生物医学工程博士
The PhD program in Biomedical Engineering at BU is a highly quantitative approach to the biomedical sciences, based on principles of engineering and physical science. Details of the academic requirements for the PhD in Biomedical Engineering can be found in the BME Graduate Student Handbook. Key elements of the program are outlined here.
Admission, Prerequisites, and Financial Aid
具有工程、数学、物理或定量自然科学本科专业背景的学生均可申请。所有被生物医学工程系录取的博士生第一年都会获得奖学金。Over two terms, while the students are also taking courses, they perform several lab rotations and arrange with an approved professor for a research assistantship starting the summer after the first academic year, assuming that the student has been making satisfactory progress in their academic studies. Since the Biomedical Engineering department at BU is one of the largest in the country, with a wide range of research areas, this approach is advantageous for students as well as professors, giving both a chance to get to know each other and to assess the fit of the student to the lab before committing.
All applications must be submitted by December 15 for admission for the following fall term. 学生可以通过学院的澳门威尼斯人注册网站研究生课程网站在线申请。
学习成果
完成生物医学工程博士课程的学生将能够：
- 从定量和系统的角度来看，通过成功完成课程和资格考试，在分子和细胞生物学和生理学现象方面展示生物医学工程知识的坚实基础。
- Demonstrate the ability to obtain, analyze, and synthesize quantitative data and generate hypotheses pertaining to biological systems.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform and effectively communicate original scientific research in biomedical engineering as measured by conference presentations, peer-reviewed and other publications, and the completion of a novel doctoral thesis.
课程要求
Post-bachelor’s PhD students must complete a minimum of 64 units (formal courses plus research units) prior to graduation, earning at least 56 units at BU. These include eight structured graduate courses (32 units) and two terms of Teaching Practicum (8 units). Additional unit requirements are fulfilled with research units, to reach the minimum total of 64. Specific course requirements include:
- ENG BE 605 Molecular Bioengineering (4 units)
- ENG BE 606工程师定量生理学（4学分）
- ENG BE 790生物医学工程研讨会（0学分）
- ENG BE 791 BME博士实验室轮转（两学期三个单元）
- ENG BE 792 Literature Review (2 units)
- engbe 801教学实习一（4个单元）
- engbe 802教学实习II（4个单元）
- Three BE graduate-level electives at 500 level or higher (12 units)
- 两门500级或更高水平的澳门威尼斯人注册网站研究生水平的技术选修课（也可以是be选修课）（8个学分）
- Math course from approved list (4 units)
- A minimum of 12 research units of ENG BE 900 (pre-prospectus)/991 (post-prospectus)
Post-master’s PhD students must enroll for a minimum of 32 units and must take six approved structured courses, including ENG BE 605, BE 606, BE 790, BE 791, BE 792, BE 801, BE 802, the math requirement, and two graduate-level technical electives (at least one BE). 每个硕士后的学生与澳门威尼斯人注册网站研究生课程副主席单独咨询，以确定之前的课程与博士课程要求的重叠。Students must complete a minimum of 4 research units of ENG BE 900.
建议
所有的澳门威尼斯人注册网站研究生都有一名学术顾问，他是系里的全职教员。一次一个学生加入实验室,他们的澳门威尼斯人注册网站研究顾问也成为学生的学术顾问,或选择co-advisor对于澳门威尼斯人注册网站研究生物医学工程部门的顾问没有。
Oral Qualifying Examination
The Biomedical Engineering oral qualifying examination is taken at the end of the first academic year. 在顺利通过考试并满足数学要求后，学生正式成为博士候选人。
招股说明书国防
Within six terms of matriculation, the student is required to present an oral defense of their prospectus to their dissertation committee and have the written dissertation prospectus approved. 委员会评估拟议的澳门威尼斯人注册网站研究和学生的学术准备从事论文澳门威尼斯人注册网站研究的潜力。
进度报告
在招股说明书答辩之后，学生必须至少每12个月与论文委员会会面一次，提供进度报告，让委员会评估项目里程碑的进展情况。从招股书答辩开始，学生的论文委员会必须指出下一次论文委员会会议的预期里程碑。这些会议将定期举行，以便学生报告进度，委员会提供反馈。The student must forward to their committee a written report detailing progress toward milestones and the next planned steps at least one week before each meeting.
See Course Requirements in the Doctoral Programs Overview section of this Bulletin.
论文答辩
博士候选人预计将准备和开展一个独立的和原创的澳门威尼斯人注册网站研究项目，部分履行论文的要求。The dissertation committee, with a minimum of five members, must include at least two primary BME faculty members and one member from a different department or institution. Frequently, scholars from other colleges within the University, as well as outside the University, serve on dissertation committees. 为此目的，生物医学工程系可提供工程特别预约申请表。
MD/PhD联合学位课程
The combined degree program is conducted under the joint auspices of the BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and the College of Engineering and is intended for qualified individuals who are strongly motivated for an education and a career in both medicine and research.
The program typically requires eight years of study/research in both schools and leads to award of both the MD and PhD degrees.
申请人必须符合乔巴尼亚和阿维迪西亚医学院的医学博士学位候选人和生物医学工程系的博士学位候选人的入学要求。通常情况下，学生在Chobanian & Avedisian医学院接受前两年的教学，然后转到生物医学工程系进行大约四年的课程学习和澳门威尼斯人注册网站研究，最终完成论文答辩，之后学生返回医学院完成第三和第四年的医学培训。
阅读更多澳门威尼斯人注册学位，资格和入学要求。Requirements for application to the MD/PhD program can be found on the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine website.
