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Biomedical Engineering [with Foundation Year]

Course details
  • Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-Time
  • 13 September 2027
  • Undergraduate
Course location
Chelmsford Campus

Course summary

Join a course that combines the principles of engineering, biology and medicine to advance and improve healthcare treatments.

Advances in healthcare technologies have the power to transform patients' lives.

Our BEng (Hons) Biomedical Engineering degree gives you a solid grounding in various engineering approaches to healthcare challenges.

As a graduate, you'll be ready to design, develop and deliver the medical devices of tomorrow.

Why ARU?

  • Cover areas including biomaterials and nanotechnology, microelectronics, robotics and machine intelligence, and biomechanics.

  • Bring the world of work to life through Live Briefs, developed with employers to give you exposure to ‘real world’ problem-solving.

  • Learn from experts in electronics, mechatronics and medicine.

  • Study in our Biomedical Engineering Laboratory and School of Medicine.

  • Use new technologies to create medical devices, with our project-based course.

  • Take opportunities for summer internships, as well as placements at a local hospital.

Modules

Course Modules

Year 1

  • Interactive Learning Skills and Communication

  • Information and Communication Technology

  • Critical Thinking

  • Maths for Scientists

  • Maths for Engineers

  • Physics for Engineers

  • Fundamentals of Computing

  • Engineering Design

Year 2

  • Human Anatomy and Physiology (30 credits)

  • Introduction to Biology and Biomedical Engineering (30 credits)

  • Applied Engineering Mathematics (15 credits)

  • Electronics and Embedded Systems (30 credits)

  • Structural Mechanics (15 credits)

Year 3

  • Ruskin Module (15 credits)

  • Electronic Design Project (30 credits)

  • Biomaterials (15 credits)

  • Robotic Control Design Project (30 credits)

  • Advanced Engineering Mathematics (15 credits)

  • Signals and Signal Processing (15 credits)

Year 4

  • Human Motion Biomechanics (15 credits)

  • Tissue Engineering (15 credits)

  • Automation and Control (15 credits)

  • Computer Aided Engineering (15 credits)

  • Nanotechnology (15 credits)

  • Robotics and Machine Intelligence (15 credits)

  • Research Methods and Individual Project (30 credits)

Assessment method

Throughout the course we’ll use various assessment methods to measure your progress and provide constructive feedback.
Besides exams, we use lab reports, oral presentations, computer-based assessments, in-class tests, video blogs, mock
research grant applications, and practical lab outputs such as electronic devices.

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:
H162
Institution code:
A60
Campus name:
Chelmsford Campus

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

5 GCSEs at grade D, or grade 3, or above and evidence of two years post-GCSE study at Level 3.

If you have achieved at least grade E in one A level, or equivalent, you are exempt from the two years post-GCSE study requirement, but you still must meet the GCSE requirements.

Applicants who do not meet the two years post GCSE study at level 3 may be considered based on their satisfactory employment history, which must be a minimum of two years full time employment supported by employer evidence and deemed appropriate by the University for meeting the course of study applied for.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)5.5With minimum 5.5 in each component

Equivalent English Language qualifications, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University, are also accepted.

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.

Not enough data available

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands & Republic of Ireland£10050

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

https://www.aru.ac.uk/student-life/preparing-for-study/help-with-finances/undergraduate

https://www.aru.ac.uk/study/tuition-fees

International fee TBC

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