ME Biomedical Engineering FT (T160)

The ME ( Biomedical Engineering) Degree Programme is offered both as a 2-Year Single-Stage 120-Credit Masters Programme, and as a 1-Year Single Stage 90-Credit Masters Programme for students with 30 RPL Credits. Mode 1: 2-Year ME @ 120 CREDITS - Students on the 2-Year Programme are required to take 60 credits in Year 1 and Year 2 with a balanced workload of 30 credits per Semester in EACH YEAR. Mode 2: 1-Year ME @ 90 CREDITS - Students with 30 RPL on the 1-Year Programme must take 90 Credits with a balanced workload of 30 credits in Semesters 1, 2 and 3. If students with 30 RPL have previously taken any of their specified Core Modules, they must select additional Option Modules to make up the total of 30 credits for Semester 1 and Semester 2. The Structure for Students on the 1-Year Programme is set out in Panels M), N) and O) below. Note that students on the 1-Year programme do not undertake a Professional Work Experience (PWE) Placement.

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The UCD M.E. Biomedical Engineering degree prepares students to become leaders in applying advanced engineering skills to solve problems related to human health. This interdisciplinary programme employs the principles of mechanical and electronic engineering to understand human performance, analyse physiological systems and design innovative medical devices and technologies. Students learn through a combination of lectures, laboratories, group discussion and research and applied clinical projects, delivered by internationally recognised faculty with active research programmes in Biomedical Engineering. Students complete a professional work-placement in either the medical technologies and devices industry, in a clinical environment or with a research group in the first year of the programme, followed by a major Biomedical Engineering research project in the final year. Assessment is carried out through a mix of examination, continuous assessment of laboratory and project work, student presentations and the final year research project.


1 - PO1. Knowledge and Understanding Demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of the mathematics, sciences, engineering sciences and technologies underpinning Biomedical Engineering
2 - PO2. Problem Analysis Identify, formulate, analyse and solve complex engineering problems, specifically problems related to physiological and medical/healthcare systems
3 - PO3. Design Design innovative solutions for complex and novel systems, components or processes using analysis and interpretation of relevant data, including data from living systems
4 - PO4. Investigation Design and conduct experiments and apply a range of standard and specialised research (or equivalent) tools and techniques of enquiry
5 - PO5. Professional and Ethical Responsibilities Understanding of and commitment to the highest ethical standards in the practice of Biomedical Engineering, including the responsibilities of the engineering profession towards people and the environment
6 - PO6. Teamwork and Lifelong Learning Ability to work effectively as an individual, in diverse and inclusive teams and in multidisciplinary settings, and to prepare for lifelong learning
7 - PO7. Communication Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities to diverse audiences including the clinical and engineering communities and society at large
8 - PO8. Engineering Management Knowledge and understanding of engineering management principles and decision-making relevant to the biomedical engineering and an ability to apply these to one’s own work and to the management of projects.
9 - Demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of the mathematics, sciences, engineering sciences and technologies underpinning Biomedical Engineering
10 - Identify, formulate, analyse and solve complex engineering problems, specifically problems related to physiological and medical/healthcare systems
11 - Perform detailed design of a novel system, component or process using analysis and interpretation of relevant data, including data from living systems
12 - Design and conduct experiments and to apply a range of standard and specialised research (or equivalent) tools and techniques of enquiry
13 - Understanding the need for high ethical standards in the practice of Biomedical Engineering, including the responsibilities of the engineering profession towards people
14 - Ability to work effectively as an individual, in teams and in multidisciplinary settings, together with the capacity to undertake lifelong learning
15 - Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the clinical and engineering communities and with society at large
Stage 1

The ME ( Biomedical Engineering) Degree Programme is a 2-Stage (2-Year) 120-Credit Masters Programme. The normal workload for Stage 1 (Year 1) is 30 credits per Trimester or 60 credits per year (Stage). **** Students should consult the Programme Director about module prerequisites and other requirements. A taught masters programme in UCD must have at least 70 credits at Level 4.

Stage 2

The ME (Biomedical Engineering) degree programme is a 2-year, 2-Stage 120-credit programme. The normal workload for Stage 2 (Year 2) is 30 credits per Trimester or 60 credits per year (Stage). A taught masters programme in UCD must have at least 70 credits at Level 4.

Module ID Module Title Trimester Credits
Stage 1 Core Modules
     
EEEN40660 Experimental Design and Statistics for Engineers Autumn 5
MEEN40600 Medical Device Design Autumn 5
MEEN40620 Biomechanics Autumn 5
MEEN40630 Biomaterials Autumn 5
Stage 1 Core Modules
     
Stage 1 Options - A)1OF:
CORE - PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE: In Stage 1 (Year 1), students must select ONE of the following CORE MODULES relating to Professional Work Experience.
     
