Biomedical Engineering stream
Unit of study table
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Biomedical Engineering stream |
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| Completion of a stream is a requirement of the Bachelor of Engineering Honours. |
| Students complete 120 credit points from the Biomedical Stream table comprising: |
| (a) 78 credit points of Biomedical Stream Core units |
| (b) 6 credit points of Industry/Enterprise units |
| (c) 36 credit points of Biomedical Stream Elective units |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Stream Core units |
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| AMME1362 Introduction to Engineering Materials |
6 |
A HSC Mathematics Extension 1 N CIVL2110 or CIVL1110 or AMME2302 |
| AMME1802 Engineering Mechanics |
6 |
N CIVL1802 or ENGG1802 |
| BMET1961 Biomedical Engineering 1B |
6 |
N AMME1961 HSC Biology and HSC Chemistry. Summer bridging courses are available for students who did not complete HSC Biology or Chemistry |
| BMET2901 Anatomy and Physiology for Engineers |
6 |
P [6 credit points 1000-level Chemistry] or BMET1961 N MECH2901 |
| BMET2902 Introduction to Bioelectronics |
6 | P 12 credit points 1000-level MATH units of study N ELEC1103 or ELEC2100 |
| BMET2903 Biomedical Physics |
6 | P 12 credit points of 1000-level MATH units of study N BMET9903 |
| BMET2922 Computational Analysis for Biomedical Signals |
6 | A Knowledge of basic biomedical engineering principles (BMET1960) and basic programming (ENGG1801 or ENGG1810 or INFO1110) N BMET9922 |
| BMET2960 Biomedical Engineering 2 |
6 | A (AMME1960 or BMET1960) and (AMME1961 or BMET1961) P {(MATH1X61 or MATH1971) or [(MATH1X21 or MATH1931) and MATH1X02]} and [(MATH1X62 or MATH1972) or (MATH1X23 or MATH1933)] N AMME2000 or AMME2960 or BMET9960 |
| BMET3660 Biomanufacturing |
6 | P 84 credit points completed N MECH3660 or AMME3660 or BMET9660 |
| BMET3921 Biomedical Design and Technology |
6 | A A basic understanding of human physiology and anatomy and an understanding of the engineering design process. Students are recommended to have completed 36 credit points of 2000-level or higher units before attempting this unit P MECH2901 or BMET2901 or MEDS2001 or PHSI2X07 or BDSN2001 N AMME5921 or BMET5921 or MECH3921 or BMET9921 |
| BMET3961 Biomaterials |
6 | P (AMME2302 or AMME1362 or CIVL1110) and (BMET2901 or MEDS1002 or MEDS2XXX or ANAT2XXX or PHSI2XXX or MEDS2XXX) N MECH4961 or BMET4961 or AMME9961 or BMET9961 |
| BMET3971 Tissue Engineering |
6 | P BMET2901 or MEDS1002 or MEDS2XXX or ANAT2XXX or PHSI2XXX or MEDS2XXX N AMME4971 or BMET4971 or AMME9971 or BMET9971 |
| CHEM1111 Chemistry 1A |
6 | A Students who have not completed HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) and HSC Mathematics (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Chemistry and Mathematics Bridging Courses (offered in February) N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1109 or CHEM1011 or CHEM1911 or CHEM1991 Students who have not completed secondary school chemistry are strongly advised to instead complete Fundamentals of Chemistry 1A in the first semester of the calendar year (unless you require 12 credit points of Chemistry and are commencing in semester 2). You should also take the Chemistry Bridging Course in advance (offered in February, and online year-round https://sydney.edu.au/students/bridging-courses.html). |
| CHEM1911 Chemistry 1A (Advanced) |
6 | A 80 or above in secondary school final year Chemistry or equivalence N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1109 or CHEM1011 or CHEM1111 or CHEM1991 |
| CHEM1991 Chemistry 1A (Special Studies Program) |
6 | A 90 or above in HSC Chemistry or equivalent N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1109 or CHEM1011 or CHEM1111 or CHEM1911 |
Exemptions |
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| Students enrolled in the combined Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Biomedical)/Bachelor of Science (Medical Science) are exempt from BMET2901 and should not undertake this unit. Medical Science units fulfill this requirement. | ||
Industry/Enterprise units |
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| BMET3990 Biomedical Product Development |
6 | A 1000-level chemistry, 2000-level biology, and specific knowledge of cell biology at least at the 1000-level, and preferably at the 2000-level P BMET2901 or MEDS1002 or MEDS2XXX or ANAT2XXX or PHSI2XXX or MEDS2XXX N AMME4990 or BMET4990 or AMME9990 or BMET9990 |
| BMET5953 Rehabilitation Engineering |
6 | A 1000-level mathematics and 1000-level biology |
| BMET5992 Regulatory Affairs in the Medical Industry |
6 | A MECH3921 or BMET3921 or AMME5921 or BMET5921 and 6 credit points of 1000-level Chemistry and 6 credit points of Biology units N AMME4992" target="_blank" >AMME4992 or AMME5992" target="_blank" >AMME5992 |
Stream Elective units |
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| BMET2400 Biomechanical Design |
