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Biomedical
Master of EngineeringSpecialisation (formal)Year: 2023
Biomedical
Contact information
Coordinator
Associate Prof Kathryn Stok
Email: kathryn.stok@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)
- Contact: Enquiry Form
Overview
This course is discontinued and is no longer available for admissions.
Biomedical engineers 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 and clinical engineering.
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
In addition to the learning outcomes of the Master of Engineering, students successfully completing the Master of Engineering (Biomedical) degree should:
- have gained knowledge and practice in medical technologies, health informatics and healthcare that has societal and economic impact through innovation, translation and commercialisation;
- have gained knowledge and practice in the design and operation of devices and processes, and the application of engineering skills to new medical treatments, instruments and machines;
- have acquired knowledge and practice in anatomy and physiology, biomechanics, biotransport processes, biomaterials, electronic circuits, bioinstrumentation, and biomedical engineering regulation;
- have acquired knowledge and practice in advanced biomedical engineering topics which might include computational biomechanics, medical imaging, neural information processing, computational genomics, tissue and soft matter engineering, and systems and synthetic biology;
- have developed problem solving and trouble shooting skills that may be applied in professional practice;
- have gained knowledge and practice in biomedical engineering management including economics, intellectual property, ethics, regulation, and the law as it applies to the biomedical engineering profession;
- have the ability to complete a piece of original research either within an industrial setting or in a laboratory, involving the collection of data, its quantitative analysis and interpretation.
Last updated: 13 November 2024
Structure
300 credit points
The Biomedical specialisation of the Master of Engineering consists of 300 points of study - 212.5 points core including the Biomedical Engineering Capstone Project plus 87.5 points elective subjects as listed below (50 points must be taken from Biomedical Engineering Electives).
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 - 150 points core (compulsory) plus 150 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:
- 62.5 points core
- 12.5 points selective
- 25 points of foundation elective subjects
Core (62.5 points)
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BMEN30006 | Circuits and Systems | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN30008 | Biosystems Design | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN20002 | Anatomy & Physiology for Bioengineering | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN20003 | Applied Computation in Bioengineering | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN30009 | Introduction to Biomaterials | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Selective (12.5 points)
Choose one:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ENGR90021 | Critical Communication for Engineers |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENGR90034 | Creating Innovative Engineering |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENGR90039 | Creating Innovative Professionals |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Foundation Elective (25 points)
Students should complete the equivalent of all Year 1 foundation subjects across both their undergraduate and graduate degrees to ensure they meet all the prerequisite requirements of their course subjects.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BIOL10009 | Biology: Life's Machinery |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BIOL10008 | Introductory Biology: Life's Machinery |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CHEM10003 | Chemistry 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MAST20029 | Engineering Mathematics |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Suggested second 100 points:
Suggested study plan for the second 100 points:
- 87.5 points core
- 12.5 points Bioengineering Electives
Core (87.5 points)
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BMEN90033 | Bioinstrumentation | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN30010 | Mechanics for Bioengineering | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90035 | Biosignal Processing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90037 | Bioengineering Data Analytics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90038 | Biomechanics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90036 | Biofluid Mechanics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90039 | Biomedical Eng Management & Regulations | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Suggested third 100 points:
Suggested study plan for the third 100 points:
- 50 points Biomedical Engineering Research and Design Project Electives
- 25 points Approved Electives
- 25 points Bioengineering Elective
Biomedical Engineering Research and Design Project Electives
Total 50 points
Students must complete 50 points from the following:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BMEN90030 | BioDesign Innovation | Year Long (On Campus - Parkville) |
50 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BMEN90018 | Biomedical Engineering Capstone Project |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Year Long (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
BMEN90031 | Biomed Eng Capstone Proj Part 1 | Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BMEN90032 | Biomed Eng Capstone Proj Part 2 | Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
- Bioengineering Elective (12.5 points)
- Bioengineering Elective (12.5 points)
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.
Bioengineering Electives
Total 25 points
Students are encouraged to take two pairs of subjects in the same study area:
- Tissue Engineering & Stem Cells and Biotransport Processes
- 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 |
---|---|---|---|
COMP90016 | Computational Genomics | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90021 | Medical Imaging | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90029 | Soft Tissue and Cellular Biomechanics | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
COMP90014 | Algorithms for Bioinformatics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90002 | Neural Information Processing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90022 | Computational Biomechanics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90011 | Tissue Engineering & Stem Cells | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90027 | Systems and Synthetic Biology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BMEN90040 | Process Eng for Biomedical Technologies | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CHEN90038 | Product Design and Analysis |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Approved Electives
Total 25 points
An approved elective is any postgraduate level subject.
Third-year undergraduate subjects may be permitted on application to the Specialisation Coordinator.
The following subjects are recommended as Approved Electives:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BMEN90003 | Clinical Engineering | No longer available | |
ENGR90033 | Internship |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENGR90024 | Computational Fluid Dynamics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MCEN90048 | Artificial Intelligence for Engineers | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENGR90040 | Film and Engineering at the Crossroads | No longer available | |
CHEN90039 | Pharmaceutical & Biochemical Production | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
COMP90007 | Internet Technologies |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
COMP90038 | Algorithms and Complexity |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
COMP90041 | Programming and Software Development |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ELEN90054 | Probability and Random Models | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ELEN90055 | Control Systems |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MAST90007 | Statistics for Research Workers | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MCEN90014 | Materials | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MKTG90022 | Commercialisation of Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90011 | From Lab to Life | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SKIL90004 | Project Management in Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Please note:
1. All students must meet any requisite prior to enrolling in a subject;
2. Students may need written permission from other faculties to enrol in some subjects; please check with the course coordinator of the subject.
Links
http://www.eng.unimelb.edu.au/study/degrees/master-engineering-biomedical/overview
Last updated: 13 November 2024