Biomedical Engineering University of Sheffield

Overview

Overview

During this Biomedical Engineering program at University of Sheffield you will learn how traditional engineering principles can be used to heal the human body, by integrating disciplines from across the field of engineering.

Tissue engineering, biotechnology, mechanics and robotics – we teach you how to use technology to give people a healthier and more fulfilling life.

Specialisations

By choosing to take an MEng, you’ll be taking a longer period of study with an integrated masters. Your first year gives an introduction to bioengineering, at the end of which you’ll begin to broadly tailor the course towards a specialism, by choosing one of the following four specialisms for the rest of the course:

• Biomedical Engineering: use engineering principles to help safeguard and enhance human health.
• Medical Devices and Systems: develop novel devices and improve clinical engineering systems.
• Biomaterials Science and Tissue Engineering: apply materials engineering and cell biology principles to repair damaged body tissues and organs.
• Biomanufacturing: apply chemical engineering and cell biology principles to the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and other biologically active substances.

Because the MEng is a year longer than the BEng, you’ll have more opportunity to complete project work – sometimes in groups – tackling industrial problems and developing your management skills.

In the third year you'll work on a group project, and in the final year you'll complete a major piece of individual research related to your chosen specialism.