UMass Lowell Graduate Admissions - 883 Broadway Street, Dugan Hall, Lowell, MA 01854-5104
Phone: 978-934-2390; 800-656-GRAD Fax: 978-934-4058 Contact Us
Office Hours: Monday thru Friday - 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM



Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology This program is offered jointly by the University of Massachusetts campuses at Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell and Worcester. Overview Graduate Catalog Program Description Curriculum and Dissertation Sequence (pdf) To Apply Admissions Criteria Application Package Campus Graduate Admissions Offices Faculty Advising by Campus Overview The Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology brings together expertise in related fields from the entire UMass system. The program will emphasize a multidisciplinary, team approach in course/seminar presentations across the campuses, laboratory rotations, and joint research projects prior to dissertation specialization. The program will be open to a wide range of baccalaureate degree recipients with strong quantitative skills and engineering/physical science, life/clinical science and related backgrounds. Applicants who have earned degrees in the following fields will be strong candidates for the program: biology, chemical engineering, chemistry, clinical laboratory science, computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics, mechanical engineering, physics, plastics engineering and polymer science. Applicants will be admitted directly into the Ph.D. Program. A Master’s of Science degree will be awarded along the way to the doctorate after successful completion of 31 credits including a capstone project/directed study. Although individuals will apply to and conduct their dissertation research on one of the four UMass campuses, inter-campus faculty mentoring of dissertations, enrollment in any of the nearly 300 relevant graduate courses across the campuses (on campus or online) and resource sharing/library access will be available and encouraged. The over 600 biotechnology, medical devices, pharmaceutical, and related companies in eastern Massachusetts create a resource that will be approached for research opportunities as well as career placement and graduate internship development. To Apply Interested students may apply for the Ph.D. program in Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology to any ONE of the four participating UMass campuses, depending upon their research interests. Please be aware that Worcester is not currently accepting applications as a home campus. Please contact the graduate coordinator for Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology for more information and to discuss potential dissertation topics. Upon degree completion, all campuses will be listed on the student’s diploma. Admission Criteria Students holding bachelor’s degrees (or a U.S. equivalent from a foreign institution) and master’s degree recipients with strong quantitative skills in the majors listed above may apply. Applicants should have an overall undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Applicants must also have completed courses in calculus. Successful applicants will normally have had undergraduate coursework in statistics/experimental design and in life science/biomedical science. Campus Graduate Admissions Offices UMass Boston Graduate Admissions, 100 Morrisey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125-3393 http://www.umb.edu/academic_programs/graduate/ Tel: 617-287-6400 \| Fax: 617-287-6236 \| Email: bos.gadm@umb.edu UMass Dartmouth Office of Graduate Studies, 285 Old Westport Road, N. Dartmouth, MA 02747 http://www.umassd.edu/graduate/ Tel: 508-999-8604 \| Fax: 508-999-8183 \| Email: graduate@umassd.edu UMass Lowell Graduate Admissions - Dugan Hall, 883 Broadway Street, Lowell, MA 01854 http://www.uml.edu/grad Tel: 978-934-2380 \| Fax: 978-934-3010 \| Email: Graduate_Admissions@uml.edu The application package must include Official test score from the Graduate Record General Examination Official test score of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) (for international applicants and native speakers of languages other than English) Official undergraduate and graduate transcripts Three letters of recommendation A personal statement indicating why the individual is applying to the program, and his or her research interests and career plans Early applications are encouraged and an interest in the need for financial aid (Teaching/Research Assistantships) should be indicated. Faculty Advising by Campus The following faculty members/program directors are available to answer any additional questions: UMass Boston Rick Kesseli Rick.Kesseli@umb.edu 617-287-6627 UMass Dartmouth Paul Calvert PCalvert@umassd.edu 508-999-8355 David Goodson DGoodson@umassd.edu 508-999-8420 UMass Lowell Dr. Bryan Buchholz Bryan_Buchholz@uml.edu 978-934-3241 UMass Worcester Anthony Carruthers Anthony.Carruthers@umassmed.edu 508-856-6074

UMass Lowell Graduate Admissions - 883 Broadway Street, Dugan Hall, Lowell, MA 01854-5104 Phone: 978-934-2390; 800-656-GRAD Fax: 978-934-4058 Contact Us Office Hours: Monday thru Friday - 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology