Biomedical and Healthcare Engineering BEng (Hons)

at City University of London

This three-year course is interdisciplinary, starting with an engineering basis then introducing elements of health sciences before focusing on advanced biomedical and healthcare engineering subjects such as biomedical instrumentation, biomaterials, biomechanics and rehabilitation engineering, electrophysiology and cardiorespiratory measurements, imaging, sensing and bio signal analysis techniques including data analytics in healthcare.
 

Learning involves a combination of theoretical, experimental, and computational study. Our approach is to encourage critical thinking and foster curiosity through both teamwork and independent study.
 

Group learning and communication skills are emphasised through design studies and student presentations. Over the three years, you will develop professional engineering skills, with a focus on innovative and sustainable solutions to healthcare related challenges.
 

Individual and group biomedical and healthcare engineering design projects demonstrate your expertise to future employers.

• Benefit from exceptional industry and NHS involvement in the degree programme, including projects set by industry and NHS and guest lectures from practising biomedical and healthcare engineers

• Study in world leading test facilities, including our flagship Biomedical Engineering Research Centre, where you conduct research and test your theories

• Get hands-on experience with designing and fabricating healthcare technologies and performing physiological measurements and analysis of bio signals

• Take an optional placement year to boost your employability. Recent placements have included Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, St Bartholomew's Hospital, Draeger, PerkinElmer, CureVac, Genetic Microdevices (GMD)

• Fast track your progress to Chartered Engineer status, with a degree that meets all academic requirements for professional registration.
   

This course is subject to approval.
 

Course content
 

You’ll develop a strong technical background in the key subjects of biomedical and healthcare engineering. Management studies and engineering design are also integral parts of the course.
 

Year 1
 

Build a firm foundation in mathematics, engineering, physics, electronics, computing, including anatomy, physiology and pathology.
 

Year 2
 

Specialise and learn to apply engineering analysis to simple but representative components of engineering systems. You will further study biomedical design and advance your knowledge of biomedical instrumentation, biomaterials, biomechanics and rehabilitation engineering, including a comprehensive module on electrophysiology & cardiorespiratory measurements.
 

Year 3
 

Deepen your expertise with specialist topics including biosignals, biosensors, medical physics and imaging, physiological fluid mechanics and biological system modelling. These modules involve looking at analysis in increasing depth alongside examining a greater breadth of the principles of physics and engineering applied to healthcare/medicine.

• UK
   

  A-level:

  ABB (including Mathematics)
   

  Tariff:

  128 UCAS tariff points
   

  International Baccalaureate:

  31 points with 'Higher Level Mathematics at grade 6' OR 'Standard Level Mathematics at grade 7 AND Higher Level Physics/Biology/Chemistry at grade 6'
   

  GCSE:

  A minimum of grade 4 (C) in English Language and Mathematics in addition to other outlined requirements.

  In addition to our other entry requirements, City also accepts T-levels with the following grades:

  • T-Level in Design, Surveying and Construction. Must have an overall “Distinction” with at least B in the core. Must have “Distinction” in the Occupational specialism of Civil Engineering
     

  Contextual offers

  We apply a contextual admissions process for UK undergraduate applicants who have been in care or are the first in their family to enter Higher Education. Those who are eligible may receive a conditional offer with reduced entry requirements, typically two grades lower for A-levels and one grade (or eight tariff points) for BTEC or mixed qualifications.

  Read our contextual admissions policy for eligibility criteria and further information.
   

  Mixed qualifications

  Typically the only scenario where we make conditional offers expressed as UCAS tariff points is when an applicant presents mixed qualifications, most typically a combination of A-levels and a BTEC qualification.

  In this instance, we may make a tariff point offer to present the applicant with more flexibility on equivalencies. In this case, please be aware that we may still ask for a specific score across certain qualifications and subjects. E.g. 'This offer is conditional on you achieving 128 tariff points. This must include A-level Mathematics at grade B.'
   

  Subject exclusions

  We do not accept General Studies and Critical Thinking. These subjects will not be included in any conditional offer we make.
   

  Extended Project Qualification (EPQ)

  We welcome applications from students who are completing relevant EPQ Projects. Whilst we recognise the value of these projects in preparing students for independent learning at university, the EPQ is unlikely to form part of any conditional offer we make.

  The EPQ will also not lower the specifics of any conditional offer we choose to make. We will consider the EPQ as part of the holistic assessment of the application and it could be used to form part of our final decision at Confirmation stage.
   

  AS levels

  We recognise that there will be differences of opportunity varying by school and college. As not all students will have the opportunity to sit AS Level exams, it is unlikely we will include AS Level grades in any offer we choose to make. Where students have completed an AS Level subject, we will consider this as part of the holistic assessment of the application and it could be used to form part of our final decision at Confirmation stage.

English language requirements
 

If your first language is not English, we will require evidence of English language proficiency. Minimum requirements are:

IELTS:

6.0 overall with a minimum of 6.0 in each component.

If your first language is not English, we will require evidence of English language proficiency. Minimum requirements are:

• PTE Academic: 59 overall with a minimum of 59 in each component.

Fees for year 2023/24
 

UK

£9,250

Overseas/EU

£19,770

The fees indicated are for undergraduate entry in the 2023/ 24 academic year only. Fees for future years may be subject to an inflationary increase, which is normally 2%.

Biomedical and healthcare engineering brings a broad range of engineering and scientific skills, including some of the newest areas of science in biosensing, imaging, and computing (Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)), to meet those challenges.
 

Our graduates develop excellent skills and knowledge which can be applied to a range of biomedical and healthcare engineering careers. Additionally, these skills are highly transferable to graduate roles across a diverse number of industries and jobs outside of the biomedical and healthcare engineering sector.
 

Our graduates can be found in businesses, research organisations and health services around the world.  The sectors in which biomedical and healthcare engineers work include:

• Medical Technology Industry

• University Research Departments

• Medicine and Healthcare (NHS)

• Business Start-Up

• General engineering

• Computing and Information Technology

• Finance and Professional Services

• Management Consultancy

• Teaching