Course list for the Electrical and Biomedical Engineering Field of Study

Information valid for students commencing 2020

Electrical & Biomedical Engineering

Part of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Master of Engineering program

Students must complete for the BE(Hons)/ME (Electrical & Biomedical Engineering Plan code: ELEBEX2350), 80 units comprising one of the following:

  1. 62 units being all courses from part A - compulsory; and
  2. 14 units from the combination of parts B, C and N - electives with;
    (i) a minimum of 4 units from part N; and
    (ii) a minimum of 4 units from part C; and
    (iii) a maximum of 4 units of level one courses;and
  3. 4 units from electives, being courses on the BE(Hons)/ME list or other courses approved by the executive dean.

Part A - Compulsory

Year 1
4 units from

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG1100 2 Engineering Design
ENGG1200 2 Engineering Modelling & Problem Solving
ENGG1211 4 Engineering Design, Modelling & Problem Solving [1]

and 4 units from

Course Code Units Course Title
[ MATH1051 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra I [2]
[ or
[ MATH1071 2 Advanced Calculus & Linear Algebra I
[ MATH1052 2 Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations
[ or
[ MATH1072 2 Advanced Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations

and 4 units for

Course Code Units Course Title
CSSE1001 2 Introduction to Software Engineering
ENGG1300 2 Introduction to Electrical Systems

Year 1 or Year 2, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
PHYS1002 2 Electromagnetism and Modern Physics

Year 2, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CSSE2010 2 Introduction to Computer Systems
ELEC2003 2 Electromechanics & Electronics
MATH2001 2 Advanced Calculus & Linear Algebra II

Year 2, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
CSSE2310 2 Computer Systems Principles and Programming
ELEC2004 2 Circuits, Signals & Systems
ENGG2800 2 Team Project I
MATH2010 1 Analysis of Ordinary Differential Equations
STAT2202 1 Probability Models for Engineering & Science

Year 3, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CSSE3010 2 Embedded Systems Design & Interfacing
ELEC3004 2 Signals, Systems & Control
ELEC3400 2 Electronic Circuits

Year 3, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
ELEC3100 2 Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Fields & Waves
ELEC4620 2 Digital Signal Processing
ELEC6403 2 Biomedical Instrumentation
ENGG3800 2 Team Project II

Year 4, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
ELEC4630 2 Image Processing and Computer Vision
ELEC7901 2 Advanced Medical Device Engineering

Year 4, Semester 1 or Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG4900 2 Professional Practice and the Business Environment

Year 4, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
ELEC6601 2 Medical Imaging

Year 5, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG7290 8 Engineering Placement Semester

Year 5, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
ELEC7902 2 Biomedical Signal Processing
ENGG7701 2 Engineering Grand Challenges

Part B - Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
COMP3710 2 Pattern Recognition and Analysis
COMP4702 2 Machine Learning
COMS3200 2 Computer Networks I
COMS4103 2 Photonics
COMS4104 2 Microwave Engineering
COMS4105 2 Communication Systems
COMS4200 2 Computer Networks II
CSSE2002 2 Programming in the Large
CSSE4010 2 Digital System Design
CSSE4011 2 Advanced Embedded Systems
ELEC3300 2 Electrical Energy Conversion & Utilisation
ELEC4000 2 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering 4A [3]
ELEC4001 2 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering 4B [3]
ELEC4300 2 Power Systems Analysis
ELEC4400 2 Advanced Electronic & Power Electronics Design
ENGG2000 2 Humanitarian Engineering
ENGG4020 2 Systems Safety Engineering
ENGG4800 2 Project Management
METR4201 2 Control Engineering 1
METR4202 2 Robotics & Automation

Part C - Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOC2000 2 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
BIOL1020 2 Genes, Cells & Evolution
BIOL1040 2 Cells to Organisms
BIOL2200 2 Cell Structure & Function
BIOL2202 2 Genetics
BIOL3014 2 Advanced Bioinformatics
BIOM2011 2 Integrative Cell & Tissue Biology
BIOM2012 2 Systems Physiology
BIOM2020 2 Human Anatomy
BIOM2208 2 Differentiation & Development
BIOM2402 2 Principles of Pharmacology
BIPH2000 2 Foundations of Biophysics
CHEE1001 2 Principles of Biological Engineering
CHEE4020 2 Biomolecular Engineering
CHEE4034 2 Cell & Tissue Engineering
CHEE4305 2 Biomaterials: Materials in Medicine
CHEM1100 2 Chemistry 1
MATH3104 2 Mathematical Biology
MICR2000 2 Microbiology & Immunology
SCIE2100 2 Introduction to Bioinformatics

Part D

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEM1090 2 Introductory Chemistry [4]
MATH1050 2 Mathematical Foundations [2] [5]
PHYS1171 2 Physical Basis of Biological Systems [6]

Part N - Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
COMS7305 2 Advanced Microwave Engineering
COMS7307 2 Advanced Photonics [7]
COMS7309 2 Computational Techniques in Electromagnetics [8]
ENGG7302 2 Advanced Computational Techniques in Engineering
ENGG7811 2 Research Methods
PUBH7600 2 Introduction to Epidemiology
PUBH7630 2 Introduction to Biostatistics
PUBH7632 2 Advanced Biostatistics & Epidemiology

Courses offered on an occasional basis

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG7300 2 Advanced Topics in Engineering I
ENGG7301 2 Advanced Topics in Engineering II

End notes

  • [1] This course is offered over more than one semester. Enrol in the same code in each semester.
  • [2] Students without at least a Sound Achievement in Senior Maths C are required to take MATH1050 as an elective before MATH1051
  • [3] Course offered on an occasional basis.
  • [4] CHEM1090 is not available for students with a High Achievement or higher in Senior Chemistry or equivalent.
  • [5] MATH1050 is not available to students who have passed MATH1051 and/or MATH1071 and/or MATH1052 and/or MATH1072.
  • [6] PHYS1171 is not available for students with a Sound Achievement or higher in Senior Physics or equivalent.
  • [7] Course is offered in odd-numbered years only.
  • [8] Course is offered in even-numbered years only.