Track: Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering

KU Bioengineering Graduate Program

Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering

Track:  Biomaterial & Tissue Engineering

Track Director: Candan Tamerler, Ph.D. (ctamerler@ku.edu)

Applies to students entering SP2020 to present (for earlier requirements email bioe@ku.edu)

CORE 6 Hours Required
Course NumberCourse Title (Credit Hours)
CPE 756Intro to Bioengineering (3)
BIOE 800Bioengineering Colloquium (.5) (2 total hours req)
BIOE 801Responsible Conduct of Research in Engineering  (1)

DEPTH 15 Hours Minimum

1. Advanced Engineering ( 3 course min)

Course NumberCourse Title (Credit Hours)
ME 765Biomaterials (3)
ME 767Molecular Biomimetics (3)
ME 790Biomedical Microdevices (3)
ME 854Continuum Mechanics of Soft Tissues (3)
ME 990Advanced Biomaterials (3)
C&PE 715Drug Delivery (3)
C&PE 751Basic Rheology (3)
C&PE 752Tissue Engineering (3)
C&PE 757Polymer Science & Technology (3)

 

2. Advanced Biological Sciences ( 1 course min)
Course NumberCourse Title (Credit Hours)
ANAT 845 / BIOL 560Histology (3)
MICR 808 / BIOL 503Immunology (3)
MICR 810Fundamentals of Immunology (2)
MICR 825 / BIOL 512Virology (3)
BIOL 612Fundamentals of Microbiology (3)
BIOL 546Mammalian Physiology (4)
BIOL 752Cell Biology (3)
PHCH 860Principles & Practice of Chemical Biology (3)

 

These hours are taken under your advisor/committee chair.

Research                      18 hours minimum - 24 hours maximum
BIOE 999

Independent Investigation (Dissertation)

 

Breadth 15 Hours Minimum. See Course List.

1. Math; Statistics; Numerical Methods (1 course min)

2. Sciences (1 course min)

3. Advanced Engineering (1 course min)

Minimum Hours Required for Degree: 60

No more than 3 classes may be taken at the 500‐600 level and counted towards the graduate degree.