The principal aim of the course is to enable currently practising engineers and scientists to renew their professional qualifications in response to rapid changes in biomedical and associated technology. It is also intended to permit recent graduates, usually from other universities, to enhance their first qualification with studies in biomedical engineering to improve their prospects in this area of sustained employment growth.
The course will permit mature students to select units which suit their
personal and professional needs as they develop from time to time and in so
doing to accumulate credit towards awards on a flexible timetable. Single-unit
enrolments are available in support of this.
The course provides a mix of units permitting students to develop an
understanding of the interaction of the various layers of modern biomedical
systems. All units in the course use case studies and exercises to build
understanding of the concepts and theoretical principles. In particular, they
will develop an understanding of specification, selection, performance,
commissioning and operation of biomedical systems.
The course will develop self-study techniques and provide a framework for
continuing professional development.
The graduate certificate consists of units totalling 24 credit points, of which 12 credit points must be group 1 units and 12 credit points must be units currently approved for the Master of Biomedical Engineering course.
Group 1 units: level four units offered by the Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering related to the study of biomedical engineering and its applications, and units as determined by the course director.
The minimum length of the course is six months full-time, or the equivalent part-time. As the course is intended to be a professional development program, there is no maximum duration for completion of studies.
The normal entry requirement is a degree in a discipline that provides a suitable basis for the course, for example biomedical, electrical, electronic or computer systems engineering, or biomedical science.
Applicants with a degree or diploma in a discipline not directly related to
the course will be considered if they have relevant experience in biomedical
engineering.
Applicants without degree or diploma qualifications may also be admitted on the
basis of work experience, subject to the approval of the faculty's admissions
committee. Applicants should also be able to demonstrate an ability to study at
a tertiary level and have relevant experience in biomedical engineering. The
number of places available to applicants in this category is limited and entry
will only be granted in exceptional circumstances.
This is an update course which may be used as a preparatory course for the Postgraduate Diploma in Biomedical Engineering, to which students may articulate with full credit. Credit may not be claimed for units completed as part of a Monash Bachelor of Engineering degree in the Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering.
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