Graduate Certificate in Engineering (Biomedical)

The Graduate Certificate in Engineering (Biomedical) is an 18-unit program offered by the School of Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics, within the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

The course articulates with the Graduate Diploma in Engineering (Biomedical) and the Master of Engineering (Biomedical), and the sequentially developed topics allow progression through the three awards.

• Admission requirements
• Course aims
• Learning outcomes
• Program of study
  
  

Admission requirements

Applicants normally must hold an approved undergraduate Engineering degree with appropriate electronic content, or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution. Some basic knowledge of biology and chemistry will be assumed. An applicant who has not previously studied electronics may be required to undertake appropriate bridging studies prior to being admitted to the course.

The Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.

The Graduate Certificate in Engineering (Biomedical) is not available to graduates of the Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical), Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical and Electronic), the Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical), or of equivalent undergraduate courses from other tertiary institutions. Graduates of these or similar degrees may apply for admission to the Master of Engineering (Biomedical).

Course aims

The course has been designed to provide graduates with:

• a foundation in both the theoretical and the practical aspects of biomedical engineering systems that builds on a student’s previous knowledge and experience
• an awareness of social, economic, cultural and environmental aspects of biomedical engineering
• an ability to critically analyse and evaluate information and solve problems
• an understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities and a commitment to them
• the ability to work and interact professionally as an individual and as a member of multi-disciplinary teams
• an understanding of the need to undertake lifelong learning and the capacity to do so.

The course provides the foundations that will underpin ongoing professional development, preparing graduates for further study or for a career in an engineering related field or in other areas where the range of skills and knowledge acquired is needed or desirable.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the award, students will be able to:

• use professional skills and knowledge in the systematic development of complex biomedical engineering systems
• apply their skills and knowledge in a professionally responsible manner
• communicate effectively with other engineers and the wider global community using a wide range of communication technologies;
• work professionally as an individual and in a team
• understand describe the processes through which current knowledge was developed
• develop engineering solutions appropriate to the social, political, international, economic and environmental contexts in which they are applied
• engage in the process of continuing learning needed to retain the necessary level of professional skills and knowledge in the area of biomedical engineering
• contribute successfully to project management.
  

Program of study

To qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Engineering (Biomedical), a student must complete 18 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.

Option - Year 1 topics

18 units selected from

 ENGR8711  Engineering Design GE  (4.5 units)
 ENGR4742  Standards, Ethics and Compliance  (4.5 units)
 ENGR4781  Innovation in Medical Devices  (4.5 units)
 ENGR8732  Biomechanics GE  (4.5 units)
 ENGR8741  Physiological Measurement GE  (4.5 units)
 ENGR8742  Biomedical Instrumentation GE  (4.5 units)
 MMED8931  Human Physiology GE  (4.5 units)
 MMED8932  Integrative Human Physiology GE  (4.5 units)
 CSEM Option selected from Table A, chosen from topics labelled as biomedical (Group B) (4.5 units)