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.

Course Title

Credit Hours

Prerequisite

Corequisite

BIOE 120

Bio for Biomed

3

 

ENGL 100

BIOE 200

Introduction to Biomedical Engineering

3

PHYS 101

 

CHEM 132

Chemistry II + Lab

4

CHEM 131

 

BIOE 260

Biomaterials

3

CHEM 132

 

BIOE  335

Strength of material

3

PHYS 101

 

ELEC 200

Circuits Analysis + Lab

3

MATH 131

PHYS 102 & PHYS 102L

 

BIOE 350

Biosensors and Transducers + Lab

3

BIOE345

 

BIOE 360

Biomechanics

3

BIOE 340, BIOE 330

 

BIOE 330

Introduction to Mechanics

3

PHYS 101
MATH 131

 

BIOE 231

Biomedical Signal and Image processing

3

BIOE 200

 

BIOE 334

Biofluids and Bio-thermodynamics

3

PHYS102, MATH132

 

BIOE 340

Physiology & Anatomy

3

CHEM 132

 

BIOE 345

Medical Electronic + Lab

4

ELEC200

 

BIOE 415

Bioinstrumentation + Lab

4

BIOE 350

 

BIOE 450

Microcontrollers and Embedded systems

3

MATH 233 BIOE 345

 

BIOE 440

Medical Imaging systems

3

BIOE 200

 

Total:  50 Credit Hour

Concentration 1: Medical Imaging and Diagnostics

Course No.

Course Title

Credit Hours

Prerequisite

Corequisite

BIOE 444

Optical Imaging

3

BIOE 345

BIOE 231

 

BIOE 448

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Ultrasound

3

BIOE 345

BIOE 231

 

BIOE 480

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

3

BIOE 360

BIOE 440

 

BIOE 485

Therapeutic Devices

3

BIOE 360

BIOE 415

 

 

Concentration 2: Bioinformatics

Course No.

Course Title

Credit Hours

Prerequisite

Corequisite

BIOE 488

Medical Informatics and Clinical Engineering

3

COMS 131

MATH 233

 

BIOE 450

Microcontrollers and Embedded systems

3

MATH 233 BIOE 345

 

CMPE 341

Digital Logic

3

Math 231

 

CMPS 380

Software Engineering and security

3

 

 

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

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