| Location | 61105, Life Science and Technology Building |
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| Telephone | 82-31-290-7820 |
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| ykh0807@skku.edu |
The purpose of Bio-Mechatronic Engineering (BME) is to carry out the basic and applied multi-disciplinary engineering researches in the fields of:
- Biomedical Engineering : bio-system and biomechanics of human motion, and mechatronic engineering including; automation engineering and bio-processing engineering
- Bio-system : physiological modeling and simulation, rehabilitation engineering, artificial organ, bio-signal and image processing and biomaterials
- Biomechanics of Human Motion : ergonomics and sports biomechanics
- Automation Engineering : bio- production automation, robotics, signal analysis and image processing
- Bio-processing Engineering : bio-reactor design and bio-production process engineering
The BME department offers 33 major courses toward undergraduate programs including:
- Introduction of Biomedical Engineering
- Human Physiology
- Biomechanics
- Biomaterials
- Tissue Engineering
- Bio-Sensor Engineering and Image Processing in the disciplinary of Biomedical Engineering and Digital Circuit Automatic Control, CAD/CAM, Robotics and Programming Language in the disciplinary of Mechatronics
Cutting-edge interdisciplinary research aimed at improving the quality of human life is an important goal of the faculty of the Department of BME. Areas of concentration for individual faculty cover a wide range of fields within BME. The laboratory associated with each faculty is listed here, such as bio-system laboratory, bio-processing laboratory, bio-production system laboratory, biosensor and instrumentation laboratory; image processing and robotics laboratory, system automation laboratory and biomedical engineering laboratory.
Bio-Mechatronic Engineering is a new compound of biotechnology, machinery and electronic engineering, so it is a new applied academic area that harmonizes technology and knowledge of electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, and computer engineering with Bio and medical fields. Therefore, it is expected to lead technical innovation of life & medical engineering.
Bio-Mechatronics is an applied interdisciplinary science
that aims to integrate biology, mechanics, and electronics. It also encompasses the fields of robotics and neuroscience. Bio-mechatronic devices encompass a wide range of applications from the development of prosthetic limbs to engineering solutions concerning respiration, vision, and the cardiovascular system.
The department of Bio-Mechatronics Engineering at SKKU is dedicated
to offering fundamental and practical education for undergraduate and graduate students. Bio-mechatronics is a rapidly growing field but as of now there are very few studies and labs which conduct research. To A) preoccupy the promising field, B) become researching leaders in bio-mechatronics and C) educate engineering students who will promote human health by solving problems with living systems, and knowledge in the area of the mechatronic system by solving problems with mechanics, electronics and computer, every faculty members strive to engage in a variety of research and teaching activities. We are to educate engineering students who will promote human health by solving problems with living systems, and knowledge in the area of the Bio-mechatronics system by solving problems with mechanics, electronics and computer.
Competent alumni of the department work in various fields
including academic, industrial, educational, and government institutions. Students who graduated the department can go into public research institutes, government agencies, university hospitals; companies related to electronics, automobile, heavy industry, and information communication. Also, it is possible to go to a medicine/dentistry graduate school.
1. Vision, Mission and Strategy of Department
Since 1978, Bio-Mechatronic Engineering has raised many outstanding talented individuals and contributed to the industry development. Moreover, to deal with the trend, we changed our name to Bio-Mechatronic Engineering and now it plays a pivotal role in development of Bio-Mechatronics. In business, we are making much progress, for example, BK21, Digital factory/Bio-Mechatronics center establishment and so on. Also, we manage cooperation research graduate programs (MS&Ph.D.) with Korea Food Research Institute for industrial employees. Besides this, we conduct joint research and information exchange with U.S.A Battel Research Institute, Japan Kyoto University, France CEMAGRAF, Germany Fraunhofer Research Institute, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, and Italy CNR Research Institute, and also build a cooperative system with relevant enterprise. Due to these world-class faculties and global cooperation, students can complement school experiment & practice and be a leading specialist.
