Biomedical Engineering (including a placement year)

Apply professional engineering knowledge to understand, modify and control biological systems on this 5-year integrated Master's degree with a sandwich placement year in industry.

You’ll study disciplines such as:

• Rehabilitation engineering – prosthetic / orthotic devices

• Biomaterials and implant design

• Tissue engineering and wound repair for artificial organs

• Genomic coding and genetic engineering

• Medical technology – design and manufacturing

All teaching is informed by the latest research, and is delivered by experienced medical engineers and clinical scientists. You’ll also gain professional insight from leading industry partners, and hands-on practical experience in our state-of-the-art engineering laboratories.

The first three campus-based years of the MEng programme share the same curriculum as the BEng. You’ll also undertake a placement year in industry, enabling you to build contacts whilst developing your skills and professional confidence. Your final year provides additional focused study, and enables you to emerge with a Master's degree.

Professional Accreditation/Recognition

These courses are accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), and can lead to Chartered Engineer (CEng) accreditation. This course is recognised by ENAEE (European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education).

Rankings
Our BEng / MEng in Biomedical Engineering received 92% overall satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2020.

Placement
This Biomedical Engineering programme offers you the opportunity to take up a placement year working in industry in your third year.

The placement year is an excellent way to develop your professional experience, build industry contacts, and gain insight into the day-to-day work of a professional biomedical engineer.

Our students have undertaken placements with organisations such as:

• DePuySynthes (Johnson & Johnson)

• Smith & Nephew

• Biomet Healthcare UK

• GE Healthcare

• Stanmore Orthopaedics

• Smiths Medical

• IMI Precision Manufacturing

• Siemens AG

• Zimmer

• Blatchford

After completing your placement you’ll return to complete the final year of the programme, and apply all you’ve learnt to your final project. Many students continue their relationship with their placement employers, working for them part-time or returning to work in graduate positions after finishing their studies.

Course Modules

Year 1:

Computer Aided Engineering (20 credits, core) |

Design, Build and Test (Biomedical)  (20 credits, core) |

Electronics and Mechanics (Biomedical Engineering) (20 credits, core) |

Mathematical Methods and Applications (20 credits, core) |

Engineering Materials (20 credits, core) |

Thermofluids (20 credits, core) |

Year 2:

Engineering Mathematics and Machine Learning (20 credits, core) |

Clinical Movement Analysis (20 credits, core) |

Embedded Electronics  (20 credits, core) |

Healthcare Technology Project  (20 credits, core) |

Functional Anatomy and Human Physiological Measurements (20 credits, core) |

Cell and Tissue Biology (20 credits, core) |

Year 3:

Biomaterials with Implant Design and Technology (20 credits, core) |

Individual Research Project (40 credits, core) |

Medical Ethics and Quality Management (20 credits, core) |

Integrated Design (20 credits, core) |

Rehabilitation and Prosthetics (20 credits, core) |

Year 4:

Study abroad or placement year.

Year 5:

Systems Engineering Design Team Project (40 credits, core) |

Regenerative Medicine (20 credits, core) |

Telemedicine & E-Health (20 credits, core) |

Clinical Biomechanics (20 credits, core) |

Clinical Diagnostics (20 credits, core)

You'll be taught through a mix of lectures, tutorials, laboratory work, field trips, small group projects, invited lectures and seminars and self-study.

We offer a wide choice of modules, so you can study all aspects of your chosen subject and keep your career options open.

Students must achieve a stage progression average of 50% or above to continue on the MEng.

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

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