Biomechanics and Biomaterials
The 'Biomechanics and Biomaterials' profile aims at students interested in specializing in these aspects of Biomedical Engineering.
Students should:
1) successfully complete at least 18 ECTS of electives from the cluster 'Biomechanics and Biomaterials', different from the Computational Course selected as compulsory course! The remaining electives can be chosen from the same and/or from the other clusters or general electives.
2) conduct a master's thesis in the field of Biomechanics and Biomaterials.
Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering: Profile Biomechanics and Biomaterials
Master year 1
Compulsory Courses
Medical Imaging
6 ECTS
Micro- and Nanotechnologies for Medical Device Design and Fabrication
5 ECTS
Neuro-engineering Science
3 ECTS
Artificial Organs
5 ECTS
Medical Equipment, Safety and Regulations
5 ECTS
Data Analytics in Health Care and Connected Care
6 ECTS
Biomedical Robotics and Assistive Technologies
5 ECTS
Biomedical Product Development
6 ECTS
Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
5 ECTS
Compulsory Computational Course
You select one elective from four options.
Computational Neurophysiology
6 ECTS
Computational Tissue and Structure Mechanics
6 ECTS
Computational Bio-fluid Mechanics
6 ECTS
Computational Methods in Radiation Physics
6 ECTS
Elective Clusters
Choose 8 credits of electives from the ‘Elective Clusters’ list at the bottom of this page.
Master year 2
ECTS credits
Compulsory Courses
Clinical Study Design and Biostatistics
3 ECTS
Leadership in Health Care
3 ECTS
Health Information and Decision Support
3 ECTS
Hospital project
5 ECTS
Master Thesis in Biomedical Engineering: Biomechanics and Biomaterials
24 ECTS
Elective Clusters
Choose 22 credits of electives from the clusters below.
Cluster Biomechanics and Biomaterials
Computational Tissue and Structure Mechanics
6 ECTS
Computational Bio-fluid Mechanics
6 ECTS
Physics and Chemistry of Nanostructures
6 ECTS
Tissue Engineering
6 ECTS
Plasma Technology for Biomedical Applications
6 ECTS
Cluster Radiation Physics
Measurement Techniques in Nuclear Science
3 ECTS
Nuclear Physics
3 ECTS
Technology of Radiotherapy
3 ECTS
Medical Dosimetry
3 ECTS
Radiologic Techniques
3 ECTS
Radiation Protection and Regulations
3 ECTS
Radiochemistry
3 ECTS
Radiobiology and Radiopathology
3 ECTS
Nuclear Reactors and Cyclotrons
3 ECTS
Cluster Sensors and Medical Devices
Sensors, Actuators and Electronic Microsystems
6 ECTS
Microphotonics
6 ECTS
Micro- and Nanobiotechnology
3 ECTS
Biophotonics
4 ECTS
Photonics
6 ECTS
Control of Drug-delivery Systems
4 ECTS
Biomedical Devices: Sensors, Stimulators and Drug Delivery Systems
4 ECTS
Cluster Neuro-Engineering
Advanced Image and Signal Processing
3 ECTS
Contrast Agents and Biomarkers for Imaging and Therapy
3 ECTS
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technology
3 ECTS
Neurophysiological Signal Processing and Network Analysis
4 ECTS
Auditory Computation, Modelling and Technology
3 ECTS
Translational Neuroscience
3 ECTS
Neural Interfaces, Neuromodulation and Minimally Invasive Neurotechnology
3 ECTS
Computational Neurophysiology
6 ECTS
Cluster Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health
Techniques of Artificial Intelligence
6 ECTS
Virtual Reality
5 ECTS
Deep Learning
6 ECTS
Reinforcement Learning
6 ECTS
Statistical Foundations of Machine Learning
6 ECTS
Advanced Image and Signal Processing
3 ECTS
Machine Learning
6 ECTS
Advanced Methods in Bioinformatics
6 ECTS
Introduction to Bioinformatics
3 ECTS
General Electives
Electrochemistry
4 ECTS
Techniques of Artificial Intelligence
6 ECTS
Wave Physics in Living Matter
6 ECTS
Surface treatment: Processing and Analysis
4 ECTS
Project: Multifunctional Materials
5 ECTS
Micro- and Nanobiotechnology
3 ECTS
Bioelectromagnetism
3 ECTS
Internship Biomedical Engineering
6 ECTS
Virtual Reality
5 ECTS
Modeling in Medicine and Biomedical Engineering: Case Studies
3 ECTS
Biomedical Acoustics
6 ECTS
Total number of ECTS
120