Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons)

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Overview

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Degree

UCAS code: H161 112 UCAS points
  1. BEng (Hons) Biomedical Engineering

    • Home Applicant
    • Full time 3/4/5 years
    • 9250 Per year
  2. BEng (Hons) Biomedical Engineering

    • Home Applicant
    • Part time
    • Pro-rata full time fee
  3. BEng (Hons) Biomedical Engineering

    • International Applicant
    • Full time 3/4/5 years
    • 14580 Per year

Degree with foundation year

UCAS code: H162 64 UCAS points
  1. BEng (Hons) Biomedical Engineering

    • Home Applicant
    • Full time 4/5 years
    • 9250 Per year
  2. BEng (Hons) Biomedical Engineering

    • International Applicant
    • Full time 4/5 years
    • 14580 Per year

What makes this course different

  • Industry 4.0

    You will gain new skills from the evolution of industrial technology. This programme will give you inter-disciplinary knowledge in technology, design and manufacturing processes.

  • Facilities

    You'll have access to state-of-the-art facilities including digital robotic arm and many more.

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  • Engineers Without Borders

    You will compete at the national level. At Engineers Without Borders, our students ensure they commit to operating in the most sustainable and globally responsible ways.

Course modules

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Mental Wealth: Professional Life

Analytical Mathematics

Engineering Sciences

Mathematical Applications

Physical Sciences

Human Biology

Throughout the course, you'll be encouraged to apply your skills to a range of practical problems through a mental wealth module which is designed to guide you to become an independent learner, effectively reflect and take action for professional success. In your first year, you will gain a thorough and 'hands-on' grounding in the principles and practises of engineering with a healthcare focus, including Fundamentals of Human Anatomy and Physiology, Engineering Principles, Applied Mathematics and Computing, Engineering Materials, and Thermofluids.

Mental Wealth: Engineering Profession 2

Fundamentals in Human Anatomy and Physiology

Engineering Principles

Applied Mathematics & Computing

Thermofluids

Engineering Materials

In the second year, students begin to specialise in Biomedical Engineering, by studying Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics of Human Movement, while also studying Engineering Design and Analysis, and Applied Electronics. You'll be encouraged and supported to find work experience to enhance your practical skills

Mental Wealth: Engineering Profession 2

Functional Anatomy

Engineering Design and Analysis

Advanced Mathematics and Modelling

Applied Electronics

Biomechanics of Human Movement

We'll help you find a work placement if you choose to work for a year in the industry during your course.

Optional placement

In the final year, you will expand your understanding of biomedical engineering even further by developing a solution for a real-world medical need and acquiring new skills and readiness for the workplace through a biomedical engineering project. In addition, you will be taught an advanced subject that enhances the variety of biomedical engineering applications, namely, Biofluid Mechanics & CFD, Applied Physiology, and Design of Mechatronics Systems.

Capstone Project

Mental Wealth: Engineering Profession 3

Biofluid Mechanics & CFD

Design of Mechatronics Systems

Applied Physiology

NOTE: Modules are subject to change. For those studying part time courses the modules may vary.

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Your future career

We offer dedicated careers support, further opportunities to thrive, such as volunteering and industry networking. our courses are created in collaboration with employers and industry to ensure they accurately reflect the real-life practices of your future career and provide you with the essential skills needed. You can focus on building interpersonal skills through group work and benefit from our investment in the latest cutting edge technologies and facilities.

Industry links

You'll be encouraged and supported to find work experience to enhance your practical skills. We'll help you find a work placement if you choose to work for a year in the industry during your course.

Graduate employers

Biomedical engineers can have varied careers in many environments, which include: hospitals, private and public research facilities, medical institutions, universities and government agencies.

Job roles

You could become involved in the design of medical devices, modelling and simulation of human physiology and anatomy, support hospitals in clinical and financial governance of existing medical equipment, or in the assessment of new technologies. Artificial organs, computer-simulated or image-guided surgery and robot-assisted surgery, orthopaedic implants, medical imaging, assistive technologies, and mobile and e-health, are only some of the services that biomedical engineers can deliver, ensuring rich career prospects.

Explore the different career options you can pursue with this degree and see the median salaries of the sector on our Career Coach portal.

One of the best transferable skills that I took away from my time at UEL was the ability to present to people with a variety of backgrounds and expertise. You will have opportunities to go on to do great things. I ended up working as the first neurosurgical physician associate at The Royal London Hospital - a major trauma centre in London, doing a job that I love!"

Hira Hana

BSc Biomedical Science (with Foundation Year) graduate and Physician Associate, Royal London Hospital

How we support your career ambitions

We offer dedicated careers support, further opportunities to thrive, such as volunteering and industry networking. our courses are created in collaboration with employers and industry to ensure they accurately reflect the real-life practices of your future career and provide you with the essential skills needed. You can focus on building interpersonal skills through group work and benefit from our investment in the latest cutting edge technologies and facilities.

Career Zone

This digital platform provides you with careers and employability resources, including:

  • Jobs board for internships, placements, graduate opportunities, flexible part-time work 
  • Mentoring programmes for insight with industry experts 
  • 1-2-1 career coaching services 
  • Careers workshops and employer events 
  • Learning pathways to gain new skills and industry insight

Mental Wealth programme

Our Professional Fitness and Mental Wealth programme issues you with a Careers Passport to track the skills you've mastered. Some of these are externally validated by corporations like Amazon and Microsoft.

