The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering is ranked among the best biomedical engineering programs in the nation.
Our students are doing cutting-edge research in highly collaborative environments, which is a common element of our team-driven culture. Our research laboratories are dedicated to addressing unmet clinical challenges and have access to superior resources only found in world-class institutions.
Career Paths:
- Entry into the biomedical industry, or biomedical related research and development
- Advancement towards a Ph.D., M.D., or M.D./Ph.D.
- Target/refocus engineering talent towards the biomedical engineering field
- Thesis option is oriented towards those contemplating pursuing a Ph.D. in the future
Course of Study - Thesis Option
(21 hours coursework + 9 hours thesis)
Course List: Click here to view.
Courses Credit Hours Bioscience ≥ 3 Engineering ≥ 3 Data science ≥ 3 Approved electives 6 Total = 21
Course of Study - Non-Thesis Option
(30 hours coursework)
Course List: Click here to view.
Courses Credit Hours Bioscience ≥ 3 Engineering ≥ 3 Data science ≥ 3 Approved electives 9 Total = 30
All admission materials must be submitted via the Georgia Tech graduate admission system.
NEW (updated April 2020): JUNE 1 is the NEWLY EXTENDED application deadline for entry in the fall 2020 semester.
September 1 is the application deadline for entry in the spring semester.
(MS BMED) Program Admission FAQs: Click here to view.
As of July 2019, the GRE is no longer required.
Applicants should have the following prerequisites:
- B.S. in engineering, science, or math
- One year (two semesters or three quarters) of calculus-based physics
- Organic chemistry (one semester suggested)
- Calculus through and including differential equations (4 semesters total)
