Program code: 082601

Study mode: Full-time

Duration: 4 Years

Degree conferred: Bachelor of Engineering

Teaching School: School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering

Program Overview

The discipline of Biomedical Engineering at South China University of Technology was established in the 1990s and is a key discipline in the 'Double First-Class' initiative of our university.

It ranks among the top ten in the fifth round of national discipline evaluations and is a key disciplinewith advantages at the provincial level in Guangdong Province. The Biomedical Engineering programis a national first-class undergraduate program and is a new interdisciplinary program that combinesscience, engineering, and medicine.  

With the support of the discipline's strengths and high-levelresearch platforms in biomedical engineering, we have established an innovative practical teachingsystem, aiming to cultivate students' scientific literacy and innovation capabilities.  

The programintegrates theories and methods from engineering, biology, and medicine to address fundamentalscientific issues and clinicalapplications in fields such as biology and medicine, and to developadvanced medical equipment,innovative implantable devices, gene drugs and vaccines, and intelligentmedical systems for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and health improvement.

Educational Objectives

To cultivate top-notch innovative, creative and entrepreneurial talents with a strong sense of global perspective, with outstanding power of learning, thinking, and action, as well as with comprehensive development in morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor skills.  

Students are expected to develop solid foundational knowledge in physics, biomedical science, chemistry, computer science, as well as cutting-edge expertise in biomedical engineering.  

Our graduates should be internationally competitive and equipped with innovative thinking, research literacy, and organizational leadership abilities in fields such as biomaterials, regenerative medicine, medical artificial intelligence, in vitro diagnostics, and intelligent diagnosis and treatment.

The graduates will be able to fulfil the following objectives in five years of work or further education after graduation:

• To be top talents engaged in scientific research, education, technological development, and innovation, as well as management in the field of biomedical engineering, with excellent professional ethics and a strong sense of social responsibility.

• To creatively apply cutting-edge theories, professional knowledge, and innovative thinking in biomedical engineering to solve complex engineering problems in life sciences and medicine.

• To possess a global perspective and the ability for cross-cultural communication and cooperation, one can accurately grasp the characteristics and trends of the industry they are engaged in and drive the industrial development.

Student Outcomes

• Engineering Knowledge: An ability to use basic knowledge of mathematics, natural science, calculation and engineering as well as engineering expertise to develop solutions to complex engineering problems.

• Problem Analysis: An ability to use the first principle of mathematics, natural science and engineering science to identify, formulate, study and analyze complex engineering problems, draw valid conclusions and consider sustainable development as a whole.

• Design/Development of Solutions: An ability to design creative solutions for complex engineering problems in life sciences and medicine, and design systems, components or processes to meet identified needs, taking due account of public health and safety, the cost of the entire life cycle, net zero carbon, and resource, cultural, social and environmental factors.

• Research: An ability to use research methods to study complex engineering problems and systems in life sciences and medicine, including research-based knowledge, design experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of information to provide effective conclusions.

• Use of Tools: An ability to create, select, and apply appropriate technologies, resources, and modern engineering and information technology tools, including prediction and modeling, and recognize their limitations to solve complex engineering problems in life sciences and medicine.

• Engineers and The World: An ability to analyze and evaluate the results of sustainable development, and the impact of society, economy, sustainability, health and safety, law and environment in solving complex engineering problems.

• Character and Ethics: Agree with and practice the core values of Chinese socialism in daily life; An ability to apply ethical principles to the practice and standardization of professional ethics projects; and comply with relevant national and international laws. Demonstrate the need to understand diversity and inclusion.

• Individual and Collaborative Team Work: An ability to Effectively play a role as anindividual, member or leader in a diverse and inclusive team, as well as in a multidisciplinary, remote and distributed environment.

• Communication skills: An ability to effective and inclusive communication with the engineering community and the whole society in complex engineering activities, including writing and understanding effective reports and design documents, and effective introduction; Consider cultural, language and learning differences.

• Project Management and Finance: An ability to apply the knowledge and understanding of engineering management principles and economic decisions, and apply them to their own work. As a team member and leader, manage projects and multidisciplinary environments, and iii) critical thinking in the broadest context of technological change.

Program Features

Based on the Guangzhou International Campus, one key characteristic of our education is the internalization at home (laH). We adopt world-class university curriculum and practical teaching systems with distinctive features. We have an internationally renowned faculty team led by academicians of Chinese Academy of Engineering. Taking advantage of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, we have established a collaborative system for talent cultivation that involves cooperation between industry, universities, research institutions, hospitals, and regulatory authorities.

Core Courses(Integrated Core Courses):

• Fundamentals of Biomedical Sciences

  (Cell Biology, Biomechanics, Biochemistry)  

• Fundamental Science of Biomaterials  

• Fundamentals of Intelligent Biomedical Engineering

   (Electric Circuit and Electronics Technology, Biomedical Signal and System, Intelligent Medical Image Analysis)

Featured Courses

 Freshmen Seminars:

• Biomedical Engineering and Human Health

  Project-based Courses:

• Exploration and Design of Biomedical Engineering,

• Comprehensive Experiments of Biomaterials,

• Comprehensive Experiments of Biomedical Science

 Global Education Courses:

• Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning

 Subject Frontiers Courses:

• Tissue Engineering and Artificial Organs

 Interdisciplinary Courses:

• Biomedical Signal and System

 Baccalaureate-Master’s Sharing Courses:

• Advanced Biomaterial Analysis Technology I

• Advanced Biomaterial Analysis Technology II

• Biomacromolecule Drugs

• Nanomedicine

• Surface Engineering of Biological Materials

• Cancer Biology

• Molecular Imaging

• Biomedical Testing and Diagnostics

• Computational Neuroscience

• Principles and Simulation Operations of Biomedical Instruments

 Cooperative Courses with Enterprises:

• Biomedical Engineering Career Planning and Personal Development

• Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Biomedical Engineering

• Medical Device Regulatory Science

 Innovation Practice:

• Engineering Innovation Training I

• Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Biomedical Engineering (Three “ones”)

• International Exchange and Research

 Entrepreneurship Courses：

• Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Biomedical Engineering (Three “ones”)

 Special Designs:

• Course Project of Intelligent Medical Image Analysis

• Course Project of Principle and Application of Medical Sensor  

 Contest-Teaching Integrated Courses:

• Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Biomedical Engineering

 Education on The Hard-Working Spirit:

• Comprehensive Experiments of Biomedical Science