27Nov
PostgraduateCourse summary
This MSc has a focus on biomedical engineering fundamentals to healthcare practice, ranging from biomedical engineering, to embedded electronic systems, to machine learning. Using open-source tools for biosensing and neuroscience, you will work in a creative space with the aim of making brain-computer interfacing and other biosensors more accessible for rapid prototyping and quicker delivery of products in the consumer landscape. On completion of this masters you'll have an advanced understanding of: – how to analyse and formulate a wide range of biomedical problems using signal processing, embedded electronic systems, and machine learning. – how to design, create and integrate software and hardware components of modern biomedical engineering systems and computer-controlled equipment – the processes involved in constructing, analysing and solving biomedical problems into healthcare solutions – the healthcare context in which engineering is practiced, as well as the effects of engineering projects on society
- You will have the opportunity to gain advanced, research-specific skills and academic knowledge to take forward into further study or into your career.
- You will become part of a dynamic research environment where you will acquire industrially relevant knowledge to make a successful contribution to tomorrow’s systems that support everyday life.
Modules
Please visit our website for information on modules: https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/studying-here/postgraduate/electronic-engineering/biomedical-electronic-engineering/
Assessment method
This MSc consists of eight modules and a dissertation. Teaching follows several different complementary models: face-to-face, online, pre-recorded, workshops, presentations, practical sessions, labs. Assessments cover a variety of activities: groupwork, presentations, reports, Moodle quizzes, etc. Across the four MScs, examples and case-studies are international and cover many different backgrounds. Modules feature built-in formative assessments (e.g. Moodle quizzes, workshops, presentations) that complement and lead up to summative assessment. Students have a close relationship with their tutors, and with the teaching staff in general, which means they have many opportunities for feedback. They receive oral feedback in workshops, presentations, practical sessions, and labs.
Entry requirements
2:2 Preferred subjects include Electronics, Electrical, Systems or Biosciences, Biotechnology or Biomedical Engineering background Normally we require a UK 2:1 (Honours) or equivalent in relevant subjects but we will consider high 2:2 or relevant work experience. Candidates with professional qualifications in an associated area may be considered. Where a ‘good 2:2’ is considered, we would normally define this as reflecting a profile of 57% or above. An Electronics, Electrical, Systems or Biosciences, Biotechnology or Biomedical Engineering background
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Republic of Ireland | £14400 | Year 1 |
| EU | £26100 | Year 1 |
| England | £14400 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £14400 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £14400 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £14400 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £14400 | Year 1 |
| International | £26100 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
These tuition fees apply to students enrolled on a full-time basis in the academic year 2025/26. Students studying on the standard part-time course structure over two years are charged 50% of the full-time applicable fee for each study year.
Royal Holloway reserves the right to increase all postgraduate tuition fees annually, based on the UK’s Retail Price Index (RPI). Please therefore be aware that tuition fees can rise during your degree (if longer than one year’s duration), and that this also means that the overall cost of studying the course part-time will be slightly higher than studying it full-time in one year.
This figure is the fee for EU and international students starting a degree in the academic year 2025/26. For further information, please visit: https://royalholloway.ac.uk/studying-here/fees-and-funding/postgraduate/tuition-fees/
These estimated costs relate to studying this particular degree at Royal Holloway during the 2025/26 academic year, and are included as a guide. Costs, such as accommodation, food, books and other learning materials and printing, have not been included.
Provider information
Royal Holloway, University of London
Egham
TW20 0EX