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Bachelor of Biomedical Science/Bachelor of Engineering
Course code: 3879 + Course abbreviation: BBiomedSc/BE + Total credit points required: 240 + 5 years full-time, 10 years part-time + Managing faculty: Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Study mode and course location
On-campus (Clayton)
Course description
This double degree course allows students to qualify with both the Bachelor of Biomedical Science and Bachelor of Engineering degrees. The program introduces students to a range of interdisciplinary units covering areas of modern biomedical sciences, human biology and public health and develops a strong grounding in one of five branches of engineering. The strong research and design focus that is characteristic of the engineering programs combined with the interdisciplinary approach of the biomedical science component produces graduates in two disciplines who are able to make a unique contribution to both medical science and engineering.
Course objectives
The generic course objectives for the Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences/Bachelor of Engineering are set out below. These include the course objectives identified as common to all BE programs, and objectives that arise from the BBiomedSc program.
On completion of the Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Biomedical Science, the student will be expected to have:
- acquired a basic knowledge and understanding of: the relevant sciences and scientific methods, and an appreciation of their limitations; ethical standards and legal responsibilities to the community and the profession; the principles of the management of physical, human and financial resources associated with the practice of engineering; the constraints on engineering practice posed by economic factors, safety considerations and impact on the environment; the biomedical sciences in a range of important multidisciplinary areas; the research frontier at which advances in biomedical science are occurring; the relationship between biomedical science and engineering.
- developed general skills in: effective communication on both technical and general issues with peers, associates, clients and the general public; the essential analytical procedures and methods of written and oral communication relevant to the field of biomedical sciences; operating as an individual or as part of a team; planning and organising resources efficiently; integrating knowledge from different areas to synthesise a coherent approach to the solution of a problem; recognising and accommodating the need for continuous change to improve outcomes; creative approaches to problem solving, including the use of computer based methods; critical evaluation of assumptions and arguments; areas that prepare them for employment in a range of knowledge-intensive health care industries.
- developed professional skills in: theoretical and numerical analysis of phenomena to predict, design, control and optimise the performance of engineering systems; the integration of concepts of safe design and practice in the solution of problems; the evaluation of the performance of an engineering system in terms of economics, safety and impact on the environment; modern information technologies, which will enhance their effectiveness in employment as modern Biomedical Engineers.
- developed appropriate attitudes and behaviour towards: the highest standards of personal performance; self directed learning for continuing education; the responsibilities of engineers to the community, the engineering profession and the industrial and business world; minimising any adverse impact on the environment and an appreciation of the need for sustainable development; safe practice; an appreciation of the ethical and social attitudes and responsibilities, which arise as a professional, practising biomedical engineer; potential employment opportunities in most facets of the health care and related industries.
There are also further objectives specific to each branch of engineering.
Course structure
Students will be able to combine a Bachelor of Biomedical Science with a Bachelor of Engineering in one of five disciplines (chemical, civil, electrical and computer systems, materials or mechanical engineering) and position themselves for careers in the biomedical engineering field.
Course requirements
Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences/Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical)
Students undertake the following units:
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
- BMS3011 Biomedical basis of disease 1
- BMS3032 Health policy and management
- BMS3042 Biomedical basis of disease 2
- CHE3163 Sustainable processing I
- CHE3164 Reaction engineering
- CHE3166 Process design,* or BMS Elective 2
- CHE4118 Chemical engineering research project (12 points)
Year 5
- BMS Elective 1
- BMS Elective 2,* or CHE4163 Transport phenomena and numerical methods
- CHE3171 Introduction to engineering biotechnology
- CHE4117 Design project (12 points)
- CHE4161 Engineering in society
- CHE4162 Particle technology
- CHE4171 Biochemical engineering
* Students requiring foundation studies must undertake this unit from this group of options
Total 240 points: 12 points of ‘common units; biomedical component 96 points; mechanical engineering component 132 points.
Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences/Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering)
Forensic and Biomechanics Stream
Year 1
Year 2
- BMS1062 Molecular biology
- BMS2011 Structure of the human body
- BMS2021 Biochemistry of human function
- BMS2042 Biomedical sciences and society
- CIV2206 Mechanics of solids
- CIV2226 Design of concrete and masonry structures
- CIV2242 Introductory geoengineering
- ENG2091 Advanced engineering mathematics A
Year 3
Year 4
- BMS2062 Introduction to bioformatics
- BMS3021 Molecular medicine and biotechnology
- BMS elective 1
- BMS elective 2
- CIV3221 Building structures and technology
- CIV3222 Bridge design and assessment
- CIV3247 Geoengineering
- CIV3283 Road engineering
Year 5
- BMS3011 Biomedical basis of disease 1
- BMS3032 Health policy and management
- BMS3042 Biomedical basis of disease 2
- CIV4210 Project A
- CIV4234 Advanced structural analysis
- CIV elective 1
- CIV4212 Civil engineering practice 4
- CIV3205 Project management for civil engineers, or CIV4284 Transport systems, or CIV5306 Road safety engineering
Public Health Stream
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
- BMS2062 Introduction to bioinformatics
- BMS3011 Biomedical basis of disease 1
- BMS3021 Molecular medicine and biotechnology
- CIV3205 Project management for civil engineers
- CIV3247 Geoengineering
- CIV3248 Groundwater and environmental geoengineering
- CIV3264 Urban water and wastewater systems
- CIV3283 Road engineering
Year 5
- BMS3032 Health policy and management
- BMS3042 Biomedical basis of disease 2
- BMS elective 1
- BMS elective 2, or CIV4261 Integrated urban water management
- CIV4210 Project A
- CIV4248 Ground hazards and environmental geotechnics
- CIV4268 Water resources management or BMS elective 2
- CIV4212 Civil engineering practice 4
Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences/Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Computer systems Engineering)
Students undertake the following units:
Year 1
Year 2
- BMS2011 Structure of the human body
- BMS2021 Biochemistry of human function
- ECE2011 Signal processing
- ECE2021 Electromagnetism
- ECE2062 Switching electronics
- ECE2071 Computer organisation and programming
- ECE2072 Digital systems
- ENG2092 Advanced engineering mathematics B,* or First Biomedical Engineering unit
Year 3
- BMS2031 Body systems
- BMS2042 Human genetics
- BMS2052 Microbes in health and disease
- BMS2062 Introduction to bioinformatics
- ECE2041 Telecommunications
- ECE2061 Linear electronics
- ECE3022 Wireless and guided electromagnetism, or ECE3051 Energy systems
- ECE3903 Optimisation, estimation and numerical methods
Year 4
- BMS3011 Biomedical basis of disease 1
- BMS3021 Molecular medicine and biotechnology
- BMS3032 Health policy and management
- ECE3051 Energy systems, or ECE3022 Wireless and guided electromagnetism
- ECE3073 Computer systems, or ECE3031 Control
- ECE3091 Engineering design
- ECE3092 Design automation
- first or second biomedical engineering unit
Year 5
- BMS elective 1
- BMS elective 2
- BMS3042 Biomedical basis of disease 2
- ECE3031 Control or ECE3073 Computer systems
- ECE4094 Major design project
- ECE4095 Major design project
- ECE4099 Professional practice
- second biomedical engineering unit,* or ECSE elective
* Students requiring foundation studies must undertake this unit from this group of options
# Students commencing the course without Victorian Certificate of Education ‘Specialist mathematics’ or its equivalent, will have the prerequisite for this unit waived and will receive additional assistance.
Total 240 points: 12 points of ‘common units’; biomedical component 96 points; mechanical engineering component 132 points
Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences/Bachelor of Engineering (Materials)
Students undertake the following units:
Year 1
Year 2
- BMS2011 Structure of the human body
- BMS2021 Biochemistry of human function
- BMS2062 Introduction to bioinformatics
- ENG2091 Advanced engineering mathematics
- MTE2541 Nanostructure of materials
- MTE2542 Microstructural development
- MTE2544 Functional materials
- MTE2545 Engineering materials I
Year 3
Year 4
- BMS Biomedical elective
- BMS3011 Biomedical basis of disease
- BMS3021 Molecular medicine and biotechnology
- BMS3032 Health policy and management
- MTE3542 Microstructural design in structural materials
- MTE3543 Microstructure to applications: the mechanics of materials
- MTE3546 Engineering materials II
- MTE3547 Materials characterisation and modelling
Year 5
- BMS Biomedical elective
- BMS3042 Biomedical basis of disease 2
- MTE4525 Materials engineering project 1
- MTE4526 Materials engineering project 2
- MTE4571 Materials engineering design and practice
- MTE4572 Polymer and composite processing and engineering
- MTE4573 Processing and engineering of metals and ceramics
- MTE4596 Biomaterials
Total 240 points: biomedical component 102/108 points; mechanical engineering component 126/132 points
Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences/Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
Students undertake the following units:
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
- BMS3011 Biomedical basis of disease 1
- BMS3032 Health policy and management*, or BMS Elective 2
- BMS3042 Biomedical basis of disease 2
- MEC3452 Design III
- MEC3454 Thermodynamics and heat transfer
- MEC3455 Solid mechanics (to be taken in semester 2)
- MEC3457 Systems and control
- MEC3458 Experimental project
Year 5
- BMS Elective 1
- BMS Elective 2
- BMS Elective 3*, or MEC44xx Technical elective
- MEC4401 Final year project I
- MEC4402 Final year project II
- MEC4404 Professional practice
- MEC44xx Technical elective
- MEC44xx Technical elective
* Students requiring foundation studies must undertake this unit from this group of options
Total 240 points: biomedical component 108 points; mechanical engineering component 132 points
Contact details
Telephone: +61 3 9905 9712, email: biomed@med.monash.edu.au or visit www.med.monash.edu.au/biomed/
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