M.Tech. Medical Nanotechnology (5yr INT)

Programme Educational Objectives

The M.Tech. programme in Medical Nanotechnology envisions to create a unique interdisciplinary knowledge centre that integrates the principles of science, mathematics and engineering to develop technology-enabled solutions towards personalized healthcare and human welfare. The programme aims to:

 

Programme Learning Outcomes

The M.Tech. Medical Nanotechnology programme at SASTRA Deemed-to-be-University is designed to impart a fundamental knowledge of the life sciences, mathematics, engineering and nanotechnology to the students. Upon completion of this programme, graduates will be able to:

 

M. Tech. - Medical Nanotechnology
(5-yrs Integrated)
(Students admitted from 2018–19)
Scheme of Study

I Semester (25/23 Credits)

Course Code

Course Name

No of Contact Hours / Week

Credits

L

T

P

ENG101/

BIT101

Technical Communication

Biology for Engineers

1

0

2

2

2

0

0

MAT101

Engineering Mathematics – I

3

1

0

4

CSE101

Problem Solving & Programming in C

3

0

2

4

PHY101/

CHE101

Engineering Physics /

Engineering Chemistry

3

0

2

 

4

3

0

2

EEE101/

EIE101

Basic Electrical Engineering /

Basic Electronics Engineering

2

0

2

3

2

0

2

CIV101/

MEC101

Basic Civil Engineering /

Basic Mechanical Engineering

2

0

2

3

2

0

2

CIV102/

CIV103

Engineering Mechanics /

Engineering Graphics

2

1

0

3

1

0

4

MEC102

Introduction to Engineering Design

2

0

0

2

TOTAL

Group I (Technical Communication,

Physics, Electrical, Civil, Mechanics & Design)

18

2

10

25

Group II (Biology, Chemistry,

Electronics, Mechanical & Graphics)

15

1

14

23

II Semester (23/25 Credits)

Course Code

Course Name

No of Contact Hours / Week

Credits

L

T

P

ENG101/

BIT101

Technical Communication

Biology for Engineers

1

0

2

2

2

0

0

MAT102

Engineering Mathematics – II

3

1

0

4

CSE201

Object Oriented Programming in C++

3

0

2

4

PHY101/

CHE101

Engineering Physics /

Engineering Chemistry

3

0

2

4

3

0

2

EEE101/

EIE101

Basic Electrical Engineering /

Basic Electronics Engineering

2

0

2

3

2

0

2

CIV101/

MEC101

Basic Civil Engineering /

Basic Mechanical Engineering

2

0

2

3

2

0

2

CIV102/

CIV103

Engineering Mechanics /

Engineering Graphics

2

1

0

3

1

0

4

MEC102

Introduction to Engineering Design

2

0

0

2

TOTAL

Group II (Biology, Chemistry,

Electronics, Mechanical & Graphics)

15

1

14

23

Group I (Technical Communication,

Physics, Electrical, Civil, Mechanics & Design)

18

2

10

25

III Semester (20 Credits)

Course Code

Course Name

No of Contact Hours / Week

Credits

L

T

P

MAT201

Engineering Mathematics III

3

1

0

4

BIT104R01

Biochemistry

4

0

0

4

BIT103

Cell Biology

3

0

0

3

BIE201

Medical Electronics & Instrumentation

3

1

0

4

CHY206

Analytical Techniques for Biotechnology

3

0

0

3

BIT105R01

Biochemistry Laboratory

0

0

2

1

BIE204

Medical Electronics & Instrumentation Laboratory

0

0

2

1

TOTAL

16

2

4

20

IV Semester (21 Credits)

Course Code

Course Name

No of Contact Hours / Week

Credits

L

T

P

MAT301R01

Engineering Mathematics – IV

3

1

0

4

BIE101

Medical Sciences

5

0

0

5

BIT204

Molecular Genetics

4

0

0

4

BIE206

Diagnostic & Therapeutic equipment

3

0

0

3

BIE202

Electrophysiology

(or)

 

 

 

 

BIE203

 

 

Developmental Biology

(or)

3

0

0

3

CHY207R01

Materials Science Technology

(Choose any one elective)

 

 

 

 

BIT205

Molecular Genetics Laboratory

0

0

2

1

BIE219

Diagnostic & Therapeutic equipment Laboratory

0

0

2

1

TOTAL

18

1

4

21

V Semester (21 Credits)

Course Code

Course Name

No of Contact Hours / Week

Credits

L

T

P

MAT306

Numerical methods & Biostatistics

3

1

0

4

ECE201

Microprocessors & Microcontrollers

4

0

0

4

BIE205

Immunology

4

0

0

4

BIE220

Signals & Systems for Bioengineers

(Semi-Theory & Semi-Lab)

