About this program
Meet the health challenges of the future with the Master of Engineering (Biomedical) at Australia’s leading university.* Gain the specialist skills required to create new medical treatments, instruments and devices.
* Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019
Learn from world leading experts
You will be guided by academics who have worked on ground-breaking innovations in medical bionics, human movement, prosthetics and tissue engineering. Some of these breakthroughs include: the bionic eye, implants to help control epilepsy, treating real-world injuries with virtual reality and tissue regeneration for patients recovering from breast cancer.
Industry aligned curriculum
Prepare for your future career through internships, industry projects and real-world innovation challenges with industry mentors.
Entrepreneurial opportunities
Develop your entrepreneurial ability by collaborating with business students and medical sector mentors. The collaboration could see you bring a medical device to market with our BioDesign Innovation subject.
Internationally recognised qualification
Access engineering careers around the world, with dual accreditation in the Master of Engineering.
World class facilities
We’re home to Australia’s leading VR biomechanical facility, CAREN (Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment), focused on improving our understanding of human movement and rehabilitation.
Guaranteed CSPs for Melbourne graduates
Domestic students who have completed a Bachelor degree at the University of Melbourne with a weighted average mark of 65% are guaranteed a CSP in the Master of Engineering, provided you meet the pre-requisites and CSP eligibility requirements.
Domestic students enrolled in a Graduate Degree Package into the Master of Engineering are guaranteed a CSP.
Admission requirements
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Established in 1853, The University of Melbourne is a public-spirited institution that makes distinctive contributions to society in research, teaching and knowledge transfer. As a fine academic institution, Melbourne honours its traditional promise to uphold the scholarly values of intellectual...
Why study at The University of Melbourne
Because the Melbourne Model allows you to combine over 100 areas of study, you’re free to shape the degree that’ll ultimately shape your world. You can blend psychology with artificial intelligence, wine making with international communications, music with biomedicine.
With such generous choice and scope, you’ll become the person who makes a difference: knowledgeable and well-rounded, in high demand globally, someone who can think critically and creatively, speak persuasively, adapt to new challenges and collaborate with your peers.
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