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Phone:023 8059 4732
University of Southampton
Highfield
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
Biomedical Engineering (Mechanics and Materials) with Industrial Placement Year
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- 5 Years
- Full-Time
- 20 September 2027
- Undergraduate
- Main Site - Highfield Campus
Course summary
Summary
Biomedical engineering is about designing the future of healthcare. By combining engineering with biology and medicine, it focuses on creating technologies that improve diagnosis, treatment and quality of life.
On this integrated master’s with Industrial Placement Year, you will take a patient-centred approach to engineering, developing the skills to design and deliver innovative healthcare solutions. You will build a strong foundation in mechanical and general engineering while gaining specialist knowledge in biomedical engineering, medical technologies, and their real-world healthcare applications.
In your first two years, you will build a strong foundation in engineering through subjects such as materials, fluid mechanics, electronics, programming and engineering design, while also exploring human biology and biomedical engineering. You will gain the technical and interdisciplinary skills needed to address real healthcare challenges.
In your third year, you will deepen your expertise through specialist topics such as biomaterials, orthopaedic biomechanics, human factors, and engineering design, while completing an individual research project. You will also have the flexibility to tailor your studies through optional modules in areas such as robotics, manufacturing and materials, computational biology, imaging, and advanced engineering analysis. In your final year, you will take your learning further with advanced study and a group design project, applying your knowledge to a real engineering challenge.
You can also choose to take an Industrial Placement Year, giving you the opportunity to apply your learning in a professional engineering environment and gain valuable industry experience.
Key features of the course
Combine engineering and healthcare. Learn how biology, medicine and engineering come together to create new medical technologies.
Take a patient-centred approach. Design solutions that respond to real healthcare needs and improve outcomes.
Build strong foundations. Develop core knowledge in engineering alongside human biology and healthcare applications.
Shape your degree. Choose from a range of optional modules, including those from Biomedical Engineering.
Learn through application. Individual and group projects help you apply your knowledge to real-world healthcare challenges.
Gain real-world experience. An optional Industrial Placement Year allows you to work in an engineering organisation and build professional skills.
Access specialist facilities designed to bring your ideas to life, including dedicated biomedical engineering teaching lab, a bioengineering research lab, student design studios, workshops, and an advanced 3D imaging centre.
Student support
Your Personal Academic Tutor (PAT) will support you throughout your time at Southampton, offering academic guidance, career advice and signposting to wellbeing and pastoral services when needed.
You will be part of an interdisciplinary learning environment, working with students and staff across engineering and healthcare.
Further information
You will study at a university with a strong track record in interdisciplinary research at the interface of engineering and healthcare, reflected in both teaching and facilities.
The skills and experience you gain will prepare you for careers in the global health technology sector, including medical device design, healthcare innovation and related industries.
Modules
Course Modules
Typical Modules include:
Year one: An Introduction to Engineering Design; Introduction to Medical Engineering; Mechanics, Structures and Materials; ThermoFluids; Electrical and Electronics Systems; Mathematics for Engineering and the Environment.
Year two: Biomedical Engineering Research, Design and Practice; Human Biology in Health and Disease; Mechanics, Machines and Vibration; Fluid Mechanics; Electronics and Control; Systems Design and Computing; Engineering Management and Law; Mathematics for Engineering and the Environment Part II.
Year three: Industrial Placement Year.
Year four: Biomaterials; Engineering Design with Management; Human Factors in Engineering; Orthopaedic Biomechanics; Individual Project; plus additional module options.
Year five: Biomedical Application of Signal and Image Processing; Computational Methods in Biomedical Engineering Design; Group Design Project; plus optional modules to deepen your knowledge.
Assessment method
You will be assessed through a combination of examinations and coursework activities such as formal reports and laboratory reports – all of which you will encounter as typical assessment methods throughout your degree.
Ways to study this course
Campuses
- Main Site - Highfield Campus
Study options
- Master of Engineering (with Honours) • Full-Time • 5 Years
Start dates
- 20 September 2027
Apply by
13 January 2027
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Application codes
- Course code:
- H674
- Institution code:
- S27
- Campus name:
- Main Site - Highfield Campus
- Points of Entry:
- Year 1
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
University of Southampton has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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How to apply
Apply by
13 January 2027
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- H674
- Institution code:
- S27
- Campus name:
- Main Site - Highfield Campus
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Typical qualification requirements
A levelAAA
AAA including mathematics and another accepted science subject
If you are taking an EPQ in addition to 3 A levels, you will receive the following offer in addition to the standard A level offer: AAB including mathematics and another accepted science subject, plus grade A in the EPQ.
The following are considered to be an acceptable science subject: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Further Maths, Psychology, Statistics, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Geography and Geology.
Offers typically exclude General Studies and Critical Thinking.
