I think that 70/30 may be a good ratio if a student chooses to take all 3 courses currently offered. As it stands right now I don’t think these 3 practical courses are required in the MS program. I would like to see that change as they offer real world benefits that academic courses just don’t offer. I also think that 3 courses may be enough in providing a student with the experience they need to work in industry jobs

Given the wide range of applications in biomedical engineering, I do see the need for a larger amount of academic/lab courses so I think a 70/30 ratio is sufficient as long as students take the maximum 30 percent.