Program: Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials Track, M.S. - Polytechnic Institute of New York University

2011-2013 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog (with addenda)

Apr 16, 2025

The Curriculum

Requirements for the Master of Science

Each track within the BME MS program includes two options. The first specifies course requirements that include a thesis option and a second that specifies courses only. Students who choose the master’s thesis option must register for at least 3 credits of BE 997x and then write and defend a master’s thesis according to Institute guidelines. Those students electing the thesis option will also be required to take CM 5040 : Chemical Lab Safety.

Biomedical Engineering—Biomaterials Track

To meet graduation requirements, students must have an overall B average in all courses (including MS thesis, research or guided studies) and must not have more than two grades of C in required (core) subjects.

Required courses for all students in the BiomaterialsTrack that fulfill their requirements for an MS in Biomedical Engineering are shown below:

Required Courses

BE 6013 Molecular Immunology 3 Credits
BE 6103 Anatomy, Physiology and Biophysics I 3 Credits
BE 6113 Anatomy, Physiology and Biophysics II 3 Credits
BIOL-GA 2303 Introduction to Biostatistics 4 Credits
or
BIOL-GA 2030 Statistics in Biology 4 Credits
BE 6703 Materials in Medicine 3 Credits
BE 6753 Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Biomaterials 3 Credits
BE 9433 Protein Engineering 3 Credits
BE 9443 Tissue Engineering 3 Credits
BE 9740 Seminar in Biomedical Engineering Credits
BE 9730 Colloquium in Biomedical Engineering 0 Credits

Electives

See List below 6 Credits *

Research

BE 997x MS Thesis in Biomedical Engineering 9 total, each 3 Credits

Total Credits: 31

In addition

Once per year, biomedical engineering MS students must register for Colloquium in Biomedical Engineering (BE 9730 , 0 credits) and Seminar in Biomedical Engineering (BE 9740 , 0 credits).

For all students in the Biomaterials and Polymer Therapeutics track, remaining credits (6) must be selected from the list of electives unless permission is granted by the biomedical engineering graduate adviser to substitute a course not listed below. Alternatively, students also may elect to take research in biomedical engineering courses (BE 873x , 3 to 6 credits) without writing a thesis.

Electives Courses

The table below lists the elective courses that are available to students pursuing an MS degree in either the Biomaterials, Medical Imaging or Bioinstrumentation tracks.

BE 6013 Molecular Immunology 3 Credits
BE 6023 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3 Credits
BE 6203 Biomedical Imaging I 3 Credits
BE 6213 Biomedical Imaging II 3 Credits
BE 6223 Image Processing 3 Credits
BE 6303 Bio-optics 3 Credits
BE 6403 Signals, Systems and Transforms 3 Credits
BE 6453 Probability Theory 3 Credits
BE 6483 Digital Signal Processing Laboratory 3 Credits
BE 6503 Biomedical Instrumentation 3 Credits
BE 6603 Intro to Drug Delivery 3 Credits
BE 6653 Principles of Chemical and Biochemical Systems 3 Credits
BE 6703 Materials in Medicine 3 Credits
BE 6753 Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Biomaterials 3 Credits
BE 871x Guided Studies in Biomedical Engineering Credits
BE 9433 Protein Engineering 3 Credits
BE 9443 Tissue Engineering 3 Credits
BE 9753 Bioethics Seminar 3 Credits
CBE 6153 Applied Mathematics in Engineering 3 Credits
CS 6643 Computer Vision and Scene Analysis 3 Credits
EL 5013 Wireless Personal Communication Systems 3 Credits
MA 6283 Mathematical Modeling in Biology 3 Credits
ME 7863 Special Topics 3 Credits
PH 6403 Physical Concepts of Polymer Nanocomposites 3 Credits
BIOL-GA 2303 Introduction to Biostatistics 4 Credits
BIOL-GA 2030 Statistics in Biology 4 Credits