2. Requirements

By completing the units in the accompanying tables, students may qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Engineering, or the Graduate Diploma in Engineering or the Master of Engineering as follows.

Graduate Certificate in Engineering

To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Engineering a candidate must complete 24 credit points of core or specialist units of study from any stream of the Master of Engineering. It is recommended that candidates complete units from within a single stream.

Graduate Diploma in Engineering

To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Engineering a candidate must complete 36 credit points of core or specialist units of study from any stream of the Master of Engineering. It is recommended that candidates complete units from within a single stream.

Master of Engineering

To qualify for the award of the Master of Engineering in this specialisation, a candidate must complete 72 credit points, including:

(a) 42 credit points of Biomedical stream units, consisting of:

     (i) 30 credit points of Stream Specialist units from a single Specialisation, and

     (ii) 12 credit points of Stream Specialist units

(b) 12 credit points of Engineering Management and Leadership units

(c) 6 credit points of Breadth Elective units

(d) A minimum of 12 credit points of Project or Research Pathway units

The completion of a Specialisation is mandatory, and requires 30 credit points chosen from the units listed in the Specialisation table. The available Specialisations are:

     • Bioelectronics and Biocomputation

     • Nanoscale Biotechnology

     • Biomedical Devices and Machines

Course resolutions

This course is administered under course resolutions published in the Faculty Handbook at http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/

3. Semesters

Year 1 - Semester 1

Type	CP	CP From
Engineering Leadership & Management units	6	Select from Unit Block: Engineering Leadership & Management units
Biomedical Stream Specialist units	6	Select from Unit Block: Biomedical Stream Specialist units Note: Students should select a unit from their chosen specialisation
Biomedical Stream Specialist units	6	Select from Unit Block: Biomedical Stream Specialist units Note: Students should select a unit from their chosen specialisation
Biomedical Stream Specialist units	6	Select from Unit Block: Biomedical Stream Specialist units Note: Students may select a Stream Specialist unit outside of their specialisation

Year 1 - Semester 2

Type	CP	CP From
Engineering Leadership & Management units	6	Select from Unit Block: Engineering Leadership & Management units
Biomedical Stream Specialist units	6	Select from Unit Block: Biomedical Stream Specialist units Note: Students should select a unit from their chosen specialisation
Biomedical Stream Specialist units	6	Select from Unit Block: Biomedical Stream Specialist units Note: Students may select a Stream Specialist unit outside of their specialisation
Research units	6	Select from BMET5020: Capstone Project A Note: Students eligible for the Research pathway may replace BMET5020 and 6cp of Stream Electives with BMET5222 Dissertation A.

Year 2 - Semester 1

Type	CP	CP From
Master of Engineering Breadth elective units	6	Select from Unit Block: Master of Engineering Breadth elective units
Biomedical Stream Specialist units	6	Select from Unit Block: Biomedical Stream Specialist units Note: Students should select a unit from their chosen specialisation
Biomedical Stream Specialist units	6	Select from Unit Block: Biomedical Stream Specialist units Note: Students should select a unit from their chosen specialisation
Research units	6	Select from BMET5021: Capstone Project B Note: Students eligible for the Research pathway may replace BMET5021 and 6cp of recommended electives with BMET5223 Dissertation B.

4. Pathways

1. Stream Specialisation in Bioelectronics and Biocomputation

Type	CP	CP From
Specialisation - Bioelectronics and Biocomputation	30	Select from BMET5790: Introduction to Biomechatronics BMET5933: Biomedical Image Analysis BMET5934: Biomedical Machine Learning BMET5957: Neural Engineering BMET5959: Introduction to Biophotonics BMET5995: Advanced Bionics BMET5996: Biomedical Technology Software

2. Stream Specialisation in Nanoscale Biotechnology

Type	CP	CP From
Specialisation - Nanoscale Biotechnology	30	Select from BMET5911: Advanced instrumentation for Nanotechnology BMET5931: Nanomaterials in Medicine BMET5935: Biomedical Applications in Gene-Tech BMET5944: Nanofabrication and Bioinspired Materials BMET5958: Nanoscale Biomedical Diagnostics BMET5959: Introduction to Biophotonics BMET5963: Microfluidics in Healthcare BMET5964: Advanced Cellular Biomechanics

