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.

Educational Qualifications

Qualifications	Grades
WA TER	85
UWA Foundation program	69
WAUFY	63
Minimum International Baccalaureate	31
Minimum All India Senior School Certificate	14
Minimum GCE or Cambridge Advanced Level Examination	10
Indian School Certificate	70

Structure

Units to a total value of 240 to 270 points (depending on the combination of majors selected), comprising a Bachelor of Engineering component to the value of 126 to 150 points and a Bachelor of Science component to the value of 114 to 120 points. In the Bachelor of Engineering component, students are also required to complete not less than 12 weeks of practical experience in a suitable engineering environment and submit a written report before graduating.

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.

Course enquiries	Application, visa and other enquiries to
Faculty Office (BE)/Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences or Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (BSc) Phone (+61 8) 6488 3061/3398 or 2565 Email enquiries-ecm@admin.uwa.edu.au/science@science.uwa.edu.au or science@fnas.uwa.edu.au	International Centre The University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway Crawley, Perth Western Australia 6009 Phone (+61 8) 6488 3939 Fax (+61 8) 9382 4071 Email international@uwa.edu.au