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Unit of study table

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Master of Professional Engineering (Biomedical)

To qualify for the award of the Master of Professional Engineering in this specialisation, a candidate must complete 144 credit points, including core and elective units of study as listed below.
Candidates with a Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent in the relevant discipline, and who have reached an acceptable level of academic achievement in their prior degree, may be eligible for a reduction of volume in learning of up to 48 credit points.

Core units

Year One

Year One covers Foundation units only. Candidates with a prior Bachelor of Engineering degree or equivalent in the field related to this specialisation may be exempted from Foundation units.

Year One - Semester One

AMME9261
Fluid Mechanics 1
6    A Students are expected to be familiar with first year basic maths: integral calculus, differential calculus and linear algebra.
N AMME5200
Semester 1
AMME9500
Engineering Dynamics
6    A Physics, statics, Particle dynamics, Differential Calculus, Linear Algebra, Integral Calculus and Modelling.
N AMME5500
Semester 1
AMME9700
Instrumentation
6    A Programming Skills, 1st Year maths skills, familiarity with fundamental Aerospace concepts.
N AMME5700
Semester 1
ENGG9801
Engineering Computing
6    N ENGG5801
Semester 1

Year One - Semester Two

AMME9262
Thermal Engineering 1
6    A Students are expected to be familiar with basic, first year, integral calculus, differential calculus and linear algebra.
N AMME9200 OR AMME5200.
Semester 2
AMME9301
Mechanics of Solids 1
6    A Physics, statics, Differential Calculus, Linear Algebra, Integral Calculus and Modelling.
N AMME5301
Semester 2
AMME9302
Materials 1
6    N : AMME5302 OR CIVL5501
Semester 2
AMME9901
Anatomy and Physiology for Engineers
6    A 6cp minimum of Junior level Biology
N AMME5901
Semester 2

Year Two - Semester One

AMME9501
System Dynamics and Control
6    A AMME5500 OR AMME9500
N AMME5501
Semester 1
MECH9261
Fluid Mechanics 2
6    A AMME9200. Linear Mathematics, Vector Calculus, Differential Equations and Fourier Series
N MECH5261
Semester 1
MECH9362
Materials 2
6    A Mechanics of solids: statics, stress, strain
P AMME9302 OR AMME5302
N MECH5362
Semester 1
MECH9660
Manufacturing Engineering
6    P MECH9400 or MECH5400 or MECH2400
N MECH5660
Semester 1

Year Two - Semester Two

AMME5921
Biomedical Engineering Tech 2
6    A This is an introductory Masters of Engineering unit. A bachelors degree, ideally in the engineering or science field, is advisory, but not essential.
Semester 2
MECH9361
Mechanics of Solids 2
6    A Linear Mathematics, Vector Calculus, Differential Equations and Fourier Series
P AMME9301 OR AMME5301
N MECH5361
Semester 2
Select 12 credit points from Biomedical recommended electives block.

Year Three - Semester One

AMME5020
Capstone Project A
6    P 96 cp from MPE degree program or 24 cp from the ME program (including any credit for previous study).
Semester 1
Semester 2
AMME9971
Tissue Engineering
6    A 6 credit points of junior biology, 6 credit points of junior chemistry and 6 credit points of intermediate physiology or equivalent.
N AMME5971


The primary teaching delivery method will be lectures. This unit of study builds on the assumed knowledge of junior and intermediate biology and thus students will already have practical hands-on biological training. The purpose of this UoS is to elaborate the theory and latest developments of this very new field of tissue engineering, thereby building on the existing practical and theoretical knowledge base the students have in cell biology.
Semester 1
AMME9981
Computational Biomedical Engineering
6    A AMME9301, AMME9302, AMME9500, and MECH9361.
N AMME5981


The primary teaching delivery method will be lectures. This unit of study builds on the assumed knowledge of engineering principles and junior and intermediate biology. The purpose of this UoS is prepare students for the challenges presented in taking innovative ideas and successfully converting them to valuable products.
Semester 1
AMME9990
Biomedical Engineering Tech 1
6    A Junior level chemistry, intermediate level biology, and specific knowledge of cell biology at least at the junior level, and preferably at the intermediate level.
N AMME5990


The primary teaching delivery method will be lectures. This unit of study builds on the assumed knowledge of engineering principles and junior and intermediate biology. The purpose of this UoS is prepare students for the challenges presented in taking innovative ideas and successfully converting them to valuable products.
Semester 1
ENGG5217
Practical Experience
  

