LSC-30055 - Module Specification
School of Life Sciences
Faculty of Natural Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

Biomedical engineering is rapidly changing, progressive field. You will learn how knowledge of physiological measurements, biosensors, biomaterials, bioimaging and biomechanics can be used to develop new medical devices, transforming patient care.
This is a cross-disciplinary field that will be of particular interest to you if you are considering work in primary care, rehabilitation, neuroscience or medicinal chemistry. The interdisciplinary skills that you will develop would also prove useful for postgraduate study and a broad range of employers.

The aim of this module is to provide students with essential engineering principles which can be applied to the development of medical devices and materials for diagnostics and treatment purpose.
This module will introduce diverse knowledge and technologies across the biomedical field to cover the underlying principles of engineering, physics, materials, imaging and biology. Students will be introduced to the most contemporary advances in biomedical engineering and some of the obstacles yet to be overcome.

Intended Learning Outcomes

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Study hours

Active learning:
19x 1-hour in-situ lectures/tutorials
2x 1-hour workshop
10x 2-hour engagement with asynchronous content
Independent study:
2 hour unseen exam
28 hours of private study: assessment preparation for lay article
79 hours independent study and preparation for open-book examination

School Rules

LSC-30039

Description of Module Assessment