2

0

2

3

CHY208

 

Medicinal Chemistry & Drug design

 

 

 

 

 

BIE207

 

BIE221

Cancer Biology

 

Fundamentals of Stem Cell Biology

(Choose any one elective)

 

3

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3

 

 

BIE209

Immunology Laboratory

0

0

2

1

ECE203

Microprocessors & Microcontrollers Laboratory

0

0

2

1

TNP101

Soft Skills-I

0

0

2

1

TOTAL

16

1

8

21

VI Semester (25 Credits)

Course Code

Course Name

No of Contact Hours / Week

Credits

L

T

P

BIE301

Signals & Image Processing in Medicine (Semi-Theory & Semi-Lab)

2

1

2

4

BIE312

Physiological control system

(Semi-Theory & Semi-Lab)

2

0

2

3

BIE102

Clinical Engineering & Ethics in Medical Technology

1

0

0

1

BIE311

Biomaterials

4

0

0

4

BIE210

Biomechanics

2

1

0

3

 

BIE211

 

BIE212

 

BIT313

Science & Application stream

Cell signaling

 

Biosensors

 

Biopharmaceutical Technology

(Choose any one elective)

 

 

3

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

3

 

BIE213

 

BIE214

Engineering stream

Medical Imaging Techniques

(or)

Biomedical Photonics

3

0

0

3

BIE215

Biomechanics Lab

0

0

2

1

BIE397

Design Project

0

0

4

2

TNP102

Soft Skills-II

0

0

2

1

TOTAL

17

2

12

25

* Learners may opt for an additional course DRC610 “Research Credits” in lieu of one of the department electives.

VII Semester (26 Credits)

Course Code

Course Name

No of Contact Hours / Week

Credits

L

T

P

BIE302

Tissue Engineering

4

0

0

4

BIE303

Drug Delivery Systems

4

0

0

4

CHY301

Chemistry of Nanomaterials

4

0

0

4

CHY302

Characterization techniques

4

0

0

4

 

BIE216

Science & Application stream

Neurobiology & Cognitive Sciences

 

 

 

 

BIE217

Vascular Biology

 

 

 

 

BIT317

Free Radicals & Antioxidant Biology

 

 

 

 

BIT206

Fundamentals of Virology

 

 

 

 

BIE305

Experimental Nanobioscience

3

0

0

3

BIE306

BioMEMS

 

 

 

 

BIE307

Recombinant DNA technology in medicine

 

 

 

 

BIE304

Transport Phenomena in Biomedical Engineering

2

1

0

 

BIN303

Protein Engineering

 

BIE308

Engineering Stream

Medical prosthetics & Rehabilitation Engineering

4

0

0

 

BIN320

Systems Biology

3

1

0

4

 

Machine Learning in Bioengineering

3

1

0

 

BIN304

Python Programming for Biologist

(Semi-Theory & Semi-Lab)

3

0

2

 

BIN102

Basic Bioinformatics

(Semi-Theory & Semi-Lab)

 

 

 

 

MAN105

Professional Ethics

1

0

0

1

BIE309

Tissue Scaffold Fabrication Laboratory

0

0

2

1

CHY303

Nanomaterials Synthesis & Characterization Laboratory

0

0

2

1

TOTAL

24/22

1/2

2/4

26

VIII Semester (27 Credits)

Course Code

Course Name

No of Contact Hours / Week

Credits

L

T

P

BIE402

Nanofabrication techniques

4

0

0

4

BIE403

Biomedical Nanotechnology

4

0

0

4

MAN106

Research Methodology & IPR

2

0

0

2

BIE404

Nanotoxicology

4

0

0

4

BIE405

Nanocomposites

4

0

0

4

BIN206

Fundamentals of Genomics & Proteomics

3

0

0

3

OEXXXX

Open Elective-1

3

0

0

3

BIN211

Genomics & Proteomics Laboratory

0

0

2

1

BIE597

Mini Project

0

0

4

2

TOTAL

24

0

6

27

IX Semester (22 Credits)

Course Code

Course Name

No of Contact Hours / Week

Credits

L

T

P

BIE501

Smart Nanoparticles

4

0

0

4

BIE502

Medical Nanorobotics

4

0

0

4

BIE407

Animal Models in Biomedical Research

2

0

2

3

BIE408

Nanosensors

3

1

0

4

OEXXXX

Open Elective-2

3

0

0

3

BIE313

Scientific writing

 

0

 

0

 

2

 

1

BIE599

Project Phase – I

0

0

6

3

TOTAL

16

1

10

22

X Semester (15 Credits)

Course Code

Course Name

No of Contact Hours / Week

Credits

L

T

P

BIE600

Project Work & Viva-Voce

0

0

30

15

TOTAL

0

0

30

15