
This dual degree program is specifically designed for undergraduate students wishing to pursue a career in either Engineering or Biomedical Engineering. Biomedical Engineering is the application of engineering principles to developing technologies and solving problems in a diverse range of health care related fields e.g. implantable bionics, drug delivery systems, medical imaging, radiotherapies, orthopedic devices, telemedicine, robotic surgery, cell and tissue engineering, records management, physical rehabilitation and others. This program is integrated to provide fundamental engineering skills with an undergraduate focus on Materials Science and Engineering and specialist postgraduate level training in Biomedical Engineering.
At the end of the program successful candidates will graduate with a Bachelor in Engineering (Honours) in Materials Science and Engineering (BE Hons) and a Master of Biomedical Engineering (MBiomed). Students are expected to perform at a credit average (65%) or better in their first three years to be permitted to continue with the Masters part of the program. Students who do not satisfy this requirement can revert to the 3131 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Materials Science and Engineering program.
More information at the UNSW Handbook, opens in a new window.
Program Outline
- Term 1 Entry
- Term 2 Entry
- Term 3 Entry
Year 1
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS1192, opens in a new window | Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering |
CHEM1811, opens in a new window | Engineering Chemistry 1A |
ENGG1811, opens in a new window OR COMP1911, opens in a new window |
Computing for Engineers OR Computing 1A |
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATH1131, opens in a new window | Mathematics 1A |
PHYS1121, opens in a new window | Physics 1A |
First Year Eng Elective1 | First Year Engineering Elective |
1 BIOM1010 Engineering in Medicine is a recommended first year elective
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
DESN1000, opens in a new window | Introduction to Engineering Design and Innovation |
MATH1231, opens in a new window | Mathematics 1B |
Year 2
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS2001, opens in a new window | Physical Properties of Materials |
MATS2003, opens in a new window | Materials Characterisation |
Numerical Methods and Statistics
|
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS2004, opens in a new window | Mechanical Behaviour of Materials |
MATS2005, opens in a new window | Introduction to Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer |
Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria |
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS2006, opens in a new window | Diffusion and Kinetics |
MATH2019, opens in a new window | Engineering Mathematics 2E
|
Year 3
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS3001, opens in a new window | Micromechanisms of Mechanical Behaviour of Metals |
MATS3002, opens in a new window | Fundamentals of Ceramic Processing |
Principles of Physiology A |
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS3004, opens in a new window | Polymer Science and Engineering 1 |
MATS3006, opens in a new window | Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering 3 |
Clinical Laboratory Science |
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
ANAT2511, opens in a new window | Fundamentals of Anatomy |
Sustainable Materials Processing
|
Year 4
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
Research Thesis A |
|
Stream Prof Elec | Stream Professional Elective |
General Education |
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
Research Thesis B |
|
Stream Prof Elec | Stream Professional Elective |
BIOM9xxx Elective |
2 - 4UOC per term (12UOC total for BIOM4951‐4952‐4953 Research Thesis)
3 - PHSL2221 can be done in place of a BIOM9xxx elective if PHSL2121 completed
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
Research Thesis C
|
|
MATS Prof Elective | MATS Professional Elective |
MATS Prof Elective | MATS Professional Elective |
Year 5
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
Regulatory Requirements of Biomedical Technology |
|
BIOM9xxx, opens in a new window | BIOM9xxx Elective |
BIOM9xxx Elective |
4 - BIOM9020‐BIOM9021 Masters Project can be done instead
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS Prof Elective | MATS Professional Elective |
BIOM9xxx, opens in a new window4 | BIOM9xxx Elective |
Materials Industry Management
|
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
BIOM9xxx, opens in a new window | BIOM9xxx Elective |
BIOM9xxx, opens in a new window | BIOM9xxx Elective |
- COURSE CODE
- MATS1192, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering
- COURSE CODE
- CHEM1811, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Engineering Chemistry 1A
- COURSE NAME
- Computing for Engineers OR Computing 1A
- COURSE CODE
- MATH1131, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Mathematics 1A
- COURSE CODE
- PHYS1121, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Physics 1A
- COURSE CODE
- First Year Eng Elective1
- COURSE NAME
- First Year Engineering Elective
- COURSE CODE
- DESN1000, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Introduction to Engineering Design and Innovation
- COURSE CODE
- MATH1231, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Mathematics 1B
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2001, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Physical Properties of Materials
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2003, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Materials Characterisation
