AUT - Biotronic Engineering Major: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
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Biotronic Engineering Major: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
The Biotronic Engineering major will prepare you to work in engineering-related projects and jobs within the medical and healthcare sectors. Graduates will possess skills both in electronics and biological sciences and will be able to choose from either electronic career options or employment in healthcare-related industries.
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours): degree outline
Structure
Most papers last one semester and are worth 15 points. You must complete 120 points each year (480 points for the entire degree). In each year you will study core (compulsory) papers, and select other papers from a range of options.
In addition to successfully completing all the papers, you are also required to complete a minimum of 800 hours of planned supervised work placement prior to graduation. The aim of the work experience is to expose you to the engineering practices and management systems in the work environment.
Year one papers - 120 points in total
The Biotronic Engineering major shares the first year with the other majors in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours). This first year provides you with the necessary grounding in mathematics and computational techniques, as well as developing communication and teamwork skills. As a student in the Biotronic Engineering major, you will also take a general and organic chemistry paper instead of the materials science paper.
CORE PAPERS
Level 5:
705000 Engineering Design Communication (15)
705002 Electronics (15)
705003 Engineering Computing (15)
705005 Engineering Graphics (15)
705008 Engineering Principles A (15)
705009 Engineering Principles B (15)
715001 Engineering Computations 1 (15)
775205 General Organic Chemistry (15)
Year two papers - 120 points in total
In your second and third year, you will specialise in the area of biotronic engineering in the second and third years. You will gain a sound knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, biomedical instrumentation, signal processing and electronic technology. A paper in engineering planning further reinforces the real-world practical approach to engineering.
CORE PAPERS
Level 5:
555201 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (15)
Level 6:
716001 Engineering Computations II (15)
736006 Electronic Circuits (15)
736008 Introduction to Microcontrollers (15)
706010 Engineering Planning (15)
556202 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (15)
Level 7:
707016 Engineering Computation III (15)
737002 Circuits (15)
Year three papers - 120 points in total
CORE PAPERS
Level 6:
736007 Communications Principles (15)
706001 Project (15)
706011 Engineering Technology Studies (15)
Level 7:
737003 Fields and Waves (15)
737437 Biomedical Signal Processing (15)
707006 Design Project (15)
737438 Biomedical Instrumentation I (15)
SELECT ONE
Level 7:
737434 Electronic Systems (15) or
737435 Communication Networks (15)
Year Four - 120 points in total
In the final year of study, you will undertake an individual industrial project where you work on a real-world piece of engineering design and analysis. The objective is to prepare you for the jobs you are likely to encounter upon graduation, of which the individual industrial project is an important aspect. You will also undertake papers in engineering studies, examining the role of the engineer in society, and papers in biomedical instrumentation and signal processing.
CORE PAPERS
Level 7:
707005 Engineering Studies (15)
Level 8:
738001 Industrial Project (Electrical) (45) (Full Year)
738040 Biomedical Signal and Image Processing (15)
738028 Digital Systems Design (15)
738041 Biomedical Instrumentation II (15)
And one other level 8 paper subject to the approval of the programme leader
Career Opportunities
- Biotechnology industries
- Embedded system design
- Medical and healthcare sectors
- Medical devices
- Further postgraduate study