BS/MS BS/MBA BS/Ph. D Program Options. The BS/MS program option permits qualified NJIT undergraduate students to earn credits toward a graduate degree. Students can take six (6) credits of graduate course work in their senior year that may be counted towards both the bachelor and master's degree at NJIT. Other combinations of baccalaureate and master's degree programs are also available.
New Jersey Institute of Technology. E-mail: [email protected]. Academic Policies and Procedures. New Jersey Institute of Technology University Heights Newark, New Jersey 07102. Special Program Feature: Pathway into PhD study at Alliance Schools (Drexel, NJIT, Temple, UDel, UPenn. BRIDGE TO THE DOCTORATE PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION. The program emphasizes the.
Students are encouraged to pursue graduate study immediately following the completion of the bachelor's degree. However, courses can be applied to both undergraduate and graduate degrees up to two (2) years after completing the bachelor's degree. Applicants for financial aid will need to take the GRE or GMAT prior to their last undergraduate semester at NJIT.
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This joint program builds upon the synergistic relationship between NJIT and Rutgers University. The physical proximity of the two institutions facilitates access to courses, laboratories, libraries, and seminars, as well as blending scientific and clinical opportunities in education and research. In addition, the location of NJIT and Rutgers University in Newark promotes interaction with New Jersey's pharmaceutical and medical device industries and medical facilities. As the preparation for the Ph. D involves an extensive research apprenticeship in the form of dissertation, the program is closely linked to the areas of biomedical engineering research at NJIT and Rutgers University. This research is clustered in the following areas.
- Biomaterials and Biocompatibility
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
- Cellular and Orthopedic Biomechanics
- Biomedical Signal Processing, Imaging and Instrumentation
- Neural and Neuromuscular Engineering
The program requires a minimum of 7. B. S. For the post MS student, 2.
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Individuals completing this degree are well- prepared for employment in academia, industry and government laboratories, or for post- doctoral study.
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D Program should have an undergraduate degree in engineering, basic science or mathematics, and satisfy the admission and academic requirements of the NJIT Graduate School and the Rutgers University's Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. In general, applicants are expected to have had Calculus through differential equations equations, one full year of physics, one full year of chemistry, and a course in physiology as part of their prior engineering studies. Non- engineering applicants with strong life science or medical education, with the same physics, chemistry, math and physiology background, but who do not have experience in essential engineering sciences, will be considered on a case- by- case basis. These applicants may be asked to pursue and MS in BME prior to admission to the Ph.
D program. Alternatively, conditional admission may be granted to applicants lacking full preparation, the a requirement to take undergraduate bridge courses that will not carry graduate credit. Admitted students who have not previously taken an upper level physiology course will be required to take BME 6.
Engineering Physiology or an equivalent course as one of their graduate courses.
Applicants are expect to have a minimum G. P. A of 3. 5 in their most recent degree (B. S. The GRE is required for all applicants, and TOEFL is required for all international students.
The program has a joint admission committee, which reviews all application, thus allowing students to apply to either institution. The host institution for a student may be changed depending upon the eventual research advisor and/or the institutional source of the research funding. The only significant institutional difference in the application process is that Rutgers University only admits students in the spring for the upcoming fall semester. NJIT can admit students who are beginning in either the fall or spring semesters. In general, however, spring admissions are rare.
As the Ph.
D program is significantly based on faculty research, admission depends upon available opportunities and funding in individual laboratories, in addition to prior academic performance. A very limited number of teaching assistantships and university fellowships are available for begging students, with subsequent years of research supported by faculty grants.
Laboratory and funding opportunities vary considerably from year to year. Serious potential applicants are encouraged to contact the Ph.
D program director at either NJIT or Rutgers University to discuss the current factors influencing admission.
D curriculum. The development of the learning contract involves reviewing the student's prior courses, assessing future course needs, planning for qualifying exams and lab rotations, and initiating discussion of research interests. If a student enters the program with a research and mentor identified, that mentor is also included in the planning.
This learning contract is revised during each semester's advising period and it is updated as necessary. The academic Progress Committee, comprised of NJIT and Rutgers University faculty, monitors the progress of students in the completion of their degrees.
Twelve credits of advanced biomedical engineering shall be selected in the field of specialization chosen by the student. Generally, these courses will come from those offered at NJIT and which are listed elsewhere in this Catalog. Courses from other engineering departments are considered on a case basis. The remaining 1. 2 credits will be in advanced life sciences. These include GSDN 5.
Q Introduction to Biomedical Sciences, which is referred as the . This 5- credit course is augmented by a 1- credit BME 6. Engineering Aspects of Molecular and Cellular Biology.
The remaining 6 credits of life sciences courses should reinforce the student's area of specialization.
Before becoming a doctoral candidate, a student must demonstrate his/her ability to integrate the knowledge acquired studies in the Qualifying Examination. This examination is offered each June and included a day- long written portion consisting of integrative questions. Shortly after the date of the written exam, students are examined orally by the Academic Progress Committee on the same questions. Students discuss and expand upon their written answers, and demonstrate their ability to engage in scholarly discussions.
Written Research Proposal
Research Grant Format
- Background and Significance
. Grant Writing Course: GSND 5. Q or other courses)
Specific Aims should include brief rationale, hypothesis, list of specific aims â which should include overview of experimental approaches.
- Research mentor and graduate committee advisor can provide feedback on outline only.
Written proposal due in approximately 2 weeks once Specific Aims are approved. Writing will occur at the end of the semester of year 2 (or at the end of year 1 for students who have completed a MS in BME and have fulfilled majority of course requirements).
Oral Exam
- Student must give an overview of proposed research that is brief (2. Exam committee is charged to gauge competency and preparedness of student to undertake Ph. D research (students instructed to be prepared for extensive questions from the committee)
- Must include at least two members from NJIT â BME.
One member can be from Rutgers. The proposal is organized using the format of an NIH Fellowship application, available
Doctoral study concludes with a written dissertation and an oral defense. All students must complete 3.