Master of Biomedical Engineering

The Master of Biomedical Engineering is designed to provide students from engineering and the quantitative science disciplines with a transition pathway to the exciting and growing field of biomedical engineering.

Rapid advances in our understanding of the building blocks of life, of basic cellular processes, of new biomaterials and the widespread availability of high speed computers, has led to the current revolution in the biomedical sciences and medicine. There is a growing demand for people with strong mathematical and problem-solving skills to be part of multidisciplinary teams. This has traditionally been the role of the engineer or the physical scientist. However, those with strong mathematical ability and physical insight have often had limited exposure to the biological and health sciences.

This course will facilitate a transition to the biological and health sciences through a series of subjects that:

• reinforce key understanding of physical processes in the context of biological systems,
• serve to orient the student in the biological sciences so as to undertake further self directed learning, and
• provide in-depth understanding in a selected number of subjects.

That a graduate of the program should:

• have a sound fundamental understanding of the scientific principles underlying technology and the ability to apply these to problems in medicine and biology;
• possess a broad knowledge base of their chosen discipline and of other disciplines so as to facilitate effective communication with other professionals with whom engineers routinely communicate;
• have acquired the mathematical and computational skills necessary for the solution of theoretical and practical problems and the ability to interpret the results in the appropriate biomedical context;
• possess analytical, problem-solving and, where relevant, design skills, appropriate for living systems;
• have verbal and written communication skills that enable them to contribute substantially to society;
• have acquired a sense of professional ethics and responsibility towards the profession and the community;
• understand the social, cultural, global responsibilities of the professional engineer

You may, with written permission from your academic co-ordinator, substitute one or more of the non-core subjects with appropriate masters subjects from other faculties in the University.

Biomedical Engineering Electives

Note: BMEN90014 Biomedical Engineering Research Project can only be taken once a student has completed a single semester with a minimum 70% average. Approval to do the subject must be received from the Course Coordinator

• A four year bachelors degree in an engineering discipline iwth at least H3 (65%) average, or equivalent;

OR

• An undergraduate degree in a cognate discipline with at least H3 (65%) average, or equivalent, and at least three years of documented professional or work experience since graduation related to the undergraduate degree.

Language Requirements

Please refer to the following link for accurate information regarding The University of Melbourne's entry requirements

http://www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/grad/apply/entry.html

• Students with insufficient academic background in Chemistry and Mathematics who wish to move into this area may be given this opportunity by taking some additional fundamental subjects through a Masters Preliminary program before commencing the masters.