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Biomedical and Healthcare Engineering

  • BEng (Hon)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-time
  • 28/09/2026
  • Undergraduate
Clerkenwell Campus
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Course summary

This biomedical and healthcare engineering degree prepares you for a career working in healthcare, with possible destinations including hospitals, research facilities, educational institutions, or regulatory government agencies.

As a trained biomedical and healthcare engineer, you directly apply the principles of science, engineering, and medicine to the operation of complex medical technologies. The expertise you develop at City St George's will be used in the prognosis, diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of sick and injured people.

This interdisciplinary course begins with a general engineering foundation and introduces elements of health sciences, before focusing on advanced biomedical and healthcare engineering.

Advanced subjects include biomedical instrumentation, biomaterials, biomechanics and rehabilitation engineering, and biosignal analysis techniques.

Your learning involves a combination of theoretical, experimental, and computational study. Our approach encourages critical thinking and fosters curiosity through teamwork and independent study.

Group learning and communication skills are emphasised through design projects and presentations, which will demonstrate your expertise to future employers.

  • Benefit from industry and NHS involvement, with projects set by external professionals, and guest lectures from practising biomedical and healthcare engineers

  • Study in world-leading test facilities, including our flagship Biomedical Engineering Research Centre, where you conduct research and test theories

  • Design and fabricate healthcare technologies, perform physiological measurements and undertake analysis of biosignals

  • Take an optional placement year to boost your employability – recent placements have included Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Draeger, PerkinElmer, CureVac, Genetic Microdevices (GMD)

  • Fast-track to Chartered Engineer status with a degree that meets all academic requirements for professional registration.

Careers in biomedical and healthcare engineering span widely across modern engineering and science. You might find work in the newest scientific fields, such as biosensing, imaging, artificial intelligence, or machine learning.

Your specialist skills will also be highly transferable to roles and industries outside the biomedical and healthcare engineering sector.

Our graduates can be found in businesses, research organisations and health services around the world. You could join our biomedical and healthcare engineering alumni in any of the following sectors:

  • Medical technology

  • Academic research

  • Medicine and healthcare (NHS)

  • Finance and professional services

  • Management consultancy

We have every expectation that these degrees will receive full accreditation from the Institute of Physics Engineering in Medicine (IPEM), the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Institute of Measurement and Control (InstMC).

Modules

​​You can find extensive information about the modules you can expect to study on this course on our website:
https://www.city.ac.uk/prospective-students/courses/undergraduate/biomedical-and-healthcare-engineering

Assessment method

Assessment is by coursework and examinations. Group learning and communication skills are addressed through design studies and presentations. Practical and technical skills are assessed through laboratory work, data analysis and project reports.

Grades obtained in each year count towards the final degree classification, with increasing weight given to the later years.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Clerkenwell Campus

Study options

  • BEng (Hon) • Full-time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • 28/09/2026

Apply by
14 January

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:
BH00
Institution code:
C60
Campus name:
Clerkenwell Campus
Campus Code:
C
Points of Entry:
Foundation, 1, 2

City St George's, University of London 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
14 January

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:
BH00
Institution code:
C60
Campus name:
Clerkenwell Campus
Campus Code:
C

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation
  • Year 1
  • Year 2

Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)

in Engineering (First teaching Sept 2016) with minimum grade D in units 1 - Engineering Principles, 7 - Calculus to Solve Engineering Problems and 8 - Further Engineering Mathematics.

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Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - 120 points

to include either B in A level Mathematics or B in A level Physics or B in two of A level Chemistry/Biology

A level - BBB

to include EITHER B in A level Mathematics or B in A level Physics or B in two of A level Chemistry/Biology

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM

in Engineering (First teaching Sept 2016) with minimum grade D in either unit 7 - Calculus to Solve Engineering Problems or 8 - Further Engineering Mathematics. in Applied Science (Biomedical Science) with minimum grade D in any two of Units 1, 3 or 5 plus one Distinction and 2 Merits from any of the following Units 8, 15, 20, 21 or 22

Access to HE Diploma - D: 24 credits M: 21 credits

Pass in a QAA recognised Access to HE Diploma. Full award (60 credits) of which a minimum of 45 credits must be at Level 3 including 24 credits at Distinction and 21 credits at Merit. Accepted pathways: Engineering, Engineering Science with Mathematics, Biomedical Science

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 30 points

30 points with Higher Level Mathematics at grade 5' OR 'Standard Level Mathematics at grade 7 AND Higher Level Physics/Biology/Chemistry at grade 5. A minimum of grade 5 in Standard Level English

GCSE/National 4/National 5

A minimum of grade 4 (C) in both English Language and Mathematics.

T Level - Not accepted

English language requirements

GCSE grade 4/C or above

https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/prospective-students/apply/entry-requirements https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/prospective-students/apply/entry-requirements

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.

City, University of London uses contextual admissions to take into account varying individual circumstances and institutional barriers faced by applicants during the application process.

Learn more on the City St George's, University of London website

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted 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.

Data from:
This course and 7 other bioengineering, medical and biomedical engineering courses
Date range:
2022-2024

Grades held by accepted students

For City St George's, University of London, the top and bottom 5% of student grades have been removed from these calculations. This change helps to remove any extraordinary circumstances that could impact the data. Learn more here .
BBC Most common
  1. ABB
  2. Highest grades
  3. CCD
  4. Lowest grades

Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

89% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

This course has a required grade that may not be listed in the data. Check the entry requirements for the full qualification requirements.

How do you compare?

See how students with your grades have been accepted onto this course in the past.

Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students

50 Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)

86 Go onto work and study

The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England£9535Year 1
Northern Ireland£9535Year 1
Scotland£9535Year 1
Wales£9535Year 1
International£23560Year 1

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

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