The double degree program Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical) / Master of Engineering (Biomedical) requires five years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time).
The course is offered by the School of Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics, within the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.
Successful completion of either SACE Stage 2 (Year 12) Mathematical Studies or Mathematical Methods is normally required for entry to the Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical) / Master of Engineering (Biomedical). Knowledge of SACE Stage 2 (Year 12) Physics is assumed.
The course has been designed to provide graduates with:
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.
On completion of the award, students will be able to:
On completion of the Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical) / Master of Engineering (Biomedical) students will be eligible for professional membership of Engineers Australia.
To qualify for the Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical) / Master of Engineering (Biomedical) a student must complete 180 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.
Students must also achieve a credit level average or better at the end of third year. Students with less than a credit average at the end of third year will be permitted to transfer to the ordinary degree program of the Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical) award.
Students continuing in the Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical)/Master of Engineering (Biomedical) program and maintaining a credit average or better will be awarded the degrees of Bachelor of Engineering with Honours and the Master of Engineering (Biomedical). Students who continue in this program but who fail to maintain a credit average will be awarded the ordinary degree of Bachelor of Engineering and the Master of Engineering (Biomedical).
Students who have successfully completed the first three years of the program (108 units) plus ENGR3403 Engineering Work Experience (0 units) may exit with a Bachelor of Engineering Science.
This award has two recommended sequences:
These recommended sequences indicate sensible progressions that will satisfy topic pre-requisites. Students are free, however, to select topics from either sequence as long as they satisfy topic pre-requisites.
Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.
31.5 units comprising:
COMP1102 Computer Programming 1 (4.5 units)
ENGR1201 Digital Electronics 1 (4.5 units)
ENGR1401 Professional Skills for Engineers (4.5 units)
ENGR1722 Engineering Materials (4.5 units)
MATH1121 Mathematics 1A (4.5 units)
MATH1122 Mathematics 1B (4.5 units)
MMED1005 How Your Body Works: Human Physiology and Structure (4.5 units)
Plus 4.5 units from recommended sequence 1 or 2:
ENGR1202 Analog Electronics 1 (4.5 units)
ENGR1732 Mechanical and Electrical Fundamentals (4.5 units)
27 units comprising:
ENGR2711 Engineering Mathematics (4.5 units)
ENGR2722 Signals and Systems (4.5 units)
ENGR2732 Biomechanics (4.5 units)
ENGR2742 Biomedical Instrumentation (4.5 units)
ENGR2772 Sensors and Actuators (4.5 units)
MMED2931 Human Physiology (4.5 units)
Plus 9 units from recommended sequence 1 or 2:
ENGR2721 Microprocessors (4.5 units)
ENGR2731 Electronic Circuits (4.5 units)
ENGR1711 Engineering Design (4.5 units)
ENGR2741 Mechanics and Structures (4.5 units)
22.5 units comprising:
ENGR2701 Engineering Programming (4.5 units)
ENGR3741 Physiological Measurement (4.5 units)
ENGR4702 Biomaterials (4.5 units)
MMED2932 Integrative Human Physiology (4.5 units)
MMED3932 Body Systems (4.5 units)
Plus 13.5 units from recommended sequence 1 or 2:
ENGR2702 Electrical Circuits and Machines (4.5 units)
ENGR2712 Electronic Design and Automation (4.5 units)
One of:
ENGR3701 Computer Organisation and Design (4.5 units)
MMED2933 Fundamental Neuroscience (4.5 units)
MATH4701 Finite Element Methods (4.5 units)
ENGR2752 Mechanics of Machines (4.5 units)
One of:
ENGR2751 Fluid Mechanics (4.5 units)
ENGR2771 Dynamics and Mechanical Design (4.5 units)
31.5 units comprising:
ENGR3704 Project Management for Engineering and Science (4.5 units)
ENGR3711 Control Systems (4.5 units)
ENGR3721 Signal Processing (4.5 units)
ENGR4781 Innovation in Medical Devices (4.5 units)
One of:
ENGR3700 Engineering Practicum* (13.5 units)
ENGR3710 International Engineering Practicum*## (13.5 units)
Plus 4.5 units CSEM option topics
*With the permission of the Director of Studies (Engineering), students may undertake ENGR3403 Engineering Work Experience (0 units) in place of ENGR3700 Engineering Practicum or ENGR3710 International Engineering Practicum. ENGR3403 may be taken any time after the student has completed 72 units, plus 13.5 units of CSEM upper-level topics.
##ENGR3710 International Engineering Practicum should be selected by those students intending to undertake their Practicum outside of Australia. Enrolment is subject to approval by the School and will consider the quality and appropriateness of the placement.
#&hashCSEM Options must be selected from Table A , at least half of which will be chosen from those labelled as biomedical (Group B). With permission of the Director of Studies, one CSEM option topic may be chosen from CSEM upper-level topics. CSEM upper-level topics must be selected from COMP, ENGR, MATH and STAT topics at 2000-level and above.
18 units comprising:
ENGR5700 Masters Thesis (18 units) OR
ENGR5700A Masters Thesis (4.5/18 units) AND
ENGR5700B Masters Thesis (4.5/18 units) AND
ENGR5700C Masters Thesis (4.5/18 units) AND
ENGR5700D Masters Thesis (4.5/18 units)
Plus 18 units CSEM option topics
#&hashCSEM Options must be selected from Table A , at least half of which will be chosen from those labelled as biomedical (Group B). With permission of the Director of Studies, one CSEM selective may be chosen from CSEM upper-level topics. CSEM upper-level topics must be selected from COMP, ENGR, MATH and STAT topics at 2000-level and above.
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