3. Stream Specialisation in Biomedical Devices and Machines

Type	CP	CP From
Specialisation - Biomedical Devices and Machines	30	Select from BMET5790: Introduction to Biomechatronics BMET5907: Orthopaedic and Surgical Engineering BMET5911: Advanced instrumentation for Nanotechnology BMET5944: Nanofabrication and Bioinspired Materials BMET5953: Rehabilitation Engineering BMET5963: Microfluidics in Healthcare BMET5964: Advanced Cellular Biomechanics

ESIPS (Student Industrial Placement Scheme)

Type	CP	CP From
Core	24	BMET5010: Major Industrial Project Note: Candidates undertaking the Major Industrial Project take BMET5010 in place of BMET5020/5021 Capstone Project A & B and 12 credit points of Specialist Elective units of study.

Note: Candidates undertaking the Major Industrial Project take BMET5010 in place of BMET5020/5021 Capstone Project A & B and 12 credit points of Specialist Elective units of study.

Extended Capstone Project

Type	CP	CP From
Core	12	BMET5022: Capstone Project B Extended Note: Students achieving an average mark of 70% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study are eligible for the Extended Capstone Project. BMET5022 replaces BMET5021 and a 6cp elective unit.

Note: Students take Capstone Project units BMET5020 and BMET5022 (total 18 cp) in place of Capstone Project BMET5020/BMET5021 and 6 cp of elective units.

Research Pathway

Type	CP	CP From
Core	12	BMET5222: Dissertation A Note: Students achieving an average mark of 75% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study or equivalent are eligible for the Research Pathway. BMET5222 replaces BMET5020 and a 6cp elective unit.
Core	12	BMET5223: Dissertation B Note: Students achieving an average mark of 75% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study or equivalent are eligible for the Research Pathway. BMET5223 replaces BMET5021 and a 6cp elective unit.

Note: Research pathway students take Dissertation units BMET5222 and BMET5223 (total 24 cp) in place of Capstone Project units and 12 cp of elective units.

5. Unit Blocks

Block 1 - Biomedical Stream Specialist units (Min CP: 30,Max CP: 42)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
BMET5790	Introduction to Biomechatronics	6	Semester 2
BMET5907	Orthopaedic and Surgical Engineering	6	Semester 2
BMET5911	Advanced instrumentation for Nanotechnology	6	Semester 1
BMET5931	Nanomaterials in Medicine	6	Semester 1
BMET5933	Biomedical Image Analysis	6	Semester 1
BMET5934	Biomedical Machine Learning	6	Semester 2
BMET5935	Biomedical Applications in Gene-Tech	6	Semester 1
BMET5944	Nanofabrication and Bioinspired Materials	6	Semester 2
BMET5953	Rehabilitation Engineering	6	Semester 1
BMET5957	Neural Engineering	6	Semester 2
BMET5958	Nanoscale Biomedical Diagnostics	6	Semester 1
BMET5959	Introduction to Biophotonics	6	Semester 1
BMET5963	Microfluidics in Healthcare	6	Semester 2
BMET5964	Advanced Cellular Biomechanics	6	Semester 2
BMET5992	Regulatory Affairs in the Medical Industry	6	Semester 2
BMET5995	Advanced Bionics	6	Semester 1
BMET5996	Biomedical Technology Software	6	Semester 2

Note: Students with RVL complete 30 credit points of Stream Specialist units.

Block 2 - Engineering Leadership & Management units (Min CP: 6,Max CP: 12)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
COMP9208	Artificial Intelligence and Society	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
ENGG5102	Entrepreneurship for Engineers	6	Semester 1
ENGG5103	Safety Systems and Risk Analysis	6	Semester 2
ENGG5202	Sustainable Design, Engineering & Management	6	Semester 1
ENGG5203	Quality Engineering and Management	6	Semester 2
ENGG5204	Engineering Professional Practice	6	Semester 1
PMGT5205	Professional Project Practice	6	Semester 1 Semester 2

Note: Students with RVL complete 6 credit points of Engineering Leadership & Management units.

