BEng Biomedical Engineering at University of Southampton

Programme overview

This BEng Biomedical Engineering degree prepares you to tackle some of the biggest challenges in global healthcare. You’ll develop the skills to design software and hardware solutions to address real healthcare challenges. For example, you might explore ways to support an ageing population or improve rapid, remote diagnosis and treatment.

Faculty: Engineering and Physical Sciences | Duration: 3 years full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Southampton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The topics you study will depend on the pathway you choose. In your first 2 years, you’ll study core and compulsory modules that cover key biomedical engineering topics, including electronics, programming and mathematics. Alongside this, you will study modules that introduce the fundamentals of life science and show how these principles apply to engineering.

Career pathways

Graduates commonly work in sectors including information and communication, education, public administration and defence, scientific and technical, manufacturing. Careers directly related to the course include prosthetic device engineer, biomedical engineer, rehabilitation engineer, biomechanical engineer, biomaterials engineer, physiological modeller, research scientist, medical technology developer.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A-levels: AAA including mathematics and either biology, chemistry or physics. IB: Pass, with 36 points overall with 18 points required at Higher Level including 6 at Higher Level in Mathematics (Analysis and Approaches) or 7 at Higher Level in Mathematics (Applications and Interpretation), and 6 at Higher Level in Physics, Biology or Chemistry. Applicants must hold GCSE English language (or GCSE English) (minimum grade 4/C) and mathematics (minimum grade 4/C). IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 6.0 in each component.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year. UK (home) students, tuition for a year of study on the September 2027 entry course page Source

International applicants: GBP 33,500 a year. EU and international students, tuition for a year of study on the September 2027 entry course page Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/how-to-apply/undergraduate-applications.page

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