Pathway 1: Technology, Strategy and Operations
*Effective for all incoming students who entered summer 2026 and after
Courses:
30 hours beyond B.S.
- 15 hrs – BMEN courses
- May not use any hours of BMEN 685
- 12 hrs – Electives
- May use up to 3 hours of BMEN 685
- May use BMEN or non-BMEN courses
- 2 hrs – BMEN 676 (Professional Development for Biomedical Engineering), fall only
- 1 hr – BMEN 684 (Professional Internship and Immersion Experience), typically summer terms
Pathway 2: Medical Device Design Engineering
*Effective for all incoming students who entered summer 2026 and after
Courses:
31 hours beyond B.S.
- 12 hrs – BMEN courses
- May not use any hours of BMEN 685
- 12 hrs – Electives
- May use up to 3 hours of BMEN 685
- May use BMEN or non-BMEN courses
- 2 hrs – BMEN 676 (Professional Development for Biomedical Engineering), fall only
- 4 hrs - BMEN 643 (Risk-Based Development and Testing of Medical Devices), fall only
- 1 hr – BMEN 684 (Professional Internship and Immersion Experience), typically summer terms
Pathway 3: Historical Curriculum
*Effective for all current students who entered before summer 2026
Courses can be viewed via the BME@TAMU Graduate Canvas Community
Additional Degree Plan Information
- May use up to 6 hours of upper-level undergraduate coursework (300 or 400 level) on degree plan with approval of chair/committee.
- Upper-level courses must come from a major that is outside of the student’s previous undergraduate (or master’s) level major.
- Undergraduate coursework required for leveling may not be applied to a graduate degree plan.
Advisory Committee:
1 member minimum:- BMEN Faculty Advisor - please select a faculty advisor from the current M.Eng. Director list (Professor John Hanks or Dr. John Criscione)
Note: The hour requirements reflected in this degree plan represent the minimum departmental requirements. Students may elect to take more courses and/or the student’s committee or chair may require more hours than what is listed on this degree plan.