Biomedical engineers apply electrical, mechanical, chemical, optical, and other engineering principles to understand, modify, or control biologic (human and animal systems, as well as design, manufacture and service products that can monitor physiologic functions and assist in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.

The biomedical engineering discipline includes the multidisciplinary study of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Biological Sciences and its application to solve medical problems.

This is manifested through the involvement of engineers in the biological and medical fields, as follows:

• Identifying and solving problems in the fields of biology and medicine by employing engineering analysis / techniques
  
• Using engineering hardwares in the patient diagnostic and treatment systems

• Biologic Effects of Electromagnetic fields
  
• Biomaterials
  
• Biomechanics
  
• Biomedical Instrumentation
  
• Biosensors
  
• Biotechnology
  
• Clinical Engineering
  
• Medical and Biologic Analysis
  
• Medical Imaging
  
• Medical Informatics
  
• Physiologic modeling, simulation and control
  
• Prosthetic Devices & Artificial Organs
  
• Rehabilitation Engineering
  
• Tissue Engineering
  
  

Biomedical Engineering Program at University of Malaya

This programme is the first academic programme in Malaysia offering undergraduate and post-graduate courses in biomedical engineering. It started at the beginning of the 1997/98 with an intake of 21 undergraduates.

Undergraduate Program Structure

The undergraduate curriculum concretizes basic knowledge in the different areas of Biomedical Engineering into a four-year programme, stressing on mathematics, computer, mechanics, and electronics. It takes the following structure:

• First Year = Initial level
  
• Second Year = Intermediate Level 1
  
• Third Year = Intermediate Level 2
  
• Fourth Year = Final Year
  
  

Objectives and Aims

The objectives of introducing the Biomedical Engineering programme are as follows:

• To upgrade the engineering expertise in order to meet current demands in the medical field
  
• To produce professionals in the field of biomedical engineering
  
• To offer a course in Biomedical Engineering at the undergraduate level

This programme educates the students with strong selected knowledge in the fields of biology and medicine, and an appropriate combination of knowledge in mechanical and electrical engineering, in particular applied mechanics and electronics. It trains the students so that they attain the qualification and competency to carry out the following activities:

• To design, monitor, install, maintain and service medical and laboratory equipment
  
• To carry out analysis and research in order to give advice and provide consulting services pertaining to engineering-related medical problems
  
• To work hand-in-hand with medical experts on specific patient treatments
  
  

Admission Requirement

Applications are open to all STPM/ Matriculation/ A levels students. Besides fulfilling the University's general requirements, the students must pass with:

• Minimum of Grade B (CGPA 3.0) in Mathematics and Physics,
  or
  
• Minimum of Grade B (CGPA 3.0) in Mathematics
  
• Minimum of Grade A- (CGPA 3.7) in Biology and Chemistry, and
  
• Minimum of Grade A2 in SPM Physics.

Preference will be given to applicants who studied Biology at the post-SPM level. Equivalent qualifications are also considered.

Degree Awarded

Students who meet all the course requirements from the Initial Level to the Final Level will be awarded the Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering (BBEng) degree.

Professional Recognition

Application is being made to the Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC), Malaysia for the degree to be recognized as a qualification to attain the status of graduate engineers.

Career Opportunities

Graduates are expected to be able to gain employment as engineers in the public and private sectors, which include hospitals, research and medical centres, and companies providing engineering services to hospitals. They can also be employed to handle jobs in other related engineering areas.

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