University of Dundee
Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons)
University of Dundee

Key Course Facts

Course Description

On this course, you'll learn from engineers, scientists, and clinicians. This gives you a solid understanding of how engineering improves patient care.

You'll apply engineering principles to solve challenges in the healthcare industry. For example, you may develop surgical devices, make improvements to medical instrumentation or discover new techniques in medical imaging.

You'll gain valuable experience within a clinical environment. You'll also learn about anatomy and functions of the human body. This will help you to understand where and how the technologies you develop will be used.

You'll learn about design, optics, instrumentation, and medical sciences. You'll also develop research and business management skills within the biomedical industry.

In your final year, you'll focus on your research project which will relate to current research. You'll apply skills and knowledge acquired over the course of your degree. You'll also have the opportunity to shape your own degree with the choice of an elective module.

Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirements for registration as an Engineering Technician and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer.

Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews for 12 graduates of Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons) at University of Dundee for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Biomedical Engineering.

Overall student satisfaction
87 /100
12 total respondents
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates of Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons) at University of Dundee

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons) 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 £26000 £29500 £33500
25-75 percentile range £20000 - £30000 £25500 - £36500 £29500 - £41500


Salary of all UK Graduates of Biomedical Engineering

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £25789 £24649 £28518
25-75 percentile range £22377 - £29789 £19237 - £30298 £22054 - £34375

What You Will Learn

Programme content: As a student of Biomedical Engineering, BEng (Hons) you will study the following course modules.

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

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.

Current jobs

Job in line with future plans

Utilise skills from studies

Work is meaningful

Required skill level of job after 15 months

% Skilled jobs

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons) at University of Dundee

30% Engineering professionals
15% Elementary occupations
10% Business and public service associate professionals
10% Sales occupations
10% Process, plant and machine operatives
5% Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
5% Skilled trades occupations
5% Managers, directors and senior officials
5% Quality and Regulatory Professionals
5% Artistic, literary and media occupations

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course

Qualification requirements

including A-Level mathematics and a science or engineering subject (physics is preferred)

including mathematics and a science or engineering subject (physics is preferred)

Higher Level grades 5, 5, 5 to include mathematics and a science or engineering subject (physics is preferred)

Do you not fulfill the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements?
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still be able to join Biomedical Engineering, BEng (Hons).

Costs

Tuition Fees Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons)

Scotland £1820 year 1
England UK £9250 year 1
Northern Ireland £9250 year 1
Wales £9250 year 1
Channel Islands £9250 year 1
Ireland £9250 year 1
EU £23650 year 1
International £23650 year 1

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, 2024

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:

  • year 1 (Default entry point)

University Rankings

Positions of University of Dundee in top UK and global rankings.

Rankings of University of Dundee in related subject specific rankings.

Computer Science

    • #7 
    • #744 
    Technology
    URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Subject
    [Published 06 June, 2020]

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About University of Dundee

The University of Dundee is a publicly funded institution in the small and diverse city of Dundee, Scotland. Particularly well known for their research work in the fields of Health and Climate Change, student researchers here feel that they can make a difference at home and abroad. Students discover a friendly, safe, and welcoming city in Dundee, where inhabitants are able to get to most of their commitments either by bike or even on foot.

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Where is this programme taught

The University of Dundee
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Main Site - Nethergate
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