Biomedical Engineering, BEng (Hons)

95% of graduates are in employment, study and/ or other activities

HESA 2025

biomedical engineering

Course Overview

Biomedical Engineering applies engineering principles to the human body, in pursuit of an advanced and personalised style of future healthcare.

Combining engineering with the instrumentation used in modern medicine promises to generate important new technologies which touch and extend all our lifetimes. You can be at the heart of it.

Our degrees prepares you for a rewarding career across a range of sectors. You will gain core engineering skills while learning about anatomy, physiology and communication with clinicians.

You will develop your analytical and problem-solving abilities whilst gaining hands-on experience of industrial medical devices and instruments, establishing skills that are vital to employment in the wider industry.

This programme is a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), which will provide you with training and skills in the design and innovation of tomorrow’s medical technologies based on engineering principles, and a route to becoming a Professional, Chartered Engineer. If you are looking for a Bachelor of Science (BSc) programme, with a focus on clinical and practical aspects of medical engineering within the NHS, which provides a route to becoming a Healthcare Practitioner, please see our BSc Healthcare Sciences (Medical Engineering).

Why Biomedical Engineering at Swansea?

  • 11th in the UK (Guardian University Guide 2026)
  • 5th in the UK for Career Prospects (Guardian University Guide 2026)
  • 9th in the UK Biomedical Engineering (Daily Mail University Guide 2026)
  • 3rd in the UK for Learning Resources* (NSS 2025)

* Based on the average positivity score across questions 19 to 21 in the NSS 2025 when ranked against universities featured in the Times Good University Guide.

This course offers you the opportunity to spend a YEAR IN INDUSTRY (UCAS HB19), in the UK or overseas, giving valuable workplace experience as well as a salary that is currently over £15,000 on average. Support and guidance is provided to help secure your placement.

We also offer you the option to spend a YEAR ABROAD (UCAS HB01) at a partner university which enriches the degree, giving a valuable cultural and linguistic experience which can broaden your horizons when seeking employment.

Your Biomedical Engineering Experience

Our Biomedical Engineering degrees have three main themes:

  1. Biomechanics and materials – development and analysis of materials for strength and biocompatibility
  2. Instrumentation – quantification of advanced diagnostic and therapeutic techniques
  3. Bioprocesses – detailing important physical, chemical and biological processes in the human body

Our state-of-the-art facilities include electrical engineering instruments to build and test medical devices and biomechanical modelling units to optimise implant technologies.

You will study in and around a thriving research community. This includes the Biomedical Engineering Simulation & Testing (BEST) Lab which is a fantastic space for interdisciplinary researchers to grow ideas from concept through to manufacture, instrumentation, and testing.

Hear about Mthokozisi's experience studying Medical Engineering at Swansea.

Biomedical Engineering Employment Opportunities

Our graduates are set on course for a range of exciting career opportunities including:

  • Biomedical Engineer
  • Clinical Engineer/Scientist
  • Medical Research Scientist
  • Rehabilitation Engineer
  • Prosthetic Design Engineer
  • Application Engineer in Medical Devices
  • Bioinstrumentation Engineer
  • Robotic Surgical Instruments

Our graduates go on to have interesting and varied careers at companies such as, Renishaw, Calon Cardio-Technology Ltd, Olympus Surgical Technologies, NHS, GE Healthcare and Royal Navy.

Modules

We're currently reviewing our curriculum to enhance your learning experience and embed skills that will benefit your future career. This means that some modules may be subject to change.

Entry Requirements

The University will consider applications from students offering a wide range of qualifications.

Typical A level Offer

ABB-BCC

Biomedical Engineering, BEng (Hons)

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