Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering

RIT’s biomedical engineering master’s degree produces professionals who can innovate solutions for today’s most pressing health care challenges. The biomedical engineering master’s degree produces nimble professionals who can leverage the power of technology, design, and engineering to make positive, powerful impacts on human health and patient care.Biomedical engineering applies the principles and theories of engineering to solve problems in the wide-ranging fields of medicine and health care. Biomedical engineers can be found working alongside scientists, other engineering professionals, and medical practitioners to evaluate the complex, interdependent systems of the human body in order to develop and research effective solutions to improve or enhance a patient’s quality of life. These solutions can range from life-saving devices such as pace-makers and artificial organs; to life-enhancing mechanisms like prosthetics, artificial joints, and wearable medical devices; to medical instrumentation, such as next-generation MRI, CT, that enable more efficient medical procedures; to manufacturing processes involving live cells.Through core courses and electives, RIT’s biomedical engineering master’s program will provide the knowledge you need to develop and define your knowledge of biomedical engineering principles and practices to prepare you to design biomedical engineering systems that result in applications that improve and enhance the health and well-being of patients. The degree culminates in a two-course sequence in a biodesign project and presentation. You will conduct an assessment of a medical problem or challenge and develop a solution taking into account stakeholder and market analysis, and regulatory and intellectual property considerations. In the second course, you will use the knowledge gained in the first course to inform an advanced biodesign strategy that includes the design and fabrication of product concepts using rapid prototyping tools.

To be considered for admission to the MS program in environmental, health and safety management, candidates must fulfill the following requirements: Complete an online graduate application. Refer to Graduate Admission Deadlines and Requirements for information on application deadlines, entry terms, and more. Submit copies of official transcript(s) (in English) of all previously completed undergraduate and graduate course work, including any transfer credit earned. Hold a baccalaureate degree (or US equivalent) from an accredited university or college. Recommended minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (or equivalent). Submit a current resume or curriculum vitae. Two letters of recommendation are required. Refer to Application Instructions and Requirements for additional information. Not all programs require the submission of scores from entrance exams (GMAT or GRE). Please refer to the Graduate Admission Deadlines and Requirements page for more information. Submit two writing samples to demonstrate written communication skills. Writing samples may include, but are not limited to reports, memos, investigations, procedures, position papers, essays and term papers Submit a personal statement of educational objectives. Refer to Application Instructions and Requirements for additional information. Applicants with acceptable professional certification(s) and/or work experience may have prerequisite science course work waived. Applicants without formal academic training or documented experience in air emissions, waste water, solid and hazardous waste, occupational health, or occupational safety may be required to take professional electives in these areas. Have completed at least 9 semester hours of college-level course work in the sciences, with at least 3 semester credit hours in each of the following categories: chemistry, biology, and physics