Graduate School

Graduate School
McKusick Technology Center, Room 211
414 East Clark Street
Vermillion, SD 57069
Phone: (605) 677- 6240
www.usd.edu/grad

Degrees administered directly by the Graduate School at the University of South Dakota:

Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies
Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering

The University of South Dakota offers several graduate degrees that are highly interdisciplinary in nature, and are therefore administered directly through the Graduate School versus a specific academic department.

The Master of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies began in 1977. It is designed primarily for, but not limited to, non-traditional students who would like to develop their own program of study. The students self-design a curriculum in tandem with their advisor to best suit their needs

Biomedical engineering (BME) focuses upon the application of engineering and science methodologies to the analysis of biological and physiological problems and to the development and delivery of health-care technologies. The biomedical engineer serves as an interface between traditional engineering disciplines and living systems and may work in either direction, applying the patterns of living organisms to engineering design or engineering new approaches to human health. Both the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees are cross-disciplinary. The objective of the M.S. program is to prepare a student for research and development careers in the biomedical industry and for additional training at the doctoral level. The Ph.D. program will prepare a student for a career as a researcher who advances the frontiers of biomedical science and engineering with attention to generating new ideas for commercialization.