Biomedical Engineering, BEng (Hons)

Course Overview

Applied learning is the heartbeat of our teaching. As well as live projects and placements. Our end-of-year Grand Challenge is a great opportunity – a company sets a group industry challenge for you and your team to work on. Biomedical engineering is a very diverse field which is also developing rapidly. To help you become a bioengineer of the future, we work closely with the industry to ensure you are as well-prepared as possible for a career in this exciting and rewarding industry.

By thinking and learning wider than just your subject area, we’ll support you to find solutions to health issues and be the best of the best in your career. Able to follow different career paths, such as those focusing on biomechanical, bio-electronic, or human performance, you’ll get input from our experts in mechanical and electronic engineering, as well as human performance and biomedicine. Areas of bioengineering covered in this course are biomaterials, bio instrumentation, biomechanics, medical imaging, rehabilitation, and cellular, tissue, and genetic engineering.

By taking part in industry-led projects, you’ll learn by problem-solving and developing practical engineering skills – giving you experience of what it’s like to work as a professional engineer. Our Biomedical Engineering courses are highly practical and use real examples and projects from industry and medicine. In this course, you’ll look at current health issues and develop materials, processes, and devices that help prevent or treat disease or rehabilitate patients.

General Eligibility

UK Students:

• Standard offer: 120 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications including A-level equivalent Maths grade C

• Contextual offer: 112 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications including A-level equivalent Maths grade C

• GCSE English and Maths grade C / 4

We accept the BTEC Extended Diplomas below. If you are taking a different BTEC Extended Diploma you will also need a suitable level 3 Mathematics qualification.

• Extended Diploma in Engineering

• Extended Diploma in Electronic Engineering

• Extended Diploma in Mechanical Engineering.

International Student:

• 120 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications including A-level equivalent Maths grade C

• GCSE English and Maths grade C / 4

We accept the BTEC Extended Diplomas below. If you are taking a different BTEC Extended Diploma you will also need a suitable level 3 Mathematics qualification.

• Extended Diploma in Engineering

• Extended Diploma in Electronic Engineering

• Extended Diploma in Mechanical Engineering.

International qualifications

We accept qualifications from all over the world – check yours here: https://www.ntu.ac.uk/international/study-and-courses/your-application/entry-requirements-by-country

Part Time Work Details

20 hours work permit for international students

Language Requirement

• Accepted qualifications:

  • IELTS Academic

  • TOEFL iBT, including ‘Home Edition' - We accept the online test as well

  • IGCSE

  • Cambridge

  • Oxford

  • Pearson Test of English

  • International/European Baccalaureate

  • A/O level

  • Trinity College ISE

  • KITE - We accept the online test as well

  • Various country qualifications

  6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component

  This requirement is for Year One entry only. If you're starting in Year Two or final year you'll need a higher grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component