Biomedical Engineering Program
Michel Audette, Graduate Program Director
2123F Engineering Systems Building
757-683-6940
www.odu.edu/eng/programs/biomedical/
The Biomedical Engineering graduate degree programs are available to full-time and part-time students seeking to improve their research and professional skills in biomedical engineering. The programs strive to provide the highest quality engineering education at the graduate level, to engage in scholarly research at the forefront of biomedical engineering, and to serve the biomedical engineering profession. While the biomedical engineering program is administered by the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, the program is highly interdisciplinary, and students are admitted from broad areas of engineering, science, and healthcare. Cutting-edge research opportunities and instruction are offered in:
• Bioelectrics and Pulsed Power
• Cellular & Molecular Bioengineering
• Cardiovascular Engineering
• Musculoskeletal Biomechanics
• Plasma Medicine
• Systems Biology & Computational Bioengineering
Facilities: The Biomachina Laboratory; the Biomechanics Laboratory; Biomedical Devices and Biomanufacturing Lab; the Cellular Mechanobiology Laboratory; the Machine Intelligence & HR Communications Lab; the Gene Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory; the Medical Simulations Laboratory; the Medical Simulations Lab; and the Virginia Institute for Imaging and Vision Analysis (VIIVA).
The program also has strong ties to several other on- and off-campus laboratories, including the Applied Research Center at the Jefferson National Laboratory, the Center for Brain Research and Rehabilitation, the Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics, the Center for Bioelectronics, and the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC). Regional, national, and international clinical collaborators support the program. These unique resources position the biomedical engineering program as a leader in education and research in the Southeast and nationally.
Master of Engineering Admission Requirements
Admission to the Master of Engineering program in biomedical engineering is in accordance with Old Dominion University and Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology requirements for master’s programs as specified in this catalog. Specific additional requirements include the following:
- Completion of a bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science or Mathematics from an accredited institution, although students from other educational backgrounds may apply with appropriate leveling courses. Accepted students from disciplines other than Biomedical Engineering will be required to complete a number of leveling courses to meet the prerequisites of the program; the Graduate Program Director will work with the admitted students to create the list of leveling courses, including calculus and differential equations.
- A minimum GPA of 3.00 (out of 4.0) is required of most students. A student with a lower GPA meeting ODU’s graduate admission requirements and with evidence of a high level of professional capability may be eligible for admission to the program upon submission of a petition to the graduate program director.
- Recent scores, typically, not more than five years old, on the Graduate Record Examination’s (GRE) verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing sections must be submitted by all applicants.
- Two letters of recommendation (typically from faculty in the highest degree program completed when the application is within five years of graduation from that degree program) are encouraged but not required.
- The applicant must submit a resume and a statement of purpose and goals.
- Foundation knowledge in physics, basic chemistry, physiology, computer programming, and mathematics (including differential equations and statistics) is expected. Some leveling courses may be required to complement the student’s expertise, namely in physiology, statistics, and differential equations.
- The linked Bachelor's/Master's degree program in the Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology at Old Dominion University is designed to provide an opportunity for exceptionally qualified engineering undergraduate students to obtain both a bachelors and a master's degree in Biomedical Engineering. Typically, undergraduate students apply at the end of their junior year for admission to the linked programs.
Curriculum Requirements
The Master of Engineering program requires completion of 30 course credits, including 15 core: 9 CH Common Core course credits, a 3 credit Core Project BME 698, and one 3 credit Methods Core course (BME 720 for Computer-Assisted Medicine specialization path) OR BME 792 (for Biomechanics path) OR BME 726 (for Diagnostics and Therapies path). In addition, there is a requirement of 15 credits of technical elective course credits, which entail 9 credits of BME technical electives and 6 credits of approved technical electives. The ME program culminates in a comprehensive exam, with written and oral components, the contents of which are based on the student's Core Project.
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| Biological Mechanisms for Biomedical Engineers | |
| Engineering Fundamentals in Biomedicine | |
| Regenerative Medicine | |
| Master’s Project | |
| Modern Biomedical Instrumentation | |
| Biomaterials | |
| Biomechanics | |
| |
| Therapy and Function Models for Medical Simulation | |
| Introduction to Bioelectrics | |
| Introduction to Medical Image Analysis | |
| Biomedical Applications of Low Temperature Plasmas | |
| Digital Signal Processing I | |
| Topics in Biomedical Engineering | |
| Master’s Project | |
| Cardiovascular Physiology | |
| Biomedical Sciences Journal Club | |
| Advanced Cell Biology | |
| Biomedical Sciences Laboratory | |
| Mathematical Modeling in Physiology | |
| Predoctoral Fellowship Grant Writing | |
| Finite Element Analysis | |
| Principles of Visualization | |
| Responsible Conduct of Research | |
| Computational and Statistical Methods in Biomedical Engineering | |
| Advanced Bioelectrics | |
| Biomembranes and Ion Channels | |
| Autonomous and Robotic Systems Analysis and Control | |
| Applied Medical Image Analysis | |
| Advanced Study in Biology | |
| Grant Writing in Biology | |
| Digital Image Processing | |
| Advanced Manufacturing Technology | |
| Cellular Biomechanics | |
| Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering | |
| Independent Study | |
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| Total Credit Hours | 30 |