We are committed to ensuring that all applicants with the potential to succeed, regardless of their background, are encouraged to apply to study with us. The additional information gained through contextual data allows us to recognise an applicant's potential to succeed in the context of their background and experience. Applicants who are highlighted in this way will be made an offer which is lower than the typical offer for that programme as follows:
AAB including mathematics (minimum grade A) and another accepted science subject
Applicants who have not studied the required subjects at A-level can apply for the Engineering/Physics/Mathematics Foundation Year.
UCAS TariffNot accepted
Scottish Higher
Offers will be based on exams being taken at the end of S6. Subjects taken and qualifications achieved in S5 will be reviewed. Careful consideration will be given to an individual’s academic achievement, taking in to account the context and circumstances of their pre-university education.
Please see the University of Southampton’s Curriculum for Excellence Scotland Statement (PDF) for further information. Applicants are advised to contact their Faculty Admissions Office for more information.
Access to HE DiplomaNot accepted
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Applicants must hold GCSE English language (or GCSE English) (minimum grade 4/C) and mathematics (minimum grade 4/C)
Scottish Advanced Higher
Offers will be based on exams being taken at the end of S6. Subjects taken and qualifications achieved in S5 will be reviewed. Careful consideration will be given to an individual’s academic achievement, taking in to account the context and circumstances of their pre-university education.
Please see the University of Southampton’s Curriculum for Excellence Scotland Statement (PDF) for further information. Applicants are advised to contact their Faculty Admissions Office for more information.
Pearson BTEC Subsidiary Diploma (QCF)D
D in the BTEC Subsidiary Diploma plus grades AA from two A-levels including mathematics and another accepted science subject.
The following are considered to be an acceptable science subject: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Further Maths, Psychology, Statistics, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Geography and Geology.
A pass in the science Practical is required where it is separately endorsed.
Applicants who have not studied the required subjects at A-level can apply for the Engineering/Physics/Mathematics Foundation Year.
Extended ProjectA
If you are taking an EPQ in addition to 3 A levels, you will receive the following offer in addition to the standard A level offer: AAB including mathematics and another accepted science subject, plus grade A in the EPQ.
Offers typically exclude General Studies and Critical Thinking.
Applicants who have not studied the required subjects at A-level can apply for the Engineering/Physics/Mathematics Foundation Year.
International Baccalaureate Diploma ProgrammeOffer: 36
Pass, with 36 points overall with 18 points at Higher Level, including 6 at Higher Level in Mathematics (Analysis and Approaches) or 7 at Higher Level in Mathematics (Applications and Interpretation), and 6 at Higher Level in another accepted science subject.
Applicants who have not studied mathematics and/or physics at Higher Level can apply for the Engineering/Physics/Mathematics Foundation Year.
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate WalesA
AAA including mathematics and another accepted science subject
or
AA from two A levels including mathematics and another accepted science subject plus A from the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales.
The following are considered to be an acceptable science subject: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Further Maths, Psychology, Statistics, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Geography and Geology.
Offers typically exclude General Studies and Critical Thinking. Applicants who have not studied the required subjects can apply for the Engineering/Physics/Mathematics Foundation Year.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)Not accepted
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)H1H2H2H2H2H2
H1 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 including mathematics, applied mathematics and another accepted science subject.
The following are considered to be an acceptable science subject: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Further Maths, Psychology, Statistics, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Geography and Geology.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)D
D in the BTEC National Extended Certificate plus grades AA from two A-levels including mathematics and another accepted science subject
Applicants who have not studied the required subjects at A-level can apply for the Engineering/Physics/Mathematics Foundation Year.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - PrincipalD3D3D3
D3, D3, D3 in three Principal subjects including mathematics (minimum grade D3) and another accepted science subject.
Applicants who have not studied the required subjects can apply for the Engineering/Physics/Mathematics Foundation Year.
If you are not sure that your qualifications meet the requirements of this course please contact our Admissions Teams. https://www.southampton.ac.uk/study/subjects/biomedical-medical-engineering
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6.5 | with no component below 6.0 |
All programmes at the University of Southampton are taught and assessed in the medium of English (other than those in modern foreign languages). Therefore, all applicants must demonstrate they possess at least a minimum standard of English language proficiency.https://www.southampton.ac.uk/studentadmin/admissions/admissions-policies/language.page
Contextual admissions
Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.
We encourage all applicants with the potential to succeed, regardless of their background, to apply to study with us. Applicants who qualify for contextual admissions will be made an offer which is lower than the typical offer for that programme.
Historical entry grades data
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
Per year tuition fees
| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands & Republic of Ireland | £10050 | |
| EU & International | TBC |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Additional fee information
Please see our website for further details and updates regarding tuition fees.
We anticipate that international tuition fee levels for 2027 entry will be confirmed in August 2026.
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