Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering is a dynamic and rapidly evolving field that combines engineering principles with medical and biological sciences to deliver technologies that enhance healthcare and improve quality of life. This course will equip you with a strong scientific and technical foundation while encouraging creativity, problem solving and innovation. You will develop expertise in mathematics, physics, biology and core engineering. You will apply this knowledge to the design and evaluation of biomedical systems used in healthcare.

This course is co-delivered with GE Healthcare and the NHS, bringing leading expertise and industry insight directly into your learning. Their involvement ensures that the curriculum is aligned with the latest developments in medical technology and clinical practice, giving you the opportunity to engage with real healthcare challenges and approaches used across the sector. By working with these leading organisations, you will experience first-hand how biomedical engineering translates from theory into practice and gain valuable perspectives that will strengthen your skills for a career in this rapidly growing field.

With opportunities to gain hands-on experience in instrumentation, signal processing, programming, biomaterials, biomechanics and medical data analysis. Alongside these technical skills, you will develop skills such as teamwork, communication and project management, reflecting the collaborative nature of healthcare innovation.

This course places strong emphasis on experiential and project-based learning, ensuring you develop both technical proficiency and creative problem-solving skills. The course reflects the breath and impact of biomedical engineering, from medical imaging and regenerative medicine to healthcare IT, artificial intelligence and clinical governance, this ensures you are prepared to meet the future demands of healthcare technology and innovation.

Graduates will be ready to pursue careers in the medical technology industry, research, clinical engineering and regulatory sectors, or to continue with further postgraduate study.

All modules are indicative and based on the current academic session. Course information is correct at the time of publication and is subject to review. Exact modules may, therefore, vary for your intake in order to keep content current. If there are changes to your course we will, where reasonable, take steps to inform you as appropriate.

You deserve a positive teaching and learning experience, where you feel part of a supportive and nurturing community. That’s why most students will enjoy an innovative approach to learning using block teaching, where you will study one module at a time. You’ll benefit from regular assessments – rather than lots of exams at the end of the year – and a simple timetable that allows you to engage with your subject and enjoy other aspects of university life such as sports, societies, meeting friends and discovering your new city. By studying with the same peers and tutor for each block, you’ll build friendships and a sense of belonging.

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

• Course does not award QTS