The Department of Biomedical Engineering - Graduate Programs 2018
MSc in Biomedical Engineering.
The Department offers two tracks toward an MSc in Biomedical Engineering.
Prerequisites
New students must pass all required courses before admission to the program, based on their BSc studies and the approval of the Head of the MSc program.
- Research Track
Requirements for an MSc in this Track include:
Requirements for the degree in this Track:
- Completing courses for a minimum total of 24 credit points in accordance with the curriculum, with a minimum grade average of 75
- Writing a final thesis – equal to at least 12 hours, in compliance with the Faculty's Regulations for Advanced Degrees - MSc
- Participation in a minimum of 14 departmental seminars
- Final Project Track
This Track targets students with a B.Sc. in Engineering, the Exact Sciences, the Life Sciences and Medicine or Computer Science (external students only).
Requirements for the degree in this Track:
- At least 36 credit points in accordance with the curriculum, with a minimum grade average of 75
- A project for 3 credit points*
- Participation in a minimum of 8 departmental seminars
For a detailed description of study stages, conditions for continuing on to the next year, requirements at each stage and conditions for advancement to the Regular Studies stage, please see the M.Sc. Regulations.
Stages of study program:
- In general, M.Sc. studies at the Faculty of Engineering comprise two stages: First - Accumulative Studies, and second – Regular (Full) Studies. Fulltime students are admitted directly to the Regular Studies stage. M.Sc. candidates requiring supplementary studies are admitted to a supplementary program.
- The Accumulative Studies stage must be completed within a maximum of three academic years. During the Accumulative Studies, students must take a minimum of three courses per year.
- Students in the stage of Accumulative Studies must pass all mandatory courses required by the department (including repetition after failing, if needed) no later than their fourth semester of studies. Therefore it is advisable to take all mandatory courses in the first year, allowing any needed repetitions by the end of the second year.
- Courses in the Accumulative Stage must be completed with a minimum grade average of 70. In addition, a passing grade is required in all mandatory courses required by the Department.
- An Accumulative Studies student advanced to Fulltime Studies becomes a Regular Student.
- In each Track, at least 25% of the courses in the curriculum must be taken in the status of Regular Student.
Mandatory courses – the curriculum includes both mandatory courses and elective departmental courses. A student may take an elective course if he has fulfilled the prerequisites and obtained the supervisor's permission.
Course No. |
Course name |
Credits |
Hours |
Prerequisites |
Semester |
Students must take two of the following Mathematics courses. The supervisor may recommend replacing one course with another Mathematics course of an equivalent level. |
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Differential and Integral Equations |
3 |
3 |
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1,2** |
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Functional Analysis |
3 |
3 |
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2 |
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Estimation Theory |
3 |
3 |
Random Signals and Noise |
2 |
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Departmental Seminar |
- |
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1,2 |
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Departmental courses |
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Drug-Eluting Biomedical Implants |
3 |
3 |
Biomaterials or Introduction to Materials Engineering |
* |
|
Natural-Based Polymers for Biomedical Applications |
3 |
3 |
Biomaterials or Introduction to Materials Engineering |
2 |
|
Biomechanics of the Respiratory System |
3 |
3 |
Cellular Biology; Human Physiological Systems 2 |
* |
|
Selected Topics in the Biomechanics of Biological Tissues |
3 |
3 |
Cellular Biology; Human Physiological Systems 2; Cellular and Tissue Engineering |
* |
|
The Pathomechanics of Tissue Injury & Disease & the Mechano-Physiology of Healing |
3 |
3 |
Biomechanics; Biomaterials; Cellular and Tissue Engineering |
2 |
|
Control and Regulation of the Coronary Circulation |
3 |
3 |
Human Physiological Systems 2 |
2 |
|
Biomechanics of the Reproductive System |
3 |
3 |
Cellular Biology; Human Physiological Systems 2 |
1 |
|
Biomechanics of Bones |
3 |
3 |
Cellular Biology; Human Physiological Systems 2 |
* |
|
Physiology of Effort |
3 |
3 |
Human Physiological Systems 2 |
* |
|
Principles and Practices of stem Cells for Clinical Implications |
3 |
3 |
