Department of Biomedical Engineering

Department of Biomedical Engineering Diploma Policy

(A) Acquire specialized knowledge and ethics in biomedical engineering, which is the foundation of diagnostic and therapeutic technologies in modern medicine.
(B) Acquire the ability to access the latest knowledge surrounding modern medicine, understand the current technological limitations and challenges, and acquire the cutting-edge expertise and skills in biomedical engineering necessary to resolve them.
(C) To understand the increasingly complex and diverse needs of medical fields, and to acquire the ability to independently identify and solve problems that lead to innovation. In addition, to acquire interdisciplinary knowledge and multifaceted thinking skills that enable collaboration with experts from multiple fields with different specialties.
(D) Acquire the communication and presentation skills necessary to collaborate with experts from multiple fields with different specialties, as well as the language skills necessary to be active internationally.

Department of Biomedical Engineering (Master's Program) Curriculum Policy

(1) Curriculum organization policy
Department of Biomedical Engineering (Master's Program) will be assigned the following three course groups to realize the Diploma Policy.
(1) Biomedical Innovation Specialized Courses: Courses aimed at acquiring advanced specialized knowledge necessary for cutting-edge research and development in biomedical engineering [Perspectives (A), (B)].
(2) Biomedical Innovation Strategy Course: A group of subjects aimed at acquiring the latest basic knowledge of licensing regulations, intellectual property, marketing, etc., which are characteristic and important in the practical application, regulatory approval, and commercialization of medical devices [Perspectives (B) and (C)].
(3) Biomedical Innovation Practical Courses: Utilize the knowledge related to medical device development acquired in the Biomedical Innovation Specialized Course and the Biomedical Innovation Strategy Course to discover issues for medical device innovation in collaboration with multiple researchers, engineers, experts, etc. who transcend the boundaries of laboratories and specialized fields. Courses aimed at developing practical skills to design and implement processes to solve these problems [Perspectives (C) and (D)].

② Policies regarding the content and implementation of education
In the Biomedical Innovation Specialized Course, in order to enable students to acquire the ability to consider perspectives (A) and (B), we will offer courses that cover the diverse academic fields of biomedical engineering, which is the foundation of diagnostic and treatment technologies in modern medicine.
In the Biomedical Innovation Strategy course, in order to acquire the abilities of [Perspectives (B) and (C)], lectures will be offered with the aim of acquiring the basic knowledge necessary to plan medical device development strategies, such as marketing, intellectual property, and licensing regulations.
In order to acquire the abilities of perspectives (C) and (D), the Biomedical Innovation Practical Course offers courses such as Medical-Engineering Collaborative Special Research I, Industry-Academia Collaborative Special Research I, and Inter-Laboratory Special Research I, which aim to develop the practical abilities and collaborative spirit required to design and execute medical device innovation processes. Through these practical activities and the specialized knowledge acquired, students will acquire the ability to independently define problems, plan, design, and execute solutions, as well as the ability to make theoretical inferences based on objective data and reach conclusions. Additionally, we offer Practical Presentations, which aim to develop the presentation skills required of highly specialized engineers, and Practical English Presentations, which aim to develop excellent communication skills, including advanced English proficiency in response to globalization.

③ Policy regarding methods for evaluating learning outcomes
In order to develop engineers and researchers who have acquired the perspectives set out in the diploma policy, students are graded by exams and reports for lectures, and by reports and oral exams for experiments, practical training and exercises. Course grades are expressed in five levels: S, A, B, C and D, with S, A, B and C being passes and D being a fail. Students who pass are awarded the designated number of credits. In addition, for dissertations, the examination criteria and methods are clearly stated, and the dissertation examination and final examination are conducted rigorously by the Dissertation Examination Committee based on theses.