University Catalog 2026-2027

Biomedical Engineering (MS): Non-Thesis Concentration

Non-Thesis Concentration

Required courses9
General Physiology I 1.2
General Physiology II
Advanced Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists I 1,3
Advanced Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists II
Linear Algebra
Statistical Methods For Researchers I 1,4
Experimental Statistics for Engineers I
BME/BMME Elective Courses 19
Select 510-590-level or 700-level BME courses approved in conjunction with the academic committee
Technical Elective Courses 19
Select a minimum of three courses. At NC State 500-level or 700-level courses from the following course prefixes: BME/BMME (510 or higher), CHE, CE, ECE, ISE, MSE, MAE, NE or other courses as approved in conjunction with the program advisor. At UNC 400 – 700 level courses as approved in conjunction with the program advisor. BME/BMME courses must be 510 -590 or 700 level.
Master's Project 53
Quality Management Systems for Engineers 5
Quality Management Standards for Biomedical Engineers
Individual MS Project in BME
Total Hours30
1

Other graduate courses in applied or technical fields at NC State or UNC-Chapel Hill must be approved by the program advisor.

2

Alternative course from UNC is BIOL 451 Comparative Physiology 

3

Alternative courses from UNC are MATH 528 Mathematical Methods for the Physical Sciences I or MATH 535 Introduction to Probability or MATH 577  Linear Algebra

4

Alternative courses from UNC are BIOS 600 Principles of Statistical Inference or BIOS 650 Basic Elements of Probability and Statistical Inference I

5

Similar credentials, based on the culmination of coursework that also includes a project will also be considered as substitutes for the Master’s Project and exam substitute. Alternates must be approved by the BME Graduate Curriculum Committee. In these cases, students will enroll in BME 692 or BMME 992. Students must earn the credential to complete the requirements for graduation.

Faculty

Department Chair

  • Paul Dayton

Associate Chairs

  • Lianne Cartee, Associate Chair for Education
  • Shawn Gomez, Associate Chair for Research

Directors

  • Lianne Cartee, Director of Undergraduate Studies
  • Matthew Fisher, Director of Graduate Studies

Associate Director

  • Naji Husseini, Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies

Distinguished Professors

  • Ashley Carson Brown, Lampe Distinguished Professor
  • Lianne Cartee, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor
  • Paul Dayton, William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor
  • Gregory Forest, Grant Dahlstrom Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
  • Caterina M. Gallippi, William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor
  • Harvinder Gill, Ronald B. and Cynthia J. McNeill Term Professor
  • He (Helen) Huang, Jackson Family Distinguished Professor
  • Weili Lin, Dixie Lee Boney Soo Distinguished Professor
  • H. Troy Nagle
  • Roger Narayan
  • Koji Sode, William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor
  • George (Rick) Stouffer, Ernest and Hazel Craige Distinguished Professor 

Professors

  • Ashley Brown
  • Lianne Cartee
  • Michael Daniele
  • Paul Dayton
  • Matthew Fisher
  • Gregory Forest
  • Jason Franz
  • Caterina M. Gallippi
  • Shawn Gomez
  • H. Troy Nagle Jr.
  • Derek Kamper
  • Weili Lin
  • Scott T. Magness
  • George (Rick) Stouffer
  • John F. Muth
  • David Zaharoff

Associate Professors

  • Rahima Benhabbour
  • Yevgeny Brudno
  • Jacqueline Cole
  • Bob Dennis
  • Brian Diekman
  • Kenneth Donnelly
  • Oleg Favorov
  • Donald Freytes
  • Michael Gamcsik
  • David Hill
  • Devin Hubbard
  • Naji Husseini
  • David Lalush
  • Wes Legant
  • Ming Liu
  • Jeffrey Macdonald
  • Adriana San Miguel
  • Virginie Papadopoulou
  • Matthew Penny
  • Ross Petrella
  • William Polacheck
  • Imran Rizvi
  • Nitin Sharma
  • Emir Uzay
  • Anka Veleva
  • Michael Wiggin

Assistant Professors

  • Amy Adkins Alvarez
  • Joseph Burclaff
  • Melissa Caughey
  • Silvia Ceballos
  • Phillip Durham
  • Alon Greenbaum
  • Geoff Handsfield
  • Michael Jay
  • Kennita Johnson
  • Jinwook Kim
  • Margo MacDonald
  • Varun Nalam
  • Hayley Richardson
  • Rinku Roy
  • Francisco Santibanez
  • Sarah Shelton
  • Cameron Taylor
  • Michael Wilkins
  • Ian Andrew Williamson
  • Amol Yadav

Lecturers

  • Kevin R. Grayson
  • Nick Jardine