Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 1 year
Biomedical engineering (or bioengineering) is a multidisciplinary field that combines biology and engineering, and which allows you to apply engineering principles to medicine and healthcare.
This unique course combines biomaterials, imaging and in silico medicine. It gives you the medical background, specialist knowledge, and theoretical and practical skills you’ll need to integrate biology and medicine with engineering and ultimately solve problems related to living systems.
We'll introduce you to the field of biomaterials, and important factors in the selection, design, and development of biomaterials for clinical applications.
You’ll also have the chance to explore the medical devices field and product design, together with their regulatory aspects. You’ll develop experimental skills in our world-class laboratories and advanced skills in modelling. These skills are useful for simulating the complexities of the human body and for more traditional engineering contexts.
You’ll be taught by world-leading scientists. We work closely with specialist research centres at the University of Sheffield, including Insigneo and POLARIS, along with research groups focusing on advances in biomaterials, biomedical engineering and health technologies. This means you’ll be positioned at the forefront of biomedical innovation and become part of a community of professionals in the field while you study.
You can tailor the course to suit your interests and research project. Through optional modules and an in-depth research project you’ll have a variety of ways to explore your area of interest. Optional modules range from biomechanics to the use of virtual reality and 3D visualisation approaches.
Book a 15-minute online meeting with our course tutor to find out more information and ask further questions.
Book an appointment with Dr Alberto Marzo
The course has been developed in line with accreditation standards and we aim to formally apply to IPEM and IET for the course to be accredited in the near future. We will also aim to backdate this status to those who have previously studied on the programme.
Minimum 2:2 undergraduate honours degree in a relevant subject with relevant modules.
Our courses are shaped by strong industry connections and cutting-edge research. Our Industry Advisory Board, featuring representatives from leading companies in healthcare, medical devices and engineering, ensures our programmes remain globally competitive and aligned with evolving industry needs.
Graduates from our course work across medical devices, pharmaceuticals, healthcare technology and engineering research. They take on roles such as clinical image analyst, systems engineer, medical device development engineer, biomedical data scientist, project engineer or manager and safety or commercial scientist. Others pursue further study, including PhDs in areas like computational medicine and tissue engineering.
Our alumni have joined leading organisations such as:
The programme equips you with advanced technical knowledge, hands-on research experience and transferable skills in critical thinking, project management, data analysis and communication - highly sought-after by employers across the sector.
As a postgraduate student at Sheffield, you’ll also receive tailored career support from our Careers and Employability Service, including one-to-one guidance, CV and application help, interview preparation and access to employer networking opportunities.
Core modules:
Anatomy and Physiology for Engineers
Introduction to Medical Device Regulation
Medical Imaging: Principles and Technologies
Applied Modelling Skills and Virtual Reality
Biomedical Engineering Project and Dissertation (CMB)
Optional modules. You will take 30 credits from this group:
Computational Mechanics with Clinical Applications
Women's Health in Biomedical Engineering
Bio-imaging and Bio-spectroscopy
Computational Biomechanics of Musculoskeletal System
Introduction to Statistics and Critical Appraisal
Engineering Commercial Success: And making the world a better place!
Optional modules. You will take 30 credits from this group:
Experimental Skills for Tissue Modelling
Biomaterials Science
Tissue Engineering Approaches to Failure in Living Systems
Human Movement Biomechanics
Cardiovascular Biomechanics
Fundamental Biomechanics
Human Factors and User-Centred Design
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