BSc (Hons) Healthcare Science (Medical Engineering) (Part-time) at Swansea University

Programme overview

The part-time Medical Engineering degree is for individuals employed within NHS health boards and provides specialist training for a career as a medical engineer working with medical devices in hospital settings. Study is at FHEQ levels 5 and 6 over three years, with 1.5 days of study leave per week, of which one full day is university-led teaching.

Department: School of Health and Social Care | Duration: 3 years part-time (blended study) | Intake: September | Study mode: part-time | Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

The programme covers the full medical equipment lifecycle, from acceptance testing and introducing new devices to advising clinicians on correct use, patient safety and safe disposal, combining academic study with practice-based learning in the student's own health board.

Career pathways

Most graduates progress into Band 5 Medical Engineering or Clinical Engineering roles within the NHS, with later routes into specialist, senior or managerial roles, research, education or the medical devices industry.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entry requires completion of an HECert or apprenticeship in Medical Engineering, a BTEC Higher National Diploma in Electrical or Medical Engineering plus healthcare-based competencies or equivalent, or completion of the Recognition of Prior Learning Admissions Mapping Portfolio. Applicants outside these routes must demonstrate equivalent knowledge and clinical skills mapping to level 4 and sufficient for entry at level 5. Minimum five GCSE passes at grade A-C including Welsh/English language, Maths and Science. Applicants who meet the entry requirements are invited to interview (in person or by telephone or video call). Offers are conditional on a satisfactory enhanced DBS check (or approved equivalent), an occupational health declaration and assessment, and a satisfactory educational reference.

Intake: September

Duration: 3 years part-time (blended study)

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