Human Physiological Systems 1&2 |
1 |
|
Advanced Optical Microscopy and its Applications in Biomedicine |
3 |
3 |
Wave Propagation in Biological Tissue; Optics & Lasers in Medicine |
* |
|
Advanced Interferometric Imaging Methods |
3 |
3 |
Optics & Lasers in Medicine |
2 |
|
Advanced Topics in Computational and Systems Biology |
3 |
3 |
Cellular Biology; Introduction to Probability & Statistics; Knowledge in MATLAB |
* |
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Imaging and Engineering of Gene Expression |
3 |
3 |
Probability & Statistics |
* |
|
Bioelectric & Neuroelectric Phenomena |
3 |
3 |
Human Physiological Systems 2 |
1 |
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Engineering Methods for Simulation and Measurement of Electrical Activities in the Heart |
3 |
3 |
Electric Signals & Conduction in Cells |
2 |
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Electrical Analog Models of Physiological Systems |
3 |
3 |
|
1 |
|
Design of Biophotonics Instrumentation |
3 |
3 |
Optics & Lasers in Medicine; Wave Propagation in Biological Tissue; Optical Diagnostic Methods in Medicine (recommended) |
2 |
|
Computerized Vision – Medical Applications |
3 |
3 |
Image Processing or Processing of Medical Images |
* |
|
Optical Methods of Medical Diagnosis |
3 |
3 |
Wave Propagation in Biological Tissue |
1 |
|
Advanced Topics in Biomedical Engineering: Mathematical Models of Heart Contraction |
3 |
3 |
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* |
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Advanced Topics in Biomedical Engineering: Medical Robotics |
3 |
3 |
|
1 |
|
Advanced Topics in Imaging and Image Processing 1 |
3 |
3 |
Image Processing |
* |
|
Advanced Topics in Bio-Electronics |
3 |
2 |
Bioelectric & Neuroelectric Phenomena; Analysis of Biological Signals |
2 |
|
Advanced Topics in Imaging and Image Processing 2 |
3 |
3 |
Image Processing |
* |
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Advanced Topics in Modeling Ion Channels and Nonlinear Electric Conduction |
3 |
3 |
Electric Signals & Conduction in Cells; Optics & Lasers in Medicine |
* |
|
Biomedical Engineering Research Seminar |
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3 |
Final Project Track (no thesis) |
1 |
|
Elective courses To be selected from the following clusters, with the supervisor's approval |
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Environmental Protection Cluster |
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0540.6330 |
Flow in Oil and Natural Gas Reservoirs |
3 |
3 |
See School of Mechanical Engineering |
1 |
0545.5126 |
Energy Transformation |
3 |
3 |
|
* |
0545.5303 |
Assessment of Radiation Hazards and Radiation Safety |
3 |
3 |
|
* |
0545.5401 |
Solid Waste Management |
3 |
3 |
|
1 |
0545.5501 |
Desalination of Salt Water and Brackish Water |
3 |
3 |
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* |
Engineering Science (general) Cluster |
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0540.6501 |
Heat Transfer - Convection |
3 |
3 |
See School of Mechanical Engineering |
* |
0541.4123 |
Heat & Material Transfer Processes |
3 |
4 |
Equivalent level |
* |
0510.7003 |
Scientific Writing in English |
None |
2+2 |
Personal instruction; Recommended for Research Track with thesis |
1,2 |
Flow and Convection Cluster |
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0540.6101 |
Flow in a Porous Environment |
3 |
3 |
See School of Mechanical Engineering |
* |
0540.6301 |
Viscous Flow |
3 |
3 |
See School of Mechanical Engineering |
* |
0540.6305 |
Introduction to Turbulent Flow |
3 |
3 |
See School of Mechanical Engineering |
* |
0540.6306 |
Water Wave Theory |
3 |
3 |
See School of Mechanical Engineering |
2 |
0540.6309 |
Boundary Layers |
3 |
3 |
See School of Mechanical Engineering |
1 |
0540.6311 |
Two-Phase Flow |
3 |
3 |
See School of Mechanical Engineering |
2 |
0540.6312 |
Hydrodynamic Stability |
3 |
3 |
See School of Mechanical Engineering |
* |
0540.6315 |
Kinetic Theory of Gases |
3 |
3 |
See School of Mechanical Engineering |
* |
0540.6322 |
Flow Control of Boundary Layers |
3 |
3 |
See School of Mechanical Engineering |
* |
0540.6344 |
Advanced Topics in Sea Waves: from Theory to Experiments |
3 |
3 |
See School of Mechanical Engineering |
* |
Computation and Analysis Methods Cluster |
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0540.5600 |
Product Design: Theory and Advanced Methods |
3 |
3 |
See School of Mechanical Engineering |
2 |
0542.4391 |
Laboratory in Numerical Simulation of Flow & Heat Transfer |
3 |
5 |
Equivalent level |
1 |
Methods for Experiments and Measurements Cluster |
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0540.6314 |
Experimental Engineering |
2 |
3 |
See School of Mechanical Engineering |
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