Excited to learn more? See below for a taste of what you can expect to study for our Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hons) degree.
Compulsory modules
Design and Make Project 1
The aims of the module are:
- To provide students with an understanding of the basic engineering and life science principles used in designing and making exemplar bioengineering products.
- To provide a practical experience of a series of laboratories relating design concepts to product properties.
Chemical Engineering Science
The aims of this module is to:
- Equip students with core chemical and biological knowledge underpinning Chemical Engineering.
- Introduce the principles of sustainability in chemical/biochemical processes.
- Introduce students to industrially significant aspects of chemical/biochemical processes and microbiology.
- Familiarise students to risk analysis procedures and experimental planning processes.
Mathematical Methods in Bioengineering
The aims of this module are to reinforce and extend student's previous exposure to mathematics with an emphasis on the techniques required to solve problems arising in bioengineering.
Introductory Materials Science
The aim of this module is:
- To give the students an introduction to engineering materials, their properties and processing and how these are interrelated.
- To provide students with an understanding of the major principles used in determining the properties and structure of materials.
- Introduction to processing a range of material types from raw material to finished part.
- How the processing method can influence the properties of the material.
Anatomy and Physiology
The aim of this module is to develop the students' understanding of the structure, function and homeostatic regulation of the human body with reference to integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, immune, endocrine and reproductive systems.
Integrated Product Design
The aim of this module is for students to understand the integrated nature of Product Design and technology. Students will gain an introduction to:
- The processes of creating design information through applied Computer Aided Design (CAD) methods.
- Reading graphical engineering design information.
- The design and implementation of engineering related software and programming.
- Electronics and technology.
- CAD based simulation for modelling.
Compulsory modules
Design and Make Project 2
The aims of the module are:
- To enable students to develop detailed knowledge of the principles used in designing and making exemplar bioengineering products.
- To enable students to demonstrate their understanding and skills to complete dedicated biomaterials, Electrical Engineering (EE) and scaffold fabrication mini projects, and a series of well-structured tissue manufacturing experiments relating to the process design for engineered tissue(s) or organ(s).
- To enable students to analyse and communicate the principles of design in solving bioengineering problems including the complex processes for bioengineering product(s) through combinational skills.
Bioengineering Thermofluids
The aims of this module are to:
- Introduce the fundamental concepts of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.
- Solve practical engineering problems using thermodynamics and fluid mechanics principles.
Data Analysis and Modelling
The aims of this module is to introduce the principles of data analysis and modelling relevant to materials and chemical engineering.
Digital Systems
The aims of this module are to develop an understanding of the key concepts of electronic logic and how signals and systems are represented on digital platforms.
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
The aim of this module is to further student understanding of the fundamental aspects of biochemistry and cell biology that underpin the wider study of human biology.
Materials Characterisation
The aim of the module is to develop the understanding of materials characterisation techniques to accurately determine the structure of materials at microscopic or atomic level.
Biomaterials 1 (Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering)
The aims of the module are to:
- To provide students with an understanding of the types of materials used in tissue engineering.
- To relate the mechanical/physical/chemical properties of a material with its correct use in the different biological tissues.
- To consider the design and development of devices to replace or augment damaged or diseased body parts.
Compulsory modules
Bioengineering Individual Project
The aim of the module is to impart the skills required:
- To develop and conduct a research programme in the field of bioengineering.
- To communicate the findings, orally and in writing, to a technical audience.
Biomedical Component Design
The aims of this module are for the student to:
- Understand how to use basic design principles, including an appreciation of design requirements, constraints and approaches.
- Use the principles of materials selection in conjunction with biological requirements, and the different approaches adopted in commercial material selection systems in a regulated industry.
- Integrate their knowledge of biomaterials properties, manufacturing techniques and engineering principles in the solution of practical biomedical design problems.
Data Analysis
The objective of this module is to introduce (mainly statistical) methods for the analysis of data generated from experiments, plant trials or production. Students will gain an understanding of how confidence levels can be used to quantify uncertainty in data and shape the conclusions that can be drawn from them, to then inform decision making and resulting actions.
Product Innovation Management
The aim of this module is for students to gain an understanding of strategic and operational issues and demands related to product innovation management through a series of lectures covering an appreciation of market dynamics and their effect on the design of new products, including the development of appropriate management strategies.
Healthcare Engineering
The aim of the module is to introduce students from a diverse range of engineering backgrounds to both the opportunities and constraints of engineering practice in healthcare, medicine and medical device industry. The module will have a focus on products, design and manufacture, innovation and exploitation in a regulated industry on emerging health technology products.
Optional modules
Body Composition and Physiological Measurement
The aims of this module are for the student to understand the biological bases and methods for assessing the composition and function of the human body and to critically evaluate the reliability and validity of techniques and their applicability in different populations.
Biochemical Engineering
The aims of this module are:
- To enable students to analyse biological processes based on an understanding of the principles involved.
- To develop strategies for processing biological materials based on available technologies.
- To give examples of industrially relevant processes.
Bioelectricity and Biophotonics Engineering
The aims of this module are to:
- Introduce the fundamentals of bioelectricity and biophotonics at molecular, cellular and tissue levels.
- Explore engineering principles underpinning selected biomedical applications.
Additive Manufacturing for Product Development
The module will introduce and develop the concepts of seven Additive Manufacturing (AM) process categories. The module will emphasise the strengths and weaknesses of the various technologies and will highlight applications and case studies from the Additive Manufacturing (AM) industry.
