Biomedical Engineering with a Foundation Year - BEng (Hons)
Swansea University
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Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)

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Biomedical 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. The integrated Engineering Foundation Year programme can lead to any full engineering degree. It is not a qualification in its own right, but the first year of a ...Read more

Biomedical 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. The integrated Engineering Foundation Year programme can lead to any full engineering degree. It is not a qualification in its own right, but the first year of a four-year BEng degree.This degree prepares you for a rewarding career across a range of sectors. You will gain core engineering skills while learning about anatomy, physiology and communication with clinicians. 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.Biomedical Engineering graduates are set on course for a range of exciting career opportunities. Your future could lie in any of the following roles: Biomedical Engineer, Clinical Engineer/Scientist, Medical Research Scientist, Rehabilitation Engineer Prosthetic Design Engineer, Application Engineer in Medical Devices, Bioinstrumentation Engineer, Robotic Surgical Instruments

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40th
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SR
Student Reviewer
10 Mar 22

Bay campus is too far out of the..Read more

SR
Student Reviewer
28 Nov 20

Covid has messed things up but the uni has supported us and tried to keep us all going compared to my friends in other unis, Swansea is smashing it! The SU organising the largest..Read more

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A level:

CCC - CDD Grades / Points required

A level:

CCC - CDD Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

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Extended Project:

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

26 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DDD Grades / Points required

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024):

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WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales:

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£9,535 per year

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£23,950 per year

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£23,950 per year

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10 Mar 22
Biomedical Engineering - BEng (Hons)
Bay campus is too far out of the...
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SR
Student Reviewer
28 Nov 20
Biomedical Engineering with a Foundation Year - BEng (Hons)
Covid has messed things up but the uni has supported us and tried to keep us all going compared to my friends in other unis, Swansea is smashing it! The SU organising the largest...
Read more
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Swansea University
Swansea University , Swansea

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Swansea University
Fabian Way Crymlyn Burrows Swansea SA1 8EN United Kingdom
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