Course Catalog 2013-2014
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Course Catalog 2013-2014

Master's Degree Programme in Biomedical Engineering, MSc (Tech) - Master of Science (Tech)

Contact

Head of the Degree Programme: Jari Hyttinen
Faculty Secretary: Hannele Kulmala
Study Coordinator: Juha Nousiainen

Learning Outcomes

- Students are able to identify and formulate challenges in the biomedical and health science domains that can be taken on by biomedical engineers.
- Students are able to work as members of multidisciplinary teams and to apply advanced methodologies at the interface between engineering and health sciences.
- Students are able to apply engineering expertise to the design of devices, systems, algorithms, software, models, materials, methods or processes in order to meet the desired functional and regulatory requirements for the commercialization of medical products.
- Students are able to design and carry out a research plan to test hypotheses, to analyze and interpret the results in the context of the research, and to report the results according to scientific principles.
- Students are able to communicate effectively in both oral and written form, to participate in social debates pertaining to technology, to carry out independent and multidisciplinary team work, to perform project management duties, and to understand the societal impact of engineering solutions.
- After achieving the learning outcomes, students will possess the requirements for pursuing a postgraduate degree and the desire to pursue lifelong learning.

Structure

Common Core Studies, 20 cr

Learning Outcomes

- To make sure that the students possess adequate basic knowledge on biomedical engineering for major subject studies.
- To make sure that students possess adequate basic knowledge on engineering mathematics, electrical engineering, material science, and computer science for further studies.

Compulsory courses

If the student has taken in the BSc degree studies a course that is equivalent with any of the mandatory courses below, that course must be replaced with a supplemental course or more advanced course. In that case, contact the programme coordinator.

Course Credit points Class
ELT-61106   Human Anatomy and Physiology 4 cr I  
ELT-61156   Physics of the Human Body 4 cr I  
ELT-61216   Biomedical Engineering: Signals and Systems 3 cr I  
ELT-61226   Biomedical Engineering: Biomaterials 3 cr I  
ELT-61236   Biomedical Engineering: Research and Productization 3 cr I  
Total 17 cr  

Complementary Courses

Should be completed to the minimum study module extent of 20 ETCS

Course Credit points
ASE-1256   Introduction to Control and Automation 6 cr
ASE-2316   Introduction to Microsystem Technology 5 cr
KIE-10006   Finnish 1 3 cr
MAT-60006   Matrix Algebra 5 cr
MAT-60056   Algebra 5 cr
SGN-11006   Basic Course in Signal Processing 5 cr
SGN-50006   Introduction to Information Technology for Health and Biology 3 cr
SGN-51006   Biology of the Cell 3 cr
TTA-11016   Basics of Industrial Management 4 cr

Additional information

If the students study plan differs from that described above, the study plan must be approved by the programme.


Major Studies

Study block Credit points
Biomaterials 35 cr
Medical Informatics 35 cr
Medical Instrumentation 35 cr
Medical Physics 35 cr


Minor Studies

Study block Credit points
Biomaterials 25 cr
Biomeasurements 25 cr
Biomedical Engineering 25 cr
Biotechnology 25 cr
Computational Biology 25 cr
Health Informatics 25 cr
Industrial Management 25 cr
Mathematics 25 cr
Micromachines 25 cr
Nanotechnology 25 cr
Physics 25 cr
Signal Processing International Programme 25 cr
Tissue Engineering 25 cr

Students who have their major in Biomaterials can not choose Biomaterials or Tissue Engineering as their minor. Students who have their major in Medical Informatics, Medical Instrumentation or Medical Physics can not choose Biomedical Engineering as their minor.


Elective Studies, 10 cr

The student can freely choose the courses he/she wants to study. Also internship is approved 5 credits, at the maximum.


Diplomityö (30 cr)

Learning Outcomes

- The master's thesis is an extensive treatise, which trains the student for independent study and research, mastery of scientific methods, the convention of references, and the scientific mode of presentation in a good literary form. The average time to complete the thesis is 6 months.

In connection with the thesis, student has to write a proficiency test, which is an essay written on a topic related to the thesis. The test demonstrates the student's command of the thesis topic.


Documents

curriculum-bme.pdf

Last modified13.05.2013