Program

Mechanical Eng/Biomed Eng - 3683

Program Summary

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering

Contact: http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Typical Duration: 5 Years

Typical UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC Per Semester: 3

Max UOC Per Semester: 27

Min UOC For Award: 240

UAC Code: 425950

Domestic Entry Cut-off: 91.05  

International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements

Award(s):

Bachelor of Engineering (Major)

Master of Biomedical Engineering (Major)

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Program Description

This dual degree program is specifically designed for undergraduate students wishing to pursue a career in Biomedical Engineering. Biomedical Engineering is the application of engineering principles to developing technologies and solving problems in a diverse range of health care related fields e.g. implantable bionics, drug delivery systems, medical imaging, radiotherapies, orthopedic devices, telemedicine, robotic surgery, cell and tissue engineering, records management, physical rehabilitation and others. The program is integrated to provided fundamental engineering skills with an undergraduate focus on Mechanical Engineering and specialist postgraduate level training in Biomedical Engineering.

At the end of the program successful candidates will graduate with a Bachelor in Engineering and a Masters in Biomedical Engineering. Students are expected to perform at a credit average (65%) or better in their first three years to be permitted to continue with the Masters part of the program. Students who do not satisfy this requirement can revert to the Bachelor of Engineering program.

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes

Please see Rules

Program Structure

Year 1 (Flexible)


Choose ONE of:

And ONE of:

And ONE of:

Plus these following 2 courses:

And ONE of:
Plus choose 2 Electives from the Year 1 Elective List

BIOM1010 is a recommended elective in this program. Some courses in the stream assume prior knowledge of Chemistry equivalent to HSC Chemistry. Students without any prior Chemistry should choose CHEM1001. If students with HSC chemistry want to do more chemistry, they should choose CHEM1011 as an elective.
  1. ENGG1811 is recommended for the Mech Stream.
  2. CVEN1300 is an acceptable alternative for MMAN1300.
  3. Not all courses are offered in both semesters but students should complete 24 UOC in each semester.
Year 2

Year 3

Plus

Or
  • Biomedical Engineering Elective (6 UOC)

Year 4
  • Biomedical Engineering Elective (6 UOC)
  • General Education (6 UOC)

Year 5
  • Biomedical Engineering Electives (12 UOC)
  • Mechanical Engineering Elective (6 UOC)

Plus

Or
  • Biomedical Engineering Electives (12UOC)

Biomedical Engineering Electives
For a full list of Biomedical Engineering Electives, refer to the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering in the Postgraduate Handbook and see the GSBmE website

General Education Requirements

Please see Rules

Academic Rules

Please see Rules

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Professional Recognition

The Institution of Engineers, Australia, recognises the Bachelor of Engineering components of the BE/MBiomedE courses as meeting the examination requirements for admission to graduate and corporate membership. In addition, examination requirements are met for membership of the Institution’s College of Biomedical Engineering. The degrees are accorded substantial or complete recognition by overseas engineering institutions.

Area(s) of Specialisation