Biomaterials 2 (Biomaterials for Drug Delivery)
The aims of the module are to:
- To provide students with an understanding of the types of materials used in controlled delivery.
- To relate the mechanical/physical/chemical properties of a material with its correct use for different types of delivery.
- To consider the design and development of new materials and structures that can target delivery to specific organs/tissues and in specific timeframes.
Regenerative Medicine
The aim of this module is to develop an understanding of regenerative medicine that utilises biology as the basis for modern regenerative therapies.
Emerging Technologies for Sport, Health and Wellbeing
The aim of this module is for students to develop a multidisciplinary knowledge and understanding of recent emerging technologies that can aid with improving health and wellbeing. This is inclusive of clinical devices to active lifestyle aids, and the module will cover topics including how they are developed, how they can be applied, and how to utilise them in research and practice.
Sports Engineering
The aim of the module is for students to gain an understanding of the science and materials relating to sports equipment design and manufacture and to appreciate the significance of this industry sector.
Compulsory modules
Group Design Project
The aims of this module are for the student to:
- Understand and use design principles, including an appreciation of design requirements, constraints and approaches.
- Further develop principles of materials selection; component or system design; material processing/bioengineering practice.
- Integrate their knowledge of materials properties/bioengineering, manufacturing techniques and engineering principles in the solution of practical engineering design problems.
- Understand the behaviour of groups and individuals in a management context.
Optional modules
Drug Delivery and Targeting
The aims of this module are to:
- To develop an understanding of the principles of drug delivery and targeting.
- To give practice in the selection and modelling of drug delivery devices.
Process Intensification and Integration
The aims of the module are:
- To obtain an understanding of the concept of process intensification and integration and how they can be used to improve the cost-effectiveness, energy use, environmental impact and safety of a process or unit operation.
- To apply process intensification strategies to selected process applications such as chemical reactions, heat and mass transfer, separation and dispersion processes.
- To gain knowledge and understanding of a range of intensification technologies which can be used for improving the cost-effectiveness, energy use, environmental impact and safety of processes and unit operations, such as heat transfer, mass transfer, separation and dispersion processes.
- To obtain a knowledge of a range of applications, both existing and potential, for process intensification technologies.
- To obtain knowledge and understanding of how to apply process integration techniques to improve the efficiency of a plant.
- To apply process integration tools to determine the minimum utility requirements, operating and capital costs for a chemical process and design the corresponding heat exchanger networks.
Fundamentals of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
The aims of the module are:
- To obtain a thorough understanding of the fundamental concepts of biochemistry and molecular biology and their applications in genetic engineering and biotechnology.
- To gain knowledge in a range of basic molecular biology techniques and how to apply those for gene manipulation and solving genetic engineering problems.
- To understand the application of genetic engineering tools and techniques in various fields of biotechnology, including medical, industrial, and environmental biotechnology.
- To analyse and compare a range of biotechnological processes, both existing and potential new ones, through the application of genetic engineering techniques.
Biomedical Analytical Technologies
The aims of this module is for the student to:
- Gain an understanding of the methods, components, and applications of select analytical technologies for in vitro biochemical and in vivo physiological measurement.
- Compare and contrast the various sensing design elements.
- Critically appraise biosensors for laboratory and clinical environments, including characteristics such as sensitivity, selectivity and biocompatibility.
Research Methods
The aims of this module are to:
- Develop skills to critically review the literature and apply them to scientific and engineering problems.
- Develop knowledge and understanding of data analysis techniques and their application.
- Gain an understanding of and how to apply the ideas to measure unknown quantities.
Orthopaedic Sport Biomechanics
The aim of this module is for students to develop knowledge and understanding of orthopaedic sport biomechanics ranging from the epidemiology and anatomy, to the common injuries, their diagnostic methods, treatment, rehabilitation, and evaluation and implementation of clinical outcomes and prevention.
Colloid Science and Engineering
The aims of the module are:
- To develop a good understanding of the application of Colloid Science in a range of Chemical Engineering processes.
- To introduce and/or reinforce the student's knowledge of molecular interactions manifestation in the colloidal domain and how colloidal phenomena are manifested in the macroscopic world.
Advanced Biochemical Engineering
The aims of the module are to give students an in depth knowledge of the engineering and biological principles of the industrial production of a range of bioactive molecules by fermentation and cell culture.
Technological Entrepreneurship
The module aims to provide students with advanced knowledge and understanding of a broad set of concepts associated with innovation, intellectual property and commercialisation aspects focusing on the biotechnology and biomedical engineering fields.
Advances in Biomaterials
The aim of the module is to:
- Appraise types and properties of materials that can be (i) used for biomedical applications, (ii) derived from renewable sources, (iii) degraded in biological environments.
- Analyse how material composition and micro/nanostructure influence biological environments and degradation processes.
- Assess the design and development of materials of biological relevance and/or from renewable sources.
- Understand different techniques for biomaterials characterisations.
Biomechanics for Biomedical Engineering
The aim of this module is for the student to apply classical mechanics to human motion and to develop the skills and understanding for 3D motion analysis, to be able to collect, process, calculate, and interpret kinetic and kinematic data during dynamic activities.
The information above is intended as an example only, featuring module details for the current year of study. Modules are reviewed on an annual basis and may be subject to future changes – revised details will be published through Programme Specifications ahead of each academic year. Please also see Terms and Conditions of Study for more information.