Biomedical Engineering and Healthcare Technologies MEng at Brunel University of London

Brunel’s Biomedical Engineering and Healthcare Technologies MEng brings together engineering and medicine to create technologies that improve lives - and gives you the advanced training to lead innovation in the field. From designing and analysing medical devices and wearable sensors to implementing AI‑driven diagnostics, you’ll explore how technology is transforming healthcare. You’ll also study rehabilitation technologies, biomaterials and digital health systems, areas shaping the future of medicine.

Faculty: College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences  |  Department: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering  |  Duration: 4 years full-time; 5 years full-time with placement  |  Study mode: full-time; placement year option; integrated master's  |  Intake: September  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Your degree starts with a strong engineering foundation and builds into specialist biomedical knowledge, with each year designed to give you the skills employers want and the confidence to tackle real‑world challenges. Compulsory modules by year include Year 1: Introduction to Biomechanics, Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology, Engineering Design I, Electronic Devices and Systems, To present principles governing the mechanics of fluid flow, Engineering Mathematics and Programming I, Engineering Mathematics and Programming II and others; Year 2: Biomechanics of Human Movement, Digital Systems and Microcontroller Principles, Electronic Systems, Engineering Design II - Mechanical, Fluid Mechanics, Fundamentals of Cell Biology and Biomaterials, Signals and Systems and others; Year 3: Healthcare Engineering, Embedded Systems, Mechatronics and Control Engineering, Major Individual Project, Professional Engineering skills - Management and Quality; Year 4: Innovation Toolbox, Major Group Project, Biomedical Engineering Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation, Medical Device Engineering and Regulations, Smart Biomaterials and Therapeutic Systems, Assistive and Smart Living Technologies, AI and Data science for Biomedical Engineering.

Career pathways

You’ll graduate with the deeper technical expertise employers look for - combining engineering mastery with biomedical insight, advanced project experience and hands‑on laboratory skills. And if you choose to carry out a placement year, you’ll already have real‑world experience that gives you a head start in the job market.

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