Stanford University

Course Details

Master of Science in Bioengineering (MS)

Course Description

The Master of Science in Bioengineering requires 45 units of course work. The curriculum consists of core bioengineering courses, technical electives, seminars and unrestricted electives. Core courses focus on quantitative biology and biological systems analysis. Approved technical electives are chosen by the student in consultation with his/her graduate adviser, and can be selected from graduate course offerings in mathematics, statistics, engineering, physical sciences, life sciences, and medicine. Seminars highlight emerging research in bioengineering and provide training in research ethics.

Course Duration

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2year

Career outcomes

Bioengineering research makes its way into clinical care through technology translation. The central role of Stanford University in the creation of Silicon Valley — helping to launch companies like Hewlett-Packard, Silicon Graphics, Sun, Yahoo and Google — is well known. A similar story of cooperation between Stanford and industry is underway in the biomedical technology sector. Within a 50-mile radius of the Stanford campus there are over 600 medical and biotechnology companies, which range from start-ups to some of the titans in the industry. Last year, $2.1 billion of venture capital was invested in California life sciences, most of which went to companies in Northern California. Many companies in the region have deep Stanford roots, including some of the larger biotech and med tech corporations (for example, Affymetrix, Genentech, Guidant, Medtronic Vascular and Nellcor).




Master of Science in Bioengineering (MS) Stanford University