The Biomedical Engineering department offers a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in biomedical engineering. We offer a variety of subplans with recommended focus areas, listed below.

Masters Degree General Requirements

The minimum requirement for the masters degree are the successful completion of an approved program of study consisting of 30 graduate credits (10 courses) with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0. Two options are available for the M.S. study:

• Non-Thesis Option: A coursework (or non-thesis) masters is obtained whereby the minimum 30 credits are based upon approved graduate coursework only.
• Thesis Option: A thesis masters is obtained whereby the minimum 30 credits are based upon completion of approved graduate coursework (8 courses) in combination with submission of a research thesis (equivalent to 2 courses). A written thesis has to be approved by the major advisor (BE faculty member) and a reader. The selection of courses and thesis topics are conducted with the approval of a faculty advisor.

Standard Coursework M.S. Requirements - https://engineering.catholic.edu/academics/graduate/biomedical-engineering/masters/index.html