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MSE:BME Degree Requirements
The Master of Science in Engineering: Biomechanical Engineering (MSE:BME) promotes the integration of engineering mechanics and design with the life sciences. The eligibility requirements for this degree program are the same as for the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME). Applicants are expected to have an additional exposure to biology and/or bioengineering in their undergraduate studies. Students planning for subsequent medical school studies are advised to contact Stanford's Premedical Advising Office in Sweet Hall.
Degree requirements are:
1. Mathematical competence (6 units) in two of the following areas: partial differential equations, linear algebra, complex variables, or numerical analysis, as demonstrated by completion of two appropriate courses from the following list: ME200-206; Math106, 109, 113, 131, 132; Statistics 110, 161; CS137, 237AB.
Students who have completed comparable graduate-level courses as an undergraduate, and who can demonstrate their competence to the satisfaction of the instructors of the Stanford courses, may be exempted from this requirement by their advisor and the ME Student Services Office, and place the units in the General Approved Elective category.
2. Graduate Level Engineering Courses (min 24 units), consisting of:
a) Biomechanical Engineering Restricted Electives (9 units) to be selected from: ME280, 281, 282AB, 283, 284AB, 285, 286, 381
b) Specialty in Engineering: (9-12 units) A set of three or four graduate level courses in Mechanical Engineering to provide depth in one area. Such sets have been approved by the Mechanical Engineering faculty. Comparable specialty sets composed of graduate engineering courses within or outside the Mechanical Engineering Department can be used with the approval of the student's advisor.
c) Breadth in Engineering (6 units): These electives must contribute to a cohesive degree program, and be approved by the student's advisor. No units may come from mathematics courses, bioengineering courses, or seminars.
3. Life Science Approved Electives (min 6 units): Undergraduate or graduate biological/medical science/chemistry courses which contribute to a cohesive program. ChemE 350 can be used in this category.
4. Biomechanical Engineering Seminars or Forums (2 units) to be selected from seminar courses ME288 and ME289.
5. General Approved Electives (to bring the total number of units to 39): These courses must be approved by the student's advisor. Graduate level engineering, math, physical science courses and upper division undergraduate or graduate life science courses are normally approved.
6. Unrestricted Electives (to bring the total number of units to 45): Students without undergraduate biology are encouraged to use some of these unrestricted units to strengthen their biology background. Students should consult their advisor for recommendations on course loads and on ways to use the unrestricted electives to make a manageable program.
Sample Program for the MSE:BME
Degree
BioDynamics Depth
| Autumn Quarter | |||
| (M) | ME200A | Mathematical and Computational Methods in Engineering | 3 |
| (D) | ME231A | Dynamics |
3 |
| (D) | E205 | Introduction to Control Design Techniques | 3 |
| (BME) | ME381 | Biomechanics of Movement | 3 |
| (L) | ChemE350 | Principles of Cellular Systems | 3 |
| (S) | ME289 | Medical Device Forum |
1 |
| Total | 16 | ||
| Winter Quarter | |||
| (D) | ME231B | Dynamics | 3 |
| (B) | CS106A | Programming Methodology | 3 |
| (L) | Biology Course | 5 | |
| (S) | ME282 | Biomechanical Engineering Seminar | 1 |
| Electives | 3 | ||
| Total | 15 | ||
| Spring Quarter | |||
| (M) | ME200C | Mathematical and Computational Methods in Engineering | 3 |
| (BME) | ME283 | Computational Biomechanics | 3 |
| (BME) | ME280 | Skeletal Development and Evolution | 3 |
| (B) | CS106B | Programming Abstractions | 3 |
| Electives | 1 | ||
| ME288 | Biomechanical Engineering Seminar | 1 | |
|
Total |
14 | ||
| Total for year 45 | |||
| (M) | Mathematics |
| (D) | Depth |
| (BME) | Biomechanical Engineering Restricted Electives |
| (L) | Life Science Approved Electives |
| (S) | Biomechanical Engineering Seminars or Forums |
Sample Program for the MSE:BME Degree
Mechanics of Deformable Solids Depth
| Autumn Quarter | |||
| (M) | ME200A | Mathematical and Computational Methods in Engineering | 3 |
| (D) | ME238A | Continuum Mechanics: An Introduction |
3 |
| (BME) | ME281 | Orthopaedic/Cardiovascular Bioengineering and Medicine | 3 |
| (L) | ChemE350 | Principles of Cellular Systems | 3 |
| Electives | 2 | ||
| (S) | ME289 | Medical Device Forum |
1 |
| Total | 15 | ||
| Winter Quarter | |||
| (M) | ME200B | Mathematical and Computational Methods in Engineering | 3 |
| (D) | ME240A | Theory and Applications of Elasticity | 3 |
| (BME) | ME282A | Biomedical Device Design and Evaluation I | 4 |
| (L) | Biology Course | 5 | |
| ME282 | Biomechanical Engineering Seminar | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | ||
| Spring Quarter | |||
| (D) | ME240B | Introduction to Fracture Mechanics | 3 |
| (BME) | ME282B | Biomedical Device Design and Evaluation II | 4 |
| Engineering Elective | 3 | ||
| Electives | 3 | ||
| (S) | ME288 | Biomechanical Engineering Seminar | 1 |
|
Total |
14 | ||
| Total for year 45 | |||
| (M) | Mathematics |
| (D) | Depth |
| (BME) | Biomechanical Engineering Restricted Electives |
| (L) | Life Science Approved Electives |
| (S) | Biomechanical Engineering Seminars or Forums |
Sample Program for the MSE:BME
Degree
Biofluid Mechanics Depth
| Autumn Quarter | |||
| (M) | ME200A | Mathematical and Computational Methods in Engineering | 3 |
| (D) | ME251A | Fluid Mechanics |
3 |
| (D) | ME257 | Fluid Flow in Microdevices | 3 |
| (BME) | ME281 | Orthopaedic/Cardiovascular Bioengineering and Medicine | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| (S) | ME289 | Medical Device Forum |
1 |
| Total | 16 | ||
| Winter Quarter | |||
| (M) | ME200B | Mathematical and Computational Methods in Engineering | 3 |
| (D) | ME251B | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| (BME) | ME284A | Cardiovascular Biomechanics | 3 |
| (L) | Biology Course | 5 | |
| ME288 | Biomechanical Engineering Seminar | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | ||
| Spring Quarter | |||
| (BME) | ME284B | Cardiovascular Biomechanics | 3 |
| (L) | Biology Course | 5 | |
| Engineering Elective | 3 | ||
| Electives | 2 | ||
| (S) | ME288 | Biomechanical Engineering Seminar | 1 |
|
Total |
14 | ||
| Total for year 45 | |||
| (M) | Mathematics |
| (D) | Depth |
| (BME) | Biomechanical Engineering Restricted Electives |
| (L) | Life Science Approved Electives |
| (S) | Biomechanical Engineering Seminars or Forums |
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