Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Engineering

Department of Biological Engineering

Program Requirements

Core Subjects 1
20.420[J]Principles of Molecular Bioengineering12
20.440Analysis of Biological Networks (Electives)15
Biological Engineering Electives24
Two subjects in Biological Engineering
Biological Science Elective9-12
One subject offered in Biology
Engineering/Science Elective9-12
One additional subject offered in the School of Engineering or School of Science
Thesis
20.951Thesis Proposal24
20.THGGraduate Thesis 2176
Total Units269-275

Note: Students in this program can choose to receive the Doctor of Philosophy or the Doctor of Science in Biological Engineering. Students receiving veterans benefits must select the degree they wish to receive prior to program certification with the Veterans Administration.  

1

Core Subjects cannot be used to fulfill the elective requirements.

2

Students must register for thesis units every semester they are in the program as they complete appropriate milestones, including: passing the doctoral qualifying process; forming a doctoral committee; writing and successfully defending a thesis proposal; writing and successfully defending the thesis; and submission of a final, approved thesis document. The units listed here represent an average number taken as a PhD candidate.