Course description
A three-semester program on a full-time basis comprised of 150 points, consisting of the subjects required for the Master of Biomedical Engineering with the addition of two research subjects and a corresponding reduction in the number of points allocated to elective subjects.
Core subjects (25 points)
Subject Semester Credit Points
421-698 Biomedical Engineering
Definition and scope of biomedical engineering. Brief history of medicine, including human anatomy, physiology, and the rise of modern molecular biology. Description of the development of quantitative methods in biology, and the role of engineering i... Semester 1 12.50
421-693 Anatomy & Physiology for Engineers
This subject introduces engineering students to the microscopic appearance of cells and tissues and the digital imaging techniques used to display them; the appearance of bone and cartilage, as well as the organisation of dense connective tissues; sk... Semester 2 12.50
Research subjects (62.5 points)
Subject Semester Credit Points
421-642 Research Topic
On conclusion of their project, students should have an appreciation of procedures involved in conducting research and have gained experience in scientific writing, and in poster and oral presentations.The subject includes supervision of project sele... Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50
421-644 Research Project
On conclusion of their project, students should have an appreciation of procedures involved in conducting research and have gained experience in scientific writing and in delivering an oral presentation.The subject includes supervision of methodology... Semester 1, Semester 2 50
Elective subjects (62.5 points)
Taken from the list below or other subjects with the approval of the Course Coordinator
Subject Semester Credit Points
411-650 Tissue Engineering and Bionanotechnology
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
421-631 Neuroimaging Methods and Applications
This subject introduces students to modelling and analysis techniques used in brain imaging research, based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data. The course will include: introduction to Matlab programming; basic techniques for analysing structur... Semester 1 12.50
421-692 Biological Systems Engineering
This subject will explore the emerging field of systems biology. Topics examined will include: linear algebra, differential equations, optimisation, network reconstruction, control systems, chemical reaction networks. Examples will include systems fr... Semester 2 12.50
421-699 Forces, Fields and Flows in Bio Systems
This subject will explore well-developed engineering models in the context of biological systems. Topics covered include Maxwell's equations, fields and flows in electrolyte media, membrane transport behaviour, the electric double layer, stress ... Semester 1 12.50
433-650 Computational Gene Expression
Topics covered include dynamic programming algorithms; multiple sequence alignment algorithms; hidden Markov models; sequence comparison; data mining for biological data. Semester 2 12.50
431-671 Auditory Processing and Hearing Bionics
This subject introduces students to auditory processing (predominately in humans, but also including automatic speech recognition methods) and the prostheses available for treating auditory impairment (hearing aids and cochlear implants). Topics cove... Semester 2 12.50
431-672 Neural Information Processing
This subject introduces students to the basic mechanisms of information processing in the brain and nervous system, as well as both neural prostheses (that interface the neural system with therapeutic electrical devices) and artificial systems based ... Semester 1 12.50
431-673 Clinical Engineering
This subject introduces students to the special requirements necessary for managing Medical Devices and Clinical/Biotechnological Environments. Topics covered include: detailed analysis of the cardiopulmonary system, including computer-aided modellin... Semester 2 12.50
421-615 Neuroimaging Modelling and Analysis
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
