Programs of Study

The MS program requires a minimum of 30 credit hours comprised of course work and research credits.  A student's overall Program of Study must clearly demonstrate adequate depth in a field of biomedical engineering relevant to the student's research area. 

The high-level breakdown for a Master of Science in BME:

Thesis Option (Plan "A")

• 18 hrs of course work + 12 hrs of EBME 651  -- OR --

• 21 hrs of course work + 9 hrs of EBME 651

• BS/MS students can double count 3 graduate level courses from their BS to help satisfy this requirement

Requirement for completion: 30 credit hrs, written MS thesis, and thesis defense (with entire committee present)

• http://bulletin.case.edu/schoolofgraduatestudies/academicrequirements/

Project Option (Plan "B")

• 27 hrs of course work + 3 hrs of EBME 695 (project option)  -- OR --

• 24 hrs of course work + 6 hrs of EBME 695 (project option)

• BS/MS students can double count 3 graduate level courses from their BS to help satisfy this requirement

Requirement for completion: 30 credit hrs including project completion

• http://engineering.case.edu/current-students/academic-programs/ms

Project Option (Plan "C")

• 30 hrs of course work  (course only option) -available for distance learning and online-only students  -- OR --

• Students with this option must take a cap-stone course: EBME 471 or 472 or ENGR 600.

• BS/MS students can double count 3 graduate level courses from their BS to help satisfy this requirement

• Online students must take EPOM 400: Leadership

Requirement for completion: 30 credit hrs

• http://engineering.case.edu/current-students/academic-programs/ms

Note that for each of these options, up to 3 credit hours may be comprised of seminars in the form of EBME Departmental Seminar (EBME 611/612) or Topic Seminars (EBME 613/614, EBME 615/616, EBME 617/618, and EBME 619/620), each semester of which carries 0.5 credit hours.

The choice between thesis and non-thesis option should be made by the student after consultation with their academic and research advisors. The theses are typically hypothesis driven and research oriented, while the projects are typically more technical or techniqueoriented. 

The School of Graduate Studies tracks the programs of study using the Student Information System (SIS) that can be found at http://sis.case.edu. The "Academic Requirements" page in SIS is autofilled when students register for courses. An individual's program of study can evolve through their timeline, provided it is discussed with their advisor(s). Any changes to academic requirements must be petitioned and approved by the MS Program Director.

• All courses in the M.S. Program of Study must be at the graduate level. Official transfer of graduate courses from other institutions to Case is limited to six (6) semester credit hour (with minimum GPA of 3.0, or B) (see http://bulletin.case.edu/schoolofgraduatestudies/academicpolicies/ for more information about these policies). 

• For graduate-level courses taken at institutions other than Case, a number of requirements must be met for inclusion in your Program of Study. A petition with the following content should be prepared and submitted to the GEC:

  1. A cover page that clearly summarizes what is being requested and what supporting documents are included. If a revised petition is being submitted, clearly describe what issues were rais ed by the GEC in the original petition and how the revised petition addresses these issues.

  2. Proof that the courses taken at another institution were at a graduate level. Only graduate courses from other institutions can be applied towards the M.S. Program of Study. This means that the courses were approved for graduate study at the other institution 

  3. Proof that the courses taken at another institution were above and beyond the courses required to graduate with a B.S. degree. This means that all B.S. requirements, including technical elective requirements, were still fulfilled even if these courses were removed from your transcript.

  4. A detailed course syllabus that indicates the textbook used (if any) and that includes the number of lectures, the title of all lectures, and the manner in which the course grade was determined. 

  5. An official transcript from the other institution that lists a letter grade for the course