enable students who have recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree or who are seeking to pivot domain spaces to spend focused time gaining skill sets

Graduate School programmes mainly start in fall; entry terms and deadlines vary by programme and are set by each programme.

Graduate School fall application deadlines differ by department and range from 1 December to 15 January. The Graduate School application fee is $95, paid online after submitting the application, and only one fee is charged for up to two programme applications per year.

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