Future Students

Biomedical Engineering

Bachelor of Science:
Possible Science majors include Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Human Movement, and Anatomy and Human Biology. A specialised study of Neural Science may form part of the majors in Anatomy and Human Biology or Physiology.

Bachelor of Engineering:
Students select the Electrical and Electronic Engineering stream. Electrical and Electronic Engineering offers four major fields of study: Communication Engineering, Control Engineering, Power Systems Engineering and Electronic Engineering.

Biomedical engineering is a multi-disciplined field of engineering involving the design, application and maintenance of devices, instrumentation and sensors applied in medical diagnosis and treatment, and in biotechnology and the life sciences. Basically, it is the application of engineering principles to medicine and biology. Even within the field there is a wide range of areas covered: medical imaging, surgical and diagnostic systems, telemedicine and remote sensing, bioinformatics, biomechanics and prosthetics.

Much of the wave of advances in medicine and biotechnology has been driven by new technologies underpinned by electronic and computer engineering. Biomedical engineers are, and will continue to be, at the forefront of the rapid expansion in applying high technology to health services and biotechnology.

Career opportunities

The course provides a sound education in both engineering and the life sciences. Graduates will find themselves as key members of multi-disciplinary teams of health professionals and specialists. They will be responsible for designing equipment used in critical health care environments. They will possess a wide range of expertise and can be expected to work to very high professional standards. Companies who have employed our graduates include: Cochlear, Resmed, Vision Biosystems, Polartechnics, Psivida, Compumedics, and ADI Instruments.