Program Overview

Bachelor of Engineering Honours

Biomedical Engineering stream

Nanoscale Biotechnology specialisation

Students in the Biomedical stream must complete 30 credit points to achieve this specialisation.

• Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition
  • Students complete 6 credit points from the following:
    • BMET3962 Introduction to Mechanobiology | 6 | A: 6 credit points of 1000-level biology, 6 credit points of 1000-level chemistry and 6 credit points of 2000-level physiology or equivalent P: BMET2901 or MEDS1002 or MEDS2XXX or ANAT2XXX or PHSI2XXX or MEDS2XXX N: AMME5962 or BMET5962 or BMET9962
• Students must complete 24 credit points from the following:
  • BMET5911 Instrumentation for Nanobiotechnology | 6 | A: Knowledge in calculus, linear differential equations, basic mechanics and electromagnetism
  • BMET5931 Nanomaterials in Medicine | 6 | A: Knowledge in calculus, linear differential equations, basic mechanics and electromagnetism N: AMME5931
  • BMET5935 Biomedical Application in Genetic Technology | 6 | A: Introductory molecular biology (e.g. BMET1961), BMET3971/9971
  • BMET5944 Nanofabrication and Bioinspired Materials | 6 | A: 1000-level materials science and mechanics
  • BMET5958 Nanoscale Biomedical Diagnostics | 6 | A: (BMET2903 or BMET9903) and CHEM1111. Basic knowledge in physics, thermodynamics, chemistry and mathematics N: AMME5958
  • BMET5959 Introduction to Biophotonics | 6 | A: [BMET2903 or BMET9903] and [ELEC1103 or ELEC2100 or BMET2902]
  • BMET5963 Microfluidics in Healthcare | 6 | A: Basic fluid dynamics (e.g. AMME2261 or AMME2200), a familiarity with biological concepts (e.g. BMET1961)
  • BMET5964 Advanced Cellular Biomechanics | 6 | A: BMET3962 or BMET9962. Students need to have assumed knowledge in calculus, molecular biology, biochemistry, basic mechanics and some understanding in biophysics

Units taken for the specialisation will also count toward requirements of the Biomedical stream.