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MSc Biomedical Engineering

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    MSc 1 year full-time

Course Description

The biomedical engineering field is rapidly developing and crosses a range of industries helping people achieve a better quality of life. Biomedical engineers have contributed to innovations in medicine and healthcare products and technologies, such as diagnostics, drug delivery systems, biomedical imaging and artificial organs. This course focuses on the application of engineering to biology and medicine to enhance and improve healthcare.

This programme will enhance your knowledge and skills and develop your ability to solve manufacturing and product design problems related to biomedical and healthcare engineering. This programme is designed to develop your knowledge and understanding of the most up-to-date developments in biomedical engineering, preparing you for a career in industry or continued academic studies.

Entry Requirements

A 2:2 honours degree (or equivalent international qualification) in engineering or physical science.

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Programme Funding

There are lots of options available to you to fund your master’s programme, from alumni bursaries to school and department scholarships and government loans.

Student Destinations

Graduates from this programme can expect to play a key role in developing the technologies that will enhance our health and standards of living.

Their role may involve the development of new processes, products, devices or materials in the biomedical sector. They may also go on to work in a variety of subdivisions of the sector, focusing on areas such as sensors and biomedical electronics, advanced 3D medical imaging, drug delivery, image-guided and robot-assisted surgery, tissue engineering (such as bioengineered skin for wound repair), 3D bioprinting, and medical device development.

The biggest employer of biomedical engineering graduates is the healthcare industry (e.g. companies manufacturing diagnostics and health care devices and products), pharmaceutical companies (gene therapy and vaccine manufacturing), consumer care product manufacturers (such as Unilever and Procter & Gamble), environmental engineering companies, and the food sector.

Module Details

Semester 1

Compulsory Modules

  • Drug Delivery and Targeting
  • Lab Techniques for Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biomedical Analytical Technologies
  • Research Methods

Semester 2

Compulsory Modules

  • Product Design
  • Technological Entrepreneurship
  • Biomechanics for Biomedical Engineering

Optional Modules

  • Advanced Biochemical Engineering
  • Advances in Biomaterials
  • Basic Science and Regenerative Therapy

Summer

Compulsory Module

  • MSc Project

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