Northwestern University The Graduate School 43 courses
The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide. Students in the PhD program enter into one of 6 “tracks” representing the broad research areas in our department. The purpose of these tracks is to guide students in their course selection, providing depth in areas relevant to their selected research area. The current tracks offered are: Students entering with a BS degree must complete a minimum of 12 courses at Northwestern University. These are to include the required courses listed below, as well as sufficient additional coursework to meet the described competencies for the selected course track. All additional courses must be in science, engineering, or mathematics. Students are to work with their primary BME advisor to ensure that the plan of study is sufficient for meeting all specified competencies. All courses used to meet these minimum requirements must be for a letter grade (i.e. P/N courses are not accepted) and none can be a 499 (research credit).
| With approval from DGS, any 400 level ELEC_ENG or COMP_SCI course related to machine learning (1 credit) | credits |
General Course Requirements
General Course Requirements
Competency: Physiological and Biological Sciences
General Course Requirements
Competency: Quantitative Sciences and Engineering
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| STAT 330-1 or IEMS 303-0 | Applied Statistics for Research 1 or Engineering Statistics | 1 |
| ES_APPM 395-0 | Special Topics | 1 |
Biomaterials Track: Biomaterials Course Track
Students are required to complete the courses below as a part of the course component of the qualifying exam:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BMD_ENG 344-0 | Biological Performance of Materials | 1 |
| BMD_ENG 343-0 | Biomaterials and Medical Devices | 1 |
| MECH_ENG 422-0 | Statistical Mechanics for Applications | 1 |
Imaging and Biophotonics Track: Imaging and Biophotonics Course Track
Students are required to complete the courses below as a part of the course component of the qualifying exam:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ELEC_ENG 359-0 | Digital Signal Processing | 1 |
| PHYSICS 333-1 | Advanced Electricity & Magnetism | 1 |
Imaging and Biophotonics Track: Imaging and Biophotonics Course Track
MRI Concentration
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BMD_ENG 327-0 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | 1 |
| BMD_ENG 427-0 | Advanced MR Imaging | 1 |
| BMD_ENG 495-0 | Special Advanced Topics in Biomedical Engineering | 1 |
Imaging and Biophotonics Track: Imaging and Biophotonics Course Track
Biophotonics Concentration
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BMD_ENG 333-0 | Modern Optical Microscopy & Imaging | 1 |
| BMD_ENG 429-0 | Advanced Physical and Applied Optics | 1 |
| PHYSICS 357-0 | Optics Laboratory | 1 |
Mechanics and Transport Track: Mechanics and Transport Course Track
Students are required to complete the courses below as a part of the course component of the qualifying exam:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BMD_ENG 452-0 | Transport Through Connective Tissue | 1 |
| BMD_ENG 478-0 | Transport Fundamentals | 1 |
Neural Engineering Track: Neural Engineering Course Track
Students are required to take two of the following courses as a part of the course component of the qualifying exam:
Neural Engineering Track: Neural Engineering Course Track
Additional competency courses for neural engineering
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| NUIN 440-0 | Advanced Neuroanatomy | 2 |
| ELEC_ENG 359-0 | Digital Signal Processing | 1 |
| MECH_ENG 390-0 | Intro to Dynamic Systems | 1 |
Neural Engineering Track: Neural Engineering Course Track
Students are also required to take at least one of the following courses:
Regenerative Medicine and Engineering Track
Regenerative Medicine and Engineering Course Track Required courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BMD_ENG 343-0 | Biomaterials and Medical Devices | 1 |
| BMD_ENG 344-0 | Biological Performance of Materials | 1 |
| MECH_ENG 422-0 | Statistical Mechanics for Applications | 1 |
Regenerative Medicine and Engineering Track
Regenerative Medicine and Engineering Course Track Additional competency courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL_SCI 315-0 | Advanced Cell Biology | 1 |
Regenerative Medicine and Engineering Track
Regenerative Medicine and Engineering Course Track Students are required to take two of the following courses as a part of the course component of the qualifying exam:
Rehabilitation Track: Rehabilitation Course Track
Students are required to take at least one of the following courses as a part of the course component of the qualifying exam:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BMD_ENG 366-0 | Biomechanics of Movement | 1 |
| IEMS 315-0 | Stochastic Models | 1 |
| ELEC_ENG 435-0 | Deep Learning: Foundations, Applications, and Algorithms | 1 |
| COMP_SCI 349-0 | Machine Learning | 1 |
Rehabilitation Track: Rehabilitation Course Track
Additional competency courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| NUIN 440-0 | Advanced Neuroanatomy | 2 |
| MECH_ENG 390-0 | Intro to Dynamic Systems | 1 |
Rehabilitation Track: Rehabilitation Course Track
Take one of the following
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BMD_ENG 463-0 | Advanced Signal Processing Methods in Neuropathophysiology | 1 |
| BMD_ENG 469-0 | Critical Issues in Sensorimotor Control | 1 |
Rehabilitation Track: Rehabilitation Course Track
Take one of the following
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MECH_ENG 314-0 | Machine Dynamics | 1 |
| ELEC_ENG 390-0 | Introduction to Robotics | 1 |
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