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MS Biomedical Engineering at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech, United States

Programme overview

The MS in Biomedical Engineering is offered through the joint Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (SBES), a multidisciplinary programme bridging biomedical sciences, biomedical engineering and real-world applications. It offers thesis and non-thesis options; the non-thesis option is offered only at Virginia Tech.

Faculty: College of Engineering  |  Duration: 30 credit hours  |  Intake: Fall (deadline Dec 15, or the Friday before)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Blacksburg, VA, United States

What you will study

Core coursework includes 9 credits of engineering courses (including Quantitative Cell Physiology and Quantitative Organ Systems Physiology), 3 credits of graduate mathematics and 3 of life science, plus electives and a seminar over 4 semesters. Thesis students complete 9 research credits; non-thesis students complete a 3-credit project and report. Disciplinary areas include biomechanics, biomaterials, biomedical imaging, neuroengineering, tissue engineering and nanomedicine.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate School admission: minimum GPA 3.0; 3 letters of recommendation. Test requirements (GRE/GMAT/English proficiency), supplemental materials and deadlines are listed on the programme's catalogue admission tab.

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.

Graduate entry terms: Fall, Spring, Summer I and Summer II.

Non-degree applicants may enter for Summer Session, Fall or Spring.

Graduate School deadlines (unless the department sets an earlier one), domestic applicants: Fall August 1, Spring January 1, Summer I May 1, Summer II June 1. International applicants: Fall April 1, Spring September 1, Summer I January 1, Summer II February 1. Application fee $75, non-refundable, submitted with the online application.

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