Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Engineering
Department of Biological Engineering
Program Requirements
Core Subjects 1 | ||
20.420[J] | Principles of Molecular Bioengineering | 12 |
20.440 | Analysis of Biological Networks (Electives) | 15 |
Biological Engineering Electives | 24 | |
Two subjects in Biological Engineering | ||
Biological Science Elective | 9-12 | |
One subject offered in Biology | ||
Engineering/Science Elective | 9-12 | |
One additional subject offered in the School of Engineering or School of Science | ||
Thesis | ||
20.951 | Thesis Proposal | 24 |
20.THG | Graduate Thesis 2 | 176 |
Total Units | 269-275 |
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. |