You'll learn how to use engineering expertise to analyse and solve problems in biology and medicine. Your study will explore how engineering and bioengineering combine in the application of engineering principles to human health. The first year includes an introduction to the relevant fundamentals. You'll start to specialise in your second year in one of biomedical engineering, biomaterials science and tissue engineering, biological and systems bioprocessing, or medical devices and systems. You'll spend a year working in an engineering, medical or health care company after your second year of academic study. In the final year you'll complete an individual project on a topic related to your chosen specialism.

This multidisciplinary course prepares you perfectly for a career as a professional engineer in a wide range of sectors. The biological and medical content gives you an extra layer of knowledge and experience invaluable when working with health care professionals. Graduates work alongside materials scientists, physicians, dentists, immunologists, nurses, therapists and technicians. Their job roles include designing medical instruments, repairing body tissue, solving clinical problems through research, and developing new procedures, drug production processes or treatment approaches.