Introduction

The PhD is offered to students with an undergraduate or master's degree in engineering or the life sciences. Students complete the degree in three to five years with a highly individualized training pathway. All PhD students complete a dissertation, which may have an industry component.

Visit our website- ucdenver.edu/bioengineering or contact us at bioengineering@cuanschutz.edu for more information.

Graduate Education Policies and Procedures apply to this program.

Program Requirements

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The PhD in bioengineering requires 21 credits of didactic coursework, 30 credits of research coursework, and 9 credits of electives.

• 6 credits of life sciences core
• 6 credits of quantitative core
• 6 credits of technology core
• 3 credits of research and clinical core
• 9 credits of electives
• 30 credits of research

To learn more about the Student Learning Outcomes for this program, please visit our website.

To review the Degree Map for this program, please visit our website.