Florida Atlantic University, in Boca Raton, Florida, offers a master's program in biomedical science through the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science. The master's degree is available as a 30 credit hour degree plan, with or without a thesis. Those planning to pursue a Ph.D. are more likely to benefit from the thesis option. The non-thesis option is more suitable for students wanting to gain wide exposure to a variety of topics within the field or for those already attending medical or nursing school who want to increase their marketability with an additional degree. Courses of study include immunology, bioinformatics, developmental neurobiology, advanced virology, tumor immunology, advanced cell physiology, and molecular biology of the cardiovascular system and cardiac disease.
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431
561-297-3000
med.fau.edu
Stanford University, home to one of the nation's premier medical schools and one of the top research institutions in the nation, offers an academic master's degree and a co-terminal master's degree (as part of a joint-degree program for undergraduates) in biomedical informatics. Informatics is the study of how information is used in medical research and practice through its acquisition, storage and dissemination. The program at Stanford is an interdisciplinary degree program (as are most Stanford programs) that emphasizes the application of computational methods in order to advance the biomedical cause. Prior to entry into the program, students must complete courses in biology or physiology, statistics, biostatistics and linear algebra, computer programming and calculus. The academic master's degree is available through a full-time residential degree program or through distance education on a part-time basis. Stanford also offers a Ph.D. in this field; students completing the master's program often go on to pursue doctoral studies or attend medical school. The master's degree can be pursued as part of a joint-degree program in conjunction with the medical school's M.D. program as well.
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Biomedical Informatics Training Program
251 Campus Drive, MSOB, x-215, MC: 5479
Stanford, CA, 94305
650-723-6979
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The Johns Hopkins University master's degree program in applied biomedical engineering is a third option. Biomedical engineering involves the various applications of technology to the medical research field. The degree is a Master of Science (M.S.) that is offered in a variety of flexible formats to accommodate working professionals. No thesis is required as part of this degree program. Students pursue courses in organic chemistry, general applied mathematics, mathematical methods for improving bioengineering, physiology for applied biomedical engineering, medical sensors and devices, molecular biology, biomaterials, medical imaging, biological fluid and solid mechanics, cell mechanics and applications of physics and technology to biomechanics, among many others.
JHU Whiting School of Engineering
6810 Deerpath Road, Suite 100
Elkridge, MD 21075
410-516-2300
ep.jhu.edu