Block 3 - Master of Engineering Breadth elective units (Max CP: 6)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
AERO5200	Advanced Aerodynamics	6	Semester 1
AERO5360	Aerospace Structures 2	6	Semester 1
AERO5400	Advanced Aircraft Design Analysis	6	Semester 2
AERO9760	Spacecraft and Satellite Design	6	Semester 1
AMME5060	Advanced Computational Engineering	6	Semester 2
AMME5101	Energy and the Environment	6	Semester 1
AMME5202	Computational Fluid Dynamics	6	Semester 1
AMME5271	Computational Nanotechnology	6	Semester 2
AMME5292	Applied Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence	6	Semester 1
AMME5310	Engineering Tribology	6	Semester 1
AMME5510	Vibration and Acoustics	6	Semester 2
AMME5520	Advanced Control and Optimisation	6	Semester 1
AMME5902	Computer Aided Manufacturing	6	Semester 2
AMME5912	Crash Analysis and Design	6	Semester 1
AMME8202	Computational Fluid Dynamics	6	Semester 1
AMME9401	Industrial and Product Design Engineering	6	Semester 2
BMET5790	Introduction to Biomechatronics	6	Semester 2
BMET5907	Orthopaedic and Surgical Engineering	6	Semester 2
BMET5911	Advanced instrumentation for Nanotechnology	6	Semester 1
BMET5931	Nanomaterials in Medicine	6	Semester 1
BMET5933	Biomedical Image Analysis	6	Semester 1
BMET5934	Biomedical Machine Learning	6	Semester 2
BMET5935	Biomedical Applications in Gene-Tech	6	Semester 1
BMET5944	Nanofabrication and Bioinspired Materials	6	Semester 2
BMET5953	Rehabilitation Engineering	6	Semester 1
BMET5957	Neural Engineering	6	Semester 2
BMET5958	Nanoscale Biomedical Diagnostics	6	Semester 1
BMET5959	Introduction to Biophotonics	6	Semester 1
BMET5963	Microfluidics in Healthcare	6	Semester 2
BMET5964	Advanced Cellular Biomechanics	6	Semester 2
BMET5992	Regulatory Affairs in the Medical Industry	6	Semester 2
BMET5995	Advanced Bionics	6	Semester 1
BMET5996	Biomedical Technology Software	6	Semester 2
BMET9981	Applied Biomedical Engineering	6	Semester 2
CHNG5001	Process Systems Engineering	6	Semester 2
CHNG5003	Green Engineering	6	Semester 2
CHNG5004	Mineral Processing	6	Semester 2
CHNG5005	Wastewater Engineering	6	Semester 1
CHNG5006	Advanced Wastewater Engineering	6	Semester 2
CHNG5008	Nanotechnology in Chemical Engineering	6	Semester 2
CHNG5009	Digital Circular Economy	6	Semester 1
CHNG5601	Membrane Science	6	Semester 1
CHNG5602	Biophysics and Biosensors	6	Semester 2
CHNG5603	Advanced Industrial Modelling and Analysis	6	Semester 1
CHNG5604	Advanced Membrane Engineering	6	Semester 2
CHNG5605	Bio-Products: Laboratory to Marketplace	6	Semester 2
CHNG5606	Advanced Food Processing	6	Semester 2
CIVL5266	Steel Structures - Stability	6	Semester 1
CIVL5269	Advanced Concrete Structures	6	Semester 2
CIVL5276	Bridge Engineering	6	Semester 2
CIVL5277	Structural Rehabilitation and Timber Design	6	Semester 2
CIVL5320	Engineering for Sustainable Development	6	Semester 2
CIVL5351	Geoenvironmental Engineering	6	Semester 2
CIVL5458	Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering	6	Semester 1
CIVL5460	Soil Mechanics 2	6	Semester 1
CIVL5531	Advanced Integrated Building Engineering	6	Semester 1
CIVL5533	Energy-efficient Building Systems	6	Semester 2
CIVL5535	Building Envelope and Adaptive Engineering	6	Semester 2
CIVL5665	Water Supply for Towns and Cities	6	Semester 2
CIVL5668	Fundamentals of Wind Engineering for Design	6	Semester 1
CIVL5670	Reservoir, Stream and Coastal Engineering	6	Semester 1
CIVL5701	Transport Networks	6	Semester 2
CIVL5702	Traffic Engineering	6	Semester 1
CIVL5703	Transport Policy, Planning and Deployment	6	Semester 1
CIVL5704	Transport Analytics	6	Semester 2
CIVL6001	Civil Engineering in a Changing Climate	6	Semester 1
