Program Overview

From developing new ways to diagnose disease, to learning about rehabilitation, prosthetics and implants, biomedical engineering unites engineering with medicine. On our BEng and MEng Biomedical Engineering degrees you'll apply engineering principles to solve problems in medicine and biology.

Our BEng and MEng courses are taught by leading academics, drawing on more than 50 years’ experience of training biomedical engineers.

You’ll have access to our fantastic facilities, which include:

• Clinical-grade human movement lab
• Latest design software and computer-numerical-control (CNC) machine tooling equipment within our Design Centre.
• State of the art material characterisation and testing facilities.

You’ll also have the opportunity to take part in our award-winning Professional Training placements. This gives students work experience opportunities with leading organisations such as GE Healthcare, DePuy Synthes, 3M, Abbott, Renishaw Neuro Solutions.

Our BEng and MEng are accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).

With a strong focus on clinical applications, our biomedical engineering courses explore a broad curriculum. This includes human movement, biosensors, prosthesis design, biomedical signal processing and implant technology, among other topics.

Our award-winning Professional Training placement scheme gives you the chance to spend a year in industry, either in the UK or abroad.

We have thousands of placement providers to choose from, most of which offer pay. So, become one of our many students who have had their lives and career choices transformed.

Biomedical engineering placements
As well as giving you a real taste of the biomedical engineering industry, our award-winning Professional Training placements will enhance your study outcomes and future career prospects.

While on placement, you’re paid by your employer but you’ll remain a member of the University. Our students tell us the time they spend in a real engineering context transforms them into the professional engineers they want to be.

Placement will boost your understanding of your studies in the later stages of your course, too; and it allows you to try out a specialised engineering sector, improve your CV and build up a network of contacts.