Neuro-engineering

English
VUB Main Campus Etterbeek
120
 ECTS
2 years

Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering: Neuro-Engineering

Master year 1

ECTS credits

Compulsory courses

Medical Imaging
6 ECTS
Micro- and Nanotechnologies for Medical Device Design and Fabrication
5 ECTS
Neuro-engineering Science
3 ECTS
Artificial Organs
5 ECTS
Medical Equipment, Safety and Regulations
5 ECTS
Data Analytics in Health Care and Connected Care
6 ECTS
Biomedical Robotics and Assistive Technologies
5 ECTS
Biomedical Product Development
6 ECTS
Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
5 ECTS

Compulsory Computational Course

You select one elective from four options.

Computational Neurophysiology
6 ECTS
Computational Tissue and Structure Mechanics
6 ECTS
Computational Bio-fluid Mechanics
6 ECTS
Computational Methods in Radiation Physics
6 ECTS

Elective Clusters

Choose 8 credits of electives from the ‘Elective Clusters’ list at the bottom of this page.

Master year 2

ECTS credits

Compulsory courses

Clinical Study Design and Biostatistics
3 ECTS
Leadership in Health Care
3 ECTS
Health Information and Decision Support
3 ECTS
Hospital project
5 ECTS
Master Thesis in Biomedical Engineering: Neuro-engineering
24 ECTS

Elective Clusters

Choose 22 credits of electives from the clusters below.

Cluster Neuro-Engineering

Advanced Image and Signal Processing
3 ECTS
Contrast Agents and Biomarkers for Imaging and Therapy
3 ECTS
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technology
3 ECTS
Neurophysiological Signal Processing and Network Analysis
4 ECTS
Auditory Computation, Modelling and Technology
3 ECTS
Translational Neuroscience
3 ECTS
Neural Interfaces, Neuromodulation and Minimally Invasive Neurotechnology
3 ECTS
Computational Neurophysiology
6 ECTS

Cluster Radiation Physics

Measurement Techniques in Nuclear Science
3 ECTS
Computational Methods in Radiation Physics
6 ECTS
Nuclear Physics
3 ECTS
Technology of Radiotherapy
3 ECTS
Medical Dosimetry
3 ECTS
Radiologic Techniques
3 ECTS
Radiation Protection and Regulations
3 ECTS
Radiochemistry
3 ECTS
Radiobiology and Radiopathology
3 ECTS
Nuclear Reactors and Cyclotrons
3 ECTS

Cluster Biomechanics and Biomaterials

Computational Tissue and Structure Mechanics
6 ECTS
Computational Bio-fluid Mechanics
6 ECTS
Physics and Chemistry of Nanostructures
6 ECTS
Tissue Engineering
6 ECTS
Plasma Technology for Biomedical Applications
6 ECTS

Cluster Sensors and Medical Devices

Sensors, Actuators and Electronic Microsystems
6 ECTS
Microphotonics
6 ECTS
Micro- and Nanobiotechnology
3 ECTS
Biophotonics
4 ECTS
Photonics
6 ECTS
Control of Drug-delivery Systems
4 ECTS
Biomedical Devices: Sensors, Stimulators and Drug Delivery Systems
4 ECTS

Cluster Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health

Techniques of Artificial Intelligence
6 ECTS
Virtual Reality
5 ECTS
Deep Learning
6 ECTS
Reinforcement Learning
6 ECTS
Statistical Foundations of Machine Learning
6 ECTS
Advanced Image and Signal Processing
3 ECTS
Machine Learning
6 ECTS
Advanced Methods in Bioinformatics
6 ECTS
Introduction to Bioinformatics
3 ECTS

General Electives

Electrochemistry
4 ECTS
Techniques of Artificial Intelligence
6 ECTS
Wave Physics in Living Matter
6 ECTS
Surface treatment: Processing and Analysis
4 ECTS
Project: Multifunctional Materials
5 ECTS
Micro- and Nanobiotechnology
3 ECTS
Bioelectromagnetism
3 ECTS
Internship Biomedical Engineering
6 ECTS
Virtual Reality
5 ECTS
Modeling in Medicine and Biomedical Engineering: Case Studies
3 ECTS
Biomedical Acoustics
6 ECTS
Total number of ECTS
120