Biomedical Engineering

The M.S. and the Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering are jointly offered by two academic units of The University of Texas at San Antonio: the Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Science on the academic campus and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences on the health campus. The primary objective of this program is to broadly train students in the principles of biomedical engineering, so they are well prepared to participate in the development of new approaches for the diagnosis and treatment of human diseases.  

As the program is multidisciplinary, the curriculum is designed to provide a synergistic combination of formal courses, seminars, teaching opportunities, interactions with clinicians, and individualized biomedical engineering research experiences in the laboratories of the biomedical engineering faculty. All students are required to take core courses in the areas of Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Bioelectronics/Imaging and Biology, Physiology, as well as Responsible Conduct of Research, and Experimental Design and Data Analysis. In addition to the basic core curriculum, students are required to take additional coursework in the area of specialization. Students have access to the bioengineering and biosciences laboratories at both the academic and health campuses. This provides a unique opportunity to have learning experiences in medical, dental, bioscience, and engineering environments.