M.E. in Biomedical Engineering
For biomedical engineers who have just finished their undergraduate degrees or who have been in the field for a few years and want to apply their skills to developing innovative medical technologies.
UVA’s Master of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering features a 12-month curriculum of carefully sequenced courses that give students the end-to-end skills needed to develop and commercialize biomedical innovations. Students put their knowledge to work developing a product or process that they unveil in their final semester.
The program brings together a number of advantages to create a powerful educational experience. You will experience all these opportunities in the context of instruction and mentorship from faculty at one of the most translational biomedical engineering departments in the nation.
Unmatched Clinical Exposure
The BME Department is co-located in the midst of a regional medical center with a series of top-ranked programs. The UVA Department of Biomedical Engineering has an added advantage of being co-located in the midst of a large regional medical center with top-ranked programs in a wide range of clinical specialties. You will observe UVA physicians, nurses and technical staff in the operating room as well as at the bedside, gaining in-depth understanding of the way biomedical technology is embedded in clinical practice as well as the clinical, economic and social factors that will shape its development going forward.
An Exceptional Faculty
You will gain a window into the future of biomedical technology when you interact with faculty members who are advancing the boundaries of knowledge in such fields as medical imaging, biomanufacturing, biomedical data sciences, and cancer and vascular diseases.
Our Deep Emphasis on Translation
Moving technology into the marketplace has long been a department priority. Our faculty lead start-ups, our Coulter Translational Research Partnership program is one of the most active in the nation and the University’s Licensing & Ventures Group has an impressive record of bringing innovations discovered at UVA into the marketplace. As a student in the Master of Engineering program, you’ll have the perfect vantage point to acquire skills in the end-to-end process of developing and commercializing biomedical innovations.
An Extensive Cross-Grounds Network
UVA is the ideal size for a research university: large enough to support world-class programs yet small enough that collaboration comes naturally. As a result, you will be exposed to a broad range of skills and perspectives, thanks to the participation in the BME Master of Engineering program by faculty from the Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Architecture as well as from the College of Arts & Sciences.
A Exceptional Data Science Program
You’ll gain an understanding of machine learning, large data management and database systems in the context of biomedical product and process development. Unlike most university data science centers, which are based in computer science departments, UVA’s School of Data Science Institute serves the entire University. As a result, you’ll gain an understanding of machine learning, large data management and database systems as they specifically apply to biomedical product and process development. An added plus: Philip Bourne, the school's founding dean, is a member of the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Focus on Design
Through the Architecture School’s Center for Design and Health, you will gain skills in such techniques as empathizing, ideation and prototyping. Methodologies like Agile, Lean and Design Thinking have overturned the orthodoxies that governed product development for decades. Through the Design + initiative in the School of Architecture and its Center for Design and Health, you will gain skills in such techniques as empathizing, ideation and prototyping, knowledge that you will immediately put into practice as you pursue your own design project.
Licensure Disclosure
- As a member of the State Authorizations Reciprocity Agreement, the University of Virginia (UVA) is authorized to provide curriculum in a distance learning environment to students located in all states in the United States except for California. (34 CFR 668.43(a)(6)& 34 CFR 668.72(n)).
- Upon completion of an engineering degree program which prepares graduates for licensure or certification, graduates may be eligible for initial professional licensure in another U.S. state by applying to the licensing board or agency in that state. Please visit the University’s state authorization web pages to make an informed decision regarding which states’ educational requirements for initial licensure are met by this program. (668.43(a)(5) (v)(A) - (C))
- Enrolled students who change their current (or mailing) address to a state other than Virginia should update this information immediately in the Student Information System as it may impact their ability to complete internship, practicum, or clinical hours, use Title IV funds, or meet licensure or certification requirements in the new state. (34 CFR 668.402).
The information contained on this website is for informational purposes only. The Undergraduate Record and Graduate Record represent the official repository for academic program requirements. These publications may be found here.