Pre-requisite: 70335+70326
In most modern societies an important component of health care is the hospital. In the last decade, these organisations have become more reliant on scientific methods and technological devices in the management and comprehensive delivery of their routines. Biomedical engineers provide the necessary technical support for the operation and development of these services. These services include the principles and applications of therapeutic medical devices to assist the body in its function, together with clinical measurement to assess human performance. This is unique among the engineering fields in that it not only requires technical training, but also clinical and social interfacing to be fully effective. Biomedical Engineering has been designed as a unit that reflects this integrated concept in engineering, and introduces students to situations typical of current technological change involving man/machine interaction.