BENG Bioengineering (BIEU20) FT

2021 - 2022

For students whose initial registration was in the 2023-24 session or earlier

Year 1

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (120 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
BIE103 + Restricted to level 1 students on the MEng/BEng Bioengineering programme..	Introduction to Bioengineering	AUT SEM	10 credits
FCE1001	Global Engineering Challenge Week	AUT SEM	0 credits
MAT1411	Biomaterials I	AUT SEM	10 credits
MAT1510 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MAT209 (when the module is running) XCannot be taken with: MAT2510 MAT6306	Tissue Structure and Function	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
CPE190	Engineering with Living Systems 1	SPR SEM	10 credits
MEC102 + Only available to students within the Faculty of Engineering.	Materials Under Stress	SPR SEM	10 credits
MPY101	Physics of Living Systems 2	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
ACS131	Systems Engineering Mathematics I	ACAD YR	20 credits
ACS132 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: ACS230 ACS317 (when the module is running) XCannot be taken with: ACS1321	Modelling, Analysis and Control	ACAD YR	20 credits
EEE123 XCannot be taken with: AER123 EEE140	Introduction to Electric and Electronic Circuits	ACAD YR	20 credits

Year 2

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (40 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
COM161 + Not open to students from the Department of Computer Science or students who are taking or have taken COM160. .	Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving	AUT SEM	10 credits
FCE2001 + Yes. Restricted to second year Faculty of Engineering students.	Engineering - You're Hired	AUT SEM	0 credits
Semester 2
BIE201 + Restricted to level 2 students on the MEng/BEng Bioengineering programme..	Advanced Bioengineering Topics	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
ACS234 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: ACS317 ACS341 (when the module is running)	Systems Engineering Mathematics II	ACAD YR	20 credits

One of the following pathways

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (80 credits)

Pathway A

A student will take 80 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MPY205	Aspects of Medical Imaging and Technology	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
MAT2410 XCannot be taken with: MAT6241	Biomaterials II	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
ACS230 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: ACS132 Is a pre-requisite for: ACS317 (when the module is running)	Control Systems Design and Analysis	ACAD YR	20 credits
ACS231	Mechatronics	ACAD YR	20 credits
EEE227	Communication Electronics	ACAD YR	20 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (80 credits)

Pathway B

A student will take 80 credits from this group.

Semester 1
CPE240	Engineering with Living Systems 2	AUT SEM	15 credits
MAT2530 CCo-requisites: MAT209	Biology and Chemistry of Living Systems II	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
CPE280	Introduction to Pharmaceutical Engineering	SPR SEM	15 credits
MAT209 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAT1510 CCo-requisites: MAT2530	Cell and Molecular Biology	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAT2410 XCannot be taken with: MAT6241	Biomaterials II	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
BIE2643 XCannot be taken with: AER11004 MAT1643	Introduction to Mechanical Properties and Structural Materials	ACAD YR	20 credits

Students must take FC1001 Global Engineering Challenge Week and FCE2001 Engineering - You're Hired as core modules. A student will be expected to pass the modules in order to progress to Level 3. A student must pass the modules in order to graduate.

Year 3

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (30 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
MAT320 CCo-requisites: MAT404 XCannot be taken with: MAT405 MAT405 MAT6668 MAT6678	Scientific Writing	AUT SEM	10 credits
MGT388	Finance and Law for Engineers	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
MEC328 + Restricted to students within the Faculty of Engineering..	Managing Engineering Projects and Teams	SPR SEM	10 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (30 credits)

A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Full academic year
ACS3000	Bioengineering Research Project	ACAD YR	30 credits
BIE3000 + Restricted to students on the Bioengineering BEng programmes..	Bioengineering Research Project	ACAD YR	30 credits
COM3000	Bioengineering Research Project	ACAD YR	30 credits
CPE3000	Bioengineering Research Project	ACAD YR	30 credits
EEE3000	Bioengineering Research Project	ACAD YR	30 credits
MAT3000	Bioengineering Research Project	ACAD YR	30 credits
MEC3000	Bioengineering Research Project	ACAD YR	30 credits
MPY3000	Bioengineering Research Project	ACAD YR	30 credits

One of the following streams

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING STREAM

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MPY308	Clinical Engineering and Computational Mechanics	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
BIE3411	Design of Medical Devices and Implants	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (40 credits)

