This degree has been designed in consultation with the healthcare industry and medical community, ensuring you’ll receive an education that’s up to speed with current developments. Traditionally, medical device companies have recruited from fields like mechanical and electronic engineering, and then provided additional training in bioengineering, but DCU’s Biomedical Engineering integrates the necessary aspects of biology and medicine with the technical engineering aspects required to engineer medical devices.
The range and sophistication of medical devices needed to apply treatment and fight disease is growing in response to rapidly evolving disease treatments. From cameras that explore blood vessels to scanners that analyse the entire human body, biomedical engineering expertise is in greater demand than ever before.
Dublin, Ireland
48 Months
€ 15,000
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Year 1 Core Modules:
Fundamentals of Professional Development
Project & Technical Drawing
Software Development for Engineers
Engineering Mechanics-Statics
Introduction to Electronics
Numerical Problem Solving for Engineers
Materials Engineering
Engineering Mathematics I
Engineering Mathematics II
Basic Sciences for Engineering
Year 2 Core Modules:
How life works 1
Circuits
Engineering Mathematics III
Engineering Mathematics IV
Mechanics of Machines 1
Energy-An Intro to Thermodynamics
Strength of Materials I
Strength of Materials II
Design and Solid Modelling
Thermofluid Mechanics
Biomechanics of Human Movement
Anatomy and Physiology
Year 3 Core Modules:
Immunology & Cell Biology for Engineers
Mechanics of Machines 2
Measurement & Signal Processing
Product Design
Intra
Fundamentals of Control
Lean and 6 Sigma Manufacturing
Product Development & Regulatory Compliance
Data Analytics for Engineers
Year 4 Core Modules:
Image Processing & Analysis (Plus)
4th Year Project
Biomaterials & Processing Technology
Finite Element Analysis
Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics
Operations Research Methods
Rehabilitation Engineering
Surgical Device Technology
Year 4 Optional Modules -
General Entry Requirements
A minimum of six Leaving Certificate subjects at Grade 06/H7, to include the subjects English OR Irish AND the subject Mathematics. In addition, applicants must present at least two subjects at grade H5.
Full QQI/FE Level 5 Certification must be achieved in one single sitting.
QQI/FE awards are normally made up of eight minor awards, commonly known as modules.
Five distinctions from the eight modules must be achieved
In order to meet the general entry requirements students must meet one of the following:
2 x Grade C at GCE A-Level plus 4 x Grade C at GCSE Level which must include the subjects Mathematics and English (or Irish)
2 x Grade C at GCE A-Level plus 2 x Grade C at GCE AS-Level plus 2 x Grade C at GCSE-Level which must include the subjects Mathematics and English (or Irish)
2 x Grade C at GCE A-Level plus 1 x Grade C at GCE AS-Level plus 3 x Grade C at GCSE Level which must include the subjects Mathematics and English (or Irish)
Non EU Fees
€15,000 per annum
Healthcare Industry
Medical Device Companies
Given the robust condition of the Irish industrial sector and taking into account DCU’s active synchronization with the medical sector, Biomedical Engineering students can feel confident about their job prospects. The increasing harmonisation of European standards and US regulations also ensures that graduates will be employable worldwide.
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