Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering

The mission of the School of Engineering at USEK is to provide an inspiring and supportive environment for high-quality and effective education, develop students’ creative and critical thinking, and graduate lifelong leaders capable of addressing emerging problems in light of the changes and new challenges in engineering careers. We seek to nurture in our students a drive for entrepreneurship and leadership and a commitment to ethical and professional standards, always fostering their humanity so they may work for a better world while focusing on the needs of Lebanon.

Mission

The Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering program aims to prepare students for advanced study and research in biomedical engineering. The mission of the program is to sculpt engineering with skills of designing, creating, analyzing innovative solutions and knowledge for improving healthcare lifestyle, devices, structures, and facilities in Lebanon, the Middle East, and beyond. To achieve our educational mission, we reinforce our students with problem-solving and communication skills, we fortify their ability to think and analyze critically, we strengthen their creative and experimentation skills and we support them to discover innovative scientific and engineering solutions.

Specialization Courses – Approved electives

• GBM518 Applied Medical Image Processing
• GBM519 Applied Medical Image Processing Lab
• GBM529 Artificial Organs and Rehabilitation Engineering
• GBM513 Biochemistry for Biomedical Engineer Lab
• GBM512 Biochemistry for Biomedical Engineers
• GBM517 Biocompatibility and Biomaterials of Medical Devices
• GBM620 Bioinformatics
• GBM621 Bioinformatics Lab
• GBM638 Control of Biological and Drug Delivery Systems
• GBM639 Control of Biological and Drug Delivery Systems Lab
• GBM637 Design of Medical Equipment
• GBM650 Hospital and Medical Equipment Planning
• GBM612 Modeling of Physiological Systems
• GBM613 Modeling of Physiological Systems Lab
• GBM636 Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy
• GBM632 Regulation of Medical Devices

Common Core

• GBM633 Biomedical Signal Analysis
• GBM634 Biomedical Signal Analysis Lab
• GEN516 Scientific English
• GBM600 Special Topic in Biomedical Engineering
• GBM605 Statistics and Clinical Cases

Capstone

• GBM691 Thesis I
• GBM692 Thesis II

Program Educational Objectives

1. Advance the students in their careers through innovation, critical thinking, leadership, lifelong learning, proactivity, and integrity.
2. Prepare students to succeed in post‐graduate studies and industry employment in biomedical engineering or related fields.

Program Outcomes

1. Ability to shape careers by critical thinking, leadership, and managerial skills combined with innovation and proactivity.
2. Ability to tackle challenges in postgraduate or in industry employment in several biomedical fields.