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MAT3430 XCannot be taken with: MAT6309	Materials for Biological Applications	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC202 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MEC333 MEC6452 MEC6452 (when the module is running) + Restricted to students studying degrees within the Faculty of Engineering.	Mechanics of Deformable Solids	AUT SEM	10 credits
MEC208 + Restricted to students studying within the Faculty of Engineering.	Fluids Engineering	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
ACS321	Digital Signal Processing	SPR SEM	10 credits
ACS340	Biomechatronics	SPR SEM	10 credits
BIE291	Biomedical Instrumentation	SPR SEM	10 credits
BIE308	Research Seminars in Bioengineering	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAS340 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS152 MAS253 MAS254 + This module is for students in Mechanical Engineering..	Mathematics (Computational Methods)	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAT209 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAT1510 CCo-requisites: MAT2530	Cell and Molecular Biology	SPR SEM	10 credits

a student can take unrestricted Bioengineering units to the value of 10 credits.

A student is only permitted to take 30 credits of level 2 modules. A student will take 20 credits in each semester.

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

MEDICAL DEVICES AND SYSTEMS STREAM

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
ACS317 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: ACS132 ACS230 ACS234 Is a pre-requisite for: ACS336 ACS61015 ACS6116 (when the module is running)	State-Space Control Design	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
BIE3411	Design of Medical Devices and Implants	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (40 credits)

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
ACS318	System Identification	AUT SEM	10 credits
ACS323	Intelligent Systems	AUT SEM	10 credits
EEE317 XCannot be taken with: EEE334 EEE347	Principles of Communications	AUT SEM	10 credits
MPY308	Clinical Engineering and Computational Mechanics	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
ACS321	Digital Signal Processing	SPR SEM	10 credits
ACS336 ⇐PPre-requisites: ACS317 XCannot be taken with: ACS61015	Hardware-in-the-Loop & Rapid Control Prototyping	SPR SEM	10 credits
ACS337	Robotic Systems	SPR SEM	10 credits
ACS340	Biomechatronics	SPR SEM	10 credits
BIE291	Biomedical Instrumentation	SPR SEM	10 credits
BIE308	Research Seminars in Bioengineering	SPR SEM	10 credits

a student can take unrestricted Bioengineering units to the value of 10 credits.

A student will take 20 credits in each semester.

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (30 credits)

BIOMANUFACTURING STREAM

A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 2
CPE333	Environmental Engineering	SPR SEM	15 credits
CPE336	Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing	SPR SEM	15 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (30 credits)

A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
CPE328 CCo-requisites: CPE327	Advanced Biochemical Engineering	AUT SEM	15 credits
CPE340	Science of Formulated Products	AUT SEM	15 credits
Full academic year
CPE327 CCo-requisites: CPE328	Advanced Bioprocess Design Project	ACAD YR	15 credits

a student can take unrestricted Bioengineering Autumn Semester units to the value of 15 credits.

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (30 credits)

BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE AND TISSUE ENGINEERING STREAM

A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MAT3430 XCannot be taken with: MAT6309	Materials for Biological Applications	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
MAT300 XCannot be taken with: MAT407 + Cannot be taken with MAT407..	Tissue Engineering Approaches to Failure in Living Systems	SPR SEM	20 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (30 credits)

A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MAT2920	Materials and Energy	AUT SEM	10 credits
MPY205	Aspects of Medical Imaging and Technology	AUT SEM	10 credits
MPY308	Clinical Engineering and Computational Mechanics	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
BIE291	Biomedical Instrumentation	SPR SEM	10 credits
BIE308	Research Seminars in Bioengineering	SPR SEM	10 credits
BIE3411	Design of Medical Devices and Implants	SPR SEM	10 credits

a student can take unrestricted Bioengineering units to the value of 10 credits.

A student will take 20 credits in the Autumn Semester and 10 credits in the Spring Semester.

A student who does not pass the Bioengineering Research Project (ACS3000 / BIE3000 / COM3000 / CPE3000 / EEE3000 / MAT3000 / MEC3000 / MPY3000) at the first attempt will be ineligible for the award of the Degree with Honours.

⇐P	-	This module has pre-requisite(s).
P⇒	-	This module is a pre-requisite for other modules.
C	-	This module has co-requisite(s).
X	-	Some modules cannot be studied in combination with this module.
+	-	Additional information about requirements for studying this module.

Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2021/22 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.