The Department of Biomedical Engineering offers a M.S. degree in which students complete a minimum of 32 hours on their degree plans, of which 24 hours is formal coursework. As part of this research-based degree, students are required to write and defend their final thesis and have a committee of at least three graduate level faculty, one of whom will be the primary advisor. Students admitted into this program must have a bachelor’s degree in engineering or an equivalent field.