Key Information
- Duration: Full-time, 60 months
- Start date: August 2027
- Application deadline: Apply before December 2026
- Language: English
- Credits: 60 SCH
- Delivery: On Campus
- Campus: Denver, United States
- Discipline: Bio & Biomedical Engineering
Overview
An advanced degree in this area provides numerous opportunities to work in health care, biomedical industry, government regulatory agencies and academia.
Key Facts
At Biomedical Engineering programme from University of Colorado Denver, you’ll work with top faculty and researchers in the field, with a choice of training pathways in basic research, clinical applications or commercialization of medical technologies.
Engaging in highly interdisciplinary collaborations between engineers, physical scientists and medicine, students focused on scientific discovery can choose from a strong base of research projects to focus their work. Faculty in the Department of Biomedical engineering and in the CU School of Medicine avail students the opportunity to work in basic and applied research, from bench-top research to computer simulations to translational work with patients. Basic research is best for students interested in pursuing research careers in academia or industry.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Research methods and clinical experiences core
- Department seminar
- Quantitative methods core
- Quantitative methods elective
- Life sciences electives
- Technology electives
- General electives
- Doctoral thesis
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English Requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 105
- TOEFL iBT: 79
- PTE Academic: 58
- IELTS: 6.5
General Requirements
- Application
- Application fee: $50 domestic; $75 international
- Statement of purpose – must be an original essay submitted with application. Scanned copies will not be accepted for submission.
- Resume – must be submitted with application
- Biomedical engineering applicants must complete essay questions and an application background survey. Contact the department for more information
- Official transcripts – we require one official copy of each previous transcript. Send e-transcripts to the Graduate School
Fees and Funding
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International: 28,338 AUD / year (approximately 19,920 USD / year)
- Out-of-State: 28,338 AUD / year (approximately 19,920 USD / year)
- Domestic In-State: 12,906 AUD / year (approximately 9,072 USD / year)
Living Costs
Denver, United States: 1,864–3,158 AUD / month. Living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Scholarship opportunities may be available for PhD students in Biomedical Engineering; eligibility and selection processes are determined by the scholarship providers.