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Vision
- International competitiveness in biotechnology, mechanical and electronic engineering training of human resources
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Mission
- National human resources sector in biotechnology and mechatronics leading bio-eras
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Strategy
- Bio-mechatronic specialist training, dramatic strengthening of research capacity
- Biomedical engineering and mechatronic training is divided into subject matter experts
2. Research Area
Each professor of the Department of Bio-Mechatronic Engineering conducts research in the areas below:
If you want to find more details about each professor, visit the Faculty page. [HERE]
| Prof. Chang-hyun Choi |
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| Prof. Heon Hwang |
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| Prof. Dae-weon Lee |
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| Prof. Joung-hwan Mun |
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| Prof. Geun-hyung Kim |
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| Prof. Hyung-gun Kim |
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3. Facilities for Students
Students of the Department of Bio-Mechantronic Engineering can reserve rooms for any purposes. If you want to reserve the rooms below, send an Email to the Administration Office.(biotech@skku.edu)
| 61208 | White Board, LCD Projector, Electronic Lecture Desk, Wireless Microphone |
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| 61209 | White Board, LCD Projector, Electronic Lecture Desk, Wireless Microphone |
| 61307 | White Board, LCD Projector, Electronic Lecture Desk, Wireless Microphone |
| 62306 | White Board, LCD Projector, Electronic Lecture Desk, Wireless Microphone |
| 62351 | White Board, LCD Projector, Electronic Lecture Desk, Wireless Microphone |
| 62355 | White Board, White Board (Movable), LCD Projector, Electronic Lecture Desk, Wireless Microphone |
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62257B (PC Room) |
40 PC, White Board, LCD Projector, Electronic Lecture Desk |
Facts and Figures of Department 
1. Students (2017)
| Department | Enrolled (A) | Leave of Absence (B) | Registered (A+B) | International |
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| Bio-Mechatronic Engineering | 117 | 82 | 199 | 1 |
2. Scholarship
There are many chances to get a scholarship for those who have outstanding academic records, have financial difficulties, have submitted a complete scholarship application in time and have been exemplary to others.
You can find the scholarship scale of Department of Bio-Mechatronic Engineering.
* NOTE: To provide exact information, Figures of 2014Y are used in the chart below.
| Semester | Outer (C) | Inner (D) | Total (C+D) | Scholarship Scale per Enrolled Student (C+D/A) | Substitution Rate for Tuition Fee |
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| Spring | 91,725,000 | 85,944,000 | 177,669,000 | 1,676,100 | 36.8% |
| Fall | 112,196,000 | 82,863,000 | 195,059,000 | 2,191,700 | 48.1% |
1. Roadmap & Course Catalog
- Roadmap [Download]
- Course Catalog [Download]
2. Course offerings
A student needs to achieve the minimum credits in each category in major courses: Core Major Course, General Major Course and Practical Course. Department of Bio-Mechatronic Engineering offers courses below:
* Type_1 : The courses are categorized as Core and General depending on the depth of their contents
* Type_2 : The courses are categorzied as Theory (acquisition of knowledge·expertises), Industrial training, Research and Experiment (acquisition of application·practice) depending on the courses purpose
| Code | Title | Credit | Type_1 | Type_2 | Year |
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| EBM2001 | Statics | 3 | Core | Theory | 2-3 |
| EBM2003 | Bio-Image Process Engineering | 3 | Core | Theory | 2-3 |
