BIOE-MS - Bioengineering (MS)
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Program Overview
The Master of Science in Bioengineering is designed for students who want to advance their expertise and pursue exciting careers in the biotechnology, engineering, medicine, and healthcare sectors.
The MS in Bioengineering requires 45 units of coursework and can be completed within approximately one or two years. The curriculum comprises core bioengineering courses, technical electives, core seminars, and unrestricted electives. Core courses focus on quantitative biology and biological systems analysis. There is no thesis requirement for the MS degree.
Coterminal Master’s Program in Bioengineering
This option is available to Stanford undergraduates who wish to work simultaneously toward a BS one major and an MS in Bioengineering. The degrees may be granted simultaneously or after different quarters, though the bachelor’s degree cannot be awarded after the master’s degree has been granted.
The university minimum requirements for the coterminal program are 180 units for the bachelor’s degree plus 45 unduplicated units for the master’s degree. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of Bioengineering, several courses are offered directly through the Bioengineering Department, but many are available through other departments.
Coterminal master’s degree candidates are expected to complete all master’s degree requirements as described in this Bulletin.
Minimum Units in the Program
Minimum University Units
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Select three or more Biology & Technical electives from the pre-approved list of Technical Elective courses (available to BioE students on the BioE Intranet), which can include more of the Lab or Quantitative courses.
Due to the interdisciplinary nature of Bioengineering, several courses are offered directly through the Bioengineering Department, but many are available through other departments. See respective ExploreCourses for course descriptions.
All lecture and lab-based BioE courses at the 200+ level and above are considered Technical Electives.
One of these courses may be an ethics course from the following: BioE 131, BioE 177, CS152, CS182, CS184, CS256, CS278, or CS281.
Six of these units may be directed research units or teaching practicum units (e.g., BIOE 391, BIOE 392).
BIOE 296 (Promoting Effective and Equitable Teaching in BioE) may also fulfill this requirement.
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- 2228821
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- 1056871
- 2071961
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- 1057301
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- 2242591
- 1058241
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- 1057481
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- 1057371
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Select an additional three (3) Bioengineering 200+ graduate-level lecture courses. These courses cannot be seminars or research units.
Six units of unrestricted electives at the 100 level or above. A maximum of 6 units can be Directed Study & Research or Teaching Practicum units
To ensure that an appropriate program is pursued by all MS candidates, students who first enroll at Stanford at the graduate level must:
Submit an advisor-approved Program Proposal for a Master’s Degree form to the student services office during the first month of the first quarter of enrollment
Obtain approval from the MS advisor and the Chair of Graduate Studies for any subsequent program changes