Bachelor of Engineering in Biomedical Electronics

at Institute of Technology Carlow

A blended mix of theory classes, practical experiments and laboratory sessions combined with project-based learning (PBL) elements (hands-on) with medical device equipment and software tools.
 

• Year 1 (Level 7 & 8)

• Semester 1

• Mathematics and Computer Applications 1

• Electrical and Electronic Fundamentals

• Programming Systems

• Physiology and Cell Biology 1
   

• Semester 2

• Mathematics and Computer Applications 2

• Electrical and Electronic Circuits

• Technical Communications

• Prototyping

• Physiology and Cell Biology 2
   

• Year 2 (Level 7 & 8)

• Semester 3

• Engineering Mathematics 1

• Analogue and Digital Electronics 1

• System Design and Test

• Computer Programming

• Fundamentals of Microbiology 1
   

• Semester 4

• Engineering Mathematics 2

• Analogue and Digital Electronics 2

• Embedded Systems 1

• Fundamentals of Microbiology 2

• Medical Devices and Instrumentation
   

• Year 3 (Level 7 only)

• Semester 5

• Engineering Mathematics 3

• Embedded Systems 2

• Digital Communications

• Analysis of Analogue Circuits

• Molecular Biology & Immunology 1
   

• Semester 6

• Network Automation and Programmability

• Development Project

• Software Defined Radio

• Molecular Biology & Immunology 2

• Medical Device Standards and Regulations

Leaving Certificate:

• 5O6/H7
   

Subjects required:

• English or Irish at O6/H7

• Mathematics at O6/H7

The fees for Bachelor of Engineering in Biomedical Electronics may vary from €10,000 to €15,000 annually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for International Students.

Excellent career prospects exist for graduates within the medical devices sector in Ireland and abroad:
 

• The global medical devices market in 2020 was valued at €390 billion,

• Ireland is one of Europe’s largest MedTech hotspots, which is home to 300+ companies that employ over 32,000 people, which is the highest number of MedTech personnel per capita in Europe,

• Exports of medical devices and diagnostic products now represent 8% of Ireland’s total merchandise exports, which is worth €12.6 billion in exports annually,

• MedTech companies require a continuous supply of graduates with electronic engineering skills and domain knowledge of the medical devices sector.
   

Employment roles include:
 

• Research and development (R&D),

• Design of electronic circuits and systems for medical technologies,

• Advanced manufacturing processes,

• Specialist rehabilitation engineering,

• Wearable and connected health products,

• Clinical medicine & pharmaceutical products,

• Engineering consultancy on biomedical technologies.