Biomedical Engineering with foundation year BEng
Canterbury Christ Church University
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Student Reviews
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Salary
Salary of Graduates in Performing Arts
Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Performing Arts at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.
| 15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median salary | £19500 | £18500 | £22500 |
| 25-75 percentile range | £14500 - £25000 | £13000 - £22500 | £15500 - £27500 |
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Course Description
As a biomedical engineer, you will combine the study of engineering and biology to bring solutions to the medical and health care industries.
The use of technology is increasingly growing in all areas of our lives. Applying engineering solutions to biomedical problems is contributing to improving our health provision and saving lives.
Biomedical engineers design and deliver engineering solutions to biomedical problems and contribute to improving our health and saving lives. Biomedical engineers are responsible for developing robots used in surgery, advanced prosthetics, machines for treating patients such as kidney dialysis, diagnostic equipment such as hospital NMR machines and artificial organs to name a few.
Our foundation year option enables you to join the Biomedical Engineering course even if you don’t have the formal qualifications or experience to meet the entry requirements. It equips you with the knowledge to move into formal degree study, setting you up for future success.
The course is designed based on CDIO (Conceive Design Implement Operate) methodology where students will interact with industry from first year through industry-oriented real time projects.
We offer a truly immersive and inclusive learning opportunity where the applied elements of the course are delivered in professional standard environments. This course enables you to develop your science and maths knowledge to pursue your biomedical engineering degree and provides professional biomedical engineering practice, and the opportunity to build professional networks with industry.
You will be taught by an inspiring and diverse community of teachers interested in inclusiveness and social mobility. In this course, you will use the pioneering CDIO (Create, Design, Implement and Operate) approach developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). CDIO gives you a rich hands-on experience that you can use to design and develop technology to provide biomedical engineering solutions. You could find solutions to urgent issues in health, patient treatment or development of products required by medical teams and much more.
At CCCU, most of the CDIO projects are outsourced by Industry across Kent and you will design and develop one/two CDIO projects in each semester along with technical sessions. This helps you to create the bridge between industry and academia from the beginning of your course.
Each engineering programme learning outcomes are based on Engineering Council AHEP 4.0 standards.
Location
This course is run at our Canterbury Campus in Kent. Canterbury is just 50 miles south-east of London and less than an hour by high-speed train from St Pancras. Located on a UNESCO World Heritage Site the campus offers state-of-the-art buildings, right in the centre of a vibrant and world-famous cathedral city. You’ll benefit from a campus with excellent learning and teaching resources, music venues, a superb sports centre, a well-stocked bookshop and plenty of coffee bars and places to eat. A short walk away is Augustine House our award-winning library and home to a vast range of learning resources and student support teams.
Modules
For a list of core and likely optional modules, please visit our website.
Jobs & Career Perspectives
15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.
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Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)
Example below based on all graduates of Biomedical Engineering with foundation year BEng at Canterbury Christ Church University
| 15% | Business and public service associate professionals |
| 15% | Sales occupations |
| 15% | Media Professionals |
| 10% | Administrative occupations |
| 5% | Artistic, literary and media occupations |
| 5% | Process, plant and machine operatives |
| 5% | Web and Multimedia Design Professionals |
| 5% | Teaching Professionals |
| 5% | Business, Research and Administrative Professionals |
| 5% | Administrative occupations |
Grading & Study Time
Entry Requirements / Admissions
Minimum Required UCAS Tariff
Typical offer of A Level grade C or BTEC Extended Diploma PPP. One of these level 3 grades should be from the following subjects; A-level Mathematics, A-level Physics, A-level Applied Science, A-level Engineering or BTEC Engineering Diploma. You will need to achieve A-Level at grades BBC or BTEC Extended Diploma at grade DMM if you have not studied; A-level Maths, A-level Physics, A-level Applied Science, A-level Engineering, BTEC Engineering Diploma. We will also consider who have not been in full-time/part-time education for many years. Please see our website for information https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/
UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course
This particular course
Qualification requirements
Including a relevant subject/science @ C or above (80 UCAS tariff points)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
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Requirements for international students / English requirements
IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)
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- 5.0
- International Foundation
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- 6.5
- Graduate Degrees
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- 6.0
- Undergraduate Degrees
Costs
Tuition Fees Biomedical Engineering with foundation year BEng
| England UK | £9250 | year 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9250 | year 1 |
| Ireland | £9250 | year 1 |
Additional fee information
The fees above are for the 2024/25 academic year but may be subject to change following any announcements by the UK Government (approved by Parliament) regarding maximum Undergraduate tuition fee caps for 2024/25.
In addition, the University reserves the right to increase all full-time and part-time Undergraduate tuition fees mid-course, in line with any further inflationary increase in the Government tuition fee cap which is approved by Parliament. The University will publish information about any changes to tuition fees on its website.
International Tuition Fees (including EU fees): To be confirmed
Undergraduate tuition fees for International students are not subject to the Government’s regulations on maximum tuition fees.
Average student cost of living in the UK
| Rent | £518 |
| Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) | £50 |
| Supermarket shopping | £81 |
| Clothing | £35 |
| Eating out | £33 |
| Alcohol | £27 |
| Takeaways / food deliveries | £30 |
| Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) | £24 |
| Holidays and weekend trips | £78 |
| Transport within city | £17 |
| Self-care / sports | £20 |
| Stationary / books | £13 |
| Mobile phone / internet | £13 |
| Cable TV / streaming | £7 |
| Insurance | £51 |
| Other | £95 |
| Average student cost of living | £1092 |
London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.
How to apply
Application deadline:
January 1, 2025
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Possible Entry Points:
- Foundation
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About Canterbury Christ Church University
Founded in 1962, Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) has two campuses for Undergraduates, with one being located in the urban setting of the town of Canterbury, Kent and the other in Medway. Students come from afar to take this university’s STEM courses in the subjects of Medicine and Engineering, as well as their more than 200 Undergraduate courses on a wide variety of subjects.
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Student composition of Canterbury Christ Church University
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Total number of students enrolled at Canterbury Christ Church University by level Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
- undergraduates:
- 16485
- postgraduates:
- 1720
- Total:
- 18205
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