Biomedical Engineering (with Foundation Year)

Combine practical with theoretical in this hands-on Biomedical Engineering course. The medical devices sector is fast-growing, and as medical science advances, biomedical engineers are even more in demand.

Put your lab skills to use on hospital visits. Get hands-on with medical tech. Test biomaterials and medical devices, and learn practical skills like dissection to cement your knowledge of human anatomy and surgical conundrums.

Like all our Engineering courses, Biomedical Engineering shares a common first year. So you can choose to switch to a different pathway in your second year if you want to.

The Foundation Year is an extra year of study at the start of your degree. It’s designed to boost your academic skills and knowledge of your specialist area. When you successfully complete it, you can transfer seamlessly into the full degree programme.

Why study at Hull?

• Close links to the NHS: Tap into our links with the NHS and medical device companies, including Smith & Nephew and Johnson & Johnson.

• 100% employability: A perfect 100% of our graduates are in work or further study 15 months after graduating,¹ putting the hands-on experience they gained here to good use.

• Triple-accredited for chartership fast-track: Accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the Institution of Engineering Technology and IPEM, this degree accelerates your journey to becoming a Chartered Engineer.

Where could this take me?

Medical engineers have their choice of employers in an industry worth multiple billions of pounds.

With our strong industry contacts and your practical experience, you could join a regulatory agency, major medical device company like Smith & Nephew (based right here in Hull) or take a role in the NHS. Many of our students have job offers before they even graduate.

Choose a four- or five-year course option to add a placement year and an integrated Masters to your study, making you even more valuable to future employers.

¹ (Medical Engineering) UK domicile full-time first degree leavers; Higher Education Graduate Outcomes statistics, for the academic year 2020/21, published by HESA June 2023.

Core modules include:

Mathematics for Engineers
Practical Skills for Engineers
Physiological Measurement and Maths
NHS Medical Engineering in Practice and Stress Analysis
Introduction to Cell Mechanbiology and Maths
Materials and Manufacture
Business Management and Societal Engagement for Engineers
Prosthetics, Orthotics and Assistive Technologies
Artificial Organs and Micro/Nanotechnology for Biomedical Applications
Biomaterials and Orthopaedic Devices

You'll be assessed through a combination of written, practical and coursework assessments throughout your degree. Written assessment typically includes exams and multiple choice tests. Practical is an assessment of your skills and competencies. This could include presentations, school experience, work experience or laboratory work. Coursework typically includes essays, written assignments, dissertations, research projects or producing a portfolio of your work.