IUK | Department of Biomedical Engineering

Department of Biomedical Engineering

About Department

Biomedical engineering is an exciting, rapidly growing field that allows graduates to apply their knowledge and skills to solve problems in biology and medicine, playing a central role in advancing healthcare, medicine, and patient care. At IUK in Kuwait, biomedical engineering students and faculty members research new methods to diagnose diseases, improve therapies for the treatment of diseases, and develop cutting-edge medical technologies that are being implemented in hospitals and clinics across the country.


Department Mission

In addition to providing our students with a strong background in engineering, mathematics, and biological science, our Biomedical Engineering Program's mission focuses on educating students to prepare them for opportunities in areas of improved health care delivery and better home health care monitoring. This is achieved through noninvasive home health prognostics to anticipate and track major health pathologies. The curriculum is designed to establish a fundamental understanding of life and engineering sciences. Enabling the synthesis of these sciences through introduction of new courses directed toward bio-sensing and bio-analytics, and thus educating the next generation of engineers/scientists/physicians, helping move health care monitoring to our homes and allowing people to better manage their health.

Faculty Members

Department Programs

B.Sc.Biomedical Engineering

  • Biomedical Engineering Goals

The goals of the Biomedical Engineering undergraduate program are to educate students with the capabilities to:

  • Acquire fundamental knowledge of engineering and biology as applied to medical science and technology.
  • Develop the ability to integrate the learning from this multi-disciplinary field into a coherent approach to solving problems in biomedical engineering.
  • Develop an intellectual curiosity, which can drive their professional work and lead to creativity and innovation.
  • Learn to appreciate the ethical, legal, professional, and social responsibilities essential for work in medically related fields.
  • Perfect oral and written communication skills and the ability to perform effectively in group projects

 

  • Graduation Requirements: B.Sc. Biomedical Engineering

Students seeking the Bachelor of Science in engineering degree must complete university's core curriculum requirements, math and science required courses, and additional major requirements. The total hours required for a Bachelor of Science in engineering degree is 144 credit hours divided as follows:

  1. University Core Courses (General Education)             43 credit hours
  2. College of Engineering requirements            35 credit hours
    • Math and Science requirements
    • General Engineering
  3. Major Requirements (compulsory + elective) 66 credit hours
    • Compulsory courses: 54 credits
    • Major elective courses: 12 credits

Course NO Credits Course Name
BIOE 200 3 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
CHEM 132 3 General Chemistry 2
CHEM 132L 1 General Chemistry 2 Lab
ELEC 200 3 Circuits Analysis
ELEC 200L 1 Circuits Analysis Lab
CHEM 231 4 Organic Chemistry
BIOE 350 3 Biosensors and Transducers 1 
BIOE 350L 1 Biosensors and Transducers 1 Lab
BIOE 360 3 Biomechanics
BIOE 231 3 Biomedical Processes
BIOE 334 3 Bio thermodynamics and Biofluids
BIOE 340 3 Physiology 
BIOE 340L 1 Physiology Lab
BIOE 345 3 Medical Electronic 
BIOE 345 1 Medical Electronic Lab
BIOE 366 3 Digital Signal processing
BIOE 415 3 Bioinstrumentation 
BIOE 415L 1 Bioinstrumentation Lab
BIOE 450 3 Microcontrollers and Embedded systems
BIOE 450 1 Microcontrollers and Embedded sys. - Lab
BIOE 440 3 Medical Imaging systems
Total                       50  
Course NO Credits Course Name
BIOE 445 3 Prosthetics and Orthotics
BIOE 450 3 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Ultrasound
BIOE 455 3 Artificial Organs
BIOE 460 3 Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology
BIOE 465 3 Tissue Engineering
BIOE 470 3 Protein and Cell Engineering
BIOE 475 3 Biomolecular Engineering Fundamentals
BIOE 480 3 Magnetic Resonance Imaging
BIOE 485 3 Therapeutic Devices
BIOE 488 3 Medical Informatics and Clinical Engineering
BIOE 490 3 Special Topics in Biomedical Eng.

All Engineering students must complete the following courses

Course code Course Title Credit Hours PRE-requisite CO-requisite
ENGG 490 Engineering Capstone 4 Senior Standing Dept. Approval