Departments, Schools, Colleges

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (BME )
GRADUATE INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM

Contact Information:

Biomedical Engineering GIDP The University of Arizona Arizona Health Sciences Center, 5302 Life Sciences North Room 362 1501 North Campbell Ave PO Box 245084 Tucson, AZ 85724-5084

Phone: (520) 626-9134 Fax: (520) 626-2890 Email: dhoward@u.arizona.edu Web: BME Homepage

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• BME Course Descriptions

Degrees, Majors, Minors, and Options:

Graduate Degrees -- consult the Graduate Catalog or program office for details.

• Master of Science (M.S.)
  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Major and Degrees

• Biomedical Engineering (M.S., Ph.D.)

The Program:

The Biomedical Engineering GIDP is administered by the Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs Office.

Biomedical engineering is a discipline which integrates the engineering sciences with biology and medicine. The field of biomedical engineering has seen a dramatic escalation in activity over the past 20 years leading to the development of a wide variety of medical devices, medical procedures and a basic understanding of biological processes. Engineering approaches are becoming increasingly important in modern biological and medical research and in the development of new technologies that stem from recent discoveries. The University of Arizona has established strengths in medical and biological engineering with faculty members providing education and research opportunities from nearly every scientific discipline on the campus.

Biomedical engineering is not offered as an undergraduate degree at this time.  The University Committee on Biomedical Engineering coordinates options available to undergraduate students in several colleges at the university. The program educates undergraduates in the field of biomedical engineering through courses, senior design projects and investigator sponsored research projects.

For more information about graduate admission criteria and available programs contact the program office.