Doctor's degree in Bioengineering at Clemson University

 

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Doctor's Degree in Bioengineering at Clemson University

Clemson University
Doctor's degree
Bioengineering

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Doctoral degree candidates must provide evidence of their potential success in advanced graduate study. The selection of courses for the doctoral degree is flexible and depends on the background and objectives of each candidate. Course requirements will vary depending on past education; a total of 36 credit hours is required past the BS degree. Students are encouraged to enroll directly in the doctoral program from a baccalaureate degree. Applicants who already have an MS degree engineering or science may apply up to 24 credit hours from their MS degree towards the 36 credit hours required for the PhD degree.

Students admitted into the doctoral program will be required to pursue a core curriculum and plan of study that will serve as the basis for further, more specialized study in the field. The PhD curriculum and plan of study seeks to:

1. establish a uniform knowledge base of fundamental bioengineering principles amongst admitted graduate students with conventional and non-traditional educational backgrounds,
2. provide greater flexibility in selection of core and elective courses so as to be more relevant to the students’ chosen research track, and
3. specify guidelines for transfer of relevant course credits for doctoral students with a master's degree in bioengineering/ other discipline to avoid course repetition/duplication and ensure quality control of bioengineering education offered by the department.

Qualifying and comprehensive examinations must be passed before a student is accepted officially as a PhD candidate. The qualifying examination is an oral exam covering the student's area of concentration and specific research field. The comprehensive examination involves the oral presentation and defense of the student's proposed research before his or her selected research committee. The PhD degree in bioengineering can also be conducted jointly with a MD degree or a DMD degree at the Medical University of South Carolina.


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