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Biomedical Engineering with an Industrial Placement Year at University of Sheffield - UCAS

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Course summary

You'll spend a year working in an engineering, medical or healthcare company. This real-world experience gives you a competitive advantage in the jobs market once you graduate. Be at the forefront of the rapidly growing medical technology sector, learning to save and improve lives through this well-established course. Our team of industry experts and academics has been teaching at Sheffield for over a decade. They’ll show you how disciplines from across the field of engineering can be used to heal the human body. We teach you how to give people a healthier and more fulfilling life, using technology like tissue engineering, biotechnology, mechanics and robotics. The BEng offers flexibility to tailor your course to your interests. Your first year gives an introduction to bioengineering, at the end of which you’ll choose one of four specialisms for the rest of the course:

  • Biomedical Engineering: use engineering principles to safeguard and enhance human health.
  • Medical Devices and Systems: develop novel devices and improve clinical engineering systems.
  • Biomaterials Science and Tissue Engineering: applying materials engineering and cell biology principles to repair damaged body tissues and organs.
  • Biomanufacturing: apply chemical engineering and cell biology principles to the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and biologically active substances.
On the placement year, you'll work in an engineering, medical or healthcare company. While placements are not guaranteed and are your responsibility to source, you’ll receive plenty of support from our dedicated placement team. We have links with world-famous companies such as Siemens, AstraZeneca and Nestlé, who also join us on campus for employability fairs and networking sessions. The final year culminates in an individual project, where you’ll work with an academic on your chosen specialism. Why study this course?
  • Top 5 for bioengineering and biomedical engineering in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide - and one of the longest-running biomedical engineering departments in the country.
  • Unique, state-of-the-art facilities - use unique biomedical spaces such as the bio mammalian and bio bacteria labs, along with the Microfabrication room, Electronics clean room and the Pilot Plant in The Diamond.
  • Broadest choice of specialisms - from your second year, you can choose between four specialisms: Biomedical Engineering, Medical Devices and Systems, Biomaterials Science and Tissue Engineering, or Biomanufacturing.
  • Global Engineering Challenge - join teams of students to solve engineering problems in developing countries – pushing you to develop you as a professional engineer and enhancing your career prospects.


How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
H67H
Institution code:
S18
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

To find out if you're eligible for additional consideration or an alternative offer, visit: ww.sheffield.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply/access-sheffield

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/undergraduate


English language requirements

You must demonstrate that your English is good enough for you to successfully complete your course. For this course we require: GCSE English Language at grade 4/C; IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component; or an alternative acceptable English language qualification

English language requirements for undergraduates

https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply/english-language


Student Outcomes

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60%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
95%
Go onto work and study

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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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

Tuition fees for 2025 entry have not been confirmed. Please use 2024-25 information as a guide.
Biomedical Engineering with an Industrial Placement Year at University of Sheffield - UCAS