MSC and PhD Programs
Objectives of the Institute
Biomedical Engineering (BME) is concerned with the application of engineering technology and scientific methods to the analysis of biological, physiological, and health care problems.
The Institute of Biomedical Engineering offers interdisciplinary graduate programs for the MS and PhD degrees in BME.
The Institute's objective is to provide specialized academic training and research opportunities, along with infrastructure, to graduate students in specific areas of Biomedical Engineering.
MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE
Master of Science courses are designed with an interdisciplinary approach. Students who graduated from engineering, science, and medical disciplines are admitted to the program, and MS course packages are tailored to every student's individual needs. There are seven proposed areas of concentration: Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Biomedical Instrumentation, Clinical Engineering, Medical Imaging, Neuroengineering, and Biophotonics. The student will choose a specific BME Area of Concentration to focus their studies and must register for the compulsory course for that concentration. Additionally, each student must take at least one Mathematics course (from the list of Mathematics for BME courses) and one Life Sciences course (from the list of Life Sciences for BME courses). Technical elective courses can be selected from any concentration and/or from other departments. Students will choose courses based on the following proposed curriculum table, distributed over two semesters, to complete a minimum of 24 credit hours (min. 60 ECTS). All students registered in the MS program are required to complete a Master's thesis (60 ECTS). Students must also attend a 20 working-day practical training in a health sector organization.
MS Program Curriculum
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First Semester |
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| Code | Course | Cr. | ECTS |
| BM -- -- | Mathematics for BME | 3 | 8 |
| BM -- -- | Life Science for BME | 3 | 8 |
| BM -- -- | BME Areas of Concentration* | 3 | 8 |
| BM -- -- | BME Areas of Concentration | 3 | 8 |
| BM 579 | Graduate Seminar | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 12 | 34 | |
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Second Semester |
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| Code | Course | Cr. | ECTS |
| BM -- -- | BME Areas of Concentration | 3 | 8 |
| BM -- -- | BME Areas of Concentration | 3 | 8 |
| BM -- -- | Technical Elective** | 3 | 8 |
| BM -- -- | Technical Elective | 3 | 8 |
| TOTAL | 12 | 32 | |
* The compulsory course of the concentration must be selected. Courses from other areas of concentration can be chosen if desired.
** Technical elective courses can be selected from other departments and/or the Institute of BME, based on students' needs and backgrounds.
| Code | Term Status | Cr. | ECTS |
| BM 690 | MS Thesis | 0 | 60 |
| TOTAL | 0 | 60 | |
TOTAL: min. 24 credit hours + Graduate Seminar + MS Thesis
ECTS: 126 (min. 120 ECTS required for graduation)
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREE
The course load requirement for the PhD degree is a minimum of 25 credit hours (min. 90 ECTS). Candidates holding an MS degree in a field other than Biomedical Engineering may be required to complete a remedial study period. Each PhD student determines a curriculum of study with their appointed advisor. The courses will be based on the doctoral thesis topic and selected from BME Areas of Concentration (at least 2 BME Electives) and Technical Electives (at least 4 courses from the Institute and/or other departments). The Guided Research course and Graduate Seminar will be completed before the qualifying exam. After passing the qualifying exam (30 ECTS), the Thesis Proposal will be prepared (30 ECTS). If the proposal is approved, the student will work on the PhD Thesis (120 ECTS).
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||||||
| Code | Course |
Cr. |
ECTS |
Code | Course |
Cr. |
ECTS |
| BM -- | BME Elective |
3 |
8 |
BM -- | BME Elective |
3 |
8 |
| -- -- | Technical Elective |
3 |
8 |
-- -- |
Technical Elective |
3 |
8 |
| -- -- | Technical Elective |
3 |
8 |
-- -- | Technical Elective |
3 |
8 |
| BM 700 | Graduate Seminar |
0 |
2 |
BM 600 | Advanced Research Methods |
3 |
10 |
| Total | 9 | 26 | Total | 12 | 34 | ||
* Technical electives can be selected from other departments and/or BME courses at the Institute according to the students' needs and background.
