BSc (Hons) Healthcare Science (Medical Engineering) at Swansea University

Programme overview

The Medical Engineering degree builds the clinical, technical and problem-solving skills needed to work with medical devices used across healthcare settings. It covers the full medical equipment lifecycle, from acceptance testing and introduction into service to advising clinicians, patient safety and safe disposal, and is commissioned and funded by Health Education and Improvement Wales with placements across Welsh health boards.

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

What you will study

Year 1 covers professional and clinical practice for clinical engineering, anatomy and physiology, and the scientific basis of engineering. Year 2 includes medical equipment lifecycle, fluid mechanics, biomechanics and materials, innovation and medical devices and a work-based placement, followed by a research project and placement in Year 3.

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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Entry requirements

Typical A-level offer minimum BBB including maths or physics; Access to Science: Distinction and Merit profile (Access to Healthcare and Access to Healthcare and Nursing not accepted); BTEC DDD; Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales: Pass at B plus either BB at A level (including Maths or Physics) or DD at BTEC; Irish Leaving Certificate 345. Minimum five GCSE passes at grade A*-C/9-4 including Welsh/English language, Maths and Science. Applicants not applying for a WEDS-funded place must have secured sponsorship from a healthcare employer and their own placement before applying. 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 full-time (blended study)

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