FYS4250 – Biomedical Instrumentation

After completing the course, you:

• have knowledge of fundamental medical issues and terminology.
• have knowledge of how different types of electrical medical equipment work, advantages, and disadvantages of different methods, as well as sources of error and risks linked to the various methods.
• master the principles for different types of electrical medical equipment, you are capable of discussing this with medical staff, and you are also able to analyze the effect of different methods, danger potential, possibilities, and potential developments.
• are able to explain the physical and medical principles of biomedical instrumentation.

Students admitted at UiO must apply for courses in Studentweb. Students enrolled in other Master's Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.

Nordic citizens and applicants residing in the Nordic countries may apply to take this course as a single course student.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.

• FYS1120 – Electromagnetism
• FYS1210 – Elementary Electronics with Project Work

• Written midterm exam, which counts 40 % towards the final grade.
• Final oral or written exam, which counts 60 % towards the final grade.

The written midterm exam must be passed before you can sit the final exam. The form of the exam is decided by the number of students signed up for the course.

It will also be counted as one of the three attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for one of the following courses: FYS9250 – Biomedical Instrumentation

Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are offered a postponed examination at the beginning of the next semester.

Re-scheduled examinations are not offered to students who withdraw during, or did not pass, the original examination.