ME – Master of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering

The “Master of Engineering” is a non-thesis degree which requires the completion of coursework and the submission of a final project.

The program is geared for graduates of Engineering, Exact Sciences, Life Sciences and Medicine who have strong undergraduate records.

Admission to the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering is subject to the requirements and regulations of the Graduate School.

The admission decision is in the hands of the Faculty Committee for Graduate Studies and will be based on its professional considerations. As part of the application’s examination, the committee will consider the applicant’s academic background, their undergraduate/graduate cumulative average and their achievements in specific subjects included in their undergraduate/graduate studies. It will also consider additional information regarding academic, scientific and professional competence.

Additional faculty considerations (such as a restriction on the number of positions and advisory potential) will also be taken into account.

Graduates of a Biomedical Engineering Faculty from universities with an average of 82 and above will be accepted as “Regular Students”. If the average ranges between 80 and 82, they will considered for acceptance as “Qualifying Students”.

Graduates of an Engineering Faculty with an average higher than 84 who have been accepted by the Faculty, will be required to fulfill academic obligations as specified in the Supplementary Studies section and will be accepted as “Regular Students”.

Graduates of a three-year degree from a an Exact Sciences Faculty with an average higher than 84 who have been accepted by the Faculty, will be required to fulfill academic obligations as specified in the Supplementary Studies section and will be accepted as “Qualifying Students”. Qualifying students will be able to switch to “Regular” status after completing supplementary subjects.

Life Sciences graduates and others with an average higher than 87, who have been accepted by the Faculty, will be required to fulfill academic obligations as specified in the Supplementary Studies section and will be accepted as “Qualifying Students”. Qualifying students will be able to switch to “Regular” status after completing supplementary subjects.

Engineering/Exact Sciences graduates with an average of 82-84, who have been accepted by the Faculty, will also be subject to the aforementioned obligations, but will first be accepted with a “Qualifying Student” status. They will have to accumulate at least 10 credits during the first year of studies at the undergraduate/graduate level in accordance with the committee’s decision, obtaining an average of at least 85 and a grade of at least 65 in each subject.

Accumulation of 42 credits, out of which 2 credits in ‘Advanced English’, and submission of a final project.

Graduates of the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering must take at least 13 of their credits from courses offered by the Faculty. Graduates of other Faculties must take at least 20 of their credits from courses offered by the Faculty, including Body Systems Physiology for Engineers 337002.

List of courses offered by the Faculty.

Supplementary studies are intended to provide students with the specific engineering background necessary for their specialization and research implementation.

Students with “Qualifying” status must obtain a grade point average of above 85 in the supplementary subjects, and a passing grade in each subject (usually 65, except for courses in the supplementary courses table, whose passing grade is 75).

Upon completion of the supplementary studies and approval of the research subject, the student’s status will be changed to “Regular Student”.

Previous Academic Background Number of Supplementary Credits Comments
Engineering 6 Courses from the Supplementary Subjects list
4-year degree in Life Sciences 10 At least one course from each course bundle
4-year degree in Exact Sciences 6 Courses from the Supplementary Subjects list
3-year degree in Exact Sciences 20 At least one course from each course bundle
3-year degree in Life Sciences 20 At least one course from each course bundle

Supplementary courses will be selected from a list prepared by the Faculty Committee for Graduate Studies, and from the theoretical courses offered by the Faculty as part of its undergraduate studies program, excluding laboratories, projects and seminary subjects. The supplementary courses will be selected by the supervisor and approved by the Committee. Supplementary studies include courses in biomedical engineering, in accordance with the credits provided in the table below.

Supplementary Courses

337004 Anatomy for Engineers 1.0 credit
336022 From Cells to Tissues 2.5 credits
337001 Biophysics and Neurophysiology for Engineers 2.5 credits

Supplementary Course Bundles:

Mandatory basis – if the student hasn’t learned any programming language

Course No. Course Title Credits
234128 Introduction to Computing with Python (or any programming language) 4.0

 

Mathematics-Physics basis (at least one course, more than one can be selected)

Course No. Course Title Credits
104013 Algebra 1M 5.0
104042 Differential and Integral Calculus 1M 5.0
104038 Algebra 2M 2.5
104136 Ordinary Differential Equations M 4.0
104220 Partial Differential Equations/T 2.5
104215 Complex Functions A 2.5
104214 Fourier Series and Integral Transforms 2.5
114071 Physics 1M 3.5

 

Biomedical Engineering basis (at least one course, more than one can be selected)

Course No. Course Title Credits
044105 Theory of Electronic Circuits 4.0
044131 Signals and Systems 4.0
334221 Fundamentals of Biomedical Materials 2.5
335009 Biological Fluid Mechanics 3.0
334222 Fundamentals of Biomechanics 4.0

The rest will be courses offered by the Faculty approved by the Faculty and the supervisor, excluding laboratories, projects and seminary subjects.

 

Courses excluded from Supplementary Studies

Course No. Course Title
334021 Directions in Biomedical Engineering
334331 Meeting the Biomedical Industry
334014 Biomedical Engineering Project 1
334015 Biomedical Engineering Project 2 – Entrepreneurship
334016 Clinical-Engineering Project
334019 Advanced Lab in Biomedical Engineering
334020 Advanced Lab in Biomedical Engineering 2
335001
335002
335003
335004
Laboratory in Biomedical Engineering 1, 2, 3, 4
334305 Excellence Research Project
336001 Regulation and Clinical Study in Medical Devices
336024
336025
Biodesign Medical Innovation 1, 2
336543 Entrepreneurship in Biomedical Engineering

Note:

Since the Faculty maintains interdisciplinary research, an individual supplementary program may be presented for each student, in accordance with his/her background and research specialization. A student may be exempted from a life science course if s/he has studied an equivalent or similar course.

The student’s supplementary program must be approved by the Graduate Committee.

A student who began his/her studies in the non-thesis track (ME) may switch to thesis track (MSc) under the following conditions:

  • Supervisor recommendation and approval of the Faculty Graduate Committee.
  • Producing a research proposal that is approved by the Faculty Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies.
  • The research proposal must be submitted together with a research topic proposal form for M.Sc degree

In accordance with school procedures, the student is required to pass the Research Ethics course exam.

Continuing for a PhD

Graduates of the non-research master’s degree program (ME), who wish to pursue doctoral studies will be required to conduct an exploratory research project (for outstanding students only).

Prof. Yael Yaniv, Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies

Tel. 073-3784124

Email: yaely@bm.technion.ac.il

Silver Building, Room 231

 

Neta Rotem Yamnicky, Coordinator of Graduate Studies

Tel. 073-3784130

Email: gradchair@bm.technion.ac.il

Silver Building, Room 351