Biomedical Engineering prepare students for careers in solving engineering problems in health care, biomedical research, bioinformatics, and biotechnology. Areas of current faculty research include biomaterials, nanobiotechnology, bioanalytical microsystems, patient-care devices, tissue engineering, flow cytometry, disease processes, clinical translation, bioinformatics and medical informatics, and molecular and cellular systems
Students must also complete the Biomedical Engineering core, selected emphasis core, and elective courses described below. Equivalent graduate-level courses taken at other institutions may be used to satisfy one or more of the Biomedical Engineering and emphasis core requirements, as approved by the student's Graduate Advisor or Curriculum Committee.
Students must pass the Qualifying Examination before applying for Candidacy or proceeding to the Doctoral Comprehensive Exam. Upon successfully passing the Doctoral Comprehensive Exam and successful review of their application by program faculty and the Dean of Graduate Studies, students are admitted to Candidacy for the doctoral degree. For successful completion of the program requirements, all candidates must pass a Final Examination (Defense of Dissertation).
September 2025
School of Engineering
ALBUQUERQUE,
New Mexico,
87131, United States
Prospective candidates may apply directly for admission to the Ph.D. program. Successful applicants to the program usually have a bachelor's degree in the physical sciences or engineering. The Admissions Committee makes admissions decisions on a case-by-case basis, with special consideration of scholastic proficiency in one or more of the following subject areas:
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Chemistry and Organic Chemistry
Calculus and Ordinary Differential Equations
Thermodynamics
Physics
Biochemistry or Biomolecular Engineering
Informatics and Computer Science
Demonstrated proficiency in English:
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - minimum score 6.5; the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - minimum score 550 paper-based, or 79-80 Internet-based; the Duolingo English Test - minimum score 105; the University of Cambridge Examinations Certificate of Proficiency in English (CAPE) or Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) - minimum score C; or the Pearson Test of English- Academic (PTE) - minimum score 53
Application Deadlines
Fall Admissions: March 1st (International)
Spring Admissions: August 1st (International)
Summer Admissions: January 1st (International)
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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