Master of Biomedical Engineering at San José State University

The Biomedical Engineering is a Master degree offered by San José State University at its main campus in Aberdeen, United States of America. The program is delivered on campus as a Full Time course in English and requires approximately 2 years to complete. Students study at the university's main campus while gaining the knowledge and practical experience expected for this area of study. The next intake is available from August 21, 2027.

About Master of Biomedical Engineering

4 unit(s) (B1+B3)

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

At SJSU, students must complete the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) . The GWAR is satisfied with BME 274 , which is a core course.

Culminating Experience

Included in the 30 approved units is the requirement that students must also complete a written thesis or project report and an oral defense of their thesis or project. The candidate may choose either the Plan A (Thesis) or Plan B (Project) option. For either option, the student is required to develop a project proposal in BME 291. This must be approved by the student's project adviser and the reading committee at the culmination of BME 291 . Once the proposal is approved, the student is required to:

implement the approved research plan using appropriate methods for the investigation,
use appropriate statistical techniques for analysis of the data and drawing conclusions,
discuss the results in light of findings reported by other investigators,
write a professional report of appropriate length, and
present it and defend the project to the reading committee.

Plan A (Thesis)

The student who opts to complete a master's thesis is responsible for securing the commitment of a full-time tenured or tenure-track BME faculty member who agrees to serve as the thesis committee chair. The student must also secure the commitments of two additional committee members, one of whom must be a full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty member at SJSU, to serve on the student's thesis committee. The student must write a thesis proposal and have it approved by the thesis committee and pass BME 291 - MS Thesis/Project Preparation Seminar (3 units) and BME 298 - MS Project (3 units) before enrolling in BME 299 - MS Thesis (3 units). The thesis must also meet all university requirements as stipulated in this catalog and in the SJSU Master's Thesis and Doctoral Dissertation Guidelines. It will be written under the guidance of the candidate's thesis committee chair with the assistance of the thesis committee.

Plan B (Project)

Students opting to complete a master's project must pass BME 291 - MS Thesis/Project Preparation Seminar (3 units) before enrolling in BME 298 - MS Project (3 units).

The project proposal is prepared in BME 291 and must be approved by the student's reading committee at the culmination of that course.

Requirements and Admission Criteria for Master of Biomedical Engineering at San José State University

Entry Requirements

U.S. bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, or the completion of a 4-year bachelor’s degree from a recognized, accredited, and approved institution from a country outside of the U.S.
A 2.5 institutional or college cumulative GPA (from the 0.0 - 4.0 U.S. grading scale) in the last degree completed, or a 2.5 GPA in the last two years of full time study. Please note that individual program requirements may have a higher GPA requirement.
Good academic standing at the last institution attended.
English Language Proficiency Exam, if necessary.

English Requirements

PTEMin 53
IELTSMin 6.5
TOEFLMin 80

Tuition and Fee Information for Master of Biomedical Engineering at San José State University

Application Fee 250

How to Apply for Master of Biomedical Engineering at San José State University

Submit an online application through Cal State Apply for desired term and program to San José State University. This step must be completed regardless of any extra steps required by your specific graduate program. You may only apply to one degree program per admission term. NOTE: Admission term can be selected on the Cal State Apply landing page.

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Master of Biomedical Engineering at San José State University

San José State University

United States of America, Aberdeen