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Biomedical Engineering Ph.D.
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Why Earn a degree in Biomedical Engineering?
An increased emphasis on health care, innovative engineering and technological advances have contributed to the rising demand for biomedical engineers. With a Doctor of Philosophy in biomedical engineering from UNT, you’ll be prepared for an engineering career that solves societal problems, advances technology and improves the quality of life for people everywhere.
As a UNT biomedical engineering graduate student, you will have the opportunity to work with world-renowned faculty who are conducting innovative research in biomaterials, biomedical instrumentation, nanotechnology and biomechanics. You’ll also have the opportunity to collaborate on research projects with faculty members at the UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth.
The College of Engineering has state-of-the-art instructional facilities and top-ranked research laboratories. With cutting-edge research equipment, our labs offer exciting possibilities for study and discovery. You can also work with faculty members researching:
- Biomaterials
- Biomechanics
- Biomedical Instrumentation
- Nanotechnology and nanomedicine
Our student-focused program offers several pathways to help you further your academic and career goals. We offer the following sub-tracks:
- Bioinstrumentation
- Biocomputing
- Biotechnology
- Music in Medicine
You will earn a graduate minor in one of these disciplines in addition to your Ph.D. The graduate minor will enable students to gain a depth of knowledge in your area of research, thus making them valued subject matter experts.
- Problem identification and literature survey
- Independent research ability
- Medical device or process innovation allied with entrepreneurship
- Knowledge of FDA requirements
- Analytical Skills
Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Highlights
What can you do with a degree in biomedical engineering.
The U.S. Department of Labor expects biomedical engineering to grow at an above-average rate and become the fastest-growing engineering field over the next decade.
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This PhD program offers advanced training in the use of biomedical engineering approaches for the investigation of fundamental bioengineering questions associated with the diagnosis and treatment of human diseases.
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Why Pursue a PhD in Biomedical Engineering
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) began jointly offering a new Biomedical Engineering PhD program in the Fall of 2003. The educational goals of this program are founded on the belief that the basic scientific approach is critical to the fundamental understanding of human health and the treatment of disease. This program unifies engineering and science with the medical field. This multidisciplinary program offers cutting-edge technology with translational research.
PhD students have the option to continue their training as a post-doc for a year or 2 after completion of the program before seeking a faculty position in an academic institution. Other students may apply for positions with the biomedical industries or the federal agencies (FDA, etc) after graduation. Graduates from our MS program have the option to apply to PhD programs in BME or to the medical school. Like the PhD students, the MS students may also apply for positions with the biomedical industries or the federal agencies (FDA, etc) after graduation.
Research Opportunities
Multidisciplinary research is mostly translational, with applications in medicine. Current students in the program perform research on biomaterials, biomechanics, or bioimaging, with applications in orthopedics, cardiovascular, or neurology. Examples of current research areas of focus are tissue engineering and drug deliveries for bone and cardiovascular applications, Brain MRI, bone mechanics, cardiovascular mechanics, dental materials, biosensors, cellular engineering, and tissue-implant interfaces.
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Application Deadlines
Funding opportunities, career options, admission & application requirements.
Applications are submitted through the UTSA Graduate Application . Please upload all required documents (listed below) on your UTSA Graduate Application. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure completion and submission of the application, a nonrefundable application fee, and all required supporting documents are on file with UTSA by the appropriate application deadline.
Applicants are encouraged to have their admission file completed as early as possible. All applications, required documents and letters of recommendation, if applicable, must be submitted by 5:00 PM U.S. Central Time on the day of the deadline. Deadlines are subject to change.
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UTSA prepares you for future careers that are in demand. The possible careers below is data pulled by a third-party tool called Emsi, which pulls information from sources like the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, online job postings, other government databases and more to give you regional and national career outlook related to this academic program.
Earning a Master's Degree
While in a doctoral program, a student may earn a master’s degree provided the following conditions are satisfied:
- A student must be admitted to candidacy.
- A student is eligible to receive a master’s degree upon completion of University-wide requirements and any additional degree requirements specific to the program.
- The Doctoral Studies Committee, Department Chair, and the Graduate Associate Dean of the College must recommend students for the degree.
- The student must apply for graduation by the published deadline the semester prior to awarding the doctoral degree.
- All required coursework in the doctoral program at the time of admission to candidacy must have been taken within the previous six years.
- If the master’s degree requires a thesis, the degree cannot be awarded on the basis of the doctoral qualifying examination.
- Students will not be approved for an additional master’s degree in the same field in which an individual has previously received a master’s degree.
Course Offerings & Schedule
This program is housed at the UTSA Main campus, but courses are also held at UTHSCSA. All Biomedical Engineering courses are offered during the day.
Graduate Advisor of Record, Director
Amina A. Qutub, Ph.D.
Academic Program Coordinator, UT Health
Marcus Webster
Senior Program Coordinator
Leslie Sanchez
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