Masters Program

Masters Program Curriculum

The program and course structure is designed for a student with an undergraduate degree in a conventional engineering discipline and who also may have industry experience.

The one-year program begins at the start of summer and runs continuously through the fall and spring semesters. Students will graduate with a Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) in Bioengineering Innovation and Design in late May.

Students will take a total of fourteen courses in this masters program.

Summer:

• 580.601 Special Topics in Bioengineering Innovation and Design (seminar)
• 580.604 The Business of Bioengineering Innovation and Design
• 580.607 Regulation of Medical Devices
• 580.608 Identification and Validation of Medical Device Needs

Fall semester:

• 580.602 Special Topics in Bioengineering Innovation and Design (seminar)
• 580.605 The Business of Bioengineering Innovation and Design
• 580.611 Biomedical Device Design and Innovation (Design Team)
• 580.421 Systems Bioengineering I: Cardiovascular System *
• 580.xxx Advanced Engineering Elective **

Spring semester:

• 580.603 Special Topics in Bioengineering Innovation and Design (seminar)
• 580.606 The Business of Bioengineering Innovation and Design
• 580.612 Biomedical Device Design and Innovation (Design Team)
• 580.422 Systems Bioengineering II: Neural Systems *
• 580.xxx Advanced Engineering Elective **

* Students who have already had Systems Bioengineering I and II at Hopkins may chose two electives in place of these two courses. Those students will take four advanced engineering electives.

** Students may chose advanced electives from any engineering department at Hopkins in addition to Biomedical Engineering. This decision will be discussed with your CBID faculty advisor.

Design Team: From Bench to Bedside

The primary objectives of the design team project are to provide experiences that inculcate teamwork, inventiveness, and prototype development for taking ideas from bench to bedside.

A significant portion of each member’s effort focuses on the solution of a problem found in a real-world clinical setting. Each team (2-4 masters students per team) rotates through the clinical and surgical world of the Johns Hopkins Hospital looking for clinical problems during the summer. Each student must understand the clinical problems posed and take each through an extensive validation process before choosing a project to work on for the rest of the year.

Teams are guided through the design process by faculty advisors and by periodic assessments by a committee of clinical and engineering faculty both internally and externally, as well as consultants from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and industry. The skill set that students are expected to acquire includes: translation of engineering theory into practice, development of independent and critical thinking and creativity, teamwork, design and construction of a prototype, testing of the device or system, and the interpersonal, oral and written communication skills needed for team leadership.