Biomedical Engineering
University of Sheffield
UCAS Code: H673 | Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)
University of Sheffield
UCAS Code: H673 | Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)
Entry requirements
A level
including Maths and a Science
Access to HE Diploma
Award of Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject (covering sufficient Maths and Science units), with 45 credits at Level 3, including 36 at Distinction and 9 at Merit
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
with 6,5 (in any order) in Higher Level Maths and a Science
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
including Maths and a Science
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
in Engineering or Applied Science + A in A Level Maths
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
in Engineering or Applied Science + A in A Level Maths
Scottish Advanced Higher
in Maths and a Science + AABBB in Scottish Highers
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
+ AA in Maths and a Science at A Level
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About this course
Be inspired to help shape the future of healthcare technology on this flexible course. Beginning with a broad-based introduction to biomedical engineering, you'll learn about biology, physiology and anatomy, and begin to understand how traditional engineering principles can be applied to the human body.
**Be at the forefront of the rapidly growing medical technology sector and save and improve people’s lives through this well-established Biomedical Engineering BEng.**
Our expert academic team, composed of industry experts, clinicians and academics, has been teaching biomedical engineering at Sheffield for over a decade. They’ll show you how traditional engineering principles can be used to heal the human body, by integrating disciplines from across the field of engineering.
Tissue engineering, biotechnology, mechanics and robotics – we teach you how to use technology to give people a healthier and more fulfilling life.
The BEng offers unparalleled flexibility to allow you to tailor your course to your interests. Your first year gives an introduction to bioengineering, at the end of which you’ll begin to broadly tailor the course towards a specialism, by choosing one of the following four specialisms for the rest of the course:
- Biomedical Engineering: use engineering principles to help safeguard and enhance human health.
- Medical Devices and Systems: develop novel devices and improve clinical engineering systems.
- Biomaterials Science and Tissue Engineering: apply materials engineering and cell biology principles to repair damaged body tissues and organs.
- Biomanufacturing: apply chemical engineering and cell biology principles to the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and other biologically active substances.
The degree will culminate in an individual project, where you’ll spend your final year working with an academic on your chosen specialism.
**Why study this course?**
- **Top 5 for bioengineering and biomedical engineering** - as rated by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024. We're also one of the longest-running biomedical engineering departments in the country.
- **Unique, state-of-the-art facilities** - use unique biomedical spaces such as the Bio mammalian and Bio bacteria labs, along with the Microfabrication room, Electronics clean room and the Pilot Plant in the Diamond.
- **Broad choice of specialisms** - from your second year you can choose between four specialisms: Biomedical Engineering, Medical Devices and Systems, Biomaterials Science and Tissue Engineering, or Biomanufacturing.
- **Global Engineering Challenge** - join teams of students to solve engineering problems in developing countries – pushing you to develop you as a professional engineer and enhancing your career prospects.
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University of Sheffield
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering (Biomedical)
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