BH069 - Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering) (Honours)

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RMIT program code: BH069
Plan name: Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering) (Honours)
Plan code: BH069
Campus: City Campus
Credit points per semester:
Full time: 48
Part time: 24
CRICOS code: 079597B

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2023 Enrolment Program Structure

For students who commence their study in this program from 1 January 2016 onwards, please note that some courses listed in this structure will have their course marks count toward your program's weighted average mark. Your weighted average mark will determine the honours level of your award once you have completed the program. If a course counts toward your weighted average mark, that fact will be stated in its course guide. In Enrolment Online, after you completed your course enrolment, you will be notified which of the enrolled courses will count toward the weighted average mark.

   Year One of Program
 
AND   Year Two of Program
 
AND   Year Three of Program
 
AND   Year Four of Program
 
AND   (Year Four of Program - Option 1
 
OR   Year Four of Program - Option 2
 )
AND   Year Four of Program - Electives
 

ENROLMENT LOAD 
 
Full-time study load is 48 credit points or Four (4) courses equivalent each semester. 
Part-time study load is 24 credit points, or Two (2) course equivalent each semester. 

COURSE REQUISITES 

You are required to successfully complete relevant prerequisites in the program in order to progress to the next stage of your studies. Please ensure that you have met the necessary prerequisites by checking course guides. 

PROGRAM TRANSITION

BH069 - Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering)(Honours) plan has been discontinued and will no longer accept new students from Semester 2 (2250) 2022. The plan will be taught out to current students until semester 2, 2027. If you are unable to complete your program by the end of 2027, you may consider transferring to other programs within RMIT subject to entrance requirements. You may also consider transferring into the new plan:

BH069P23 Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering) (Honours)


CONTACT STEM COLLEGE 

For any enquiries, please visit STEM College Student Lifecycle for contact information and support. 

– Program and course advice and planning 
– Flexible semester courses 
– Enrolment variation 
– Credit transfer applications and Recognition of prior learning 
– Results, program completion and graduation

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Year One of Program

If you have not completed Year 1 of program courses before the start of Semester 1 2023, you must ensure you complete the replacement courses listed below. To add any of the courses below, please click “Class search” and enter the Subject Area (Letters) and Catalogue Nbr (Numbers).

- OENG1204 Creative Engineering CAD replaced by OENG1250 Introduction to Engineering Design

- OENG1210 Introduction to Engineering for the Human Body replaced by OENG1108 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering

Complete the following Seven (7) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Engineering Mathematics 12 Yes MATH2393 City Campus 2908 (STEM) 3029 (STEM)
Engineering Science 12 OENG1208 City Campus 2907 (STEM)
Introduction to Professional Engineering Practice 12 OENG1166 City Campus 1263 (STEM)
Digital Fundamentals 12 OENG1206 City Campus 1267 (STEM)
Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 Yes EEET2249 City Campus 1169 (STEM)
AND
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If you have not completed VCE Maths Methods or VCE Specialist Maths or equivalent, you must complete the following course:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Introduction to Engineering Mathematics 12 MATH2395 City Campus 2909 (STEM) 3030 (STEM)
OR

If you have completed VCE Maths Methods or VCE Specialist Maths or equivalent, complete the following course:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Foundations of Artificial Intelligence for STEM 12 COSC2960 City Campus 1403 (STEM) 1361 (STEM)
}
 
AND

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Year Two of Program

Sem 1 2023 

MATH2161 Mathematics for ECE
EEET2255 Electronics
EEET2369 Signals and Systems 1
OENG1229 Biomedical Chemistry and Structural Materials

Sem 2 2023

MIET2461 Digital Biomedical Design
OENG1073 Human Body Flow Dynamics
OENG1230 Biomedical Engineering System and Design
EEET2246 Engineering Computing 1

Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Biomedical Engineering System and Design 12 OENG1230 City Campus 3056 (STEM)
Mathematics for ECE 12 Yes MATH2161 City Campus 1096 (STEM)
Electronics 12 Yes EEET2255 City Campus 1197 (STEM)
Engineering Computing 1 12 Yes EEET2246 City Campus 3236 (STEM)
Digital Biomedical Design 12 MIET2461 City Campus 3031 (STEM)
Human Body Flow Dynamics 12 Yes OENG1073 City Campus 3049 (STEM)
Signals and Systems 1 12 Yes EEET2369 City Campus 1210 (STEM)
Biomedical Chemistry and Structural Materials 12 OENG1229 City Campus 3494 (STEM)
 
AND

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Year Three of Program

Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Research Methods for Engineers 12 EEET2449 City Campus 1219 (STEM) 1188 (STEM)
 
AND

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Year Four of Program

IMPORTANT: To enroll in OENG1165 - Professional Engineering Experience approval must first be sought per the advice found here.  To enrol in OENG1164 - Humanitarian Experiential Learning Project please follow the advice found here.

Please Note: Linked information can only be accessed if you are logged into your RMIT student account.

 

To graduate you must complete the following:Select and Complete Five (5) of the following specific Program Electives:

  • EEET2379 MicroNanoSystems, MEMS, and NEMS 
  • EEET2472 Lab-on-a-Chip, Biomedical Devices and BioNanoEngineering
  • MANU2459 Tissue Engineering
  • OENG1136 Biomedical Signal and Image Processing
  • OENG1131 Advanced Medical Electronics and Instrumentation
  • OENG1137 Rehabilitation Engineering

 

If you decided to select any of the following course options, only one can be counted as University Elective toward your program. 

If you have already completed a University Elective, any further would not be counted towards your program.

  • MANU2455 Advanced Manufacturing and Design
  • EEET1413 Sensors and Measurement Technologies
  • BIOL2254 Bioinformatics

Complete the following Two (2) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Engineering Capstone Project Part A 12 Yes OENG1167 City Campus 1264 (STEM) 1220 (STEM)
Engineering Capstone Project Part B 12 Yes OENG1168 City Campus 1265 (STEM) 1221 (STEM)
 
AND
(

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Year Four of Program - Option 1

If you were required to complete MATH2395 Introduction to Engineering Mathematics in year 1, complete the following course:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Foundations of Artificial Intelligence for STEM 12 COSC2960 City Campus 1403 (STEM) 1361 (STEM)
AND

Select and complete Four (4) of the option courses from the list below

 
OR

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Year Four of Program - Option 2

If you were not required to complete MATH2395 Introduction to Engineering Mathematics in Year 1, Complete Five (5) of the Option Courses below:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
MicroNanoSystems, MEMS, and NEMS 12 Yes EEET2379 City Campus 2966 (STEM)
Advanced Manufacturing and Design 12 Yes MANU2455 City Campus 1233 (STEM)
Advanced Manufacturing and Mechatronics: What We Make and How We Make It 12 MANU2488 City Campus 1198 (STEM)
Sensors and Measurement Technologies 12 Yes EEET1413 City Campus 1157 (STEM)
Bioinformatics 12 Yes BIOL2254 City Campus 3499 (STEM)
)
AND

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Year Four of Program - Electives

Select and Complete One (1) Course from any:

University Elective
 

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Contact details and related links

Program structure enquiries

Program Manager: Dr Toh Pang


STEM College


For any enquiries, please see our STEM College Student Lifecycle hub for contact information and support.
 

Timetabling

Please go to the Class timetables web page to access timetabling information.

 

Material fees

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Enrolment

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*Semester 1 classes generally commence in February and Semester 2 classes generally commence in July. Please contact your school for more information about specific class start days.

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Student Electives

University Electives are available to Undergraduate students, and in selected Postgraduate programs.

Information about University Elective courses at RMIT is available on the University Electives web site.

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