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Master of Engineering in Medical Technology Design

Program Code: E-EGR-MTD
Degree Designation: Master of Engineering
Department: Biomedical Engineering Department
Website: bme.duke.edu/masters/degrees/medtech-design

Program Summary

The market for medical devices worldwide is growing fast. In the United States alone, the MedTech industry is growing by an average of US$7 billion a year. Few universities are as uniquely equipped as Duke to deliver best-in-class master's-level training in medical technology design.

Academic Requirements

  • Skills Sequence (complete all)

    • BME 673L Advanced Design and Manufacturing (GE, AE)

    • BME 590L (topic: MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT)

  • Design Health Sequence (complete all)

    • BME 773L  Design Health 1: Discover

    • BME 774L  Design Health 2: Design

    • BME 775L  Design Health 3: Deliver

  • Business and Management (complete all)

    • BME 590 (topic: BUSINESS IN BME)

    • BME 590 (topic: QUALITY SYSTEMS FOR BME)

    • MENG 540  Management of High Tech Industries

  • Elective Requirements (complete all subrequirements)

    • Advanced Math Courses (complete 1 course)

      • BME 671L  Signal Processing and Applied Mathematics

      • BME 790 (topic: COMP LINEAR ALGEBRA IN BME)

      • CBB 540  Statistical Methods for Computational Biology

      • CEE 530  Introduction to the Finite Element Method

      • CEE 630  Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis

      • COMPSCI 520  Numerical Analysis

      • MATH 545  Introduction to Stochastic Calculus

      • MATH 551  Applied Partial Differential Equations and Complex Variables

      • MATH 561  Numerical Linear Algebra, Optimization and Monte Carlo Simulation

      • MATH 563  Applied Computational Analysis

      • MATH 565  Numerical Analysis

      • MATH 577  Mathematical Modeling

      • MATH 660  Numerical Partial Differential Equations

      • MATH 721  Linear Algebra and Applications

      • MATH 753  Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations

      • PHYSICS 760  Mathematical Methods of Physics

      • STA 602L  Bayesian Statistical Modeling and Data Analysis

      • STA 611  Introduction to Mathematical Statistics

      • STA 621  Applied Stochastic Processes 

    • Life Science Courses (complete 1 course)

      • BIOCHEM 536  Bioorganic Chemistry

      • BIOCHEM 622  Structure of Biological Macromolecules

      • BIOCHEM 681  Biophysical Methods

      • BME 644  Physiology for Engineers

      • BME 790 (topic: QUANTITIVE PHYSIOLOGY)

      • CBB 520  Genome Tools and Technologies

      • CELLBIO 730  Stem Cell Course

      • CELLBIO 761  Cellular Signaling Module I: GPCR Signaling and Disease

      • CELLBIO 762  Cellular Signaling Module II: Intracellular Signaling and Disease

      • CELLBIO 763  Cellular Signaling Module III: Growth Factor Pathway in Development and Disease

      • CHEM 536  Bioorganic Chemistry

      • CMB 797  Modern Techniques in Molecular Biology

      • EVANTH 530  Human Functional Anatomy

      • IMMUNOL 544  Principles of Immunology

      • IMMUNOL 800  Comprehensive Immunology

      • MEDPHY 505  Anatomy and Physiology for Medical Physicists

      • MGM 701  Foundations of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

      • MGM 732  Human Genetics

      • NEUROBIO 719  Concepts in Neuroscience I: Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

      • NEUROBIO 720  Concepts in Neuroscience II: Principles of Organization of Neuronal Systems

      • NEUROBIO 759S  Principles in Cognitive Neuroscience I

      • NEUROBIO 760S  Principles in Cognitive Neuroscience II

      • PATHOL 725  Introduction to Systemic Histology

      • PATHOL 750  General Pathology

  • Internship Courses (complete all)

    • EGR 590-1  Special Topics in Engineering

    • MENG 550  Master of Engineering Internship/Project 

    • MENG 551  Master of Engineering Internship/Project Assessment