Track: Biomolecular Engineering

KU Bioengineering Graduate Program

Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering

Track:  Biomolecular Engineering

Track Director: Prajna Dhar, Ph.D. (prajnadhar@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 Biomedical Engineering (3)
BIOE 800Bioengineering Colloquium (.5) (2 total hours req)
BIOE 801Responsible Conduct of Research in Engineering  (1)

DEPTH 15 Hours Minimum

1. Advanced Engineering (2 courses min)

Course NumberCourse Title (Credit Hours)
C&PE 701Numerical Methods (3)
C&PE 715Drug Delivery (3)
C&PE 731Convective Heat and Momentum Transfer (3)
C&PE 732Advanced Transport Phenomena (3)
C&PE 751Basic Rheology (3)
C&PE 757Polymer Science & Technology (3)
ME 767Molecular Biomimetics (3)
ME 790Biomedical Microdevices (3)
PHCH 730/731Biopharmaceuticals & Pharmacokinetics (3)
PHCH 864/865Pharmaceutical Analysis (3)
PHCH 870Advanced Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (4)

 

2. Advanced Biological Sciences ( 1 course min)
Course NumberCourse Title (Credit Hours)
C&PE 725 (PHCH 725)Molecular Cell Biology (3)
PHCH 860Principles & Practice of Chemical Biology (3)
CHEM 760Intro to Chemistry in Biology (3)
MDCM 701Biomedicinal Chemistry (3)
ANAT 845 / BIOL 560Histology (3)
MICR 808 / BIOL 503Immunology (3)
MICR 810Fundamentals of Immunology (2)
MICR 825 / BIOL 512Virology (3)
BIOL 752Cell Biology (3)
BIOL 807Graduate Molecular Biosciences (3)

 

These hours are taken under your advisor/committee chair.
ResearchResearch 18 hours minimum - 24 hours maximum
BIOE 999Independent 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.