MASTERS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
GENERAL INFORMATION
Program Director : Gene DiResta (gdiresta@poly.edu)
Program Manager : Bhavin Vaishnav (bvaishna@poly.edu)
THE PROGRAM'S PURPOSE
The Biomedical Engineering (BME) curriculum integrates advanced academic training in engineering, basic sciences and medicine, with industrial experience, to produce world-class biomedical engineers who are prepared to work at the cutting-edge. ACCOMODATING THE SCHEDULE OF FULL AND PART-TIME STUDENTS
Whether you wish to attend as a full or part time student, classes are scheduled so you can efficiently structure your day time activities . Part-time students with full time jobs can complete their MS degrees by taking evening courses that generally begin at 6 pm.
PROGRAM'S STRUCTURE
The MS BME program consists of 30 course credits. Students have the option to take 9 of the 30 credits to perform research towards a master’s thesis. Alternatively they can gain research experience through a series of 3-credit guided studies or research courses. The program accommodates students from a wide variety of academic backgrounds keeping in mind the interdisciplinary nature of Biomedical Engineering.
A student with a bachelor’s degree from any of the following disciplines can make into the program.
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Computer Science Engineering
- Polymer Engineering
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Premedical Studies
Students can chose to select one of the following tracks to earn their degree:
Students can also select from electives in Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Chemcial Engineering, Chemistry, Mathematics, Management, or a wide range of basic medical sciences courses offered at the SUNY Downstate campus.
PROGRAM GOALS
Commitment, Integration, Leadership and Economic Development
- COMMITMENT
The program faculty are committed to providing graduate students with a broad education that will prepare them not only for the extremely competitive academic “marketplace,” but also for other employment opportunities - an approach that has been recommended strongly by the National Research Council.
Since 40-50% of biomedical engineering graduates nationwide in recent years have taken jobs in industry, exposure to an industrial setting is highly advantageous for BME graduate students. Therefore, our program has many industrial partners that work with faculty on various research projects and provide internships to BME students.
In addition, students are offered courses that help prepare them to manage the various issues which will confront them in either academic or industrial careers. For example, students are encouraged to complete at least one of Polytechnic’s many courses in technology management.
- INTEGRATION
The program faculty strive to integrate engineering, basic and clinical science, and translational research not only across traditional departmental boundaries, but also across several academic levels, e.g., students, postdoctoral researchers, residents and faculty. For example Principles of Biological Systems, a course taught by surgeons, is required for students matriculating in two of the three graduate BME entry-level pathways.
Through this forum, the surgeons present clinical problems that they believe require engineering solutions to an audience of future biomedical engineers. Also, Responsible Conduct in Research, a course which fulfills the current ethics requirement of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), provides instruction in the regulations governing research using animal and human subjects.
- LEADERSHIP
The program faculty strive to be a leading provider of education to students who are underrepresented in the field of biomedical engineering. Already, both Downstate and Polytechnic have a long tradition of educating students from
backgrounds underrepresented in health sciences and engineering, as well as recent immigrants and children of immigrants.
- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The program faculty aim to provide the borough of Brooklyn with long-term economic development by increasing educational and employment opportunities through the joint graduate BME program, as well as through Downstate's new Advanced Biotechnology Park. Brooklyn’s population is equivalent in size to that of the fourth largest US city, Chicago.
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