Biomedical Engineering MEng Biomedical Engineering MEng, 4-5 years

Biomedical Engineering transforms healthcare through customised medical devices, prosthetics, and even organs to improve people's lives. We integrate practical skills and expertise in engineering and life sciences that takes you to the forefront of these latest medical technologies.

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Biomedical Engineering MEng, 4-5 years

Biomedical Engineering transforms healthcare through customised medical devices, prosthetics, and even organs to improve people's lives. We integrate practical skills and expertise in engineering and life sciences that takes you to the forefront of these latest medical technologies.,
• 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 MEng 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 and explore how to bring those to market.

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

Year 4 focuses on leading-edge technologies for biomedical engineers and you will get the opportunity to build a healthcare technology as a group project and pursue all required aspects of bringing it to market., You will have access to our electrical teaching labs, control systems labs, mechanics of materials labs, electronics project labs, VR motion tracking facility and specialised facilities for biomedical engineering experiments.

The School of Engineering has an Optitrack 3D motion capture and tracking laboratory that supports undergraduate modules in our Biomedical Engineering programme. For instance, you can use our motion tracking system for machine learning and data analysis of gait walking patterns, to support early diagnosis of diseases or to optimise the design of future prosthetics to flexibly support injury.

Our in-house VR facility supports modules to explore human anatomy., If you choose a 'With Industry' degree you will spend a year on an industrial placement with a sponsoring company between your second and third years at Leicester. You will undertake a programme of training and practical experience that is agreed between the sponsoring company and the University. Recent placements have included: Rolls-Royce, Force India F1 Team, Ford Motors, Intel UK, Network Rail, Porsche Engineering Services, Aero Engine Controls, Babcock International, Auto Electrical Services and Jaguar Land Rover.

A member of staff will be individually assigned to you as your industrial placement tutor, who will be in contact with you throughout your placement and will visit the sponsoring company. During the year you will return to Leicester to present details of your placement to other students studying for 'With industry' degrees.

A year in industry is a great opportunity which can give you first-hand experience of working in an engineering-related career while also enhancing your employability skills and allowing you to network with people in industry.,
• Systems Engineering


• Neuromuscular Control and Rehabilitation


• Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine


• Advanced Materials Characterisation


Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.

Why Leicester

This course emphasises the very latest advances in biomedical engineering technology focus across all key areas: A.I., biomaterials, biomechanics, regenerative medicine and tissue engineering.

The School of Engineering operates an Open Door policy meaning you can access support when you need it. We also keep our teaching groups small so you won't be a face in the crowd at Leicester.

Teaching and learning

Our education strategy empowers students from all backgrounds with the expertise and skills they need and foster inclusivity and accessibility in an enriching environment.

This programme will follow the standard scheme of undergraduate award and classification set out in Senate Regulations.

You will be assigned a personal tutor who will be on hand throughout your course to offer advice and support on personal matters, provide guidance on course choices and help you appraise your own work.

For the practical aspects of the course you will work, with a partner or as part of a small team, in our well-equipped engineering labs. On your third year project you will work individually with an academic member of staff.

Continuous assessment of your experimentation, computing, design and project work will contribute about 30-50% of your overall mark, with the rest based on your performance in exams for each module. You will also be expected to give presentations about your work.

Independent learning

When not attending lectures, seminars or other timetabled sessions you will be expected to continue learning independently through self-study. Typically, this will involve reading journal articles and books, working on individual and group projects, undertaking research in the library, preparing coursework assignments and presentations, and preparing for exams. To help with your independent learning, you can access the Library and our social study spaces in halls of residence.

Your contact hours will depend on the option modules you select. You can see details of the contact hours on individual module pages.

Academic support

Our Centre of Academic Achievement provides help in the following areas:

• study and exam skills


• academic writing


• presentations


• dissertations


• numerical data skills


• referencing sources


Our AccessAbility Centre offers support and practical help for students with dyslexia or other specific learning difficulties, including physical, mental health or mobility difficulties, deafness, or visual impairment.

Teaching staff

You will be taught by an experienced teaching team whose expertise and knowledge are closely matched to the content of the modules on the course. PhD research students who have undertaken teacher training may also contribute to the teaching of seminars under the supervision of the module leader. Our teaching is informed by the research we do. You can learn more about our staff by visiting our staff profiles.


• 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.,
• A/AS-levels: ABB including Maths. Two AS-levels considered in place of one A-level. General Studies accepted.


• EPQ with A-levels: BBB + EPQ at grade B. A-level subjects to include Maths


• GCSEs: Grade C/4 in English Language.


• BTEC Nationals: DDM in Engineering including Further Maths at Distinction.


• International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 30 points, with grade 5 in Maths 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.


• Access to HE Diploma: Pass in Engineering Diploma with 45 credits at level 3, 30 of which are at Distinction. To include all level 3 Maths modules at Distinction.


• T Levels: Distinction in either: Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing or Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing and Control (plus Maths test).


Please note: If you do not have Grade B at Maths A-level, you will need to take an additional Maths assessment test.

Other official national and international qualifications considered from across the world. You can review some of the qualifications we accept on our countries page and English Language equivalencies., IELTS 6.0 or equivalent. If your first language is not English, you may need to provide evidence of your English language ability. If you do not yet meet our requirements, our English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) offers a range of courses to help you to improve your English to the necessary standard., Course Biomedical Engineering Qualification MEng Duration 4 years Attendance Full-time Start Dates September each year Availability How to apply
Course Biomedical Engineering with Year Abroad Qualification MEng Duration 5 years Attendance Full-time Start Dates September each year Availability How to apply
Course Biomedical Engineering with Year in Industry Qualification MEng Duration 5 years Attendance Full-time Start Dates September each year Availability How to apply

We'll make sure you have everything you need for your future career: not just by awarding you a high quality degree, but also by helping you to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to make your mark in the world as a Citizen of Change. One way you can do this is by opting to take a Year Abroad between Years 2 and 3 of your degree.

Studying abroad is not just for people who are interested in travelling and meeting new people. It is about acquiring life skills that are becoming increasingly significant for a wide range of jobs in our modern globalised society. Whether you go on to a career in the private, public or third sector - or plough your own furrow as an entrepreneur - you will find the experience invaluable.

For more information, including a list of destinations, please visit our Study Abroad website.

Please note


• A year spent abroad still incurs a tuition fee, but this is much lower than for a normal year at Leicester. See the Fees and Funding tab of this page for details.


• You may be eligible for a travel grant from Student Finance England.


• Places are offered on a competitive basis, and eligibility is dependent on your academic performance in Years 1 and 2.
  
  Tuition fees for 2025/26 are yet to be confirmed. As an indication of what you might pay, the fees for students who started on similar courses in 2024/25 were:


• £9,250 in your first year. Tuition fees are subject to government regulations and may change in future years


• Year Abroad: your fee will be £1,385 for that year


• Year in Industry: your fee will be £1,850 for that year


Find out more about scholarships and funding., Tuition fees for 2025/26 are yet to be confirmed. As an indication of what you might pay, the fees for students who started on similar courses in 2024/25 were:

• £24,500 per year


• Year Abroad: £6,125, which is 25% of the full-time tuition fee


• Year in Industry: £3,675, which is 15% of the full-time tuition fee


If you are resident outside the UK and the Republic of Ireland, you will need to pay a deposit of £3,000 to secure your place. This will be subtracted from your total tuition fee.

From 2022 onwards, EU nationals will pay the International fee. If you are an EU national with settled or pre-settled status under the EU settlement scheme, you may qualify for the UK fee (subject to criteria).

Find out more about scholarships and funding.