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We are careers first

Our teaching methods and geographical location put us right up top: 

  • Work-based projects
  • Networking and visits to leading organisations 
  • Support in starting a new business
  •  London on our doorstep

How you'll learn

You'll be guided by teaching staff with many years experience of working in or being closely connected to the directly relevant industries. These links are vital in organising student visits and guest speakers at the University of East London. They're also hugely helpful when it comes to organising industry placement years - an option you can take up between your second and third years.

Placement students, who will be aided by an employment liaison officer, gain a greater understanding of the industry and this may count towards the experience requirement for a professional engineering qualification. But some prefer to complete the three-year course and move on.

Regular contact with our industrial liaison advisory board maintains the currency of our course and thereby the employment and career paths of our graduates.

    Guided independent study

    When not attending timetabled lectures or workshops, you will be expected to continue learning independently through self-study. This will typically involve skills development through online study, reading journal articles and books, working on individual and group projects and preparing coursework assignments and presentations. Your independent learning is supported by a range of excellent facilities including online resources, and specialist facilities, such as game labs, the library, the full Microsoft Office software, including MS Teams, and Moodle: our Virtual Learning Environment.

    Academic support

    Students are supported with any academic or subject-related queries by an Academic Advisor, module leaders, and former and current UEL students. If you need a bit of extra help with certain skills such as academic writing, English, maths or statistics, our Academic Tutors offer workshops, drop-in sessions and one-to-one appointments to help our students achieve their potential. You can receive advice and guidance on all aspects of the IT systems provided by the university from our IT Service Desks located on all three campuses. Our Student Support hubs in Docklands and Stratford feature centralised helpdesks to cater for your every need. UEL provides support and advice for disabled students and those with specific learning difficulties (SPDs).

    Dedicated personal tutor

    If you need a bit of extra help with certain skills such as academic writing, English, maths, or statistics, academic tutors offer workshops, drop-in sessions, and one-to-one appointments to help you achieve your potential. 

    You can receive advice and guidance on all aspects of the IT systems provided by the university from our IT Service Desks located on all three campuses. Our Student Support hubs feature centralised helpdesks. 

    UEL provides support and advice for disabled students and those with specific learning difficulties (SPDs).

    Workload

    Each year you will spend around 300 hours of timetabled learning and teaching activities. These may be lectures, workshops, seminars and individual and group tutorials. Contact hours may vary depending on each module. 

    The approximate percentages for this course are:

    • Foundation Year: 163 Hours - Taught Sessions, 37 Hours - Practical/IT Workshops, 800 Hours Independent Learning 
    • Year 1: scheduled teaching - 300 hours; guided independent study - 900 hours 
    • Year 2: scheduled teaching - 300 hours; guided independent study - 900 hours 
    • Year 3: scheduled teaching - 300 hours; guided independent study - 900 hours 

    Your timetable

    Your individualised timetable is normally available to students within 48 hours of enrolment. Whilst we make every effort to ensure timetables are as student-friendly as possible, scheduled teaching can take place on any day of the week between 9.00am and 6.00pm. For undergraduate students, Wednesday afternoons are normally reserved for sports and cultural activities, but there may be occasions when this is not possible.

    You will receive your personalised timetable at the beginning of the academic year depending on your course. The teaching team includes qualified academics, practitioners and industry experts as guest speakers. Full details of the academics will be provided in the student handbook and module guides.

    Class sizes

    The size of classes can vary depending on the nature of the course, module and activity. This can range from large groups in a lecture theatre setting, to smaller groups taking part in seminars and collaborative work. 

How you'll be assessed

You will be continuously assessed throughout the course. A wide range of assessments linked to learning outcomes are used, including Examinations (unseen essay, short answer or multiple-choice questions), essays, practical reports, presentations, project work, and computer-based assessments. You will also take part in a mix of individual and group work to allow innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership skills to be developed. 

More details will be included in the student handbook and module guides. You will always receive detailed feedback outlining your strengths and how you can improve. We aim to provide feedback on assessments within 15 working days, although you will receive immediate feedback following many of our face-to-face assessments.

Campus and facilities

Docklands Campus, London, E16 2RD

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What our students and staff say

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The discipline of bioengineering has grown rapidly around the world over the last 20 years. This growth has been driven by the medical challenges brought by the need for new treatments for chronic conditions, and to respond rapidly to new disease challenges as they arise. Studying biomedical engineering at UEL will give you the skills and abilities as a professional engineer to be at the forefront of delivering great solutions for some of the world's biggest medical problems."

Dr Samir Morad

Programme Leader for BEng (Hons) Biomedical Engineering

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As a mature student, the opportunity to be able to enrol on the foundation year and change my career path provided me with social mobility and propelled me into a career which is interesting, rewarding and that I love doing. I can't praise the teaching staff enough, without them it would not have been possible for me to achieve my full potential.”

Dee Davis

BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science (with Foundation Year) graduate, Specialist biomedical scientist (virology), Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust