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BENG Biomaterials Science and Engineering (MATU37)     FT

2021 - 2022

For students whose initial registration was for the 2017-18 Session or later
 
 

Year 2


units (120 credits)
2A
A student will take

Semester 1
FCE2001  Engineering - You're Hired AUT SEM 0 credits
MAS250  Mathematics II (Materials) AUT SEM 10 credits
MAT2110  Structure of Solid Materials AUT SEM 10 credits
MAT2220  Functional Materials AUT SEM 10 credits
MAT2310  Industrial Materials Processing AUT SEM 20 credits
MAT2530  Biology and Chemistry of Living Systems II AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
MAT209  Cell and Molecular Biology SPR SEM 10 credits
MAT2210  Deformation and Failure of Materials SPR SEM 10 credits
MAT2350  Materials Selection and Fracture Mechanics SPR SEM 10 credits
MAT2410  Biomaterials II SPR SEM 10 credits
MAT2840  Heat Transfer and Diffusion SPR SEM 10 credits
MPY101  Physics of Living Systems 2 SPR SEM 10 credits

2B

Students commencing Level 2 of a programme of study from session 2012-13 onwards must take FCE2001 Interdisciplinary Project Week/Achieve More Project as a core module.  A student will be expected to pass the module in order to progress to Level 3.  A student must pass the module in order to graduate.

Year 3


units (90 credits)
3A
A student will take

Semester 1
MAT3430  Materials for Biological Applications AUT SEM 10 credits
MGT388  Finance and Law for Engineers AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
BIE308  Research Seminars in Bioengineering SPR SEM 10 credits
BIE3411  Design of Medical Devices and Implants SPR SEM 10 credits
MAT300  Tissue Engineering Approaches to Failure in Living Systems SPR SEM 20 credits

Full academic year
MAT356  Literature Survey and Project ACAD YR 30 credits

units (30 credits)
3B
A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MAT306  Composite Materials and Micromechanics AUT SEM 10 credits
MAT333  Metals AUT SEM 10 credits
MAT3910  Nuclear Science, Engineering and Technology AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
MAT3210  Advanced Functional Materials SPR SEM 10 credits
MAT3442  Glasses SPR SEM 10 credits
MAT3444  Advanced Materials Manufacturing: Part I SPR SEM 10 credits

3C

A student who does not pass MAT356 (Literature Survey and Project) at the first attempt will be ineligible for the award of the Degree with Honours.

 
 
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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.