6 | A (ENGG1810 or ENGG1801) and (AMME1802 or ENGG1802). HSC Maths and HSC Physics N MECH2400 or BMET9400 |
| BMET2925 AI, Data, and Society in Health |
6 | A Familiarity with general mathematical and statistical concepts. Online learning modules will be provided to support obtaining this knowledge N BMET9925 |
| BMET3802 Biomedical Instrumentation |
6 | A A knowledge of basic anatomy and physiology and electrical circuits is required: Ohm's law, Thevenins and Norton's theorems, basic circuit theory involving linear resistors, capacitors and inductors, operational amplifiers P BMET2902 or ELEC1103 N ELEC3802 or ELEC8882 or BMET9802 |
| BMET3962 Introduction to Mechanobiology |
6 | A 6 credit points of 1000-level biology, 6 credit points of 1000-level chemistry and 6 credit points of 2000-level physiology or equivalent P BMET2901 or MEDS1002 or MEDS2XXX or ANAT2XXX or PHSI2XXX or MEDS2XXX N AMME5962 or BMET5962 or BMET9962 |
| BMET3990 Biomedical Product Development |
6 | A 1000-level chemistry, 2000-level biology, and specific knowledge of cell biology at least at the 1000-level, and preferably at the 2000-level P BMET2901 or MEDS1002 or MEDS2XXX or ANAT2XXX or PHSI2XXX or MEDS2XXX N AMME4990 or BMET4990 or AMME9990 or BMET9990 |
| BMET3997 Biological Digital Signal Analysis |
6 | P (ENGG1810 or INFO1110 or INFO1910) and BMET2922 N BMET9997 |
| BMET4010 Major Industrial Project |
24 | P [36 credits of 3000 level units of study] and WAM >= 70 N BMET4111 or BMET4112 or ENGG4000 or MECH4601 or AMME4111 or AMME4112 or AMME4010 For students whose degree includes ENGG4000, BMET4010 counts in place of this unit. Students whose degree includes the Professional Engagement Program must enrol in all PEP units. BMET4010 will count toward the Engineering Work requirement. |
| 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 |
| BMET5790 Introduction to Biomechatronics |
6 | A Knowledge in mechanical and electronic engineering; adequate maths and applied maths skills; background knowledge of physics, chemistry and biology; Some programming capability: MATLAB, C, C++, software tools used by engineers including CAD and EDA packages P (MECH3921 or BMET3921) or MTRX3700 or MTRX3760 or (AMME5921 or BMET5921 or BMET9921) N AMME4790 or AMME5790 |
| BMET5907 Orthopaedic and Surgical Engineering |
6 | A Understanding of engineering mechanics, materials science, and human biology and anatomy N MECH4902 or MECH5907 |
| BMET5911 Instrumentation for Nanobiotechnology |
6 | A Knowledge in calculus, linear differential equations, basic mechanics and electromagnetism |
| BMET5931 Nanomaterials in Medicine |
6 | A [[(BIOL1XXX or MBLG1XXX) and CHEM1XXX and PHYS1XXX] or [(AMME1961 or BMET1961)] and (MECH2901 or BMET2901)]] and (NANO2XXX or AMME1362) N AMME5931 |
| BMET5933 Biomedical Image Analysis |
6 | A An understanding of biology (1000-level), experience with programming (ENGG1801, ENGG1810, BMET2922 or BMET9922) |
| BMET5934 Biomedical Machine Learning |
6 | A (BMET2960 and ENGG1810 and BMET2922) or equivalent study |
| BMET5935 Biomedical Application in Genetic Technology |
6 | A Introductory molecular biology (e.g. BMET1961), BMET3971/9971 |
| BMET5944 Nanofabrication and Bioinspired Materials |
6 | A 1000-level materials science and mechanics |
| BMET5953 Rehabilitation Engineering |
6 | A 1000-level mathematics and 1000-level biology |
| BMET5957 Neural Engineering |
6 | A ELEC2104 or BMET2922 |
| BMET5958 Nanoscale Biomedical Diagnostics |
6 | A (BMET2903 or BMET9903) and CHEM1111. Basic knowledge in physics, thermodynamics, chemistry and mathematics N AMME5958 |
| BMET5959 Introduction to Biophotonics |
6 | A [BMET2903 or BMET9903] and [ELEC1103 or ELEC2100 or BMET2902] |
| BMET5962 Introduction to Mechanobiology |
6 | A 6 credit points of 1000-level biology, 6 credit points of 1000-level chemistry and 6 credit points of 2000-level physiology or equivalent N AMME5962 |
| BMET5963 Microfluidics in Healthcare |
6 | A Basic fluid dynamics (e.g. AMME2261 or AMME2200), a familiarity with biological concepts (e.g. BMET1961) |
| BMET5964 Advanced Cellular Biomechanics |
6 | A BMET3962 or BMET9962. Students need to have assumed knowledge in calculus, molecular biology, biochemistry, basic mechanics and some understanding in biophysics |
| BMET5992 Regulatory Affairs in the Medical Industry |
6 | A MECH3921 or BMET3921 or AMME5921 or BMET5921 and 6 credit points of 1000-level Chemistry and 6 credit points of Biology units N AMME4992" target="_blank" >AMME4992 or AMME5992" target="_blank" >AMME5992 |
| BMET5995 Advanced Bionics |
6 | A (ELEC1103 or ELEC2100 or BMET2902) and (BMET2922 or BMET9922) N AMME5995 or AMME5951 or BMET5951 |
| BMET5996 Biomedical Technology Software |
6 |
A (BMET2922 or BMET9922) and (BMET3660 or BMET9660) |
| 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 |
| MECH3361 Mechanics of Solids 2 |
6 | P AMME2000 and AMME2301 and (AMME1362 or CIVL1110 or CIVL2110) |
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