Irvine,
CA,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MSc in Biomedical Engineering - Tissue Engineering in Irvine United States | University of California Irvine
University of California Irvine
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Irvine United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
26,802
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
24 months
The concept of tissue engineering was formally defined during a 1988 National Science Foundation workshop as utilizing engineering and biological principles to study the structure-function relationships in both healthy and diseased tissues, while creating biological replacements to enhance, preserve, or repair tissue function. This interdisciplinary field combines knowledge from chemical engineering, materials science, medicine, genetics, and other engineering and life science areas.
Current research primarily focuses on cultivating cells in three-dimensional environments rather than traditional flat laboratory dishes. Cells grown in two-dimensional conditions often act independently, but when cultured in 3D structures, they start functioning more like they would in actual tissues or organs. Researchers are experimenting with various techniques to grow tissue and organ cells within biodegradable 3D frameworks that break down once the cellular mass reaches a specific size. The ultimate goal is for these cultured cells to develop into fully operational tissues and organs.
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Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.0
Qualification Requirements
Applicant must have a bachelor's degree in an engineering, physical science, or biological science discipline, with a grade point average of 3.20 or higher in their upper-division course work. The minimum course work requirements for admission are six quarters of calculus through linear algebra and ordinary differential equations, three quarters of calculus-based physics, three quarters of chemistry, and two quarters of biology. Students without a physics, chemistry, or engineering undergraduate degree may be required to take additional relevant undergraduate engineering courses during their first year in the program, any such requirements will be specifically determined by the BME Graduate Committee on a case-by-case basis and will be made known to the applicant at the time of acceptance to the program.
The recommended minimum combined verbal and quantitative portion of the GRE is 310, or a minimum combined MCAT score in Verbal Reasoning, Physical Sciences, and Biological Sciences problems of 508. A minimum score of 94 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT) is recommended of all international students whose native language is not English. In addition, all applicants must submit three letters of recommendation.
Bachelor's Degree Transcripts
Have a minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0
The recommended minimum combined verbal and quantitative portion of the GRE is 310, or a minimum combined MCAT score in Verbal Reasoning, Physical Sciences, and Biological Sciences problems of 508. A minimum score of 94 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT) is recommended of all international students whose native language is not English. In addition, all applicants must submit three letters of recommendation.
Bachelor's Degree Transcripts
Have a minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0
Tuition
USD
26,802