生物医学工程哲学博士

农业与生物工程系提供的学位课程可授予哲学博士学位。该部门的优势领域包括：开发心血管疾病的新疗法，组织力学行为的计算模型，软骨和骨骼再生的新策略。研究生培训强调为学术和行业环境中的教学和研究职业做准备。哲学博士学位通常需要三年的课程，全面考试，初步考试（论文建议）和论文答辩。论文研究涉及对特定主题的深入研究，重点在于假设的产生，实验设计，结果的分析和解释以及手稿的准备。
The Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering offers a degree program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy. Areas of strength in the department include development of novel treatments for cardiovascular disease, computational modeling of tissue mechanical behavior and new strategies for regeneration of cartilage and bone. Graduate training emphasizes preparation for careers in teaching and research in both academic and industry settings. The Doctor of Philosophy degree typically three years of course work, a comprehensive exam, a preliminary exam (dissertation proposal), and a defense of the dissertation. Dissertation research involves an in-depth investigation of a particular topic with emphasis on hypothesis generation, experimental design, analysis and interpretation of results, and manuscript preparation.