Biomedical Engineering (with a year abroad) BEng (Hons)
University of Leicester
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Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)

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4 Years

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Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)

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4 Years

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- Do you want to build technology to help people overcome life-changing injuries and health conditions? - Do you want to be part of a rapidly growing field that is at the forefront of innovative healthcare solutions?Thats Biomedical Engineering, transforming healthcare through customised medical devices, prosthetics, and even organs to improve people’s lives. This BEng in Biomedical Engineering provides a comprehensive education in engineering technology combined with deeper understanding of ...Read more

- Do you want to build technology to help people overcome life-changing injuries and health conditions? - Do you want to be part of a rapidly growing field that is at the forefront of innovative healthcare solutions?That's Biomedical Engineering, transforming healthcare through customised medical devices, prosthetics, and even organs to improve people’s lives. This BEng in Biomedical Engineering provides a comprehensive education in engineering technology combined with deeper understanding of human biology to enable you to build innovative rehabilitation technology and medical devices. You will work alongside researchers at the leading edge of biomedical engineering to solve key problems and barriers to innovative healthcare technology.We also have a 'with-industry' variant for a one-year placement in a MedTech/HealthTech company or hospital/clinic.In Year 1 you will learn diverse core engineering technology skills to support you through the programmes: from mechanical engineering, thermodynamics and fluid mechanics, engineering mathematics and programming, through to electrical engineering, digital electronics and communications. In parallel you will have the opportunity to explore human anatomy and physiology with biomedical engineering laboratories. In Year 2 you will begin learning about medical technology and rehabilitation devices and how innovators get these to market. You will further your understanding engineering maths for system modelling and build expertise materials, bio-materials, control, mechatronics and embedded systems.In Year 3 you will focus on latest technologies for wearable devices and prosthetics, covering machine learning algorithms for data analysis and biomechanics all of which are essential to building innovative healthcare What's the difference?Each of our Engineering subjects is available in six forms:BEng (3 years), BEng with Industry (4 years), BEng with Year Abroad (4 years)MEng (4 years), MEng with Industry (5 years), MEng with Year Abroad (5 years)The MEng places greater emphasis on industrially-related project work, advanced technical content and leadership. The MEng shares its first three years with the corresponding BEng.

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36/101
CUG Ranking
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Source: Complete University Guide 2025
36th

Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

ABB Grades / Points required

Scottish Higher:

AABBB Grades / Points required

Scottish Advanced Higher:

ABB Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:30 Grades / Points required

AS:

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal:

D3,M2,M2 Grades / Points required

Extended Project:

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

30 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

H1,H2,H2,H2,H2 Grades / Points required

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

D Grades / Points required

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

DDM Grades / Points required

T Level:

D Grades / Points required

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

ABB including Maths. Two AS-levels considered in place of one A-level.

Including Mathematics at grade A.

including Maths.

Pass Engineering Diploma with 45 credits at level 3, 30 of which are at Distinction. To include all level 3 Maths modules at Distinction.

Accepted alongside Maths and Physics A-Level.

including Maths.

BBB at A level including Mathematics plus grade B in EPQ.

with grade 5 in Maths at HL. Must include minimum of grade 4 in English A or 5 in English B if minimum of grade 4/C not held in English Language at GCSE.

including Mathematics.

Accepted alongside Maths A-Level.

DDM in Engineering including Further Maths at Distinction.

The following are accepted:Design and Development for Engineering and ManufacturingEngineering Manufacturing, Processing and Control. Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and ManufacturingPlease note for this T level qualification you will need to take an additional Maths assessment test if you don't have A-level Maths - please contact Admissions for more information.

Accepted alongside Maths A-Level.

Uni info

University of Leicester
University of Leicester , Leicester

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University of Leicester
University Road Leicester Leicestershire LE1 7RH United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Leicester  0.4 miles away
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