Program Overview

Biomedical Engineering Program

The Biomedical Engineering (BME) program is designed to meet the increasing demand for efficient technologies and devices in healthcare and diagnostics. With its interdisciplinary nature, the program offers a flexible curriculum tailored to the specific background and requirements of the students. The program emphasizes subject fundamentals and familiarizes students with the latest developments in the field of BME.

Program Structure

The program is structured into four semesters, with a summer internship or project in between. The curriculum includes a mix of core courses, electives, and projects.

Semester 1

The first semester includes the following courses:

• GN5004: Research Skills
• I2MP Core 1
• AM5119: Core 1: Physiology for Engineers
• AM5010: Core 2: Biomechanics
• Elective 1: To be selected from BME/core basket
• AM5023: Physiological measurements and Instrumentation Laboratory"

Total Credits for Semester 1: 43 to 46 credits are required for the first semester, with the following breakdown: L | T | E | P - 0 0 0 3 0 3 - 3 0 0 0 6 9 - 3 0 0 0 6 9 - 3 0 0 0 6 9 - 0 0 0 0 2 4 - Total Credits - 43 to 46 credits for semester 1. Total Credits for semester 1 are calculated by summing the credits for each course.

Semester 2

The second semester includes the following courses:

• HS5050: Indian Culture
• I2MP Core 2
• HS Elective
• AM or MMXXX: To be selected from basket of core courses
• AM5XXX: To be selected from basket of core courses
• Elective 2: To be selected from BME/core basket
• AM5019: Advanced BME lab

Total Credits for Semester 2: 53 to 56 credits are required for the second semester, with the following breakdown: L | T | E | P - 0 0 0 3 0 3 - 9 to 12 credits for I2MP core 2 - 3 0 0 0 6 9 - 3 0 0 0 6 9 - 3 0 0 0 6 9 - 3 0 0 0 6 9 - 0 0 0 3 2 5 - Total Credits - 53 to 56 credits for semester 2. Total Credits for semester 2 are calculated by summing the credits for each course.

Summer

The summer semester includes the following courses:

• AM5210/AM5200: Project-I (Summer) / Summer internship

Total Credits for Summer: 15 credits are required for the summer semester.

Semester 3

The third semester includes the following courses:

• Elective 2: To be selected from BME/core basket
• Elective 3: To be selected from BME/core basket
• AM5401: Project II (in IITM)

Total Credits for Semester 3: 39 credits are required for the third semester, with the following breakdown: L | T | E | P - 3 0 0 0 6 9 - 3 0 0 0 6 9 - 0 0 0 0 30 30 - Total Credits - 39 credits for semester 3. Total Credits for semester 3 are calculated by summing the credits for each course.

Semester 4

The fourth semester includes the following courses:

• AM5402: Project I (Summer) (in IITM)

Total Credits for Semester 4: 40 credits are required for the fourth semester.

List of Courses

The following courses are available as part of the BME program:

• AM5160: Biomedical Imaging systems
• AM5130: Quantitative physiology
• AM5140: Biomedical instrumentation
• AM5510: Biomedical Signals and Systems
• AM5050: Biomedical sensors and measurements
• AM5017: Statistics for biomedical engineers
• MM5040: Medical materials
• AM5150: Biomedical nanotechnology
• AM7010: Classics in Neuroscience
• AM5190: Haptics and biomedical engineering
• AM5060: Psycophysics
• AM6516: Neuromechanics of human movement
• ME6012: Mechanics of human movement
• AM5110: Biofluid mechanics
• AM5050: Biomedical sensors and measurements
• AM5140: Biomedical instrumentation
• AM5100: Biomedical laser instrumentation
• AM5013: Operating theatre instrumentation and surgical technology
• AM5115: Systems approach in Biomedical engineering
• EE6403: Transducers for instrumentation
• EE6402: Biomedical electronic systems
• EE6501: Optical sensors
• EE5502: Optical engineering
• AM6518: Biophysical aspects of tumor microenvironment
• AM5190: Cellular structures and mechanics
• BT5011: Biomaterials engineering
• BT5130: Tissue Engineering
• BT5480: Stem cells and Regenerative medicine
• BT5430: Drug delivery
• EE5500: Introduction to photonics
• EE6506: Computational electromagnetics
• CS6300: Speech Technology
• CS5691: Pattern recognition and Machine learning
• AM5020: Biomedical Ultrasonics
• AM5015: Regulations and standards in Medical device technology
• EE5175: Image signal processing