Coordinator
| Mhanna, Rami (Biomedical Engineering, MSFEA) |
Co-coordinator | Rahal, Elias (Experimental Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, FM) |
Coordinating Committee Members | Amatoury, Jason (Biomedical Engineering, MSFEA)
Daou, Arij (Biomedical Engineering, MSFEA)
Darwiche, Nadine (Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, FM)
El Hajj, Albert (Surgery, FM)
Khraiche, Massoud (Biomedical Engineering, MSFEA)
Refaat, Marwan (Internal Medicine, FM)
Saad, Walid (Chemical Engineering, MSFEA)
Zouein, Fouad (Pharmacology and Toxicology, FM)
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Graduate Programs
The biomedical engineering (BMEN) graduate program is a joint MSFEA and FM interdisciplinary program that offers two degrees: master of science (MS) in biomedical engineering and doctor of philosophy (PhD) in biomedical engineering. The BMEN program is housed in the MSFEA and administered by both MSFEA and FM via a joint program coordinating committee (JPCC).
The curricula of the MS and PhD degrees are composed of core and elective courses balanced between biomedical sciences and engineering and between fundamental and applied knowledge.
The curricula include the following three research focus areas:
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Biomedical Systems: This focus area includes research directions such as devices, instrumentation, biomechanics, biomaterials, drug delivery systems and tissue engineering.
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Biomedical Cybernetics: This focus area includes research directions such as biomedical and health informatics, computational biology, biomedical signal/image processing and biomedical systems engineering.
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Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Engineering: This focus area includes research directions such as fluid mechanics, modeling, simulation, imaging, devices, and implants related to both human cardiovascular and pulmonary systems.
Students may select their courses to satisfy the requirements of one of the three focus areas.
Master of Science (MS) in Biomedical Engineering
The BMEN program offers a master of science (MS) degree in biomedical engineering with two options: thesis option and non-thesis option.
Program Mission
The mission of the BMEN program is to provide excellent education and promote innovative research enabling students to apply knowledge and approaches from the biomedical and clinical sciences in conjunction with design and quantitative principles, methods, and tools from the engineering disciplines to address human health related challenges of high relevance to Lebanon, the Middle East and beyond. The program prepares its students to be leaders in their chosen areas of specialization committed to lifelong learning, critical thinking, and intellectual integrity.
Program Objectives
The BMEN MS program educational objectives are to graduate master’s students able to:
- Achieve their goals in postgraduate studies and industry employment in fields related to Biomedical Engineering.
- Advance in their careers through innovation, leadership, and life‐long learning.
Program Learning Outcomes
By the time of graduation, master’s graduates possess:
- Basic knowledge of engineering and biomedical sciences necessary to understand advanced topics in biomedical engineering.
- Advanced knowledge in selected subareas related to biomedical engineering.
- Ability to use techniques, skills, and tools useful for biomedical project design, experimental studies, and/or engineering practice.
- Ability to utilize interdisciplinary knowledge to work on projects, do studies, and/or conduct.
- research in biomedical engineering.
- Understanding of the global impact of emerging new scientific findings in biomedical engineering.
- Ability to communicate project and/or research findings effectively, in both oral and written.
- formats, through technical presentations and reports.
- Skills such as teamwork and life‐long learning.
Admission Requirements
The MS and PhD degrees are open to students holding degrees from relevant fields of study including basic sciences, biomedical sciences, computer science, engineering, health sciences, and mathematics. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the program, eight remedial undergraduate courses in sciences, math and engineering have been identified to cover the needed prerequisite knowledge; the remedial courses required by each admitted students are customized on a case-by-case basis depending on the students’ undergraduate degree. Remedial undergraduate courses do not count as credit towards the MS or PhD degree completion. Grades on these remedial courses will appear on the transcript as Pass/No Pass with a passing grade of C+.
The application procedures and admission requirements to the MS program follow AUB’s General University Academic Information section in the graduate catalogue. To be considered for admission, applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of study from AUB or its equivalent, or from a recognized institution of higher learning.
Accepted students in the thesis option are eligible to apply to the Graduate Fellowship and Assistantship Program (GFAP). GFAP support cannot be used to cover the tuition for remedial undergraduate courses.
Residency Requirements
Refer to the General University Academic Information section in this catalogue.
Program Requirements
Major: Biomedical Engineering
The MS program consists of 30 credits. The curriculum design is divided into core courses and elective courses in addition to a master’s thesis for the thesis option. This program does not provide credit towards New York State licensure.
Core graduate courses: 18 credits of core courses from biomedical sciences and engineering: BIOC 321, BIOC 322, BMEN 600, BMEN 601, BMEN 672, BMEN 673L, EPHD 310, HUMR 310 (A, B, or C), HUMR 314, PHYL 346.
Restricted elective graduate courses: 6 credits restricted elective courses customized per focus area and required by both thesis and non-thesis options: BIOC 303, BIOC 325, BIOC 326A, BMEN 603, BMEN 604, BMEN 605, BMEN 606, BMEN 607, BMEN 608, BMEN 609, BMEN 610, BMEN 611, EECE 601 or EECE 602, EECE 603, EECE 605, EECE 633 or EECE 663 or EECE 667 or EECE 693, EECE 690, HUMR 305, PHYL 302, PHYL 300A.
