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Twin Cities Campus
Neuroengineering MinorDepartment of Biomedical Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Graduate Minor in Neuroengineering, 7-105 Nils Hasselmo Hall, 312 Church Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-8396; fax 612-626-6583)
Email:
bmengp@umn.edu
Website: http://cne.umn.edu/
The doctoral minor in neuroengineering (NE) is motivated by the notion that future breakthroughs in this rapidly growing area of research will be made by engineers who understand the fundamental issues and principles of neuroscience that occur during neural interventions, and by neuroscientists who are truly competent in engineering concepts and tools. The minor trains students to develop the skills to revolutionize technologies for interfacing with the brain and to advance our understanding of the neuroscience processes that arise when we interface with and modulate the brain.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
Special Application Requirements:
Students interested in the minor are strongly encouraged to confer with their major field advisor and director of graduate studies, and the Neuroengineering director of graduate studies regarding feasibility and requirements – including, for students pursuing PhDs in majors other than neuroscience, or in biomedical, electrical, or mechanical engineering, consultation with the Neuroengineering director of graduate studies about the necessary background to succeed in the minor.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
Coursework must be approved by the neuroengineering director of graduate studies.
For any course listed in multiple categories, students must choose which requirement that course will fulfill. A single course cannot be counted simultaneously toward multiple categories.
Coursework applied to minor field requirements offered on both the A-F and S/N grading basis must be graded A-F, with a minimum grade of B- earned for each course.
The minimum cumulative GPA for the minor is 3.00.
Neuroengineering Seminar (2 credits)
Take the following course:
BMEN 8411 - Neuroengineering Seminar
(2.0 cr)
Neuroengineering Course (3 credits)
Select 1 of the following in consultation with the Neuroengineering director of graduate studies. BMEN 5411 is strongly recommended for students who have not already completed a neural engineering course.
BMEN 5411 - Neural Engineering
(3.0 cr)
BMEN 5412 - Neuromodulation
(3.0 cr)
Electives
Select electives as needed, in consultation with the Neuroengineering director of graduate studies, to complete the 12-credit minimum. Other courses may be selected with approval of the Neuroengineering director of graduate studies.
BMEN 5401 - Advanced Biomedical Imaging
(3.0 cr)
BMEN 5411 - Neural Engineering
(3.0 cr)
BMEN 5412 - Neuromodulation
(3.0 cr)
BMEN 5413 - Neural Decoding and Interfacing
(3.0 cr)
BMEN 8101 - Biomedical Digital Signal Processing
(3.0 cr)
BMEN 8151 - Biomedical Electronics and Implantable Microsystems
(3.0 cr)
BMEN 8411 - Neuroengineering Seminar
(2.0 cr)
BMEN 8502 - Physiological Control Systems
(3.0 cr)
EE 5231 - Linear Systems and Control
(3.0 cr)
EE 5239 - Introduction to Nonlinear Optimization
(3.0 cr)
EE 5542 - Adaptive Digital Signal Processing
(3.0 cr)
ME 5281 - Feedback Control Systems
(4.0 cr)
ME 5286 - Robotics
(4.0 cr)
MPHY 5178 - Physical Principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(3.0 cr)
MPHY 8147 - Advanced Physics of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
(3.0 cr)
NSC 8111 - Quantitative Neuroscience
(3.0 cr)
NSC 8217 - Systems and Computational Neuroscience
(2.0 cr)
PSY 5036W - Computational Vision
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
PSY 5038W - Introduction to Neural Networks
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
PSY 5063 - Introduction to Functional MRI
(3.0 cr)
PSY 5065 - Functional Imaging: Hands-on Training
(3.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Doctoral
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Credits: | 2.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Prerequisites: | 8101 or equiv |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
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Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |