BIOM9640 Biomedical instrumentation (UNSW Sydney): rated 4.0/5 overall across 1 review collected on UNSW Wall.
BIOM9640 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in School of Biomedical Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 生物医学仪器
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Biomedical Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Postgraduate Level 9
Handbook year: 2026
This course serves as an introduction to physiological measurement of bioelectric phenomena and neurostimulation. This course deals primarily with gaining an understanding of the physical principles which govern the measurement of a biological variable or system, by a transducer which converts the variable into an electrical signal.
BIOM9640 has 1 scored review: overall 4.0/5 · usefulness 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 4.0 stars).
The course panel on UNSW Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is BIOM9640 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 1 review: usefulness 4.0/5, overall 4.0/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches BIOM9640, and when is it offered?
A: BIOM9640 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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