Overview
The Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering offers a Master of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering to be accredited* with Engineers Australia and recognised through the Washington Accord to meet consistently national and international benchmarks to ensure the competence of our graduates and provide a guarantee of standing that is independent of … For more content click the Read More button below.
This two-year degree is designed for those students with a Bachelor of Engineering degree or a cognate degree in a medical science or related discipline, wanting to enter the biomedical engineering profession. It will expand their knowledge and skills in engineering applications in medicine, including neuromodulation and bioinstrumentation, biomechanics and rehabilitation, tissue engineering, bioinformatics, as well as medical device design. The Biomedical Engineering stream is offered as a part of the 8621 program and requires the completion of 96 UoC of courses as follows:
12 UoC Engineering & technical management30 UoC Disciplinary electives36 UoC Advanced disciplinary electives12 UoC MEng project – research, advanced disciplinary6 UoC Design, advanced disciplinary
In addition, as a part of the program, students are required to complete 60 days of Engineering-related Industrial Training (IT) to become exposed to industry and professional practice, and to apply their knowledge and skills in a professional setting. This must include at least 30 days Biomedical Engineering work experience and up to 30 days in another Engineering field.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Graduates will be able to engage in effective professional communication (satisfying Engineers Australia Stage 1 competency 3.2)
2.
Graduates will be able to exhibit a respect for, and understanding of, professional practice in biomedical engineering (satisfying Engineers Australia Stage 1 competencies 1.6 and 3.1)
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Graduates will be able to demonstrate proficiency in applying engineering techniques, tools, and resources to solve problems in medicine (satisfying Engineers Australia Stage 1 competency 2.2)
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Graduates will be able to demonstrate knowledge of contextual factors impacting biomedical engineering (satisfying Engineers Australia Stage 1 competency 1.5)
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Graduates will be able to proficiently apply systematic approaches to carrying out engineering design and projects (satisfying Engineers Australia Stage 1 competencies 2.3, and 2.4)
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Graduates will be able to apply of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem solving in medicine (satisfying Engineers Australia Stage 1 competency 2.1)
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Graduates will be able to demonstrate in-depth as well as broad understanding of the specialist body of knowledge within biomedical engineering (satisfying Engineers Australia Stage 1 competency 1.3)
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Graduates will be able to discern knowledge development and research directions within biomedical engineering (satisfying Engineers Australia Stage 1 competency 1.4)
Available in Program(s) Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:
Master of Engineering - ME8621 - Engineering
Specialisation Structure
Students must complete 96 UOC.
Core Courses6 Units of Credit:
Disciplinary Electives 30 Units of Credit:
Advanced Disciplinary Electives36 Units of Credit:
Engineering and Technical Management Electives12 Units of Credit:
Research Core Courses
Industrial Experience
Course Substitution
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Additional Information
Stream Entry Requirements
The following are the entry requirements for the proposed stream:
- The completion of a 4-year non-accredited (under the Washington Accord) Bachelor of Engineering degree or equivalent.
- Alternatively, the completion of a 3-year Engineering Science degree, at least equivalent to the first three years of an Engineering degree accredited under the Washington accord.
- Alternatively, the completion of a 4-year (or more) non-accredited degree in the below cognate disciplines plus successful completion of one level 1 physics course or equivalent and two level 1 Mathematics courses or equivalent:
- Medicine
- Medical Science
- Physiotherapy
- Exercise Physiology
- Dentistry
- Science (majoring in biology, biotechnology, anatomy, physiology, microbiology, mathematics, statistics, bioinformatics, chemistry, data science, genetics, pathology, neuroscience, pharmacology, psychology, materials science, physics, vision science, or their equivalents)
- A minimum overall average of at least 65%, or equivalent, over the duration of the qualifying Bachelor's degree.
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