EEEN40170 ME Biomed Prof. Work Exp. Long 2 Trimester duration (Spr-Sum) 30
EEEN40160 ME Biomed Prof Work Exp Short Summer 10
Stage 1 Options - A)1OF:
CORE - PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE: In Stage 1 (Year 1), students must select ONE of the following CORE MODULES relating to Professional Work Experience.
     
Stage 1 Options - B)MIN0OF:
SPRING OPTIONS WITH SHORT PWE: In Stage 1 (Year 1), students who are taking EEEN40160 (PWE Short) must select and complete ONE Option Module (total of 5 credits) in the Spring Trimester.
     
COMP40400 Bioinformatics Spring 5
EEEN30030 Electromagnetic Waves Spring 5
EEEN30050 Signal Processing: Theory and Applications Spring 5
EEEN30120 Analogue Electronics Spring 5
MEEN30010 Applied Dynamics II Spring 5
MEEN30020 Mechanics of Solids II Spring 5
MEEN40670 Technical Communication Spring 5
Stage 1 Options - B)MIN0OF:
SPRING OPTIONS WITH SHORT PWE: In Stage 1 (Year 1), students who are taking EEEN40160 (PWE Short) must select and complete ONE Option Module (total of 5 credits) in the Spring Trimester.
     
Stage 1 Options - C)MIN0OF:
ME CORE (IF NOT PREVIOUSLY TAKEN): In Stage 1 (Year 1), ALL Students must take the following REQUIRED Module(s) (unless previously taken or an equivalent module such as EEEN30050 previously taken).
     
ANAT20090 Med. Sciences for Biomed.Engin Autumn 5
EEEN30160 Biomedical Signal Processing Autumn 5
Stage 1 Options - C)MIN0OF:
ME CORE (IF NOT PREVIOUSLY TAKEN): In Stage 1 (Year 1), ALL Students must take the following REQUIRED Module(s) (unless previously taken or an equivalent module such as EEEN30050 previously taken).
     
Stage 1 Options - D)MIN0OF:
CORES WITH SHORT PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE ONLY: In Stage 1 (Year 1), students who are taking EEEN40160 (PWE Short) must select and complete THREE Recommended CORE Modules (total of 15 credits) in the Spring Trimester. Any of these recommended modules may be substituted by a Level 4 MEEN or Level 4 EEEN Module from the list of Spring Options.
     
CHEN40470 Cell Culture & Tissue Eng Spring 5
EEEN40070 Neural Engineering Spring 5
EEEN40350 Rehabilitation Engineering Spring 5
Stage 1 Options - D)MIN0OF:
CORES WITH SHORT PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE ONLY: In Stage 1 (Year 1), students who are taking EEEN40160 (PWE Short) must select and complete THREE Recommended CORE Modules (total of 15 credits) in the Spring Trimester. Any of these recommended modules may be substituted by a Level 4 MEEN or Level 4 EEEN Module from the list of Spring Options.
     
Stage 1 Options - F)MIN0OF:
Autumn OPTION MODULES:Students must select modules from this list of Options to make up a total of 30 credits for the Autumn Trimester (unless they must take both options listed in Rule under the separate REQUIRED Module(s) Option)
     
EEEN40010 Control Theory Autumn 5
EEEN40580 Optimisation Techniques for Engineers Autumn 5
EEEN40620 Biomedical Imaging Autumn 5
MEEN30030 Mechanical Engineering Design II Autumn 5
MEEN40020 Mechanics of Fluids II Autumn 5
MEEN40030 Manufacturing Engineering II Autumn 5
PHYC40940 Bio-inspired technologies Autumn 5
PHYS30290 Cardiovascular Physiology for Engineers Autumn 5
Stage 1 Options - F)MIN0OF:
Autumn OPTION MODULES:Students must select modules from this list of Options to make up a total of 30 credits for the Autumn Trimester (unless they must take both options listed in Rule under the separate REQUIRED Module(s) Option)
     
Stage 2 Core Modules
     
EEEN40220 ME Biomed Project 2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr) 20
EEEN40730 Biosensors & Actuators Autumn 5
MEEN40560 Research Skills and Techniques Autumn 5
Stage 2 Core Modules
     
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN0OF:
SPRING CORE WITH SHORT PWE ONLY: In Stage 2 (Year 2), students who took EEEN40160 (PWE Short) must select the following CORE Module.
     
MEEN41160 Musculoskeletal Biomechanics and Mechanobiology Spring 5
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN0OF:
SPRING CORE WITH SHORT PWE ONLY: In Stage 2 (Year 2), students who took EEEN40160 (PWE Short) must select the following CORE Module.
     
Stage 2 Options - B)MIN0OF:
AUTUMN OPTIONS: In Stage 2 (Year 2), students should select three OPTION Modules in the Autumn Trimester to give a balanced workload of 30 credits.
     