CIVL6002	Measurement and Data in Civil Engineering	6	Semester 1
CIVL6257	Concrete Structures - Prestressed Concrete	6	Semester 1
CIVL6264	Composite Steel-Concrete Structures	6	Semester 2
CIVL6267	Steel Structures - Advanced Analysis and Design	6	Semester 1
CIVL6268	Structural Dynamics	6	Semester 2
CIVL6450	Analysis and Design of Pile Foundations	6	Semester 1
CIVL6452	Foundation Engineering	6	Semester 1
CIVL6454	Rock Engineering	6	Semester 1
CIVL6455	Advanced Soil Mechanics	6	Semester 1
CIVL6456	Advanced Geotechnical Engineering	6	Semester 2
CIVL6665	Advanced Water Resources Engineering	6	Semester 2
CIVL6669	Applied Fluid Engineering Computing	6	Semester 2
COMP9208	Artificial Intelligence and Society	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
ELEC5101	Antennas and Propagation	6	Semester 2
ELEC5203	Topics in Power Engineering [not offered in 2021]	6	Semester 2
ELEC5204	Power Systems Analysis and Protection	6	Semester 1
ELEC5205	High Voltage Engineering	6	Semester 2
ELEC5206	Sustainable Energy Systems	6	Semester 2
ELEC5207	Advanced Power Conversion Technologies	6	Semester 2
ELEC5208	Intelligent Electricity Networks	6	Semester 1
ELEC5211	Power System Dynamics and Control	6	Semester 1
ELEC5212	Power System Planning and Markets	6	Semester 2
ELEC5213	Engineering Optimisation	6	Semester 1
ELEC5304	Intelligent Visual Signal Understanding	6	Semester 1
ELEC5305	Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing	6	Semester 2
ELEC5306	Video Intelligence and Compression	6	Semester 1
ELEC5307	Advanced Signal Processing with Deep Learning	6	Semester 2
ELEC5308	Intelligent Information Engineering Practice	6	Semester 2
ELEC5403	Radio Frequency Engineering [not offered in 2021]	6	Semester 1
ELEC5405	Building Microchips: From Theory to Practice	6	Semester 1
ELEC5507	Error Control Coding	6	Semester 1
ELEC5508	Wireless Engineering	6	Semester 2
ELEC5509	Mobile Networks	6	Semester 1
ELEC5510	Satellite Communication Systems	6	Semester 2
ELEC5511	Optical Communication Systems	6	Semester 1
ELEC5512	Optical Networks	6	Semester 2
ELEC5514	IoT Wireless Sensing and Networking	6	Semester 2
ELEC5516	Electrical and Optical Sensor Design	6	Semester 1
ELEC5517	Software Defined Networks	6	Semester 2
ELEC5518	IoT for Critical Infrastructures	6	Semester 1
ELEC5614	Real Time Computing	6	Semester 1
ELEC5616	Computer and Network Security	6	Semester 1
ELEC5618	Software Quality Engineering	6	Semester 1
ELEC5619	Object Oriented Application Frameworks	6	Semester 2
ELEC5620	Model Based Software Engineering	6	Semester 2
ELEC5622	Signals, Software and Health	6	Semester 2
ELEC5701	Technology Venture Creation [not offered in 2021]	6	Semester 2
ELEC5760	Intelligent Networked Control	6	Semester 2
ENGG5102	Entrepreneurship for Engineers	6	Semester 1
ENGG5103	Safety Systems and Risk Analysis	6	Semester 2
ENGG5202	Sustainable Design, Engineering & Management	6	Semester 1
ENGG5203	Quality Engineering and Management	6	Semester 2
ENGG5204	Engineering Professional Practice	6	Semester 1
ENGG5206	Exponential and Emerging Technologies	6	Semester 2
MECH5255	Air Conditioning and Refrigeration	6	Semester 2
MECH5265	Combustion	6	Semester 2
MECH5275	Renewable Energy	6	Semester 2
MECH5304	Materials Failure	6	Semester 2
MECH5305	Smart Materials	6	Semester 2
MECH5310	Advanced Engineering Materials	6	Semester 1
MECH5311	Microscopy and Microanalysis of Materials	6	Semester 1
MECH5360	Applied Finite Element Analysis	6	Semester 1
MECH5416	Design of Micro- and Nanosystems	6	Semester 1
MECH5461	Design for Advanced Manufacturing	6	Semester 1
MECH5720	Sensors and Signals	6	Semester 2
MTRX5700	Experimental Robotics	6	Semester 1
PMGT5205	Professional Project Practice	6	Semester 1 Semester 2

