Electronics & Photonics Manufacturing MSc
Ultrasound Technology and Applications 4 ENG4193
- Academic Session: 2026-27
- School: School of Engineering
- Credits: 10
- Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
- Typically Offered: Semester 1
- Available to Visiting Students: Yes
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
- Curriculum For Life: No
Short Description
This course relates to the phenomenon of ultrasound and its realisation and applications in fields such as biomedical engineering, electrical/electronic engineering and mechanical engineering. It relies on a sound grasp of many basic engineering concepts, adds some specialised concepts and illustrates the importance of integrated understanding.
Timetable
One extended teaching block per week
Excluded Courses
ENG5302 Ultrasound Technology and Applications
Co-requisites
None
Assessment
70% Written Exam
30% Group preparation of a video on a defined, relevant topic
Main Assessment In: December
Are reassessment opportunities available for all summative assessments? Not applicable
It is the default expectation that all courses will offer opportunities for reassessment or deferred assessment. Where it is not possible to offer this in some assessment components, the grade achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade, and any exceptions for this course are described below.
[No exceptions]
Course Aims
The aims of this course are to:
■ provide students with knowledge of the characteristics of ultrasound as a mechanical wave able to propagate in many different materials, as disparate as human tissue, engineering metals and semiconductors;
■ provide students with knowledge and skills to design simple examples of the key components in systems used to apply ultrasound, such as the ultrasonic transducer, the related electronic circuitry, and array implementations;
■ provide students with the skills to identify appropriate ultrasound system implementations for specific applications in imaging and sensing and in its use as a means to deliver energy remotely, with examples in medicine, engineering and physics.
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course students will be able to:
■ describe the nature of ultrasound as a mechanical wave phenomenon and how ultrasound waves are formed and propagate in different media;
■ relate the technologies needed to create ultrasound systems to those in other, analogous systems;
■ define the reasons for the importance of specific ultrasound parameters such as frequency, wavelength and intensity;
■ apply ultrasound technology to solve engineering problems in imaging and sensing and in remote delivery of energy for medical diagnosis and other uses.