Biomedical Engineering (Hons) Swansea University

Overview

Medical Engineering applies engineering principles to the human body, in pursuit of an advanced and personalised style of future healthcare.

Combining engineering with the instrumentation used in modern medicine promises to generate important new technologies which touch and extend all our lifetimes. You can be at the heart of it.

As you progress, your developing analytical and problem-solving abilities will combine with hands-on experience of industrial medical devices and instruments, establishing skills that are vital to employment in the wider industry.

Why Biomedical Engineering at Swansea University?

Biomedical Engineering (Hons) at Swansea University has an enviably powerful reputation and attracts students from across the world.

• 12th in the UK for Graduate Prospects (Times Good University Guide 2024
• 97% of our Graduates are in employment, study and/or other activities such as travelling, 15 months after leaving Swansea University (HESA Graduate Outcomes Survey 2022)
• UK Top 3 for Research Quality – Medical Technology & Bioengineering (The Complete University Guide 2024)

• 100% world-leading and internationally excellent environment – Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021

Your Experience

Our Biomedical Engineering degrees have three main themes:

• Biomechanics and materials – development and analysis of materials for strength and biocompatibility
• Instrumentation – quantification of advanced diagnostic and therapeutic techniques
• Bioprocesses – detailing important physical, chemical and biological processes in the human body

Our state-of-the-art facilities include electrical engineering instruments to build and test medical devices and biomechanical modelling units to optimise implant technologies.