Translational Medicine, Master of Science (M.S.)

To obtain the M.S. degree in Translational Medicine, a student must complete the 30-credit course program described below. Core courses (24 credits) are concentrated in three areas: (1) Biomedical and Clinical Sciences and Engineering, (2) Clinical Evaluation, and (3) Business Principles and Entrepreneurship. In addition to core requirements, students are required to enroll in 6 credits of technical elective courses.

Degree Requirements

Requirements List

Course NumberTitleCredits
BME I6100Intellectual Property, Regulation and Quality Assurance

3

BME I6200Cost Analysis and the Business of Translation

1

BME I6300Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Business Leadership

3

BME I6400Translational Challenges in Diagnostics, Devices and Therapeutics

3

BME I6500Capstone Design I: Identifying the Problem

2

BME I6600Capstone design 2: Conceptual Innovation

3

BME I6700Capstone Design III: Translational Solutions

3

MEDS I7100Translational Challenges in Medicine

3

MEDS I8100Biomedical Ethics and Responsible Conduct of Research

1

MEDS I8200Translational Research Design

2

Elective Courses (6 credits from the list below)

Note:  A student may take, at most, three (3) elective credits from Business Principles and Entrepreneurship course(s).  The remaining three (3) elective credits must be taken from one (1) of the following categories: Biomedical Engineering Courses, Chemical Engineering Courses, Engineering Courses, Mechanical Engineering Courses, or Biomedical Sciences Courses.
Course NumberTitleCredits
BME I2000Cell and Tissue Engineering

3

BME I2200Cell and Tissue Transport

3

BME I3000Neural Engineering and Applied Bioelectricity

3

BME I3110Biofluid Mechanics

3

BME I4200Organ Transport and Pharmacokinetics

3

BME I4300Physiology for Biomedical Engineers

6

BME I5000Medical Imaging and Image Processing

3

BME I5100Biomedical Signal Processing

3

BME I6000Advanced Biomaterials

3

BME I7000Laboratory in Cellular and Molecular Engineering

3

BME I7100Cell and Tissue Mechanics

3

BME I7300Cell and Tissue-Biomaterial Interactions

3

BME I7700Microfluidic Devices in Biotechnology

3

BME I8000Bone Physiology and Biomechanics

3

BME I9000Skeletal Soft Tissue Physiology and Biomechanics

3

BME I9400Special Topics in Machine Learning

3

BME I9800Project

3

Chemical Engineering Courses

Course NumberTitleCredits
ChE I5700Advanced Materials Engineering

3

ChE I8900Nanotechnology

3

ChE I9000Bioprocess Engineering: Mammalian Cell Biotechnology

3

Engineering Course

Course NumberTitleCredits
ENGR I1100Introduction to Engineering Analysis

3

Mechanical Engineering Courses

Course NumberTitleCredits
ME I4800Accidental Injury Biomechanics

3

Biomedical Sciences Courses

Course NumberTitleCredits
BIO A2000Virology

3

BIO A4250Cancer Biology

3

BIO A4510Movement and Muscle: The Neuroscience of Motor Control

3

BIO A4810Introduction to Epigenetics

3

BIO A8000Current Topics in Microbiology

3

BIO B4540Sensory Perception

3

BIO C0300Molecular Biology

4

BIO V1401Cell Biology

4

BIO V1800Immunology

3

BIO V2301Neuroscience I

4

BIO V2301Neuroscience I

4

BIO V2302Neuroscience II

4

BIO V5003Developmental Biology

3

CHEM A8005Biochemistry II

3

PHYS V3800Biophysics

4

Business Principles and Entrepreneurship Courses

Course NumberTitleCredits
MCA B2001Strategy & Measurement

3

PSM B1720The Economics for Public Policy

3

Total Credit Hours: 30