Overview

As the Biomedical Engineering program at The University of Texas at San Antonio is multidisciplinary, the curriculum is designed to provide a synergistic combination of formal courses, seminars, teaching opportunities, interactions with clinicians, and individualized biomedical engineering research experiences in the laboratories of the biomedical engineering faculty.

All students are required to take core courses in the areas of Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Bioelectronics/Imaging and Biology, Physiology, as well as Responsible Conduct of Research, and Experimental Design and Data Analysis. In addition to the basic core curriculum, students are required to take additional coursework in the area of specialization.

Students have access to the bioengineering and biosciences laboratories at both UT Health San Antonio and UTSA. This provides a unique opportunity to have learning experiences in medical, dental, bioscience, and engineering environments.

Biomedical Engineering Objectives/Program Outcomes

BME students will demonstrate their understanding of biology concepts for biomedical applications. Fundamental knowledge of biology is evaluated.
BME students will demonstrate their understanding of biomaterials concepts. Fundamental biomaterials knowledge and the students' ability to apply knowledge of biomaterials are evaluated.
BME students will demonstrate their understanding of biomechanics concepts. Fundamental knowledge of biomechanics is evaluated.
BME students will be able to design and carry out research experiments. Foundation of knowledge, application of knowledge, and research skills are evaluated.
BME students will be able to communicate research findings to diverse audiences.
BME students will be able to teach and disseminate knowledge.
BME students will conduct themselves in a professional and ethical manner in all biomedical engineering research.
BME students will critically evaluate scientific literature.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Experimental Design And Data Analysis
Responsible Conduct of Research
Human Physiology for Bioengineers
Biology For Bioengineers
Supervised Teaching
Seminar

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

82 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

San Antonio, United States

Disciplines

Bio & Biomedical Engineering View 133 other PhDs in Bio & Biomedical Engineering in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants must have a grade point average of 3.0 or better in the last 60 semester credit hours of coursework with a major in a recognized science or engineering discipline. All students should have had sufficient background in engineering, chemistry, biology, and physics prior to being admitted to the program.
Applicants with a master's degree must have a grade point average of 3.0 or better in their master's degree program. Applicants with a Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering or in a related field may apply a maximum of 30 semester credit hours of previously earned graduate credit toward their doctoral degree.
a 3.0 GPA for admission and 79 is the requirement for TOEFL (averaging 100+, international only).
Three letters of recommendation
A complete application includes the application form, official transcripts, letters of recommendation, a résumé, and a statement of the applicant's research experience, interests, and goals

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

5520 USD / year

≈ 5520 USD / year
Out-of-State

5520 USD / year

≈ 5520 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

600 USD / year

≈ 600 USD / year

Living costs

San Antonio

United States

972 - 1507 USD / month

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