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Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering

The work developed by a student during one academic year, according to the indicative plan of the course and on a full time basis, totals 60 ECTS.

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Biomaterials

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Biocompatibility 1 02015987 1st Semester Compulsory BE 6.0
Management Processes 1 02041694 1st Semester Compulsory MAN 6.0
Tissue Engineering 1 02004431 1st Semester Compulsory BE 6.0
Nanobiomaterials 1 02034770 2nd Semester Compulsory BE 6.0
Planning and Operational Management Techniques 1 02041140 2nd Semester Compulsory MAN 6.0
Techniques for Materials Analysis 1 02003195 2nd Semester Compulsory BE 6.0
Biology of Ageing 1 02016428 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Biomolecular Spectroscopy 1 02016393 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Complements of Operational Research 1 02000936 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Computer Vision and Biological Perception 1 02003629 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Diagnosis and Self-Regulation Algorithms 1 02007943 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Digital Fabrication and Micro Electromechanical Systems 1 02028146 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Dosimetry, Safety and Radiation Protection 1 02016439 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Evolutionary Computation 1 02000212 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Hospital and Medical Instrumentation 1 02003111 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Image Fundamentals for Diagnosis and Therapeutics 1 02003583 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Instrumentation and Control Techniques 1 02041707 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Introduction to Nuclear Chemistry and Radiopharmacy 1 02003594 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Materials for Bioengineering 1 02034753 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Mechatronics 1 02000509 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Neurobiology II 1 02003607 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Neuropharmacology 1 02003618 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Optoelectronic Instrumentation 1 02003088 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Quantitative Modeling in Biology 1 02038913 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Software Project Management 1 02000113 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Surface Coatings 1 02007985 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Systems Integration 1 02000058 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Technologies and Data Analysis in Genomics 1 02022110 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Rules
  • The student can choose any curricular unit taught at the University of Coimbra (master level) up to a total of 12 ects
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Project 2 02007886 Annual Compulsory BE 48.0
Regenerative Medicine 2 02034764 1st Semester Compulsory BS 6.0
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Artificial Intelligence 02000031 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Biochemical Engineering 02040863 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Bioinformatics 02031356 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Biomedical NMR and Molecular Imaging 02005382 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Biosensors and Biomedical Signals 02003232 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Cellular Biology of the Human Development 02041683 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Clinical Computing and Telehealth Systems 02007979 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Complements of Electronics 02003023 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Databases and Information Analysis 02007957 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Embedded Systems 02041645 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Fundamentals of Operational Research 02000925 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Fundamentals of Robotics and Bionics 02007759 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Image Biochemistry 02003572 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Image Processing and Analysis 02003545 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Instrumentation for Medical Imaging 02003066 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Intelligent Sensors 02000526 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Interfaces and Data Acquisition Systems 02007869 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Machine Learning 02023358 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Medical Robotics 02000964 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Neurobiology I 02003550 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Pattern Recognition 02023430 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Radiation Dosimetry and Radiobiology 02016472 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Research Technologies in Neurobiology 02003561 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0

Biomedical Instrumentation

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Embedded Systems 1 02041645 1st Semester Compulsory BE 6.0
Instrumentation for Medical Imaging 1 02003066 1st Semester Compulsory BE 6.0
Interfaces and Data Acquisition Systems 1 02007869 1st Semester Compulsory BE 6.0
Management Processes 1 02041694 1st Semester Compulsory MAN 6.0
Instrumentation and Control Techniques 1 02041707 2nd Semester Compulsory BE 6.0
Optoelectronic Instrumentation 1 02003088 2nd Semester Compulsory BE 6.0
Planning and Operational Management Techniques 1 02041140 2nd Semester Compulsory MAN 6.0
Biology of Ageing 1 02016428 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Biomolecular Spectroscopy 1 02016393 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Complements of Operational Research 1 02000936 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Computer Vision and Biological Perception 1 02003629 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Diagnosis and Self-Regulation Algorithms 1 02007943 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Digital Fabrication and Micro Electromechanical Systems 1 02028146 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Dosimetry, Safety and Radiation Protection 1 02016439 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Evolutionary Computation 1 02000212 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Hospital and Medical Instrumentation 1 02003111 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Image Fundamentals for Diagnosis and Therapeutics 1 02003583 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Introduction to Nuclear Chemistry and Radiopharmacy 1 02003594 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Materials for Bioengineering 1 02034753 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Mechatronics 1 02000509 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Nanobiomaterials 1 02034770 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Neurobiology II 1 02003607 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Neuropharmacology 1 02003618 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Quantitative Modeling in Biology 1 02038913 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Software Project Management 1 02000113 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Surface Coatings 1 02007985 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Systems Integration 1 02000058 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Techniques for Materials Analysis 1 02003195 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Technologies and Data Analysis in Genomics 1 02022110 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Rules
  • The student can choose any curricular unit taught at the University of Coimbra (master level) up to a total of 12 ects
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Project 2 02007886 Annual Compulsory BE 48.0
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Artificial Intelligence 02000031 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Biochemical Engineering 02040863 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Biocompatibility 02015987 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Bioinformatics 02031356 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Biomedical NMR and Molecular Imaging 02005382 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Biosensors and Biomedical Signals 02003232 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Cellular Biology of the Human Development 02041683 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Clinical Computing and Telehealth Systems 02007979 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Complements of Electronics 02003023 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Databases and Information Analysis 02007957 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Fundamentals of Operational Research 02000925 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Fundamentals of Robotics and Bionics 02007759 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Image Biochemistry 02003572 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Image Processing and Analysis 02003545 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Intelligent Sensors 02000526 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Machine Learning 02023358 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Medical Robotics 02000964 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Neurobiology I 02003550 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Pattern Recognition 02023430 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Radiation Dosimetry and Radiobiology 02016472 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Regenerative Medicine 02034764 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Research Technologies in Neurobiology 02003561 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Tissue Engineering 02004431 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0