Free elective graduate courses for the non-thesis option: 6 credits additional elective courses. These courses should be taken from engineering and should be approved by the students’ adviser and the coordinator of the joint program coordinating committee.
Master thesis for the thesis option: 6 credits master’s thesis in biomedical engineering. The thesis requirements follow AUB’s General University Academic Information section in the graduate catalogue.
Comprehensive Exam for Master Programs
Refer to the General University Academic Information section in this catalogue.
Supervision of Master’s Thesis
For Thesis Proposal and Committee, Thesis Defense, Deposit of the Project/Thesis in the Library, refer to the General University Academic Information section in this catalogue.
Master’s Degree Graduation Requirements
Refer to the General University Academic Information section in this catalogue.
PhD in Biomedical Engineering
Program Mission
The mission of the BMEN program is to provide excellent education and promote innovative research enabling students to apply knowledge and approaches from the biomedical and clinical sciences in conjunction with design and quantitative principles, methods, and tools from the engineering disciplines to address human health related challenges of high relevance to Lebanon, the Middle East and beyond. The program prepares its students to be leaders in their chosen areas of specialization committed to lifelong learning, critical thinking, and intellectual integrity.
Program Objectives
The BMEN PhD program educational objectives are to graduate PhD candidates able to:
- Achieve their employment goals in academia and/or industry in the field of biomedical engineering.
- Advance in their careers through innovation, leadership, and life‐long learning.
Program Learning Outcomes
By the time of graduation, PhD graduates possess:
- Basic knowledge in engineering and biomedical sciences necessary to conduct research in biomedical engineering.
- Advanced knowledge in various subareas related to biomedical engineering.
- Ability to use techniques, skills, and tools useful for biomedical project design, experimental studies, and/or engineering practice.
- Ability to pursue independent research utilizing interdisciplinary knowledge from various fields, and generate novel contributions in biomedical engineering.
- Understanding of the global impact of emerging new scientific findings in biomedical engineering.
- Ability to communicate research findings effectively, in both oral and written formats, through presentations and reports including presentations at technical meetings and peer reviewed publications.
- Skills such as teamwork and lifelong learning, and understanding of ethical responsibility and the role of integrity in the advancement of knowledge through research.
Admission Requirements
The application procedures and admission requirements to the PhD program follow AUB’s General University Academic Information section in the graduate catalogue. To be considered for admission, applicants must hold a master’s degree in a relevant field of study from AUB or its equivalent, or from a recognized institution of higher learning.
Acceptance into the PhD program is determined by academic performance as well as an assessment of readiness, potential and ability to develop into independent researchers as judged by interviews by faculty members, a written statement, letters of recommendation, GRE scores, and other means of assessment such as publications and industrial experience.
Accepted students are eligible to receive scholarships that fully cover their tuition fees and provide a monthly stipend.
Residency Requirements
Refer to the General University Academic Information section in this catalogue.
Program Requirements
Major: Biomedical Engineering
General requirements: Based on AUB’s guidelines, a minimum of 48 credit hours beyond those required for the master’s degree, of which a minimum of 18 credit hours must be in graduate level course work and a minimum of 24 credit hours of thesis work, must be taken. Requirements also allow a maximum of 3 credit hours out of the 18 credits of coursework as tutorial course and include a 0-credit comprehensive examination preparation course and a 0-credit thesis proposal preparation course.
Core graduate courses: 21 credits of core courses from biomedical sciences and engineering: BIOC 321, BIOC 322, BIOM 385, BMEN 600, BMEN 601, BMEN 671, BMEN 672, BMEN 673L, BMEN 675, EPHD 310, HUMR 310 (A, B, or C), HUMR 314, PHYL 346.
Students are required to take two PhD lab rotation courses where each lab rotation is 1 credit (one lab rotation in MSFEA and one lab rotation in FM).
EPHD 310 can be replaced by another advanced level statistics course based on JPCC’s approval.
Restricted elective graduate courses: 9 credits restricted elective courses customized per focus area and required by both thesis and non-thesis options: BIOC 303, BIOC 325, BIOC 326A, BMEN 603, BMEN 604, BMEN 605, BMEN 606, BMEN 607, BMEN 608, BMEN 609, BMEN 610, BMEN 611, EECE 601 or EECE 602, EECE 603, EECE 605, EECE 633 or EECE 663 or EECE 667 or EECE 693, EECE 690, HUMR 305, PHYL 302, PHYL 300A.
Free elective graduate courses: 6 credits additional elective courses. These courses should be taken based on the students’ specific area of research as approved by their adviser.
PhD Qualifying Exam
For Qualifying Exam Part I: Comprehensive Exam and for Qualifying Exam Part II: Defense of Thesis Proposal, refer to the General University Academic Information section in this catalogue.
Admission to Candidacy
Refer to the General University Academic Information section in this catalogue.
Supervision of Doctoral Thesis
For PhD Thesis Committee, PhD Thesis Proposal, PhD Thesis Defense, and Deposit of the Thesis in the Library, refer to the General University Academic Information section in this catalogue.
PhD Degree Graduation Requirements
Refer to the General University Academic Information section in this catalogue.
Course Descriptions