BIOM9660 Bionics and Neuromodulation (UNSW Sydney): rated 4.0/5 overall across 3 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
BIOM9660 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: 仿生学与神经调控
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Biomedical Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Postgraduate Level 9
Handbook year: 2026
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BIOM9660 has 3 scored reviews: overall 4.0/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.0/5).
On Reddit: "For biomedical engineering: Biom9660 - bionics and neuromodulation with mohit shivdasani. Can be somewhat of a challenging course but Mohits enthusiasm is contagious, he provides a lot of useful resources and fosters a strong learning oriented environment!"
On Reddit: "It’s a really high workload compared to the other electives. Lecture attendance is compulsory as you do a quiz at the end. Workshops are also quite intensive. As long as you keep up with the content/put effort into everything you’ll do well."
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Q: Is BIOM9660 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 3 reviews: overall 4.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches BIOM9660, and when is it offered?
A: BIOM9660 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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