Bioengineering: General Bioengineering, MEng
for the degree of Master of Engineering in Bioengineering, General Bioengineering Concentration
The MEng in Bioengineering is a professionally-oriented degree designed to bridge the skills gap by developing students with advanced technical know-how, a better understanding of the medical healthcare industry and more business acumen through coursework and project work, which provides students exposure to real world industry issues. Other concentrations under the MEng in Bioengineering major include Bioinstrumentation.
Department Research
Bioengineering faculty perform research in the areas of Bio-Imaging at Multi-Scale; Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Engineering; Bio-Micro and Nanotechnology; Computational and Systems Bioengineering; and Synthetic Bioengineering. MEng students are able to do independent study research projects with Bioengineering faculty and affiliate faculty for class credit.
for the degree of Master of Engineering in Bioengineering, General Bioengineering Concentration
For additional details and requirements for all degrees, please refer to the department's Graduate Studies website and the Graduate College Handbook.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Concentration | 18 | |
Technical Coursework from approved list | ||
Business Coursework from approved list | ||
| Elective Courses chosen in consultation with advisor | 8 | |
| Professional Development from approved list | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 32 | |
Other Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum 500-level hours required overall: | 12 | |
| Minimum GPA: | 3.0 | |
| Minimum credit hours taken from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus: | 20 | |
| Maximum number of previous University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign graduate-level coursework not applied to any other degree that may be transferred and applied to the major pending department and Graduate College approval | 12 | |
for the degree of Master of Engineering in Bioengineering, General Bioengineering Concentration
Admission Requirements
Students must select one of the concentrations under the MEng in Bioengineering program to apply to and will not be able to complete multiple concentrations. Students should have an undergraduate degree in an engineering or a science related field or must have taken engineering or science related coursework. Applicants should have a minimum grade point average of 3.00 (A = 4.00) or equivalent for the last two years of undergraduate study and show evidence of strong quantitative skills and of serious interest in the life sciences through their personal statement. Students with less than a 3.0 GPA may be considered for a limited status admission. Students in the program do not have automatic admission to the PhD program in any engineering department.
All applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit TOEFL or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) scores as evidence of English proficiency. Minimum admission requirements for English proficiency are set by the Graduate College. Students applying to the online program must satisfy the full status admissions requirement.
Applicants may be exempt from the TOEFL if certain criteria are met. Applicants with lesser scores may still apply. Limited status is granted for lesser scores and requires enrollment in English as a Second Language (ESL) courses based on an ESL Placement Test (EPT) taken upon arrival to campus.
Financial Aid
For tuition information and external funding resources, please visit the program's tuition and fees website. Students in the MEng in Bioengineering program are not eligible for Board of Trustees (BOT) tuition-waiver generating assistantships at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
for the degree of Master of Engineering in Bioengineering, General Bioengineering Concentration
Department of Bioengineering
Department Head: Mark Anastasio
Director of Graduate Studies: Wawrzyniec Dobrucki
Director of MEng Program: Jennifer Amos
Bioengineering Department website
Program website
1240 Everitt Laboratory, 1406 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 300-8066
Grainger College of Engineering
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Admissions
Graduate Programs Contact: bioe-gradprograms@illinois.edu
Bioengineering Department Admissions & Requirements
Graduate College Admissions & Requirements