Welcome

Welcome to the Bioengineering Graduate Program at the University of Kansas. Bioengineering is among one of the fastest growing fields in engineering and the University of Kansas School of Engineering is among those developing solutions to improve quality of life. At KU, the bioengineering program embraces the interdisciplinary nature of the field. Engineering faculty members have developed close ties with their counterparts in the prestigious KU Schools of Medicine, Allied Health and Pharmacy, the KU College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, as well as professionals outside the university.

About the KU Bioengineering Graduate Program

The Kansas Board of Regents approved the Master of Science and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Bioengineering on March 15, 2007. The Bioengineering Program at the University of Kansas School of Engineering provides an exciting intellectual environment for a graduate student. We consider our students to be our greatest asset, and working with them to achieve joint success under our mission is our greatest accomplishment. We are committed to the training of outstanding interdisciplinary professionals, who are equipped with skills and a philosophy to provide twenty-first century leadership in bioengineering. The program welcomed its first class of 11 graduate students in the Fall 2007. Graduate student enrollment is expected to reach a steady state of about 80 graduate students. The KU Bioengineering Graduate Program includes the following tracks of study:

• Bioimaging
• Bioinformatics
• Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
• Biomechanics and Neural Engineering
• Biomedical Product Design and Development
• Biomolecular Engineering

What is Bioengineering?

The National Institutes of Health defines bioengineering as a discipline that "...integrates physical, chemical, and/or mathematical sciences and engineering principles for the study of biology, medicine, behavior, or health. It advances fundamental concepts, addresses topics from the molecular to organ systems levels, and develops innovative diagnosis, and treatment of disease, for patient rehabilitation, and for the improvement of health."

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