Business
Master of Biomedical EngineeringSpecialisation (formal)Year: 2022
Overview
Intended learning outcomes
In addition to the Intended Learning Outcomes for the Master of Biomedical Engineering, students completing the specialisation in Business will be able to:
- acquire cognitive skills to demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge and to reflect critically on theory and professional practice of biomedical engineering in the context of the business world;
- gain technical and creative skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories, and apply established theories to different bodies of knowledge or practice related to business and biomedical engineering;
- acquire communication and technical research skills to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, methodologies, conclusions, and professional and business decisions to engineering and non-engineering audiences;
- design, evaluate, implement, analyse, and theorise about developments that contribute to professional practice or scholarship in the context of business
Last updated: 3 May 2024
Structure
62.5 credit points
To obtain the degree with the Business specialisation, students must complete:
- 175 credit points of compulsory subjects
- 25 credit points of selectives
- 50 points of core specialisation subjects
- 50 credit points of electives including
- 25 credit points of Bioengineering electives
- 25 credit points of approved electives
Note: Students entering the course with advanced standing who plan on completing a specialisation may need to enrol in core specialisation subjects in their commencing semester. Please check and follow the structure outlined for your intended specialisation and seek course planning advice.
Subject Options
Year 2
Compulsory subjects (87.5 credit points)
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BMEN90038 | Biomechanics | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90037 | Bioengineering Data Analytics | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90033 | Bioinstrumentation | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90039 | Biomedical Eng Management & Regulations | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90036 | Biofluid Mechanics | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90035 | Biosignal Processing | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENGM90006 | Engineering Contracts and Procurement | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
One Bioengineering Elective subject (12.5 credit points), chosen from the following list:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BMEN90021 | Medical Imaging | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90002 | Neural Information Processing | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90040 | Biotransport Processes | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
BMEN90011 | Tissue Engineering & Stem Cells | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90029 | Soft Tissue and Cellular Biomechanics | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90022 | Computational Biomechanics | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90027 | Systems and Synthetic Biology | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
COMP90016 | Computational Genomics | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
COMP90014 | Algorithms for Bioinformatics | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CHEN90039 | Pharmaceutical & Biochemical Production | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Year 3
Compulsory specialisation subjects (37.5 credit points)
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ENGM90011 | Economic Analysis for Engineers | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENGM90012 | Marketing Management for Engineers | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENGM90013 | Strategy Execution for Engineers |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
(Must be completed in Year 3 of the course)
One Bioengineering Elective subject (12.5 points), chosen from the list above
Approved electives (25 credit points):
An approved elective is any postgraduate level subject. Third-year undergraduate subjects may be permitted on application to the course coordinator. The following subjects are recommended as approved electives:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ENGR90033 | Internship |
Summer Term (Online)
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENGR90024 | Computational Fluid Dynamics | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MCEN90048 | Artificial Intelligence for Engineers | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENGR90040 | Film and Engineering at the Crossroads | No longer available | |
COMP90007 | Internet Technologies |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
COMP90038 | Algorithms and Complexity |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
COMP90041 | Programming and Software Development |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ELEN90054 | Probability and Random Models |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ELEN90055 | Control Systems |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MAST90007 | Statistics for Research Workers | Winter Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MKTG90022 | Commercialisation of Science | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90011 | From Lab to Life | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SKIL90004 | Project Management in Science | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CHEN90038 | Product Design and Analysis | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90041 | Biomedical Eng Summer Research Project | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Note:
- all students must meet any requisite prior to enrolling in a subject
- students may need written permission from other faculties to enrol in some subjects; please check with the subject coordinator
Compulsory Project Subject (25 credit points)
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BMEN90018 | Biomedical Engineering Capstone Project |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Year Long (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
BMEN90031 | Biomed Eng Capstone Proj Part 1 | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90032 | Biomed Eng Capstone Proj Part 2 | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Note: *Students may alternatively take BMEN90030 BioDesign Innovation (50 points) in place of BMEN90018 Biomedical Engineering Capstone Project and 25 points of Bioengineering Electives or Approved Electives. Permission to enrol in BMEN90030 must be granted by the subject coordinator.
As an alternative to BMEN90018 Biomedical Engineering Capstone Project, students may also take BMEN90031 Biomedical Engineering Capstone Project Part 1 and BMEN90032 Biomedical Engineering Capstone Project Part 2. These subjects 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.
Last updated: 3 May 2024