Students should have completed one year of their MPE program before enrolling in this unit.
Semester 1
Semester 2

Year Three - Semester Two

AMME9961
Biomechanics and Biomaterials
6    A Chemistry, Biology, Materials Engineering, and Engineering Design at least at the Junior level.
N AMME5961
Semester 2
ENGG5103
Safety Systems and Risk Analysis
6      Semester 2
AMME5021
Capstone Project B
6    C AMME5020
Semester 1
Semester 2
Candidates achieving an average mark of 70% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study in the Year Two Table or equivalent are eligible for the Extended Capstone Project. See Project units.
Candidates achieving an average mark of 75% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study in the Year Two Table or equivalent are eligible for the Research pathway and may replace AMME5021 and 6cp of recommended electives with AMME5223 Dissertation B.
Select 6 credit points from Biomedical recommended electives block.

Elective units

Candidates must complete 12 credit points from the following Biomedical elective units.
AERO5010
Optimisation Methods in Engineering

This unit of study is not available in 2016

6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Departmental Permission required for Enrolment. Assumed knowledge: BE in the area of Aerospace or related Engineering field.
Semester 2
AERO9301
Applied Finite Element Analysis
6    A BE in area of Aerospace Engineering or related Engineering field.
P AERO9360 or AERO5310 or MECH9361 or MECH5361
N AERO5301
Semester 1
AMME5202
Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics
6    A Partial differential equations; Finite difference methods;Taylor series; Basic fluid mechanics including pressure, velocity, boundary layers, separated and recirculating flows. Basic computer programming skills.
Semester 1
AMME5271
Computational Nanotechnology
6    A The students will require an understanding of basic principles of Newtonian mechanics, physics and chemistry, fluid mechanics and solid mechanics. General knowledge of how to operate a computer and work with different software is also required.

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 2
AMME5310
Engineering Tribology
6    A (AMME2302 OR AMME9302) AND (AMME2301 OR AMME9301) AND (MECH3261 OR MECH9261)
Semester 1
AMME5520
Advanced Control and Optimisation
6    A Students have an interest and a strong understanding of feedback control systems, specifically in the area of system modelling and control design in the frequency domain.
P AMME3500 OR AMME5501 OR AMME9501
Semester 1
AMME5912
Crash Analysis and Design
6    A Computer Aided Drafting, Basic FEA principles and Solid Mechanics
Semester 1
AMME5951
Fundamentals of Neuromodulation
6    A Basic electronics at the junior or intermediate level, junior biology and chemistry, intermediate materials science, anatomy and physiology, senior engineering design practice, and biomedical engineering: BIOL1003 or 6 credit points of junior biology; CHEM1101 or 6 credit points of junior chemistry; AMME2302 or 6 credit points of materials science; ELEC2004 or 6 credit points of general electronics; MECH2901 or 6 credit points of intermediate physiology or equivalent.
Semester 1
CHNG5602
Cellular Biophysics
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
ELEC5803
Advanced Bioelectronics

This unit of study is not available in 2016

6    A A strong foundation in control, signal processing and electronic devices and circuits is assumed including a knowledge of analogue and digital transistor operation, circuit building blocks such as the differential pair and current mirror, AC circuit analysis, Fourier analysis.
P (ELEC2104 OR ELEC5720 OR ELEC9704) AND (ELEC2602 OR ELEC5722 OR ELEC9602)

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
ENGG5011
Foundation Engineering Studies A
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
ENGG5202
Sustainable Design, Eng and Mgt
6    A General knowledge in science and calculus and understanding of basic principles of chemistry, physics and mechanics
Semester 1
MECH5255
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
6    A Students are expected to be familiar with the basic laws of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer.
P MECH3260 OR MECH9260 OR MECH5262
N MECH4255
Semester 2
MECH5275
Advanced Renewable Energy
6    A The students will require an understanding of the basic principles of fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and heat transfer, and the application of these principles to energy conversion systems. In particular, students should be able to analyse fluid flow in turbomachinery; perform first and second law thermodynamic analysis of energy conversion systems; and perform calculations of radiative, conductive and convective heat transfer.
P (MECH3260 AND MECH3261) OR (AERO3260 AND AERO3261) OR (MECH5262 AND MECH5261) OR (MECH9260 AND MECH9261) OR (AERO9260 AND AERO9261). Students claiming to have prerequisite knowledge based on study at other institutions must contact the unit of study coordinator before enrolling in this unit and may be required to sit a pre-exam to demonstrate that they have the necessary knowledge and skills to undertake this advanced level unit.

