Master's and Doctoral Programs in Bioengineering
Bioengineering is an interdisciplinary field that combines the principles of medicine and fundamental sciences with materials and engineering science to understand, modify, or control biological and medical systems, produce materials that aid in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, and design products that enable the monitoring of physiological functions. In other words, it applies the principles of fundamental sciences and engineering from the laboratory to real life and living systems, aiming to conduct research that will serve to enhance human life and quality of life.
Bioengineering focuses on topics such as biomedical computing and imaging, biomedical device technology, cell and molecular engineering, and regenerative medicine. These areas can be further detailed as the design and production of systems such as biomaterials inspired by nature, artificial substitutes for organs and tissues, smart drug carriers, sensor-chip systems used in diagnosis and treatment, and biomedical equipment designed for disease monitoring. Applications include the biosynthesis of animal or plant products, recombinant DNA technology, the improvement and control of foods, and the development and control of high-value-added biotechnological products such as GMOs.
Considering that successful individuals in both academia and the business world today operate in interdisciplinary fields rather than a single area and achieve success this way, the importance of the interdisciplinary field of Bioengineering, which correctly blends engineering sciences and fundamental sciences, is better understood.
Program Profile
Abdullah Gül University (AGU) has been accepting students into its Master’s Program in Bioengineering since the 2015-2016 academic year and its Doctoral Program since the 2017-2018 academic year.
AGU Bioengineering's vision is to "be an innovative and leading department in the field of bioengineering in education, societal benefit, and research"; its mission is "to contribute to societal welfare, improve human health and quality of life by conducting innovative research that can be transferred from the laboratory to the clinic, and to train the next generation of bioengineers at the master's and doctoral levels by combining medicine, biology, and engineering sciences."
AGU Bioengineering aims to be an internationally standardized department by conducting innovative and clinically translatable studies. With the goal of AGU becoming a leading research university, education continues with a young and dynamic faculty with national and international experience and success, and a strong laboratory infrastructure. As an interdisciplinary program, research areas include biomaterials, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, nanocarriers, biomedical instrumentation, biosensors, neural engineering, bioinformatics, stem cells, transgenic animals, cancer biology, structural biology, and rare genetic diseases. With the motto "From the lab to life," the aim is to contribute to societal welfare and improve human health and quality of life by combining medicine, fundamental sciences, and engineering sciences to create the qualified workforce needed in this field.
Bioengineering Program Qualifications
- Understand science, mathematics, and engineering at the master's and doctoral levels and apply this knowledge to bioengineering problems.
- Develop new scientific methods or technological products/processes, design, conduct experiments, collect and evaluate data related to them.
- Determine the technical tools needed for bioengineering applications, have the proficiency to adopt and use new technological tools.
- Access information, use resources, contribute to the literature by presenting scientific study processes and results in written or oral form in national and international environments.
- Work individually or in teams, in intra-disciplinary or interdisciplinary teams, gain leadership and responsibility awareness.
- Have advanced verbal, written, and visual communication skills in a foreign language in their area of expertise.
- Have lifelong learning, societal benefit, and global problem awareness, with a sense of scientific ethics and responsibility in their profession.
- Be aware of the societal impacts of solutions and applications related to bioengineering.
- For the Bioengineering program admission requirements and educational principles, AGU Bioengineering Master’s Program accepts students from various fields such as Biology, Bioengineering, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Pharmacy, Dentistry, and Medicine. Admission criteria are announced on the university website at the beginning of each semester. The Bioengineering Master's and Doctoral Programs application, student admission and registration, education and examination principles, and thesis master's program are specified in the Abdullah Gül University Graduate Education and Examination Regulations. Detailed information on evaluation, graduation requirements, and other elements can be found at link.
Bioengineering Employment Opportunities
With a learner-centered approach aimed at training individuals who will shape the future and seek solutions to global problems, AGU, a research university, aims to train bioengineers with international competitiveness and employability worldwide, thanks to its entirely English-taught Bioengineering Master's Program and a distinguished academic staff with international experience, all of whom have completed their doctorates at leading universities around the world.
In Turkey, bioengineers have become more recognized by firms and institutions, especially in the last five years, thanks to university-industry events that connect students with the industry. Consequently, job listings now include the "bioengineer" profession. In Turkey, bioengineers are employed in industrial fields such as healthcare, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, food, and the environment, in production, R&D, or administrative units, in positions such as product specialist/manager, production control manager, quality assurance engineer, R&D engineer, sales and marketing engineer, and sales and application specialist. Additionally, bioengineers have the option to pursue an academic career and become scientists at universities.
