ME 540Fundamentals in Neural and Rehabilitation Engineering

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Engineering
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
Cross-listed: BME 540

When it runs

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Introduction to the field of neural and rehabilitation engineering (NRE). Topics include describing common neurological and musculoskeletal injuries, related neural and rehabilitation engineering approaches to address disabilities, and the development of a design framework for synthesizing a novel neural and rehabilitation engineering approach. Critical concepts in clinical research design to meet current regulatory, ethical, and practice policies will be studied.

Prerequisites

Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 4A or higher
- Enrolled in H-Mechanical Engineering, or H-Mechatronics Engineering

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	5277	22 / 30	MW 15:00–16:50 MW 15:00–16:50

Reviewed on UW Flow

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Joint course with BME 540 and ME 720. There are 3 written assignments, all one page long and take less than an hour to complete. There is a debate, where you get into a group of 4 and debate a different team on any chosen topic (which has barely anything to do with the course). These are very fun, because you get to judge who won every week. The final report is only 5 pages long.
Overall, it's a very easy course. Classes are fun, as you usually just get to discuss stuff with your professor and peers. Ton of in-class activities. Personally, I didn't get a lot out of this course, because I'm not interested in this field, but if you're looking for a birdie 4th year technical elective, this…

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