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
Numerical Methods and Statistics
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2004, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Mechanical Behaviour of Materials
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2005, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Introduction to Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
- Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2006, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Diffusion and Kinetics
- COURSE CODE
- MATH2019, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Engineering Mathematics 2E
- COURSE CODE
- MATS3001, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Micromechanisms of Mechanical Behaviour of Metals
- COURSE CODE
- MATS3002, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Fundamentals of Ceramic Processing
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
Principles of Physiology A
- COURSE CODE
- MATS3004, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Polymer Science and Engineering 1
- COURSE CODE
- MATS3006, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering 3
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
Clinical Laboratory Science
- COURSE CODE
- ANAT2511, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Fundamentals of Anatomy
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
Sustainable Materials Processing
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
Research Thesis A
- COURSE CODE
- Stream Prof Elec
- COURSE NAME
- Stream Professional Elective
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
- General Education
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
Research Thesis B
- COURSE CODE
- Stream Prof Elec
- COURSE NAME
- Stream Professional Elective
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
- BIOM9xxx Elective
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
Research Thesis C
- COURSE CODE
- MATS Prof Elective
- COURSE NAME
MATS Professional Elective
- COURSE CODE
- MATS Prof Elective
- COURSE NAME
- MATS Professional Elective
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
Regulatory Requirements of Biomedical Technology
- COURSE CODE
- BIOM9xxx, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- BIOM9xxx Elective
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
- BIOM9xxx Elective
- COURSE CODE
- MATS Prof Elective
- COURSE NAME
MATS Professional Elective
- COURSE CODE
- BIOM9xxx, opens in a new window4
- COURSE NAME
- BIOM9xxx Elective
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
Materials Industry Management
- COURSE CODE
- BIOM9xxx, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- BIOM9xxx Elective
- COURSE CODE
- BIOM9xxx, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
BIOM9xxx Elective
Year 1
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATH1131, opens in a new window | Mathematics 1A |
PHYS1121, opens in a new window | Physics 1A |
First Year Eng Elective, opens in a new window1 | First Year Engineering Elective |
1 BIOM1010 Engineering in Medicine is a recommended first year elective
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
ENGG1000, opens in a new window | Introduction to Engineering Design and Innovation |
MATH1231, opens in a new window | Mathematics 1B |
Year 2
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS1192, opens in a new window | Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering |
CHEM1811, opens in a new window | Engineering Chemistry 1A |
ENGG1811, opens in a new window OR COMP1911, opens in a new window |
Computing for Engineers OR Computing 1A |
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS2004, opens in a new window | Mechanical Behaviour of Materials |
MATS2005, opens in a new window | Introduction to Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer |
Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria |
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS2006, opens in a new window | Diffusion and Kinetics |
MATH2019, opens in a new window | Engineering Mathematics 2E
|
Year 3
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS2001, opens in a new window | Physical Properties of Materials |
MATS2003, opens in a new window | Materials Characterisation |
Numerical Methods and Statistics |
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS3004, opens in a new window | Polymer Science and Engineering 1 |
MATS3006, opens in a new window | Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering 3 |
Clinical Laboratory Science |
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
ANAT2511, opens in a new window | Fundamentals of Anatomy |
Sustainable Materials Processing
|
Year 4
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS3001, opens in a new window | Micromechanisms of Mechanical Behaviour of Metals |
MATS3002, opens in a new window | Fundamentals of Ceramic Processing |
Principles of Physiology A |
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
Research Thesis B |
|
Stream Prof Elec | Stream Professional Elective |
BIOM9xxx Elective |
2 - 4UOC per term (12UOC total for BIOM4951‐4952‐4953 Research Thesis)
3 - PHSL2221 can be done in place of a BIOM9xxx elective if PHSL2121 completed
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
Research Thesis C
|
|
MATS Prof Elective | MATS Professional Elective |
MATS Prof Elective | MATS Professional Elective |
Year 5
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
Research Thesis A |
|
Stream Prof Elec | Stream Professional Elective |
General Education |
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS Prof Elective | MATS Professional Elective |
BIOM9xxx, opens in a new window4 | BIOM9xxx Elective |
Materials Industry Management
