Biomedical Engineering

Objectives

• To train international level engineers combining and integrating a due knowledge and understanding of mathematics, physics, chemistry and health sciences with engineering techniques for the purpose of the study of biology, medicine and health, creating knowledge from molecular to organ level, and in which materials, equipment, tools and resources, systems and methods for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illnesses are developed to improve health care and the quality of life of individuals and the community at large.
• To train engineers who are able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team (inflow of various Bachelor students and lecturers from different faculties and fields of science, as well as projects in which several students solve issues of a multidisciplinary nature).
• To train engineers who are duly aware of the ethical and social-economic aspects of Biomedical Engineering and health care as well as the social responsibility civil engineers have.
• To train engineers who have the required research attitudes and skills to contribute to innovation in industry or scientific research in their chosen discipline and who are capable of doing so by embracing a lifelong learning attitude.
• To train engineers who have the necessary social skills to assume people management positions.

General Courses

• Quantitative Cell Biology
• Modelling of Physiological Systems
• From Genome to Organism
• Biomedical Product Development
• Biomechanics
• Medical Equipment
• Biomaterials
• Biomedical Imaging
• Neuromodulation and Imaging
• Bioelectronics
• Medical Physics
• Human and Environment, Safety and Regulations
• Technology and Design of Artificial Organs
• eminars: Innovations in Biomedical Engineering [en, nl]
• Healthcare Organisation and Informatics

Elective Courses

Elective Courses Biomedical Engineering  

• Biostatistics
• Modeling in Medicine and Biomedical Engineering: Case Studies
• Multidisciplinary Biomedical Project
• Internship 1
• Internship 2
• Internship 3
• International Internship 1
• International Internship 2
• International Internship 3
• Manufacturing Planning and Control
• Ethics, Engineering and Society 

Elective Courses Cluster Medical Devices  

Advanced Design Methods in Biomedical Engineering

• Computional Fluid Dynamics
• Computational Biomechanics 
• Fluid-structure Interaction
• From Medical Image to Computational Model

 Assistive Technologies

• Biomedical Robotics
• Virtual Reality
• Computer Assisted Surgery

Micro and Nano Devices

• Design of Microsystems
• Microphotonics [en, nl]
• Biophotonics
• Sensors and Actuators
• Photonics [nl]
• Micro and Nanobiotechnology
• Technology of Integrated Circuits and Microsystems
• Technological Processes for Photonics and Electronics [nl]
• Embedded Bioelectronics Systems

Elective Courses Cluster Health Care  

Personalized Medicine

• Physics and Chemistry of Nanostructured Materials
• Polymers for Bio-related Applications
• Contrast Agents and Biomarkers for Imaging and Therapy

Neuro-engineering

• Advanced Image and Signal Processing [en, nl]
• Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technology
• Contrast Agents and Biomarkers for Imaging and Therapy
• Bioelectromagnetism
• Biomedical Acoustics
• Neuro-physiological Signal Processing and Network Analysis [nl]
• Artificial Intelligence

Engineering (Physics) in Oncology

• Measurement Techniques in Nuclear Science
• Nuclear Physics [en, nl]
• Nuclear Reactors and Cyclotrons
• Technology of Radiotherapy
• Medical Dosimetry
• Radiologic Techniques
• Radioprotection and Regulations [nl]
• Radiochemistry [nl]
• Radiobiology and Radiopathology
• Contrast Agents and Biomarkers for Imaging and Therapy

Requirements

• The course is open to students with at least a bachelor's degree
• Reference letters
• A TOEFL-TEST with a minimum score of 90 (internet-based). Test participants should specify the "institution code" 2643 for UGent and 0749 for KULeuven, so that the score can be sent directly to the university.
• An original 'academic test report form' (TRF) from IELTS with a minimum overall band score of 7.0.
• A certificate awarded by the Ghent University Language Centre confirming proficiency in English, CEF-level B2
• Certificate Practical English 5, Upper-Intermediate Academic English or Preparing for an English test, issued by the Ghent University Language Centre.
• Cambridge-ESOL: First certificate in English (FCE)
• Enrollment fee of Ghent University for academic year 2016-2017 is 890 € for EER-students and students from OESO-DAC-list (developing countries), all other students pay an enrollment fee of 5330 €

Scholarships

• Ghent University Master grants