A. Life Science Core Courses. Students must complete two courses selected from the following:
Course Title
|
Course |
Credit Hours
|
Typically Offered
|
Human Anatomy
|
BIOS 5010
|
4 |
Every fall, spring
|
Mechanisms of Gene Regulation
|
BIOS 5270
|
3 |
Every spring
|
Principles of Physiology I
|
BIOS 5420
|
5 |
Every fall, spring
|
Biological Chemistry
|
BIOS 5630
|
3 |
Every spring
|
| Immunology |
BIOS 5860
|
2 |
Every spring
|
Basic Biochemistry
|
CHEM 5890
|
4 |
Every fall
|
Biochemistry I
|
CHEM 5901
|
4 |
Every fall
|
Cell Biology
|
PBIO 5310
|
3 |
Every fall (except 2012)
|
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
|
PBIO 5500
|
3 |
Every fall
|
Molecular Genetics
|
BIOS 5260
OR PBIO 5270
|
3
2
|
Every fall
Infrequent springs
|
B. Biomedical Engineering Focus Courses. Students must complete two biomedical engineering focus courses. The current focus areas are: Biomechanics, Cellular and Biomolecular Engineering, and Biomedical Information Processing.
Course Title
|
Course |
Credit Hours
|
Typically offered
|
Data Mining with Applications in Life Sciences
|
BME 5170
|
3 |
Every fall
|
Engineering Biomechanics of Human Motion
|
BME 5670
|
3 |
Every spring
|
Applied Cellular and Molecular Biology
|
BME 5830
|
3 |
Every fall
|
Applied Immunology
|
BME 5840
|
3 |
Every spring
|
Biochemical Engineering
|
CHE 5800
|
3 |
Every spring
|
Advanced Topics in Biomedical Engineering
|
CHE 7700
|
2 |
Alternate falls (starting 2013)
|
Problem Solving with Bioinformatics Tools
|
CS 5160
|
3 |
Every spring
|
Medical Image Analysis
|
CS 6410
|
3 |
Every spring
|
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
|
CS 6420
|
3 |
Alternate springs (starting 2013)
|
Micro and Nano Fabrication
|
EE 5183
|
3 |
Every fall
|
Mechanics of Biological Solids
|
ME 5660
|
3 |
Alternate falls (starting 2012)
|
C. Common Experience Courses. Students must complete the following courses. Students will receive four credits total toward graduation for BME 5000, BME 5010, and ET 6020. Although students will receive credit for seminar (BME 6000), these credits will not count toward graduation. This course will be taken by all students at every offering. All students are required to make at least one seminar presentation. Each student's research advisor must give approval prior to the presentation.
Course Title
|
Course |
Credit Hours
|
Typically Offered
|
Introduction to Biomedical Engineering at Ohio University
|
BME 5000
|
1 |
Every fall
|
Biomedical Engineering Professional Development
|
BME 5010
|
2 |
Every spring
|
Seminars in Biomedical Engineering
|
BME 6000
|
1 |
Every fall, spring
|
Technical Writing Seminar
|
ET 6020
|
1 |
Every fall, spring
|
D. Electives. Students will complete an additional four hours of electives. Students will choose elective courses in consultation with their thesis committees. The courses can come from any approved graduate level engineering or life sciences elective. BME focus courses not used to meet requirement B above can be used to fulfill the electives requirement. Approved electives are listed on this link. Other relevant courses may be taken subject to approval by the student's thesis committee.
E. Research and Thesis. Research will be an integral component of the graduate program. Students will complete at least 14 credit hours of thesis (BME 6950). Research work conducted by each student will culminate in a master's thesis that will be a required formal written document. Each student will be required to successfully defend his or her thesis. The thesis defense will be an oral examination based on the student's written thesis and program of study.
