Postgraduate handbook 2004
Engineering

Master of Biomedical Engineering

The principal aim of the course is to enable currently practising engineers and scientists to upgrade 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 enrolment is available.
The course provides a mix of units permitting students to develop an understanding of the interaction of the various layers of modern biomedical systems. Most units in the course use case studies and exercises to build understanding of the concepts and theoretical principles. The project or minor thesis will draw upon a number of subjects to gain understanding of biomedical systems as a whole. 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.

Course outline and structure

The masters course consists of coursework units, and a project or a minor thesis. The course structure is as follows:

• either a 12-credit-point biomedical engineering project or a 24-credit-point biomedical engineering thesis which will be assessed by two internal examiners (the larger thesis is intended for candidates intending to proceed to doctoral studies)
• six or 12 credit points of PHY2011 (alternatively BMS2011) and/or PHY2021 (alternatively BMS2031).
• in the case of those taking the 12 credit point project, with the approval of the course coordinator, up to 12 credit points of units which may be drawn from any postgraduate program of the university.

Units comprising at least 24 credit points must be chosen from the following level five unit list.

Current approved level five units

• ECE5802.06 Medical instrumentation
• ECE5803.06 Clinical management
• ECE5804.06 Biomechanics
• ECE5805.06 Medical signal processing
• ECE5806.06 Medical imaging
• ECE5807.06 Medical equipment, design, innovation and entrepreneurship
• ECE5809.06 Biomaterials
• ECE5810.06 Current biomedical engineering research
• ECE5812.06 Bioelectromagnetism
• ECE5813.12 Biomedical engineering project

Note that not all units will be available in any given year.

Course length

The minimum length of the course is two semesters full-time, or equivalent part-time, post four-year degree. As the course is intended to be a professional development program, there is no maximum duration for completion of studies.

Admission requirements

The normal entry requirement is a four-year degree or postgraduate diploma-level qualification in a discipline that provides a suitable basis for the course, for example electrical, electronic or computer systems engineering or biomedical and physical science.

Applicants with a four-year degree or postgraduate 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 should enrol in the Graduate Diploma in Biomedical Engineering and use this to articulate to the Postgraduate Diploma in Biomedical Engineering or in exceptional cases directly into the Master of Biomedical Engineering.

Advanced standing

Advanced standing in the program is available to applicants who hold a suitable postgraduate qualification or equivalent professional experience. 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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