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