Appendix 8

Education provided by Ragnar Granit Institute

Ragnar Granit Institute offers education in Biomedical Engineering, which concentrates on the application of Electronics, Information Technology and Signal Processing as well as methods of Physics e.g. to the development and design of medical research, therapy devices, methods and information systems. The instruction provides good capabilities to function in various assignments in the biomedical engineering industry. In addition to knowledge in Biomedical Engineering, the instruction also covers general topics of Electronics and Information Technology, which also enable the student to find employment in other fields of the electronics and information technology industry.

Courses 1998-1999

71100 Human Anatomy and Physiology 4.0 credits

71111 Biomedical Engineering and Physiological

Measurements 3.0 credits

71201 Basics of Small-Signal Instrumentation 2.0 credits

71210 Bioelectromagnetism 5.0 credits

71221 Biomedical Engineering Laboratory Course 1 2.0 credits

71222 Biomedical Engineering Laboratory Course 2 2.0 credits

71232 Amplifiers for Physiological Signals 2.0 credits

71233 Theory of Low Noise Circuits 3.0 credits

71303 Medical Therapy Devices 2.0 credits

71304 Medical Imaging Methods 3.0 credits

71305 Radiation and Safety 2.0 credits

71311 Modelling of Physiological Systems 3.0 credits

71402 Introduction to Medical Informatics 4.0 credits

71413 Processing of Physiological Signal 3.0 credits

71420 Processing of Medical Image 3.0 credits

71501 Instrumentation in Clinical Chemistry 3.0 credits

71502 Biosensor Technology 2.0 credits

71700 Biomedical Engineering Project 3.0 credits

71710 Seminar on Biomedical Engineering 1.0 credits

71800 Doctoral Seminar on Biomedical Engineering

More detailed information concerning the instruction provided by Ragnar Granit Institute and the contents of courses is available on the WWW site http://www.ee.tut.fi/rgi/educat.html.