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

Programme overview

The Rehabilitation Engineering degree applies engineering principles to develop technological solutions and devices that assist people with disabilities and long-term conditions. Over three years students learn the design, construction and testing of wheelchairs, artificial limbs, robotic aids and specialist seating, using pressure mapping systems, goniometers, inclinometers and joystick controllers.

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 in rehabilitation engineering.

Career pathways

Graduates work in electronic assistive technology, clinical movement analysis, wheelchair and seating, prosthetics and orthotics and telehealth and telecare, many within NHS Wales rehabilitation engineering units, or in medical device development, research and further study including Clinical Scientist training.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants need a strong educational profile and commitment to Healthcare Science in the physical science field. Typical A-level offer minimum BBB with at least one in a science subject (biology, physics, chemistry, mathematics or engineering); Access to Science: Distinction and Merit profile (Access to Healthcare and Access to Healthcare and Nursing not accepted); BTEC DDD; Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales: 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 including Welsh/English language, Maths and a Physical Science or Double Award Science. International applicants whose first language is not English: IELTS 7.0 with no component below 6.5. 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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