Note: Specialist units may also be taken as Breadth elective units.

Block 4 - Research units (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 24)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
BMET5010	Major Industrial Project	24	Semester 1 Semester 2
BMET5020	Capstone Project A	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
BMET5021	Capstone Project B	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
BMET5022	Capstone Project B Extended	12	Semester 1 Semester 2
BMET5222	Dissertation A	12	Semester 1 Semester 2
BMET5223	Dissertation B	12	Semester 1 Semester 2

Note: A candidate who has been granted RVL and who is eligible to undertake the extended capstone project or dissertation may be granted exemption of up to 12 credit points of specialist units.

Block 5 - Specialisation - Bioelectronics and Biocomputation (Max CP: 30)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
BMET5790	Introduction to Biomechatronics	6	Semester 2
BMET5933	Biomedical Image Analysis	6	Semester 1
BMET5934	Biomedical Machine Learning	6	Semester 2
BMET5957	Neural Engineering	6	Semester 2
BMET5959	Introduction to Biophotonics	6	Semester 1
BMET5995	Advanced Bionics	6	Semester 1
BMET5996	Biomedical Technology Software	6	Semester 2

Block 6 - Specialisation - Nanoscale Biotechnology (Max CP: 30)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
BMET5911	Advanced instrumentation for Nanotechnology	6	Semester 1
BMET5931	Nanomaterials in Medicine	6	Semester 1
BMET5935	Biomedical Applications in Gene-Tech	6	Semester 1
BMET5944	Nanofabrication and Bioinspired Materials	6	Semester 2
BMET5958	Nanoscale Biomedical Diagnostics	6	Semester 1
BMET5959	Introduction to Biophotonics	6	Semester 1
BMET5963	Microfluidics in Healthcare	6	Semester 2
BMET5964	Advanced Cellular Biomechanics	6	Semester 2

Block 7 - Specialisation - Biomedical Devices and Machines (Max CP: 30)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
BMET5790	Introduction to Biomechatronics	6	Semester 2
BMET5907	Orthopaedic and Surgical Engineering	6	Semester 2
BMET5911	Advanced instrumentation for Nanotechnology	6	Semester 1
BMET5944	Nanofabrication and Bioinspired Materials	6	Semester 2
BMET5953	Rehabilitation Engineering	6	Semester 1
BMET5963	Microfluidics in Healthcare	6	Semester 2
BMET5964	Advanced Cellular Biomechanics	6	Semester 2

Course:	Master of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering) 2025+ (2025)
CP Required:	72
Min FT Duration:	1.50 Years
Min PT Duration:	3.00 Years
Faculty/School:	Faculty of Engineering
Years Offered:	2025

Faculty of Engineering

Master of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering) 2025+ (2025)

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