Clinical Informatics and Bioinformatics

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Machine Learning 1 02023358 1st Semester Compulsory BE 6.0
Management Processes 1 02041694 1st Semester Compulsory MAN 6.0
Systems Integration 1 02000058 1st Semester Compulsory BE 6.0
Clinical Computing and Telehealth Systems 1 02007979 2nd Semester Compulsory BE 6.0
Diagnosis and Self-Regulation Algorithms 1 02007943 2nd Semester Compulsory BE 6.0
Planning and Operational Management Techniques 1 02041140 2nd Semester Compulsory MAN 6.0
Biology of Ageing 1 02016428 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Biomolecular Spectroscopy 1 02016393 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Complements of Operational Research 1 02000936 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Computer Vision and Biological Perception 1 02003629 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Digital Fabrication and Micro Electromechanical Systems 1 02028146 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Dosimetry, Safety and Radiation Protection 1 02016439 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Evolutionary Computation 1 02000212 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Hospital and Medical Instrumentation 1 02003111 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Image Fundamentals for Diagnosis and Therapeutics 1 02003583 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Instrumentation and Control Techniques 1 02041707 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Introduction to Nuclear Chemistry and Radiopharmacy 1 02003594 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Materials for Bioengineering 1 02034753 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Mechatronics 1 02000509 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Nanobiomaterials 1 02034770 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Neurobiology II 1 02003607 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Neuropharmacology 1 02003618 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Optoelectronic Instrumentation 1 02003088 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Quantitative Modeling in Biology 1 02038913 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Software Project Management 1 02000113 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Surface Coatings 1 02007985 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Techniques for Materials Analysis 1 02003195 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Technologies and Data Analysis in Genomics 1 02022110 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Rules
  • The student can choose any curricular unit taught at the University of Coimbra (master level) up to a total of 12 ects
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Project 2 02007886 Annual Compulsory BE 48.0
Databases and Information Analysis 2 02007957 1st Semester Compulsory BE 6.0
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Artificial Intelligence 02000031 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Biochemical Engineering 02040863 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Biocompatibility 02015987 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Bioinformatics 02031356 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Biomedical NMR and Molecular Imaging 02005382 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Biosensors and Biomedical Signals 02003232 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Cellular Biology of the Human Development 02041683 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Complements of Electronics 02003023 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Embedded Systems 02041645 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Fundamentals of Operational Research 02000925 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Fundamentals of Robotics and Bionics 02007759 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Image Biochemistry 02003572 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Image Processing and Analysis 02003545 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Instrumentation for Medical Imaging 02003066 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Intelligent Sensors 02000526 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Interfaces and Data Acquisition Systems 02007869 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Medical Robotics 02000964 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Neurobiology I 02003550 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Pattern Recognition 02023430 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Radiation Dosimetry and Radiobiology 02016472 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Regenerative Medicine 02034764 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Research Technologies in Neurobiology 02003561 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Tissue Engineering 02004431 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0