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 2
MECH5304
Materials Failure
6    A Fundamental knowledge in materials science and engineering: 1) atomic and crystal structures 2) metallurgy 3) structure-property relationship 4) mechanics of engineering materials 5) solid mechanics

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Students will attend a series lectures on failure analyses of engineering materials addressing brittle rupture/fracture, yielding, cleavage fracture, fatigue and creep failure of engineering materials under static and dynamic loads. Students will also attend short introduction courses on optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to gain some essential knowledge in diagnostic and forensic analyses of materials failure. Each student participates in a couple of group projects relevant to diagnostic analyses of failure of typical engineering materials such as steel, aluminium, magnesium alloys, engineering plastics and advanced fibre composites. Under the guidance of the supervisor, the student will learn how to initiate a proposal on failure analysis, how to do the project investigation and how to prepare and carry out technical communications (oral presentation and discussion between groups). In any of these scenarios, the student is directly responsible for the progress and quality of the results. At the end of the semester, the student is required to submit a written project report and to give a seminar presenting the aims and achievements of the project.
Semester 2
MECH5310
Advanced Engineering Materials
6    N MECH4310


Advanced polymer matrix composites, smart/functional materials, high-strength ferrous and non ferrous alloys, superalloys, high performance polymers, eco-materials, thin film science and technology, advanced joining methods, processing-structure-property relationship, damage tolerance, toughening mechanisms, structure integrity and reliability.
Semester 1
MECH5416
Advanced Design and Analysis
6    A ENGG1802 - Eng Mechanics, balance of forces and moments; AMME2301 - Mechanics of Solids, 2 and 3 dimensional stress and strain; AMME2500 - Engineering Dynamics - dynamic forces and moments; MECH2400 - Mechanical Design 1, approach to design problems and report writing, and preparation of engineering drawing; MECH3460 - Mechanical design 2, means of applying fatigue analysis to a wide range of machine components
Semester 1
MECH5720
Sensors and Signals
6    A Strong MATLAB skills
N MECH4720
Semester 2
MTRX5700
Experimental Robotics
6    A Knowledge of statics and dynamics, rotation matrices, programming and some electronic and mechanical design experience is assumed.
P (AMME3500 OR AMME5501 OR AMME9501) AND MTRX3700.
Semester 1

Project units

All candidates are required to complete a minimum of 12 credit points of Project units.
Candidates achieving an average mark of 70% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study in the Year Two Table or equivalent are eligible for the Extended Capstone Project.
Extended Capstone Project candidates take Capstone Project units AMME5020 and AMME5022 (total 18 cp) in place of Capstone Project AMME5021 and 6 cp of elective units.
AMME5020
Capstone Project A
6    P 96 cp from MPE degree program or 24 cp from the ME program (including any credit for previous study).
Semester 1
Semester 2
AMME5021
Capstone Project B
6    C AMME5020
Semester 1
Semester 2
AMME5022
Capstone Project B Extended
12    P 42 credit points in the Master of Engineering and WAM >70, or 66 credit points in the Master of Professional Engineering and WAM >70 or exemption.

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2

Research pathway

Candidates achieving an average mark of 75% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study in the Year Two Table or equivalent are eligible for the Research Pathway.
Research pathway candidates take Dissertation units AMME5222 and AMME5223 (total 24 cp) in place of Capstone Project units and 12 cp of elective units.
AMME5222
Dissertation A
12   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
In order to enrol in a dissertation project, students must first secure an academic supervisor in an area that they are interested. Students must have acieved a WAM of 75% or greater in their prior year of study. The topic of your project must be determined in discussion with the supervisor.
Semester 1
Semester 2
AMME5223
Dissertation B
12   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
In order to enrol in a dissertation project, students must first secure an academic supervisor in an area that they are interested. Students must have acieved a WAM of 75% or greater in their prior year of study. The topic of your project must be determined in discussion with the supervisor.
Semester 1
Semester 2

Exchange units

Exchange units require the approval of the Program Director. With approval, up to 12 credit points of Exchange units may taken in place of other units, towards the requirements ofthe degree.
ENGG5231
Engineering Graduate Exchange A
6      Intensive January
Intensive July
ENGG5232
Engineering Graduate Exchange B
6      Intensive January
Intensive July

For more information on degree program requirements visit CUSP (https://cusp.sydney.edu.au).