Biomedical Engineering University of Glasgow

Award	Attendance	Study	Duration	Start	Domestic fees	International fees
MEng (Hons)	On-Campus	Full-time	5 years	September	find out	find out
BEng (Hons)	On-Campus	Full-time	4 years	September	find out	find out

Course overview

The study of biomedical engineering involves the application of engineering principles to the biomedical field. It includes biomechanics, biomaterials, biofluid mechanics and medical electronics and has applications through medicine.

What will I study?

From your first year you will take both engineering and biomedical-based subjects. You will study electrical and mechanical engineering courses along with biological science and biomedical courses such as anatomy and physiology. The engineering subjects will include the mathematical skills you will need throughout the degree programmes.

There will be extensive project work throughout the programme.

At the end of the third year you will be able to specialise in either biomechanics or medical electronics. Each of these can be studied as either MEng or BEng.

Your selection for BEng Honours (four-year degree) or MEng (five years) depends on your progress record in your first three years.

If you take the MEng route, the first half of your final year will be a research project to be undertaken either in industry or academia and in Glasgow or elsewhere depending on your interests, before returning for the final half of the year.

The BEng degree also involves a major final-year project although this will only be based in the University.

How will I learn?

Teaching is delivered through a combination of techniques including lectures, small group and individual project work, labs, tutorials, computing skills, design assignments, presentations and business management tasks that are integrated together throughout the degree programme.

Special feature

This is a new programme and currently the only undergraduate biomedical engineering degree offered in Scotland. Its development is based on the University’s extensive expertise in biomedical engineering developed over many years.