Doctor of Philososphy [Ph.D] [Biomedical Engineering] From Louisiana Tech University

Available as an option to applicants from varied backgrounds, such as mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, biological sciences, and medicine. The core curriculum consists of 15 hours of biomedical engineering courses, 3 credit hours of statistics, and 30 credit hours of electives.

The program is designed such that students will

• Demonstrate command of advanced engineering principles and their applications in medicine and biology;
• Understand the research process and demonstrate capability to conduct independent research;
• Disseminate their research findings to the broader scientific community;
• Develop a sense of professional ethics, responsibility, and service.

The foundation of the program is a balance of intensive and extensive formal course work, a sequence of examinations, and the production of a dissertation.