Biomedical Engineering (Internet of Things)
6.163.00.03 Biomedical Engineering (Internet of Things)
Qualification awarded: Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering
Entry year: 2021
Mode of study: full
Program duration: 4 years
Institute: Institute of Telecommunications, Radioelectronics and Electronic Engineering
Number of credits: 240 ECTS credits on the basis of the complete secondary education
Level of qualification according to the National Qualification Framework and the European Qualifications Framework: NQF Level 6 (First cycle of QF-EHEA / EQF Level 6)
Field(s) of study: Chemical and bioengineering
Specific admission requirements: none
Specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning: Assuming that preceding grade was obtained in another country, the nostrification provided by Lviv polytechnic national university is required. There are no mechanisms of acknowledgement of informal and nonformal education.
Qualification requirements and regulations, including graduation requirements: The full implementation of educational program, practical training in the area of bachelor qualification work and defense of bachelor qualification
Characteristics of the educational program: The purpose of the educational program: to provide theoretical knowledge and practical abilities and skills for successful performance in the area related to a specialty "Biomedical Engineering (Internet of Things)" and to prepare students for further training in the chosen specialization.
Orientation of the educational program : the educational program is based on the well-known concepts and results of modern scientific researches in the field of contemporary bioengineering and focuses on the application of new informational technologies and electronic equipment for solving the problems encountered in living systems. It guides students to further professional and academic career, related to information technology and bioengineering activities namely in clinical engineering, design of biomedical devices and systems, informational medical systems development and support, Internet of Things concerning biomedical tools and services.
Basic focus of the educational program : the special education and professional training in area of biomedical engineering.
Teaching and studies : lectures, laboratory works, self-instruction with application of virtual training environment, tutorials, preparation of bachelor thesis.
Evaluation: written and verbal examinations, laboratory reports, graphic calculation papers, run-time control, ba
Gained competence: 1. Basic knowledge of fundamental sciences in a scope enough to study the core professional disciplines;
2. Basic knowledge of principles and mechanisms of living systems operation, interaction of physical fields with living systems;
3. Basic knowledge of engineering in medicine and health care delivery in a scope enough to study professionally oriented disciplines;
4. Foundational knowledge of engineering methodology applied to biological and/or medical problems; basic knowledge of scientific concepts, theories and methods necessary to understand the principles of operation of biotechnical systems;
5. Basic knowledge of biomaterials, their properties, methods and techniques of investigation;
6. Basic knowledge of concepts within the field of biomedical engineering and current trends in biomedical engineering research;
7. Knowledge of programming and informational technologies;
8. Basic knowledge of technical specifications, design features, purpose and rules of operation of the biotechnical systems and electronic medical equipment;
9. Basic knowledge of engineering in the diagnosis and treatment of disease, electronic medical devices, prostheses and artificial organs;
10. Basic knowledge of fundamental concepts of signal processing and estimation, detection and filtering methods applied to biomedical signals;
11. Basic knowledge and skills of medical imaging including image formation, methods of analysis, representation of digital images, algorithms fundamental to the construction of medical images via methods of computed tomography, magnetic resonance and ultrasound.
1. An ability to use programming tools for creating and applying software for solving the problems of modeling, design and operation of biomedical systems; operation skills for solving special tasks of bioinformatics and medical informatics;
2. An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering for solving the problems of bioengineering, namely the problems of biomedical apparatus design, operation and maintenance considering physical fields impacts on a human organism;
3. An ability to make measurements on and interpret data from living systems, addressing the problems associated with the interaction between living and nonliving materials and systems;
4. The capability to apply advanced mathematics (including differential equations and statistics), science, and engineering to solve the problems at the interface of engineering and biology;
5. An ability to explore the problems including that specific for bioengineering as well as caused by environmental impact and safety of life; to identify constraints and goals; to describe them mathematically and solve applying contemporary methods of computer optimization;
6. An ability to use professionally profiled knowledge and practical skills for solving typical problems of specialty, namely an ability to identify, formulate, and solve bioengineering problems; to choose methods for specific problems, to make a decision, critically evaluate and protect it;
7. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for bioengineering practice;
8. An ability to design instrumentation for measuring biomedical signals and actuating the living tissues;
9. An ability to provide computer aided design of a system, component or process to meet desired needs with specific applications to biomedical engineering within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability and sustainability;
10. An ability to implement new information technologies for needs of bioengineering, to develop means and implement basic concepts of telemedicine and Internet of Things in biomedical systems producing and health care delivery;
11. An ability to use the knowledge and skills to investigate, model, design, modernize, improve maintenance and general efficiency of biomedical systems and their components.
1. Understanding at fundamental level the conceptual and technological problems which are present in living systems while not encountered in physical systems; basic knowledge of engineering approaches to understanding the functioning of living systems;
2. An ability to identify and analyze a problem from both an engineering and biological perspective; to integrate the knowledge core of traditional engineering disciplines and modern biology to solve problems encountered in living systems; to anticipate the special difficulties in working with living systems and to evaluate a wide range of possible approaches to solutions;
3. The research skills and the ability to search and analyze information from different sources including those in English or other foreign languages; an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data, including data concerning living organism structure and operation;
4. An ability to identify, classify and describe system and component operation using analytical and simulation methods; to model selected biological processes and physiological systems, their interaction with physical impacts (signals) of different nature as well as to model a biotechnical system in tote.
Academic mobility: None, but mobility is encouraged and recognized in accordance with the procedures of ECTS
Work placement(s): Practical training in the area of the bachelor work research
Programme director: Lozynskyy Vasyl Ivanovych
Occupational profiles of graduates: Opportunities in area of information technology, bioengineering, Internet of Things: qualification of graduates allows them to start jobs at the positions of biomedical engineer, prove-out and testing engineer, maintenance engineer, engineer in introduction of new equipment and technology, design engineer
Access to further studies: Obtaining the second (master's) level
Other program features: The program is implemented in Ukrainian