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Biomedical with Business
Master of EngineeringSpecialisation (formal)Year: 2018
Biomedical with Business
Contact information
Coordinator
Prof David Ackland
Email: dackland@unimelb.edu.au
Melbourne School of Engineering
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Contact: Stop 1
Future students:
- Further information: Master of Engineering (Biomedical with Business)
- Contact: Enquiry Form
Overview
Biomedical engineers with business skills bridge the gap between technology, medicine and biology. Within this specialisation, students choose to focus on areas including biomechanical engineering, bioengineering, bioinformatics, biocellular engineering, biosignals, neuroengineering or clinical engineering. Graduates are sought with strong analytical and engineering management skills who will be able to be employed in a variety of industries in roles ranging from research-and-development to project management and finance.
Students also benefit from the high standing of services provided by the University and the Melbourne School of Engineering for biomedical innovation.
Intended learning outcomes
To produce graduates who are skilled in biomedical engineering principles and business, and have the ability to apply them to complex, open-ended engineering tasks and problems.
Last updated: 16 February 2025
Structure
300 credit points
The Master of Engineering (Biomedical with Business) consists of 300 points of study - 250 points core plus 50 points elective subjects as listed below.
Advanced standing will be awarded for equivalent subjects taken in prior study to applicants on the following basis:
Credit, Advanced Standing and Accelerated Entry Policy (MPF1293) https://policy.unimelb.edu.au/MPF1293
Subject Options
Total 300 points - 250 points core (compulsory) plus 50 points elective subjects from the list below. Students must complete all 300 points of subjects, including all core subjects, or have advanced standing or exemption.
The core and elective subjects are those listed below. The order of subjects below is one way of progressing through the course - students who meet subject requisites may tailor their individual study plan to take into account advanced standing and their study load. Students plan their study online and can seek further advice from Stop 1 on individual study plans.
Suggested first 100 points:
Suggested study plan for the first 100 points:
- 75 points core
- 12.5 points Biomedical Science electives
- 12.5 points Bioengineering electives
Core 75 pts
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MAST20029 | Engineering Mathematics |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BMEN20001 | Biomechanical Physics & Computation | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN30005 | Introduction to Biomechanics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN30006 | Circuits and Systems | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN30007 | Biotransport Processes | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN30008 | Biosystems Design | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Suggested second 100 points:
Suggested study plan for the second 100 points:
- 75 points core
- 25 Bioengineering electives
Core 75 pts
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BMEN90033 | Bioinstrumentation | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BMEN90026 | Clinical Trials and Regulations | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90023 | Biomaterials | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENGM90014 | The World of Engineering Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENGM90006 | Engineering Contracts and Procurement | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90028 | Anatomy and Physiology for Engineers | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Suggested third 100 points:
Suggested study plan for the third 100 points:
- 37.5 points core
- 50 points Biomedical Engineering Research and Design Project electives
- 12.5 points Bioengineering electives
Core (37.5 points)
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ENGM90013 | Strategy Execution for Engineers |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENGM90012 | Marketing Management for Engineers | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENGM90011 | Economic Analysis for Engineers | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Biomedical Engineering Reseach and Design Project Electives
Students must complete 50 points from the following capstone subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BMEN90030 | BioDesign Innovation | Year Long (On Campus - Parkville) |
50 |
BMEN90017 | Biomedical Engineering Design Project | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
BMEN90018 | Biomedical Engineering Capstone Project |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Year Long (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
BMEN90025 | Biomedical Eng Capstone Project A | No longer available | |
BMEN90031 | Biomed Eng Capstone Proj Part 1 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90032 | Biomed Eng Capstone Proj Part 2 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Note 1: BMEN90025 Biomedical Eng Capstone Project A is only available to students who enrol in BMEN90025 prior to 2017.
Note 2: BMEN90031 Biomedical Engineering Capstone Project Part 1 and BMEN90032 Biomedical Engineering Capstone Project Part 2 must be taken in 2 consecutive semesters. Students commence BMEN90031 in Semester 2 and continue BMEN90032 in the consecutive semester (Semester 1 in the following year). Upon successful completion of this project, students will receive 25 points credit.
Biomedical Science Elective
Total 12.5 points
Students with a background in Chemistry must take the BIOL10004 elective. Students with a background in Biology must take the CHEM10003 elective.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CHEM10003 | Chemistry 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BIOL10004 | Biology of Cells and Organisms | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Bioengineering Electives
Total 50 points
Students are encouraged to take two subjects in the same study area:
- Tissue Engineering & Stem Cells and Soft Matter Engineering
- Computational Genomics and Algorithms for Functional Genomics
- Soft Tissue and Cellular Biomechanics and Computational Biomechanics
- Medical Imaging and Neural Information Processing
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BMEN90011 | Tissue Engineering & Stem Cells | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90012 | Soft Matter Engineering | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90002 | Neural Information Processing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90021 | Medical Imaging | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90022 | Computational Biomechanics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90027 | Systems Biology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
COMP90014 | Algorithms for Functional Genomics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
COMP90016 | Computational Genomics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90029 | Soft Tissue and Cellular Biomechanics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://www.eng.unimelb.edu.au/study/degrees/master-engineering-biomedical-business/overview
Last updated: 16 February 2025