Biomedical Engineering - BEng (Hons)

Anglia Ruskin University

Join an interdisciplinary-focused course that combines the principles of engineering, biology and medicine to advance and improve healthcare treatments.- Cover key areas of advanced healthcare technologies such as biomaterials and nanotechnology, microelectronics, robotics and machine intelligence, and biomechanics.- Bring the world of work to life through Live Briefs designed and developed with regional employers to give you exposure to ‘real world’ problem-solving.- Learn from experts in electronics, mechatronics and medicine in our Biomedical Engineering Laboratory and purpose-built School of Medicine.- Gain hands-on laboratory experience using cutting-edge technologies to create medical devices while developing your problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, with our project-based approach.- Engage in ground-breaking research that addresses real-world problems during and outside of term-time, with opportunities for summer internships, as well as placements at a local hospital.- Prepare for a career that makes a real difference to healthcare, improving patient outcomes and quality of life, with possible employers including the National Health Service, medical device companies, and research institutes.Advancements in healthcare technologies have invaluable power to transform patients' lives for the better. Our BEng (Hons) Biomedical Engineering degree is designed to give you a solid grounding in various engineering approaches to healthcare challenges, putting you in a position to design, develop, and deliver the medical devices of tomorrow.Here at ARU, we take a project-based learning approach, meaning that whether you're learning the fundamental principles of medical technologies at the start of the course or extending your specialist knowledge in your final year, you'll be tackling real-world problems from start to finish, just as you would in the workplace.Through this approach, you'll develop technical and transferrable skills such as teamwork, independent research, and an integrated approach to problems, boosting your future employability.Our expert, research-active staff will keep your knowledge and skills up-to-date with the latest advancements in medical technology, and you'll have the opportunity to explore cutting-edge biomedical engineering research yourself, both as part of your course and through external work experience opportunities, including an optional placement year.

School of Engineering and the Built Environment