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Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering - College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources - University of Hawai'i at Manoa

Graduate Requirements for Bioengineering

Graduates of the program have entered careers in industry and public agencies or have undertaken further study in a PhD degree program. Intended candidates for the MS must present a bachelor's degree from an accredited engineering program or the equivalent.

Requirements

Bioengineering courses as well as courses from the related fields of engineering, agriculture, and sciences may be utilized to fulfill the minimum requirement of 30 credit hours. Both Plan A (thesis) and Plan B (non-thesis) are available.

Plan A :

  1. Twenty-one (21) course credits and 9 thesis research credits.
  2. Directed Research (course 699) and Thesis (course 700) cannot be used to satisfy course credit requirements.
  3. Twelve (12) or more course credits must be at 600 level or above.
  4. Twelve (12) or more course credits must be in bioengineering courses; of these, 9 must be earned in courses numbered 600-698 bioengineering.
  5. One Graduate Seminar in bioengineering.
  6. Pass a final oral examination administered by a committee of three or more graduate faculty, chaired by the student's thesis advisor.
  7. Enrolled in the graduation semester. If all other course work is completed, one credit of BE 700 must be taken in the graduation semester.

Plan B :

  1. Twenty-seven (27) course credits and 3 credits of Directed Research (course 699) on a Design or research project.
  2. The Directed Research (course 699) cannot be used to satisfy course credit requirements.
  3. Eighteen (18) or more course credits must be at 600 level or above.
  4. Eighteen (18) ore more course credits must be in bioengineering of these, 12 must be in course numbered 600-698.
  5. One Graduate Seminar in bioengineering
  6. Pass a final oral examination administered by a committee of three or more graduate faculty, chaired by the student's advisor.
  7. Enrolled in the graduation semester. If all other course work is completed, one credit of BE 500 must be taken in the graduation semester.

Financial Assistance

All students in the MBBE program are currently supported through teaching asistantships, research assistantships or fellowships. In addition, tuition is waived for all assistantships and most fellowships. It is recommended that students interested in research assistantships contact faculty working in their area of interest regarding availability. Additional fellowship support is available from the East-West Center, which offers scholarships to Asian, Pacific and American students for affiliation in one of their programs. Inquiries should be directed to: Office of Admissions, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822.

How to Apply

For application form and related information, please write to:
Graduate Division Admission Office
2540 Maile Way, Spalding 354
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Tel: (808) 956-8544; Fax: (808) 956-4257
E-mail: admissions@grad.hawaii.edu

Application material can also be downloaded from the Graduate Division Website:
http://www.hawaii.edu/graduate

Contact Information:

For further information about the M.S. degree Program in Bioengineering, please contact:

Dr. Ping Yi Yang
Department of Molecular Biosciences & Bioengineering
University of Hawaii
3050 Maile Way, Gil 105
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808)-956-8459
Fax: (808) 956-9269
E-mail: pingyi@hawaii.edu