Master’s Degree Concentrations
Customize your master’s degree with a concentration or track
Duke BME faculty members are engaged in a wide range of efforts to improve human health through research. Our master’s students can select courses to concentrate on an area of faculty research focus.
At Duke BME, you have all of Duke to choose from. Working with your advisor, you may count relevant courses offered by other Duke departments and Duke University Medical Center. The courses listed below are just a few examples.
Bioelectric Engineering
- BME 506 Measurement and Control of Cardiac Electrical Events
- BME 507 Cardiovascular System Engineering, Disease, and Therapy
- BME 510 Bayesian Analysis in Biomedical Engineering
Biomaterials
- BME 529 Theoretical and Applied Polymer Science
- BME 567 Biosensors
- BME 570L Introduction to Biomolecular Engineering
- BME 771 Bioconjugation in Biomaterials
Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
- BME 527 Cell Mechanics and Mechanotransduction
- BME 530 Introduction to Tissue Biomechanics
- BME 535 Biomedical Aspects of Blast and Ballistics
Biomedical and Health Data Sciences
- BME 510 Bayesian Analysis in Biomedical Engineering
- BME 548L Machine Learning in Imaging
- BME 580 Biomedical Data Science
Biomedical Imaging and Biophotonics
- BME 542 Principles of Ultrasound Imaging
- BME 544 Digital Image Processing
- BME 546 MRI: Physical Principles and Sequence Design
- BME 550 Modern Microscopy
- BME 552 Advanced Optics
Biosensors and Bioinstrumentation
- BME 505L Biopotential Amplifiers and Implant Devices
- BME 518L Modern Neuroscience Tools
- BME 550 Modern Microscopy
- BME 567 Biosensors
Biotechnology
In addition to a concentration, Duke BME offers a Master’s Certificate in Biotechnology. Browse the course list on the certificate webpage.
Computational Modeling of Biological Systems
- BME 503 Computational Neuroengineering
- BME 544 Digital Image Processing
- BME 574 Modeling and Engineering Gene Circuits
Drug and Gene Delivery
- BME 570L Introduction to Biomolecular Engineering
- BME 577 Drug Delivery
- BME 771 Bioconjugation in Biomaterials
Immune Engineering
- BME 570L Introduction to Biomolecular Engineering
- BME 771 Bioconjugation in Biomaterials
Medical Device Design
Duke BME offers a master’s degree and a graduate certificate in medical device design.
Neural Engineering
- BME 503 Computational Neuroengineering
- BME 504 Fundamentals of Electrical Stimulation of the Nervous System
- BME 517 Neuronal Control of Movement
- BME 518L Modern Neuroscience Tools
Synthetic and Systems Biology
- BME 562 Biology by Design
- BME 574 Modeling and Engineering Gene Circuits
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
- BME 507 Cardiovascular System Engineering, Disease, and Therapy
- BME 529 Theoretical and Applied Polymer Science
- BME 578 Quantitative Cell and Tissue Engineering
Master’s Contacts
Have a question about the program or admissions? Contact the Admissions & Recruiting team.
Dr Mike Lynch, M.D., Ph.D.
Director of Master’s Studies, W. H. Gardner, Jr. Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering