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MDTCHMNR02 Medical technology

Faculty of Engineering

Medical technology (MDTCHMNR02) is a minor worth 24 credit points, listing 4 units, taught at Clayton. It is offered in 1 course: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours).

Credit points
24
Units
4
Campus
Clayton
Offered in
1 course

This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2026 entry.

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Overview

The Medical Technology minor will allow you to study medical devices ranging through cardiac valves and pacemakers, hip replacements, stents and contact lenses, as well as topics in controlled drug delivery, biosensor devices, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. You will examine the interactions between engineered devices and biological systems, and learn to negotiate design, economic and regulatory constraints in developing new technologies and translating them into clinical practice.

Availability
The Medical technology minor is available only to students enrolled in the single degree E3001 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), except those completing the Biomedical engineering, Chemical engineering and Software engineering specialisations.

Structure

Studying an engineering specialisation24 credit points
You must complete the following units.
Note: The minor is not available to biomedical engineering, chemical engineering and software engineering specialisations.

Courses that offer it

Contacts

Academic Coordinators
Dr Andrew Rodda

Common questions

Which courses offer Medical technology?

1 course in 2025: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours).

What units are in Medical technology?

It lists 4 units, including ECE4087, MEC4601, MTE3204 and MTE4596. The structure above shows which are required and which you choose.

Minor details

Type
Minor
Study level
Undergraduate
Credit points
24
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering
Handbook years
202420252026