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Medical Devices and Biomaterials (M.S.)

Build the skills to lead in the fast-growing biotech industry with a specialized biomedical engineering degree, which blends human-centered design with technical expertise. 

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Experience a First-of-its-Kind Blend of Engineering and Human-Centered Design in 91制片厂 Tech鈥檚 M.S. in Medical Devices and Biomaterials

Build a unique skill set that will broaden your expertise and help you shift the problem you want to solve from 鈥淒oes the product solve a biomedical problem?鈥 to 鈥淒oes this invention solve the biomedical problem in a way that will be readily adopted by its users?鈥 By combining the technical expertise from faculty in Armour College of Engineering with the unique, user-centered design insights from the Institute of Design, our M.S. in Medical Devices and Biomaterials will advance your skills to help you lead in the fast-growing medical device industry. This program is geared toward working professionals or those with a degree in a STEM field who have an interest in medical devices, product design, or product development and entrepreneurship. 

Program Overview

Learn the fundamentals and applications of medical technologies and develop the skills to lead multidisciplinary teams, connecting clinical, technical, business, and product design expertise from world leaders in medical device design. This is the only program in the United States that offers a cross-sectional education in biomedical engineering and professional design, preparing graduates to excel in medical device industries. This on-campus degree program can be done part-time or full-time.

Career Opportunities

With our M.S. in Medical Devices and Biomaterials degree, you鈥檒l be well prepared for success in a range of career paths, such as:

  • Medical device engineer
  • Regulatory affairs specialist
  • Clinical research associate 
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Here are some courses that are among our students鈥 favorites:  

BME 525 Introduction to Medical Devices, BioMEMS, and Microfluidics

This course presents the fundamentals and applications of medical devices, BioMEMS, and microfluidic technologies for applications in health and biomedical engineering. It provides a broad view of the general field and emphasizes fabrication and analytical techniques, interfacing with biological materials, and techniques for analyte detection. The course includes individual projects and critical paper reviews, in which each student will be encouraged to master basic concepts in design and fabrication for devices for specific applications.

BME 526 Advanced Biomedical Engineering Design

You will learn the best practices for designing a marketable medical device, taking the design process from the clinical problem definition through prototype and clinical testing to market readiness.  

IDX 504 Prototyping Methods

Prototyping is a key method that designers use to navigate the design development process. Although prototyping is often thought of as coming at the end of the process to verify a design solution, our approach maintains that prototyping needs to happen throughout the process from initial research to storytelling to concept generation and lastly to refine and improve the selected direction.

 

You must complete the , regardless of which graduate program you wish to pursue. Visit our admission website to learn more about what information and documents you need to apply. 

Students interested in the medical devices and biomaterials program must have graduated from an engineering or science bachelor鈥檚 degree program with a minimum 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale to be admitted. Candidates should have prior coursework that demonstrates proficiency in math. Prospective students should also have a GRE composite score of 300 and quantitative score of 80 percent, as well as two semesters of calculus and one semester of differential equations.

Please contact the Department of Biomedical Engineering at bme@iit.edu with any questions.

 

Tuition and Fees

Learn more about the university鈥檚 general tuition and fees, visit the Student Accounting website.   

Featured Faculty

Philip Troyk

Philip R. Troyk

Executive Director, Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering Professor of Biomedical Engineering Robert A. Pritzker Endowed Chair in Engineering Affiliate Professor, Stuart School of Business
Abhinav Bhushan

Abhinav Bhushan

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Georgia Papavasiliou

Georgia Papavasiliou

Professor of Biomedical Engineering Professor of Chemical Engineering Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs, Armour College of Engineering Visiting Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Rush Medical College
Kenneth Tichauer

Kenneth M Tichauer

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Associate Chair of Graduate Affairs in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Jovan Brankov

Jovan Brankov

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Natacha DePaola

Natacha DePaola

Professor of Biomedical Engineering Director IDMET (91制片厂 Tech Digital Medical Engineering and Technology Research and Education Center) Director 3DEXPERIENCE Education Center of Excellence in the Life Sciences
Brennan Shapiro (BME, M.S. 5th Year)
The Fun of Learning

Brennan Shapiro gets hands-on experience in a unique microfluidics summer workshop.

Brennan Shapiro (BME, M.S. BME 5th Year)
Photo of Omar Tawakol
Becoming a Pioneer

Omar Tawakol was awarded for research paving the path to help people with spinal cord injuries walk again.

Omar Tawakol (BME 鈥18, Ph.D. BME Candidate)

Get in Touch

Email bme@iit.edu to reach someone in our Medical Devices and Biomaterials program.