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Academic Year Structure 2023/24 - MSc specific
| General Stream Modules | Module Code | ECTS | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biomaterials | ME5M20 | 5 | 1 |
| Biomechanics | ME5M19 | 5 | 1 | Design and Innovation | ME7B18 | 10 | 2 | Experimental & Research Methods in Biomedical Engineering | ME7B24 | 5 | 1 |
| Research Project | ME7B08 | 40 | 1 & 2 |
| Total Mandatory | 65 | ||
| Select 25 ECTS from the following 5/10 ECTS modules: | |||
| Active Implanted Devices and Systems**** | MEP55BM8 | 10 | 2 |
| Advanced Medical Imaging | ME5BIO7 | 5 | 2 |
| Basic Medical Sciences* | ME7B04 | 5 | 1 |
| Finite Element Analysis** | MEP55B10 | 5 | 1 |
| Form and Function of the Nervous System*** | PG7901 | 5 | 1 |
| Medical Device Design Fundamentals*** | MEP56BM9 | 5 | 1 |
| Medical Device Design Innovation Project | MEP56BM1 | 10 | 1&2 |
| Tissue Engineering | ME5BIO3 | 5 | 2 |
| Total ECTS | 90 |
| Medical Device Design Stream Modules | Module Code | ECTS | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biomaterials | ME5M20 | 5 | 1 |
| Biomechanics | ME5M19 | 5 | 1 |
| Design and Innovation | ME7B18 | 10 | 2 |
| Experimental & Research Methods in Biomedical Engineering | ME7B24 | 5 | 1 |
| Medical Device Design Fundamentals | MEP56BM9 | 5 | 1 |
| Medical Device Design Innovation Project | MEP56BM1 | 10 | 1 |
| Research Project | ME7B08 | 40 | 1 & 2 |
| Total Mandatory | 80 | ||
| Select 10 ECTS from the following 5/10 ECTS modules: | |||
| Active Implanted Devices and Systems**** | MEP55BM8 | 10 | 2 |
| Advanced Medical Imaging | ME5BIO7 | 5 | 2 |
| Basic Medical Sciences* | ME7B04 | 5 | 1 | Finite Element Analysis** | MEP55B10 | 5 | 1 |
| Tissue Engineering | ME5BIO3 | 5 | 2 |
| Total ECTS | 90 |
| Neural Stream Modules | Module Code | ECTS | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Implanted Devices and Systems | MEP55BM8 | 10 | 2 |
| Design and Innovation | ME7B18 | 10 | 2 |
| Experimental & Research Methods in Biomedical Engineering | ME7B24 | 5 | 1 |
| Form and Function of the Nervous System | PG7901 | 5 | 1 |
| Neural Engineering | PG7914 | 5 | 1 |
| Neural Signal Analysis | MEP55B21 | 10 | 1 |
| Research Project | ME7B08 | 40 | 1 & 2 |
| Total Mandatory | 85 | Select 1 module from the following 5 ECTS modules: | |
| Data Science in Neuroimaging | PR7917 | 5 | 2 |
| Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robotics | MEP55B12 | 5 | 2 | Total ECTS | 90 |
| Tissue Stream Modules | Module Code | ECTS | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biomaterials | ME5M20 | 5 | 1 |
| Current Topics in Cell and Tissue Engineering | ME7B09 | 10 | 1 & 2 | Design and Innovation | ME7B18 | 10 | 2 | Experimental & Research Methods in Biomedical Engineering | ME7B24 | 5 | 1 |
| Laboratory Techniques in Cell and Tissue Engineering | ME7B16 | 5 | 1 |
| Research Project | ME7B08 | 40 | 1 & 2 |
| Tissue Engineering | ME5BIO3 | 5 | 2 |
| Total Mandatory | 80 | ||
| Select 2 modules from the following 5 ECTS modules: | |||
| Advanced Medical Imaging | ME5BIO7 | 5 | 2 |
| Basic Medical Sciences* | ME7B04 | 5 | 1 |
| Biomechanics | ME5M19 | 5 | 1 |
| Finite Element Analysis** | MEP55B10 | 5 | 1 |
| Medical Device Design Fundamentals | MEP56BM9 | 5 | 1 |
| Total ECTS | 90 |
*Mandatory for students with no prior Biology/Biomedical background
**Must have approval from the module co-ordinator
*** General Stream must choose between MEP56BM9 & PG7901 - cannot be taken together due to timetable clashes
****Subject to meeting pre-requisite criteria as set out in the module descriptor & recommended to take together (MEP55BM8 & PG7901)