Biomedical Engineering with an Industrial Placement Year MEng (Hons)
University of Sheffield
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Master of Engineering (with Honours) - MEng (Hon)

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Master of Engineering (with Honours) - MEng (Hon)

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5 Years

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Youll spend a year working in an engineering, medical or healthcare company. This real-world experience gives you a competitive advantage in the jobs market once you graduate.**Advance the field of sustainable healthcare technology with this flexible and well-established Biomedical Engineering MEng.**Our team of industry experts and academics has been teaching at Sheffield for over a decade. They’ll demonstrate how disciplines from across the field of engineering can be used to heal the human ...Read more

You'll spend a year working in an engineering, medical or healthcare company. This real-world experience gives you a competitive advantage in the jobs market once you graduate.


Advance the field of sustainable healthcare technology with this flexible and well-established Biomedical Engineering MEng.

Our team of industry experts and academics has been teaching at Sheffield for over a decade. They’ll demonstrate how disciplines from across the field of engineering can be used to heal the human body. We teach you how to give people a healthier and more fulfilling life, using technology like tissue engineering, biotechnology, and robotics.Your first year gives an introduction to bioengineering, then you’ll choose a specialism for the rest of the course:- Biomedical Engineering: use engineering principles to safeguard and enhance human health.- Medical Devices and Systems: develop novel devices and improve clinical engineering systems.- Biomaterials Science and Tissue Engineering: applying 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 biologically active substances.On the placement year, you'll work in an engineering, medical or healthcare company. While placements are not guaranteed and are your responsibility to source, you’ll receive plenty of support from our dedicated placement team. We have links with world-famous companies such as Siemens, AstraZeneca and Nestlé, who also join us for employability fairs and networking sessions.You’ll have an extra year of study on the MEng with more opportunity to complete project work, tackle industrial problems and develop management skills. You'll also work on group projects, and in the final year you'll complete a major piece of research related to your chosen specialism.


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Top 5 for bioengineering and biomedical engineering in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide

- and one of the longest-running biomedical engineering departments in the country.-


Unique, state-of-the-art facilities

- use unique biomedical spaces such as the bio mammalian and bio bacteria labs, along with the Microfabrication room, Electronics clean room and the Pilot Plant in The Diamond.-


Wide choice of specialisms

- from your second year, you can choose between four specialisms: Biomedical Engineering, Medical Devices and Systems, Biomaterials Science and Tissue Engineering, or Biomanufacturing.-


Global Engineering Challenge

- join teams of students to solve engineering problems in developing countries – pushing you to develop you as a professional engineer and enhancing your career prospects.

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WUSCA ranking:
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1/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
24th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
18th
Bioengineering, Medical and Biomedical Engineering
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 90 = 10% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
10%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
95%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Bioengineering, Medical and Biomedical Engineering graduate salary at this uni
£26,000
UK Bioengineering graduate salary
£23,000
What students say
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Adam
14 Feb 25

The University of Sheffield offers a compelling blend of academic excellence and vibrant student life. As a member of the Russell Group, it boasts a strong reputation across..Read more

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14 Feb 25

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A level:

AAA Grades / Points required

Scottish Advanced Higher:

AA Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:39,M:6 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

36 Grades / Points required

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

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

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

DD 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 (first teaching September 2015):

A Grades / Points required

including Maths and a Science

in Maths and a Science + AAABB in Scottish Highers

Award of Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject (covering sufficient Maths and Science units), with 45 credits at Level 3, including 39 at Distinction and 6 at Merit

with 6 in Higher Level Maths and a Science

including Maths and a Science

in Engineering or Applied Science + A in A Level Maths

in Engineering or Applied Science + A in A Level Maths

+ AA in Maths and a Science at A Level

Popular A-level subjects

Bioengineering, Medical and Biomedical Engineering

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Mathematics
100%
Physics
74%
Biology
62%
Chemistry
53%
Further Mathematics
17%
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