Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics Lab Course
According to the curriculum and the general structure of the program, the BEMP Lab Course (=Advanced Practical Training) is scheduled for the 2nd semester of studies.
The advanced experiments dealing with different topics from the research area of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics are carried out, whereof the students perform one of them. The subjects of the experiments offered correspond to the research areas of the different institute from the physics department and the Munich Insitute of BioEngineering, thus facilitating future decisions regarding choices of specialization or topics for Master's theses. The topic of lab course experiments can be freely chosen from the offered catalog. Each experiment takes about 60 hours of laboratory work.
The lab course is carried out in groups of usually 3 participants. The groups are working self-dependently as far as possible. A supervisor supports the group in case that questions or problems arise.
The module is examined by a laboratory assignment in form of a pass/fail requirement. The students perfom one experiment from the catalog. The lab work is assessed on the performance in the experimental containing several steps of experimental and theoretical nature.
Every experiment involves four parts:
1. Preparation (insufficiently prepared participants may be rejected due to safety reasons).
2. Execution (20%).
3. Report (5-10 pages, 60%).
4. Discussion (duration: 15 minutes, 20%).
The module is examined by a laboratory assignment in form of a pass/fail requirement.
Registration and team formation
Registration and, if necessary, team-finding takes place via TUMonline.
There is no longer a joint registration procedure. All BEMP Lab courses have their own registration procedure and separate allocation of places.
Details regarding the registration process and allocation of places are usually available on TUMonline or in the Moodle course “Instruction for the Advanced Lab Course in Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics// Vorbesprechung zum BEMP-Fortgeschrittenenpraktikum”.
Double bookings, last-minute cancellations, and unexcused absences should be avoided at all costs. They significantly impair the efficient organization of laboratory courses, create avoidable additional work for instructors, and may prevent other students from obtaining access to the limited number of available lab places.
Students are expected to register only for courses they genuinely intend to attend, to honor their registration once places have been allocated, and to cancel as early as possible if they are unable to participate. Students are also expected to arrive on time and be adequately prepared for the course. Students who arrive late or are insufficiently prepared should expect that they may be excluded from participating in the laboratory course.
Current information
The courses offered for the current semester will be announced by email. Specific information and brief descriptions of the individual courses are provided in the Moodle course “Instruction for the Advanced Lab Course in Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics// Vorbesprechung zum BEMP-Fortgeschrittenenpraktikum”.