Program Overview

BME Professional Master's Program

The BME Professional Master's Program at Purdue University is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in biomedical engineering, with a focus on professional development and industry immersion.

About the Program

The program is offered by the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and is available in both full-time and part-time formats. The program consists of 30 credits of graduate coursework, including 6 credits of Biomedical Engineering, 3 credits of Quantitative/Analytical, 3 credits of Life Sciences, 12 credits of Regulatory Affairs and Professional Skills, and 6 credits of Graduate Electives for Specialization.

Plan of Study Academic Requirements

• 30 total credit hours of graduate coursework (500 and 600 level)
• BME Competency Requirements:
  • 6 credit hours of Biomedical Engineering
  • 3 credit hours of Quantitative/Analytical
  • 3 credit hours of Life Sciences
  • 12 credit hours of Regulatory Affairs and Professional Skills
  • 6 credit hours of Graduate Electives for Specialization
• Concentration Requirements:
  • Required: Two of the Following Four Courses (6 credits)
    • BME 51100--Biomedical Signal Processing
    • BME 53800--Wearable Sensors in Healthcare
    • BME 64600 (ECE 60146)--Deep Learning--Theory and Practice of Deep Neural Networks
    • IE 52500--Healthcare Delivery Systems
  • Choose: One Elective (3 credits) from the following
    • BME 51100--Biomedical Signal Processing
    • BME 53800--Wearable Sensors in Healthcare
    • BME 59500--Healthcare Data Science
    • BME 64600 (ECE 60146)--Deep Learning--Theory and Practice of Deep Neural Networks
    • BME 69500--Seminars in Digital Health Transformation
    • CS 55600--Data Security and Privacy
    • CS 57100--Artificial Intelligence
    • CS 57300--Data Mining
    • CS 57800--Statistical Machine Learning
    • CS 58000--Algorithm Design, Analysis and Implementation
    • CS 59300--Machine Learning Theory
    • ECE 69500--Machine Learning for Bioinformatics and Healthcare
    • ECE 50024--Machine Learning
    • ECE 50836--Introduction to Data Mining
    • ECE 57000--Artificial Intelligence
    • ECE 69500--Optimization for Deep Learning
    • IE 52500--Healthcare Delivery Systems
    • IE 54900 – Machine Vision in Intelligent Robotic Systems
    • IE 55900 – Cognitive Engineering of Interactive Software
    • IE 59000 – Human Factors & Medical Devices
    • IE 59000 – Information Engineering
    • IE 59000 – Machine Learning and its Applications
    • IE 59000 – Human Factors of Gerontechnology
    • IE 65900 – Human Aspects in Computing
    • IE 69000 – Computational Epidemiology
    • IE 69000 – Sensing Approaches for Human Factors Research
    • IE 69000 – Applied Probability for Machine Learning
    • IE 69000 – Reinforcement Learning and Control
    • IE 69000 – Fundamentals of Reinforcement Learning

Professional Development Scholarship

The BME Professional Master's Program offers a Professional Development Scholarship for students to pursue professional development opportunities that may enhance their professional skills training while at Purdue. The scholarship is a one-time award of up to $500, which will be reimbursed to the student after documentation of expense and successful completion of the activity is submitted.

Sample Plans of Study

The program offers several sample plans of study, including:

• Sample Plan of Study for Biomedical Device Development
• Sample Plan of Study A for Biomedical Device Development with Industry Immersion
• Sample Plan of Study B for Biomedical Device Development with Industry Immersion

These plans of study provide a general outline of the coursework and internship requirements for the program.

Useful Information for Your Plan of Study

The program provides several resources to help students plan their coursework and internship, including:

• Electronic Plan of Study (ePOS) Instructions
• Transfer Courses
• Modify Plan of Study

Admissions Requirements

The program has several admissions requirements, including:

• A bachelor's degree in a relevant field
• A minimum GPA of 3.0
• GRE scores (optional)
• Letters of recommendation
• Personal statement

Tuition and Fees

The program's tuition and fees vary depending on the student's residency status and the number of credits taken. The program's website provides more information on tuition and fees.

Research Areas

The program's research areas include:

• Engineered Biomaterials and Biomechanics
• Imaging
• Instrumentation
• Computational Biomedicine
• Neuroengineering and Neurotechnology
• Leslie A. Geddes
• Crossroads Pediatric Device Consortium
• Center for Implantable Devices
• EMBRIO
• Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute
• Engineering-Medicine
• Art in Research
• Partnerships
• News

Professional MS Plan of Study Worksheets

The program provides several worksheets to help students plan their coursework and internship, including:

• Professional MS POS Worksheet (PDF)
• 5th Year (Combined BS/MS) POS Worksheet (PDF)