Master of Medical Engineering (MME)

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The MME program is an evening degree program specifically designed to allow working professionals in the local engineering community to increase their level of training in the biological and medical fields. The program's main goal is to prepare professionals to develop technologies and products that will become the standard of healthcare in the near future. To that end, applicants for admission to the Master of Medical Engineering Degree Program are expected to have a minimum of 3-5 years professional engineering experience after earning a bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, physics, materials science, chemistry, or other quantitative science discipline.

The program's core curriculum consists of four 3-course certificates and two-four Bioengineering seminars completed over four years:

Basic Medical Sciences
Medical Diagnostics
Medical Devices and Commercialization
Biosensors and Biomaterials
Bioengineering seminar

Basic Medical Sciences is a prerequisite for the remaining certificates and is offered annually. The Diagnostics, Devices, and Biosensors certificates are offered once every three years. Descriptions of the courses can be found on the UW Extension website.

Students can apply for degree status at any of these points in the program:

When applying for the first certificate
After the first certificate
After the second certificate

To ensure that students have met the Graduate School ’s requirements for matriculated credits, degree applications are not accepted after the third certificate.

The degree is thesis-optional . Students who choose the non-thesis track complete the four certificates and four credits of Department of Bioengineering seminar.

Students who choose the thesis track complete the four certificates, two credits of Department of Bioengineering seminar, and nine thesis credits. In addition, a publishable document and oral defense are required. The thesis track is expected to take about five years to complete.

Intent to complete the thesis must be declared at the time of degree application or no later than the end of the second certificate, whichever comes first. The student must submit a brief project description and a note of approval from the faculty advisor. The thesis content cannot have any overlap with work done at the student's place of employment. For specific details, contact the Academic Counselor.

Advising and admissions for the certificate programs are handled by the University of Washington Extension Office . The deadline to apply for a certificate program is August 21, 2009 for Autumn 2009. More information about the MME program is available from UW Extension. To contact Extension please call 206-685-8936 or 888-469-6499 or send an email to extnadvising@extn.washington.edu.

Advising and admissions for degree status are handled by the Department of Bioengineering. The deadline for applications to the degree program is August 21, 2009. Application procedures and instructions are online for your convenience. Before applying to the Master's program, it is important to discuss the transition with the Bioengineering Academic Counselor. The transition from a professional certificate program to the more academic-oriented Master's degree can be confusing, so it is important to clarify expectations and procedures before making an application. The Academic Counselor can also discuss GNM (Graduate Non-Matriculated) status, which is critical for the second certificate if a student is not admitted to the degree at time of entry to the program.