|
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
BIOM9xxx, opens in a new window | BIOM9xxx Elective |
BIOM9xxx, opens in a new window | BIOM9xxx Elective |
Year 6
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
Regulatory Requirements of Biomedical Technology |
|
BIOM9xxx, opens in a new window | BIOM9xxx Elective |
BIOM9xxx Elective |
4 - BIOM9020‐BIOM9021 Masters Project can be done instead
- COURSE CODE
- MATH1131, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Mathematics 1A
- COURSE CODE
- PHYS1121, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Physics 1A
- COURSE CODE
- First Year Eng Elective, opens in a new window1
- COURSE NAME
- First Year Engineering Elective
- COURSE CODE
- ENGG1000, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Introduction to Engineering Design and Innovation
- COURSE CODE
- MATH1231, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Mathematics 1B
- COURSE CODE
- MATS1192, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering
- COURSE CODE
- CHEM1811, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Engineering Chemistry 1A
- COURSE NAME
- Computing for Engineers OR Computing 1A
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2004, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Mechanical Behaviour of Materials
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2005, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Introduction to Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
- Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2006, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Diffusion and Kinetics
- COURSE CODE
- MATH2019, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Engineering Mathematics 2E
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2001, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Physical Properties of Materials
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2003, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Materials Characterisation
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
Numerical Methods and Statistics
- COURSE CODE
- MATS3004, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Polymer Science and Engineering 1
- COURSE CODE
- MATS3006, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering 3
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
Clinical Laboratory Science
- COURSE CODE
- ANAT2511, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Fundamentals of Anatomy
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
Sustainable Materials Processing
- COURSE CODE
- MATS3001, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Micromechanisms of Mechanical Behaviour of Metals
- COURSE CODE
- MATS3002, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Fundamentals of Ceramic Processing
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
Principles of Physiology A
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
Research Thesis B
- COURSE CODE
- Stream Prof Elec
- COURSE NAME
- Stream Professional Elective
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
- BIOM9xxx Elective
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
Research Thesis C
- COURSE CODE
- MATS Prof Elective
- COURSE NAME
MATS Professional Elective
- COURSE CODE
- MATS Prof Elective
- COURSE NAME
- MATS Professional Elective
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
Research Thesis A
- COURSE CODE
- Stream Prof Elec
- COURSE NAME
- Stream Professional Elective
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
- General Education
- COURSE CODE
- MATS Prof Elective
- COURSE NAME
MATS Professional Elective
- COURSE CODE
- BIOM9xxx, opens in a new window4
- COURSE NAME
- BIOM9xxx Elective
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
Materials Industry Management
- COURSE CODE
- BIOM9xxx, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- BIOM9xxx Elective
- COURSE CODE
- BIOM9xxx, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
BIOM9xxx Elective
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
Regulatory Requirements of Biomedical Technology
- COURSE CODE
- BIOM9xxx, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- BIOM9xxx Elective
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
- BIOM9xxx Elective
Year 1
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
ENGG1000, opens in a new window | Introduction to Engineering Design and Innovation |
MATH1231, opens in a new window | Mathematics 1B |
Year 2
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS1192, opens in a new window | Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering |
CHEM1811, opens in a new window | Engineering Chemistry 1A |
ENGG1811, opens in a new window OR COMP1911, opens in a new window |
Computing for Engineers OR Computing 1A |
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATH1131, opens in a new window | Mathematics 1A |
PHYS1121, opens in a new window | Physics 1A |
First Year Eng Elective, opens in a new window1 | First Year Engineering Elective |
1 BIOM1010 Engineering in Medicine is a recommended first year elective
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS2006, opens in a new window | Diffusion and Kinetics |
MATH2019, opens in a new window | Engineering Mathematics 2E
|
Year 3
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS2001, opens in a new window | Physical Properties of Materials |
MATS2003, opens in a new window | Materials Characterisation |
Numerical Methods and Statistics |
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS2004, opens in a new window | Mechanical Behaviour of Materials |
MATS2005, opens in a new window | Introduction to Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer |
Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria |
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
ANAT2511, opens in a new window | Fundamentals of Anatomy |
Sustainable Materials Processing
|
Year 4
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS3001, opens in a new window | Micromechanisms of Mechanical Behaviour of Metals |
MATS3002, opens in a new window | Fundamentals of Ceramic Processing |
Principles of Physiology A |
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS3004, opens in a new window | Polymer Science and Engineering 1 |
MATS3006, opens in a new window | Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering 3 |
Clinical Laboratory Science |
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
Research Thesis C
|
|
MATS Prof Elective | MATS Professional Elective |
MATS Prof Elective | MATS Professional Elective |
Year 5
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
Research Thesis A |
|
Stream Prof Elec | Stream Professional Elective |
General Education |
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
Research Thesis B |
|
Stream Prof Elec | Stream Professional Elective |
BIOM9xxx Elective |
2 - 4UOC per term (12UOC total for BIOM4951‐4952‐4953 Research Thesis)
3 - PHSL2221 can be done in place of a BIOM9xxx elective if PHSL2121 completed
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
BIOM9xxx, opens in a new window | BIOM9xxx Elective |
BIOM9xxx, opens in a new window | BIOM9xxx Elective |
Year 6
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
Regulatory Requirements of Biomedical Technology |
|
BIOM9xxx, opens in a new window | BIOM9xxx Elective |
BIOM9xxx Elective |
4 - BIOM9020‐BIOM9021 Masters Project can be done instead
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
---|---|
MATS Prof Elective | MATS Professional Elective |
BIOM9xxx, opens in a new window4 | BIOM9xxx Elective |
Materials Industry Management |
- COURSE CODE
- ENGG1000, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Introduction to Engineering Design and Innovation
- COURSE CODE
- MATH1231, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Mathematics 1B
- COURSE CODE
- MATS1192, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering
- COURSE CODE
- CHEM1811, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Engineering Chemistry 1A
- COURSE NAME
- Computing for Engineers OR Computing 1A
- COURSE CODE
- MATH1131, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Mathematics 1A
- COURSE CODE
- PHYS1121, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Physics 1A
- COURSE CODE
- First Year Eng Elective, opens in a new window1
- COURSE NAME
- First Year Engineering Elective
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2006, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Diffusion and Kinetics
- COURSE CODE
- MATH2019, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Engineering Mathematics 2E
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2001, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Physical Properties of Materials
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2003, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Materials Characterisation
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
Numerical Methods and Statistics
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2004, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Mechanical Behaviour of Materials
- COURSE CODE
- MATS2005, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Introduction to Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
- Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria
- COURSE CODE
- ANAT2511, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Fundamentals of Anatomy
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
Sustainable Materials Processing
- COURSE CODE
- MATS3001, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Micromechanisms of Mechanical Behaviour of Metals
- COURSE CODE
- MATS3002, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Fundamentals of Ceramic Processing
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
Principles of Physiology A
- COURSE CODE
- MATS3004, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
Polymer Science and Engineering 1
- COURSE CODE
- MATS3006, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering 3
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
Clinical Laboratory Science
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
Research Thesis C
- COURSE CODE
- MATS Prof Elective
- COURSE NAME
MATS Professional Elective
- COURSE CODE
- MATS Prof Elective
- COURSE NAME
- MATS Professional Elective
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
Research Thesis A
- COURSE CODE
- Stream Prof Elec
- COURSE NAME
- Stream Professional Elective
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
- General Education
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
Research Thesis B
- COURSE CODE
- Stream Prof Elec
- COURSE NAME
- Stream Professional Elective
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
- BIOM9xxx Elective
- COURSE CODE
- BIOM9xxx, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- BIOM9xxx Elective
- COURSE CODE
- BIOM9xxx, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
BIOM9xxx Elective
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
Regulatory Requirements of Biomedical Technology
- COURSE CODE
- BIOM9xxx, opens in a new window
- COURSE NAME
- BIOM9xxx Elective
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
- BIOM9xxx Elective
- COURSE CODE
- MATS Prof Elective
- COURSE NAME
MATS Professional Elective
- COURSE CODE
- BIOM9xxx, opens in a new window4
- COURSE NAME
- BIOM9xxx Elective
- COURSE CODE
- COURSE NAME
Materials Industry Management