Build on your knowledge of medical/biological science or engineering and gain the skills to help solve problems in the health care industry
Learn about implantable bionics, drug-delivery systems, medical imaging, radiotherapies, orthopaedic devices, telemedicine, robotic surgery and tissue engineering
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Kensington
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I undertook Bachelor of Chemical engineering and Master of Biomedical engineering. The way the program is structured is for the initial 4 years is primarily focused on the Chemical engineering side and instead of picking free electives you are to pick courses from your Masters degree with the last year left for your Master degree. I felt that this break down was slightly rushed as you are expected to immediately jump into a Master's Biomedical thesis with little to no experience with the Biomedical Engineering side.
Chemical engineering:
This was the primary let down of the degree, although there are a few good courses a majority of the course is rushed with little to no focus on practical applications. Courses which later became the foundation of all subsequent course work was often rushed and very poorly taught. Notably Material and energy balance where a majority of the coursework was "taught" through watching videos of calculations.
Biomedical engineering:
For me this was a great course theory and practical applications were well balanced and well paced. Most theory that was taught had a very strong focus on the practical applications coupled with a number of site visits as well as guest speakers. The only major issue I and many others had with the course was the Master's thesis. If you're taking program this as part of a double degree, you immediately jump straight into your thesis after finishing undergraduate program which at the time you would have only had a handful of Biomedical courses under your belt.
Industrial training/Internship:
This was also a major let down of the program. As with all engineering degrees certified by Engineers of Australia you're required to complete 60 days of practical engineering experience to complete your degree. Unfortunately any support or help from UNSW is near non-existent with their reasoning being that this will be your experience in job hunting. Whilst this is true the students from UNSW will be up against students from other universities which do aid their students. Practically all other universities share their industry connections, host networking events, run numerous programs some even find your internship for you if you choose to. This leaves UNSW students much less prepared and are expected to stand out from those who have the backing from their university. The only "help" you will get from UNSW in attaining your internship would be via other students and student societies which is a far cry from the support given to other universities. This is also primarily the reason why there are a much larger amount of students from UNSW who have completed their studies and yet can not graduate.
Published Aug 2018
Master of Engineering (Biomedical)UNSW Sydney
Graduation date2017
Study modeOn-campus
Student review
The course is challenging, yet very rewarding at the end. You can see its value when you realise how easily (provided you put the effort) you can get a job.
Published Aug 2018
Master of Engineering (Biomedical)UNSW Sydney
Graduation date2017
Study modeOn-campus
Student review
Good course and lecturers, although some better organisation in some Biomedical engineering courses would be good.
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