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MEng: Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical engineering is the broad area of study in which engineers use an interdisciplinary approach to solve problems in the medical field, often associated with the interaction between living and non-living systems.

The program is intended for engineers who want to add depth to their knowledge or acquire new specialized knowledge in biomedical engineering to design, build, test, and/or analyze biological systems, diagnostics, devices, and treatment modalities. The breadth of solution methodologies requires biomedical engineers to take a quantitative approach to system analysis in “traditional” engineering fields, while simultaneously employing a fundamental understanding of the relevant life sciences.

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Course Requirements

The program consists of nine courses, of which five should be from the list of core courses. The remaining four electives can consist of any graduate-level engineering or science courses at Dartmouth.

During the student's first term, they will work with advisors to develop a full program plan to fulfill the MEng requirements, which they will submit to the Thayer Registrar.

Please note: The information below reflects degree requirements, effective as of Fall 2025.

COURSE TYPEREQUIRED NUMBER OF COURSESCOURSES
Core Courses5 courses

Choose 5 courses, from the following:

ENGS 111: Digital Image Processing
ENGG 113: Image Visualization and Analysis
ENGS 117: Computational Imaging

ENGS 127: Bioelectronics
ENGS 129: Biomedical Circuits and Systems
ENGS 156: Heat, Mass and Momentum Transfer
ENGS 159: Molecular Sensors & Nanodevices in Biomedical Engineering
ENGS 162: Basic Biological Circuit Engineering

ENGS 163: Advanced Protein Engineering
ENGS 164: Tissue Engineering
ENGS 165: Biomaterials
ENGG 166: Quantitative Human Physiology
ENGS 167: Medical Imaging
ENGG 168: Biomedical Radiation Transport
ENGS 169: Intermediate Biomedical Engineering
ENGG 189.10: Medical Device Commercialization (0.5 credit)
ENGG 189.20: Medical Device Development (0.5 credit)
ENGG 199.16: Wearable Electronics
ENGS 262: Advanced Biological Circuit Engineering

Electives*4 courses

Choose 4 courses, from the following:

Engineering
Any graduate-level engineering sciences courses, including:

ENGS 91: Numerical Methods in Computation
ENGS 92: Fourier Transforms and Complex Variables
ENGS 93 or ENGG 193: Statistical Methods in Engineering
ENGS 105: Computational Methods for Partial Differential Equations I
ENGS 108: Applied Machine Learning
ENGS 110: Signal Processing

 

Design Project
Students may take one of the following options to partially fulfill the four-course elective requirement. The appropriate option will depend on each student’s prior experience and coursework since the two tracks require different prerequisites.

Option 1 (1 course)

  • ENGM 191: Product Design and Development

Option 2 (2 courses)

  • ENGS 190: Engineering Design and Methodology Project Initiation
  • ENGS 290: Engineering Design Methodology and Project Completion
     

Science**
Any graduate-level science course.

* Students may choose electives from any graduate-level engineering or science courses offered at Dartmouth. The courses listed here are for recommended students who seek additional further depth of study in their chosen track. With the exception of ENGM 191: Product Design and Development, MEng students may not take ENGM courses for credit.