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Biomedical Engineering stream

Biomedical Modelling and Design specialisation

This page was first published on 14 November 2024 and was last amended on 9 July 2025.
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Biomedical Modelling and Design specialisation

Students in the Biomedical stream must complete 30 credit points to achieve this specialisation.
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition
Students must complete 24 credit points from the following:
AMME2301
Mechanics of Solids
6 P (AMME1802 or ENGG1802) and {(MATH1X61 or MATH1971) or [(MATH1X21 or MATH1931) and MATH1X02]} and [(MATH1X62 or MATH1972) or (MATH1X23 or MATH1933)]
N CIVL2201
BMET2400
Biomechanical Design
6 A (ENGG1801 or ENGG1810 or INFO1110) and (AMME1802 or ENGG1802); HSC Maths and HSC Physics
N MECH2400 or BMET9400
BMET4981
Applied Biomedical Engineering
6 A MECH3361 and AMME2301 and (AMME1362 or CIVL1110) and (MECH2901 or BMET2901)
P (ENGG1802 or AMME1802) and (MECH2400 or BMET2400)
N AMME4981 or AMME9981 or BMET9981
MECH3361
Mechanics of Solids 2
6 P (AMME2000 or BMET2960) and AMME2301 and (AMME1362 or CIVL1110 or CIVL2110)
Students must complete 6 credit points from the following:
BMET5907
Orthopaedic and Surgical Engineering
6 A Understanding of engineering mechanics, materials science, and human biology and anatomy
N MECH4902 or MECH5907
BMET5944
Nanofabrication and Bioinspired Materials
6 A 1000-level materials science and mechanics
Units taken for the specialisation will also count toward requirements of the Biomedical stream.

Post-publication amendments

Date Original publication Post-publication amendment
03/03/2025 Assumed Knowledge (A) for BMET2400 published as:
A (ENGG1810 or ENGG1801) and (AMME1802 or ENGG1802). HSC Maths and HSC Physics
Assumed Knowledge (A) for BMET2400 amended to:
A (ENGG1801 or ENGG1810 or INFO1110) AND (AMME1802 or ENGG1802); HSC Maths and HSC Physics
09/07/2025 Prerequisites (P) for MECH3361 published as:
"AMME2000 and AMME2301 and (AMME1362 or CIVL1110 or CIVL2110)"
Prerequisites (P) for MECH3361 amended to:
"(AMME2000 or BMET2960) and AMME2301 and (AMME1362 or CIVL1110 or CIVL2110)"