Course Curriculum

To obtain the M.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering a student must complete the 30-credit course program described below. The 30 credits of core and elective courses are in four areas: science, biomedical engineering, mathematics and traditional engineering. Most students also complete a Master’s thesis. The courses are distributed as follows:

Required Courses (12-15 credits)

Four or five from the following:

Four or five from the following:

BME I2000: Cell and Tissue Engineering
BME I2200: Cell and Tissue Transport
BME I3000: Neural Engineering and Applied Bioelectricity
BME I4200: Organ Transport and Pharmacokinetics
BME I5000: Medical Imaging and Image Processing
BME I5100: Biomedical Signal Processing
BME I7100: Cell and Tissue Mechanics
BME I7300: Cell and Tissue-Biomaterial Interactions
BME I7700: Microfluidic Devices in Biotechnology
BME G8000: Bone biology and Biomechanics
BME G7000: Laboratory Molecular and Cell Engineering
ChE G5300: Bioprocess Engineering: Principles and Applications

Chemical Engineering:

ChE G5300: Bioprocess Engineering: Principles and Applications

Elective Courses (9-15 credits)

Traditional engineering electives (3-6 cr.). This does not include engineering management type courses. 

Mathematics electives from the following (3-6 cr.):

ENGR I1100: Introduction to Engineering Analysis
ENGR I1400: Applied Partial Differential Equations
ENGR I1500: Introduction to Numerical Methods
ENGR I1700: Finite Element Methods in Engineering

Biomedical science electives related to the research effort (3-6 cr.):

Choose from courses in physiology, biophysics, molecular genetics, neurobiology, microbial biology, cell biology, biochemistry, protein structure and crystallography and medical physics.

There are a variety of courses not listed here that you may be able to take. This may include courses from the BME department that are offered on an irregular basis, courses from other departments such as Computer Science, and courses offered at other CUNY Colleges (Baruch, Hunter, etc.) or other Universities in NY (e.g. Columbia, NYU, etc.). Consult with the M.S. advisor if any specific course will be accepted to satisfy the degree requirements.

(c) Master’s Thesis

With approval of the master’s advisor, students should complete a 6-credit thesis on an approved topic. It is anticipated that the 6-credit thesis will report on research in biomedical engineering conducted at City College or at a local research hospital with affiliated faculty. The written thesis must be defended orally and approved by a thesis committee consisting of at least three members, with two of the members from the BME department. With approval of the master’s advisor, a student may replace the 6-credit thesis by a 3-credit project and an additional course.

Note: With approval of the master’s advisor, students may register for one 50000-level undergraduate course towards the master’s degree. This undergraduate course will not be included in the calculation of the GPA.

For detailed course descriptions refer to the CCNY Graduate Bulletin.