Master of Biomedical Engineering (MC-BIOMENG) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this course, graduates will:

• Acquire knowledge and practice in medical technologies, health informatics and healthcare that has societal and economic impact through innovation, translation and commercialisation;
• Gain 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;
• Acquire knowledge and practice in anatomy and physiology, biomechanics, biofluid mechanics, biomaterials, electronic circuits, bioinstrumentation, and biomedical engineering regulation;
• Acquire 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;
• Develop problem solving and trouble shooting skills that may be applied in professional practice;
• Gain knowledge and practice in biomedical engineering management including economics, intellectual property, ethics, regulation, and the law as it applies to the biomedical engineering profession;
• Acquire 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.
• Develop effective verbal and written communication skills that enable a meaningful contribution to the biomedical engineering community and broader society;
• Develop effective team membership and leadership skills
• Know and epitomize professional ethical behaviour and responsibilities towards the profession and community, including having positive and responsible approaches to personal safety, management of information and professional integrity.

Generic skills

• An advanced understanding of the changing knowledge base in biomedical engineering;
• An ability to evaluate and synthesise the research and professional literature in the biomedical engineering discipline;
• Advanced skills and techniques applicable to biomedical engineering;
• Well-developed problem-solving abilities, characterised by flexibility of approach;
• Advanced competencies in engineering professional expertise and scholarship;
• A capacity to articulate their knowledge and understanding in oral and written forms of communications;
• An advanced understanding of the international context and sensitivities of biomedical engineering;
• An appreciation of the design, conduct and reporting of original research;
• A capacity to manage competing demands on time, including self-directed project work;
• A profound respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of scholarship;
• An appreciation of the ways in which advanced knowledge equips the student to offer leadership in the specialist area;
• The capacity to value and participate in projects which require team-work;
• An understanding of the significance and value of their knowledge to the wider community (including business and industry);
• A capacity to engage where appropriate with issues in contemporary society; and,
• Advanced working skills in the application of computer systems and software and a receptiveness to the opportunities offered by new technologies.

Graduate attributes