| EBM2004 | Electric and Electronic Application for Bio-Production | 3 | Core | Theory | 2-3 |
| EBM2007 | Applied Strength of Materials in Bio-Systems | 3 | Core | Theory | 2-3 |
| EBM2008 | Introduction of Biomedical Engineering | 3 | Core | Theory | 2-3 |
| EBM2015 | Applied Mechanics | 3 | Core | Theory | 2-3 |
| EBM2019 | Applied Statistics | 3 | Core | Theory | 2-3 |
| EBM2022 | Engineering Mathematics | 3 | Core | Theory | 2-3 |
| EBM2023 | Applied Computer Programming | 3 | Core | Theory | 2-4 |
| EBM2026 | Application Thermodynamics | 3 | Core | Theory | 2-3 |
| EBM2027 | Applied Fluid Mechanics | 3 | Core | Theory | 2-3 |
| EBM3007 | Biomechanics | 3 | Core | Theory | 3-4 |
| EBM3056 | System Facilities Automation | 3 | Core | Theory | 3-4 |
| EBM3068 | Bio-microfabrication | 3 | Core | Theory | 1 |
| EBM2011 | Microprocessor Application | 2 | General | Theory | 2-3 |
| EBM2017 | Computer Applied Drawing | 2 | General | Theory | 2-3 |
| EBM2020 | Medical Imaging System Engineering | 3 | General | Theory | 2-3 |
| EBM2024 | Introduction of Bio-Mechatronis | 3 | General | Theory | 2-3 |
| EBM3003 | Sensor Engineering for Bio-System | 3 | General | Theory | 3-4 |
| EBM3004 | Bio-Production Machinery | 3 | General | Theory | 3-4 |
| EBM3008 | Applied Machine Element Design | 3 | General | Theory | 3-4 |
| EBM3011 | Craftsmanship in Bio-Mechatronics | 2 | General | Theory | 3-4 |
| EBM3014 | Measurement and Instrumentation for Bio-System | 2 | General | Theory | 3-4 |
| EBM3017 | Robotics in Bio-Systems | 3 | General | Theory | 3-4 |
| EBM3020 | Biomechanics of Movement | 3 | General | Theory | 3-4 |
| EBM3021 | Introduction of Biomaterial | 3 | General | Theory | 3-4 |
| EBM3046 | Applied Numerical Analysis | 3 | General | Theory | 3-4 |
| EBM3047 | Bio-signal Process Engieering | 3 | General | Theory | 3-4 |
| EBM3059 | Applied Dynamics of Machines | 3 | General | Theory | 3-4 |
| EBM3060 | Computer Aided Design | 2 | General | Theory | 3-4 |
| EBM3064 | Bio-System Control Technology | 3 | General | Theory | 3-4 |
| EBM3066 | Design of Bio-System | 2 | General | Theory | 2-4 |
| EBM3070 | Applied Heat Transfer | 3 | General | Theory | 3-4 |
| EBM3072 | Medical Electronic System | 3 | General | Theory | 2-4 |
| EBM3073 | Biomedical Engineering: Experimental Design | 3 | General | Theory | 2-3 |
| EBM3074 | Cardiovascular Biomechanics | 3 | General | Theory | 3-4 |
| EBM3075 | Design of Biomedical Devices and System | 3 | General | Theory | 3-4 |
| EBM3076 | System Analysis and Simulation | 3 | General | Theory | 2-4 |
| EBM3055 | Thesis Research | 3 | General | Research | 3-4 |
| EBM3032 | Biomechatronics Industrial Training 1A | 2 | General | Industrial training | 3-4 |
| EBM3033 | Biomechatronics Industrial Training 1B | 2 | General | Industrial training | 3-4 |
| EBM3034 | Biomechatronics Industrial Training 2A | 3 | General | Industrial training | 3-4 |
| EBM3035 | Biomechatronics Industrial Training 2B | 3 | General | Industrial training | 3-4 |
| EBM3036 | Biomechatronics Industrial Training 3A | 4 | General | Industrial training | 3-4 |
| EBM3037 | Biomechatronics Industrial Training 3B | 4 | General | Industrial training | 3-4 |
| EBM3039 | Biomechatronics Industrial Training 4B | 5 | General | Industrial training | 3-4 |
| EBM3040 | Biomechatronics Industrial Training 5A | 6 | General | Industrial training | 3-4 |
| EBM3041 | Biomechatronics Industrial Training 5B | 6 | General | Industrial training | 3-4 |
| EBM2012 | Microprocessor Application Laboratory | 1 | Practical | Experiment | 2-3 |
| EBM2018 | Computer Applied Drawing Practice | 1 | Practical | Experiment | 2-3 |
| EBM3012 | Shop Practice in Bio-Mechatronics | 1 | Practical | Experiment | 3-4 |
| EBM3015 |
Laboratory of Measurement and Instrumentation for Bio-System |
1 | Practical | Experiment | 3-4 |
| EBM3067 | Experimental Design of Bio-System | 1 | Practical | Experiment | 2-4 |
| EBM3071 | Practice of Computer Aided Design | 1 | Practical | Experiment | 3-4 |