Biomedical Engineering [with Placement year]

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.

Course Modules

Year 1

• 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)

• Into ARU

Year 2

• 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 3

Placement year

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)

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.