Image and Radiation

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Image Processing and Analysis 1 02003545 1st Semester Compulsory BE 6.0
Management Processes 1 02041694 1st Semester Compulsory MAN 6.0
Radiation Dosimetry and Radiobiology 1 02016472 1st Semester Compulsory BS 6.0
Image Fundamentals for Diagnosis and Therapeutics 1 02003583 2nd Semester Compulsory BS 6.0
Introduction to Nuclear Chemistry and Radiopharmacy 1 02003594 2nd Semester Compulsory BS 6.0
Planning and Operational Management Techniques 1 02041140 2nd Semester Compulsory MAN 6.0
Systems Integration 1 02000058 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Biology of Ageing 1 02016428 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Biomolecular Spectroscopy 1 02016393 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Complements of Operational Research 1 02000936 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Computer Vision and Biological Perception 1 02003629 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Diagnosis and Self-Regulation Algorithms 1 02007943 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Digital Fabrication and Micro Electromechanical Systems 1 02028146 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Dosimetry, Safety and Radiation Protection 1 02016439 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Evolutionary Computation 1 02000212 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Hospital and Medical Instrumentation 1 02003111 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Instrumentation and Control Techniques 1 02041707 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Materials for Bioengineering 1 02034753 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Mechatronics 1 02000509 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Nanobiomaterials 1 02034770 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Neurobiology II 1 02003607 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Neuropharmacology 1 02003618 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Optoelectronic Instrumentation 1 02003088 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Quantitative Modeling in Biology 1 02038913 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Software Project Management 1 02000113 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Surface Coatings 1 02007985 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Techniques for Materials Analysis 1 02003195 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Technologies and Data Analysis in Genomics 1 02022110 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Rules
  • The student can choose any curricular unit taught at the University of Coimbra (master level) up to a total of 12 ects
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Project 2 02007886 Annual Compulsory BE 48.0
Instrumentation for Medical Imaging 2 02003066 1st Semester Compulsory BE 6.0
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Artificial Intelligence 02000031 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Biochemical Engineering 02040863 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Biocompatibility 02015987 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Bioinformatics 02031356 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Biomedical NMR and Molecular Imaging 02005382 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Biosensors and Biomedical Signals 02003232 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Cellular Biology of the Human Development 02041683 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Complements of Electronics 02003023 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Databases and Information Analysis 02007957 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Embedded Systems 02041645 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Fundamentals of Operational Research 02000925 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Fundamentals of Robotics and Bionics 02007759 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Image Biochemistry 02003572 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Intelligent Sensors 02000526 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Interfaces and Data Acquisition Systems 02007869 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Machine Learning 02023358 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Medical Robotics 02000964 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Neurobiology I 02003550 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Regenerative Medicine 02034764 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Research Technologies in Neurobiology 02003561 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Tissue Engineering 02004431 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Clinical Computing and Telehealth Systems 02007979 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Pattern Recognition 02023430 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0

Neurosciences

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Image Processing and Analysis 1 02003545 1st Semester Compulsory BE 6.0
Management Processes 1 02041694 1st Semester Compulsory MAN 6.0
Neurobiology I 1 02003550 1st Semester Compulsory BS 6.0
Neurobiology II 1 02003607 2nd Semester Compulsory BS 6.0
Neuropharmacology 1 02003618 2nd Semester Compulsory BS 6.0
Planning and Operational Management Techniques 1 02041140 2nd Semester Compulsory MAN 6.0
Digital Fabrication and Micro Electromechanical Systems 1 02028146 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Systems Integration 1 02000058 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Biology of Ageing 1 02016428 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Biomolecular Spectroscopy 1 02016393 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Complements of Operational Research 1 02000936 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Computer Vision and Biological Perception 1 02003629 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Diagnosis and Self-Regulation Algorithms 1 02007943 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Dosimetry, Safety and Radiation Protection 1 02016439 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Evolutionary Computation 1 02000212 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Hospital and Medical Instrumentation 1 02003111 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Image Fundamentals for Diagnosis and Therapeutics 1 02003583 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Instrumentation and Control Techniques 1 02041707 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Introduction to Nuclear Chemistry and Radiopharmacy 1 02003594 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Materials for Bioengineering 1 02034753 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Mechatronics 1 02000509 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Nanobiomaterials 1 02034770 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Optoelectronic Instrumentation 1 02003088 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Quantitative Modeling in Biology 1 02038913 2nd Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Software Project Management 1 02000113 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Surface Coatings 1 02007985 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Techniques for Materials Analysis 1 02003195 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Technologies and Data Analysis in Genomics 1 02022110 2nd Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Rules
  • The student can choose any curricular unit taught at the University of Coimbra (master level) up to a total of 12 ects
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Project 2 02007886 Annual Compulsory BE 48.0
Research Technologies in Neurobiology 2 02003561 1st Semester Compulsory BE 6.0
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Artificial Intelligence 02000031 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Biochemical Engineering 02040863 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Biocompatibility 02015987 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Bioinformatics 02031356 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Biomedical NMR and Molecular Imaging 02005382 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Biosensors and Biomedical Signals 02003232 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Cellular Biology of the Human Development 02041683 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Clinical Computing and Telehealth Systems 02007979 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Complements of Electronics 02003023 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Databases and Information Analysis 02007957 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Embedded Systems 02041645 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Fundamentals of Operational Research 02000925 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Fundamentals of Robotics and Bionics 02007759 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Image Biochemistry 02003572 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Instrumentation for Medical Imaging 02003066 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Intelligent Sensors 02000526 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Interfaces and Data Acquisition Systems 02007869 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Machine Learning 02023358 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Medical Robotics 02000964 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Pattern Recognition 02023430 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0
Radiation Dosimetry and Radiobiology 02016472 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Regenerative Medicine 02034764 1st Semester Elective * BS 6.0
Tissue Engineering 02004431 1st Semester Elective * BE 6.0

The optional course units are offered on a yearly basis, depending on the availability of the Organic Unit