BMET2903 Biomedical Physics (University of Sydney): rated 2.1/5 overall across 2 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
BMET2903 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 生物医学物理学
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Biomedical Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This unit offers essential knowledge of physics for applications in biomedical engineering, medicine and medical sciences. The unit will cover fundamentals concepts of electromagnetism, optics and quantum physics - these concepts are becoming rapidly relevant and vital with new and emerging technologies in the biomedical and health sector.
BMET2903 has 2 scored reviews: overall 2.1/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.1/5).
On Reddit: "Hey mate, undergrad biomedical engineer here. Both 1961 and 2903 are a waste of your time. 1961 teaches you introductory biomedical sciences concepts. 2903 is just PHYS1001 with some biomed flavour to it. You should consider taking biomedical eng stream electives: [https://cusp.…"
On Reddit: "Howdy, 2902 doesn’t have a textbook since Daria’s taken most of the info from studies and such. Don’t think ENGG2112 had a textbook. Lecture content lasted till week 8 for us then no lectures after that so I wouldn’t really worry. The content covered different machine learning a…"
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Q: Is BMET2903 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: overall 2.1/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches BMET2903, and when is it offered?
A: BMET2903 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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