CHEN40790 Bio-material Interactions Autumn 5
COMP41670 Software Engineering Autumn 5
EEEN40010 Control Theory Autumn 5
EEEN40130 Advanced Signal Processing Autumn 5
EEEN40580 Optimisation Techniques for Engineers Autumn 5
EEEN40620 Biomedical Imaging Autumn 5
EEEN40660 Experimental Design and Statistics for Engineers Autumn 5
EEEN40720 Machine Learning for Engineers Autumn 5
MEEN40020 Mechanics of Fluids II Autumn 5
MEEN40030 Manufacturing Engineering II Autumn 5
MEEN40050 Computational Continuum Mechanics I Autumn 5
MEEN40060 Fracture Mechanics Autumn 5
MEEN40080 Technical Ceramics Autumn 5
MEEN40160 Materials Thermodynamics and Kinetics Autumn 5
MEEN40170 Mechanics of Solids III Autumn 5
PHYC40940 Bio-inspired technologies Autumn 5
PHYS30290 Cardiovascular Physiology for Engineers Autumn 5
Stage 2 Options - B)MIN0OF:
AUTUMN OPTIONS: In Stage 2 (Year 2), students should select three OPTION Modules in the Autumn Trimester to give a balanced workload of 30 credits.
     
Stage 2 Options - C)MIN0OF:
SPRING OPTIONS ( LONG PWE) #1: In Stage 2 (Year 2) Students who took EEEN40170 (PWE Long) in Stage 1 take a total of THREE OPTIONS (15 Credits). Students taking EEEN40170 (PWE Long) must select a minimum of TWO Biomedical OPTION Modules (Max THREE). Students MUST take EEEN30180 Bioinstumentation (if not previously taken). Students can select the remaining 5-credits from the Option Modules listed under Spring Options (Long PWE #2).
     
EEEN30180 Bioinstrumentation Spring 5
EEEN40070 Neural Engineering Spring 5
EEEN40350 Rehabilitation Engineering Spring 5
MEEN41160 Musculoskeletal Biomechanics and Mechanobiology Spring 5
Stage 2 Options - C)MIN0OF:
SPRING OPTIONS ( LONG PWE) #1: In Stage 2 (Year 2) Students who took EEEN40170 (PWE Long) in Stage 1 take a total of THREE OPTIONS (15 Credits). Students taking EEEN40170 (PWE Long) must select a minimum of TWO Biomedical OPTION Modules (Max THREE). Students MUST take EEEN30180 Bioinstumentation (if not previously taken). Students can select the remaining 5-credits from the Option Modules listed under Spring Options (Long PWE #2).
     
Stage 2 Options - D)MIN0OF:
SPRING OPTIONS (LONG PWE) #2: Students who took EEEN40170 (PWE Long) in Stage 1 may select ONE OPTION from the list below to make up their Stage 2 (Year 2) Spring Trimester OPTION Credit Requirement (15 Credits).
     
CHEN40470 Cell Culture & Tissue Eng Spring 5
COMP40400 Bioinformatics Spring 5
MEEN30010 Applied Dynamics II Spring 5
PHAR40240 Regulatory Affairs for Life Sciences Spring 5
Stage 2 Options - D)MIN0OF:
SPRING OPTIONS (LONG PWE) #2: Students who took EEEN40170 (PWE Long) in Stage 1 may select ONE OPTION from the list below to make up their Stage 2 (Year 2) Spring Trimester OPTION Credit Requirement (15 Credits).
     
Stage 2 Options - E)MIN0OF:
SPRING OPTIONS (SHORT PWE): Stage 2 (Year 2) Options NOTE: Students who took EEEN40160 (PWE Short) in Stage 1 take a total of TWO OPTIONS (10 Credits).
     
CHEN40470 Cell Culture & Tissue Eng Spring 5
COMP40400 Bioinformatics Spring 5
EEEN30030 Electromagnetic Waves Spring 5
EEEN30050 Signal Processing: Theory and Applications Spring 5
EEEN30120 Analogue Electronics Spring 5
EEEN30180 Bioinstrumentation Spring 5
MEEN30010 Applied Dynamics II Spring 5
Stage 2 Options - E)MIN0OF:
SPRING OPTIONS (SHORT PWE): Stage 2 (Year 2) Options NOTE: Students who took EEEN40160 (PWE Short) in Stage 1 take a total of TWO OPTIONS (10 Credits).
     
See the UCD Assessment website for further details

Module Weighting Info  
  Award GPA
Programme Module Weightings Rule Description Description >= <=
MTEMP006 Stage 2 - 50.00%
Stage 1 - 50.00%
Standard Honours Award First Class Honours

3.68

4.20

Second Class Honours, Grade 1

3.08

3.67

Second Class Honours, Grade 2

2.48

3.07

Pass

2.00

2.47


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