Melbourne School of Engineering Professional Master of Engineering

Master of Engineering (Biomedical)

Biomedical engineers bridge the gap between technology, medicine and biology. In this specialisation, students choose to focus on areas including biomechanical engineering, bioengineering, bio-informatics, bio-cellular engineering, biosignals, neuro-engineering or clinical engineering.

They benefit from the reputation of the University and the School of Engineering for biomedical innovation, in particular, for the development of the bionic ear. Graduates can expect to work in the biotechnology, biomedical or pharmaceutical industries, in research and innovation, in the health services or in government and consulting.

 

Entry Requirements

Admission to the Master of Engineering requires at least 65% GPA in the final two years of undergraduate study.

Pathways to the Master of Engineering (Biomedical) include:

University of Melbourne New Generation undergraduate degrees in the following:

Any other bachelor degree:

Students graduating from any (minimum 3-year) degree program who have completed the equivalent of 25 points of first-year mathematics (specifically Calculus 2 and Linear Algebra or equivalent) and 25 points of either biology or first-year chemistry (or equivalent) may be admitted to the 300-point (3-year) Master of Engineering (Biomedical)

For information about credit for prior studies please visit entry requirements.

 

Course Structure

This sample is provided as a guide only. There are numerous different possibilities available, and subject availability will vary from year to year.

Master of Engineering (Biomedical)

Sample course plan for graduates with a biology background. (A different course plan applies to those with a background in chemistry)


Preliminary year: required only for students entering from non-Engineering backgrounds.
Graduates from corresponding University of Melbourne New Generation degree pathways enter at second year.

Year 1
(Prelim)		 Sem 1 Biomechanics and Biotransport Fundamentals of Biosignals Engineering Mathematics Engineering Communication

Sem 2 		Biocellular Systems Engineering Biosystems Design Chemistry 1 Engineering Computation
Entry point for graduates of New Generation degress (Bachelor of Biomedicine or Bachelor of Science) and graduates with -points of credit (see entry requirements)
Year 2 Sem 1 Probability and Random Models Biomedical Engineering Elective Pair Biomedical Engineering Elective Pair Control Systems
Sem 2 Biomaterials Approved Elective
Year 3 Sem 1 Research/ Industry Project Biomedical Design and Regulation Biomedical Engineering Management Approved Elective
Sem 2 Biomedical Engineering Design Project Approved Elective
Engineering Practice    

This course plan is not suitable for New Generation Bachelor of Commerce graduates.

Biomedical Engineering Electives are chosen from a prescribed list.

Biocellular Elective Pair Bioinformatics Elective Pair
411-654 Tissue Engineering 411-652 Bionanoengineering 433-651 Computational Genomics 433-650 Algorithms for Functional Genomics
Biomechanics Elective Pair Biosignals Elective Pair
480-631 Computational
Biomechanics		 480-632 Biomechanics
Laboratory		 480-641 Medical Imaging 480-642 Neural Information Processing


Engineering subjects Science subjects Engineering Elective

 

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