Bioengineering Track
A total of 30 hours are required for the M.S. degree. At least 15 must be in MCEN courses in addition to 6 MCEN thesis hours.
In addition to the coursework for each track, M.S. students are required to take two semesters of Graduate Seminar, MCEN 5027. This class is pass/fail and is attendance based. It does NOT count towards the 30 credit hours required for the degree. Attendance is required at 2/3 of the seminars for a passing grade.
Core Courses (12 hours)
MCEN 5020 Methods of Eng Anal (3)
MCEN 5117 Anatomy & Physiology (3)
Choose two of the following three:
MCEN 5021 Fluid Mechanics (3)
MCEN 5023 Solid Mechanics (3)
MCEN 5024 Materials Chemistry & Structure (3)
Enrichment Courses (12 hours from the list below)
Elective Courses (6 hours)
Thesis Option Requirements (9 hours)
NOTE: Prior to 2010 a thesis was required. Effective 2010/2011 the MS thesis is optional for this program.
(Six of these 9 hours would count as enrichment courses and the other three hours would count as elective)
MCEN 5208 Intro to Research (3)
MCEN 6959 Masters Thesis (3)
MCEN 6959 Masters Thesis (3)
Note: The Bio faculty recommend, but do NOT require, you to take at least 3 credit hours of independent study on a bio related project as part of the Bioengineering track.
If you choose to write a thesis you must identify a MS thesis advisor and project a minimum of 1.5 years prior to your planned graduation date. However, the bio faculty strongly recommend planning 2 full years for completion of the research, oral and written portions of the MS thesis.
If you choose to complete an independent study you must petition the graduate committee to earn credit hours for independent study research. See: http://www.colorado.edu/mechanical/programs/graduate/resources/index.html
for specific details.
Enrichment Courses: Additional courses may be approved on a petition
basis. Some courses may have prerequisites.
MCEN 5021 Fluid Mechanics (if not taken in the core)
MCEN 5023 Solid Mechanics (if not taken in the core)
MCEN 5228 Anatomy & Physiology for Engineers II
MCEN 5024 Materials Chemistry & Structure (if not taken in the core)
MCEN 5228 BioMedical Device Design
MCEN 5228 Materials in Medicine or CHEN 5085 Biomaterials
MCEN 5228 Biomechanics
MCEN 5228 Biocolloids and Biomembranes
MCEN 5228 Mechanics of Soft Materials
MCEN 5228 Biomembranes & Biocolloids
MCEN 5228 Ultrasound
MCEN 5898 Independent Study (must petition grad committee) ***
MCEN 6959 Master's Thesis (must be registered for this by grad advisor) ***
ASEN 5216 Neural Signals
ASEN 5346 Brains, Minds & Computers
ECEN 5011 Biologically Engineered Control Systems
MCDB 6440 Molecular Biology & Micro/Nano-Scale Engineering
CHEN 5128 Applied Statistics In Research & Development
IPHY 5730 Motor Control
IPHY 5800 Advanced Statistics & Research Methods in Integrative Physiology
IPHY 6010 Physiology of Aging
IPHY 6650 Cellular Cardiovascular Physiology
IPHY 6650 Locomotion Energetics & Biomechanics
IPHY 6680 Matlab for Physiological & Biomechanical Research
***BIO RELATED TOPIC RECOMMENDED***
Please Note:
- You must identify a MS thesis advisor and project a minimum of 1.5 years prior to your planned graduation date. However, we strongly recommend planning 2 full years for completion of the research, oral, and written portions of the M.S. thesis.
- M.S. students may take Introduction to Research in your first year of the program only if you have identified a thesis advisor and project.