The joint OSU-UO M.S. and Ph.D. programs combine a student-centered curriculum, impactful research, and targeted professional development to advance science, society, and your career.

Joint program students have full access to resources at both UO and OSU, including research facilities, coursework, training workshops, and student groups. Ph.D. students may choose an advisor or co-advisors from the bioengineering faculty at either UO or OSU. At this time, only OSU faculty advisors are accepting M.S. students.

The design of our curriculum helps students create an academic plan that drives their research and career success. This starts with minimizing core requirements to four courses that prepare students to apply bioengineering fundamentals toward innovations that advance human health. Students then tailor their individual experience by selecting elective courses that align with their research or career goals.

Students in the M.S. and Ph.D. programs will complete a research project under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Students in the joint Ph.D. program can select faculty mentors at Oregon State University or at the University of Oregon. At this time, M.S. students can only select faculty mentors from OSU.

At OSU, the Bioengineering Program has participating faculty from various disciplines across campus, enabling students to conduct advanced studies in Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering, Biomedical Devices & Instrumentation, Health Equity Engineering, Biomechanics, Orthopedics, & Neuroengineering, and Machine Learning & Computational Biology.

• OSU Bioengineering Faculty
• UO Bioengineering Faculty

Students enrolled in the MS degree programs will complete at least 45 graduate credits, 12 of which must be thesis credits (BIOE 503). 

Students in all Bioengineering graduate programs (MEng, M.S. and Ph.D.) will be required to complete the program core curriculum. The remaining credits required for completion of the degree program will be electives, and may include courses in science, mathematics, engineering or other topics. 

All students submit a program of study during their first quarter in the program specifying the elective courses they plan to take to complete their degree requirements. Programs of study will be reviewed by a committee of bioengineering program faculty to ensure that the program has sufficient breadth and depth in the context of the student’s planned research activities.

The MEng program provides students the opportunity to pursue advanced-level study without the requirement for a research thesis. MEng degrees are intended as terminal degrees, not as preparation for a doctorate, and will emphasize job-related knowledge and skills. Although not required, students wishing to pursue a Ph.D. in the future are advised to pursue an M.S. degree, not an MEng. 

MEng students can design their curriculum to match their career goals. Required coursework includes the bioengineering core – Cell and Tissue Engineering, Modeling of Physiological Systems, and Drug and Medical Device Regulation – as well as electives selected from a wide range of course offerings in engineering, mathematics, biomedical sciences and other fields.

Students enrolled in the Ph.D. program will complete at least 108 graduate credits. At least 27 of those credits must be non-blanket course work, and at least 36 must be thesis credits (BIOE 603). 

Students in all Bioengineering graduate programs (MEng, M.S. and Ph.D.) will be required to complete the program core curriculum. The remaining credits required for completion of the degree program will be electives, and may include courses in science, mathematics, engineering or other topics.