| Third Semester | |||
| Code | Course Title | Cr. | ECTS |
| BM 699 | Guided Research |
4 |
30 |
| Total | 4 | 30 | |
| Code | Term Status | Cr. | ECTS |
| -- -- | Qualifying Exam |
0 |
30 |
| -- -- | Thesis Proposal | 0 | 30 |
| BM 790 | PhD Thesis | 0 | 120 |
| Total | 0 | 180 | |
Total: min. 25 Credit Hours + Graduate Seminar + Qualifying Exam +Thesis Proposal + PhD Thesis
ECTS: min. 270
MATHEMATICS FOR BME
| Code | Course Title | Hours/Week | Cr | ECTS |
| BM 503 | Basic Mathematics for Biomedical Science | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 504 | Systems Theory for Biomedical Science | 3+0+2 | 4 | 9 |
| BM 506 | Biostatistical Methods | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 531 | Numerical Methods and C Programming | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 533 | Neural Networks | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 554 | Modelling of Biological Systems | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
LIFE SCIENCES FOR BME
| Code | Course Title | Hours/Week | Cr | ECTS |
| BM 501 | Biology of Living Systems | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 502 | Human Physiology | 3+0+2 | 4 | 9 |
| BM 530 | Fundamentals of Neuroscience | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 537 | Neurochemistry | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 632 | Sensory Systems | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING' AREAS OF CONCENTRATION'
BIOMATERIALS deal with biological materials, prosthetics, implants, and artificial organs.
| Code | Course Title | Hours/Week | Cr | ECTS |
| BM 519 | Biosensors | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 541 | Biomaterials* | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 544 | Failure Analysis of Implants | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 545 | Characterization of Biomedical Samples | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 546 | Tissue-Biomaterials Interactions | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 547 | Biomedical Nanostructures | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
* Compulsory course(s) of the area of concentration.
BIOMECHANICS is the application of engineering mechanics to biological systems for solving medical problems by studying the structure and the function of living organisms.
| Code | Course Title | Hours/Week | Cr | ECTS |
| BM 520 | Sel. Top. Fundamental Mechanics for Biomedical Engineers | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 522 | Skeletal Muscle Mechanics | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 525 | Tissue Biomechanics* | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 526 | Motion Biomechanics | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
* Compulsory course(s) of the area of concentration.
BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION deals with the design and development of new medical devices for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes.
| Code | Course Title | Hours/Week | Cr | ECTS |
| BM 518 | Microprocessors in Medical Instrumentation | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 519 | Biosensors | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 555 | Design and Evaluation of Clinical Trials | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 560 | Introduction to Medical Device and Implant Design | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 563 | Medical Imaging | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 564 | Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurement* | 3+0+2 | 4 | 9 |
| BM 571 | Biomedical Signal Processing | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 601 | Quality Assurance Principles for Biomedical Engineers | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 616 | Therapeutic Medical Devices | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
* Compulsory course(s) of the area of concentration.
CLINICAL ENGINEERING is primarily concerned with optimizing healthcare delivery by managing the quality of medical devices and systems.
| Code | Course Title | Hours/Week | Cr | ECTS |
| BM 500 | Hospital Clinical Engineering and Management* | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 561 | Quality Assurance in Diagnostic Radiology | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 563 | Medical Imaging | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 564 | Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurement | 3+0+2 | 4 | 9 |
| BM 601 | Quality Assurance Principles for Biomedical Engineers | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 616 | Therapeutic Medical Devices | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 671 | Introduction to Medical Informatics | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
* Compulsory course(s) of the area of concentration.
MEDICAL IMAGING studies various imaging modalities for diagnostic and research purposes.
| Code | Course Title | Hours/Week | Cr | ECTS |
| BM 536 | Principles of Neuroimaging | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 563 | Medical Imaging* | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 570 | Magnetic Resonance Spectroscoping Imaging | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 571 | Biomedical Signal Processing | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 573 | Cardiovascular Imaging | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 611 | Nuclear Biomedical Instrumentation | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 641 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Principles | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 672 | Picture Archiving and Communication Systems in Biomedical Imaging |
3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
* Compulsory course(s) of the area of concentration.
NEUROENGINEERING is a discipline that uses engineering techniques to understand, repair, replace, or enhance neural systems.
| Code | Course Title | Hours/Week | Cr | ECTS |
| BM 530 | Fundamentals of Neuroscience* | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 532 |
Advanced Molecular Neural Stem Cell & Neurogeneration |
3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 534 | Learning & Memory | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 535 | Computational Cell Biology | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 536 | Principles of Neuroimaging | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 537 | Neurochemistry | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 538 | Computational Neuroscience | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 554 | Modeling of Biological Systems | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 571 | Biomedical Signal Processing | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 632 | Sensory Systems | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 633 | Dynamics of Neural Systems | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
* Compulsory course(s) of the area of concentration.
BIOPHOTONICS deals with the interaction between biological systems and photons. This area focuses on the medical applications of lasers and near-infrared spectroscopy.
| Code | Course Title | Hours/Week | Cr | ECTS |
| BM 515 | Laser-Tissue Interaction Mechanisms | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 516 | Biophotonics* | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
| BM 517 | Novel Applications in Biomedical Optics | 3+0+0 | 3 | 8 |
* Compulsory course(s) of the area of concentration.
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