Biomedical Engineering with a Foundation Year, BEng (Hons)

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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.

The integrated Engineering Foundation Year programme can lead to any full engineering degree. It is not a qualification in its own right, but the first year of a four-year BEng degree.

This degree 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.

As you progress, your developing analytical and problem-solving abilities will combine with hands-on experience of industrial medical devices and instruments, establishing skills that are vital to employment in the wider industry.

Why Biomedical Engineering with a Foundation Year at Swansea?

Engineering at Swansea University has a strong reputation and attracts students from across the world.

  • 12th in the UK for Graduate Prospects (Times Good University Guide 2024
  • 100% of Graduates are in employment and/or other study 15 months after leaving Swansea University (HESA Graduate Outcomes Survey 2023)
  • UK Top 3 for Research Quality – Medical Technology & Bioengineering (The Complete University Guide 2024)

A flexibly structured degree path means you have the opportunity to study abroad for a year or work in industry for a year. 

A selection of optional modules are offered in the later years of study, helping to closely align the degree with your interests.

Your Biomedical Engineering with a Foundation Year Experience

As all Engineering Foundation Year students study all the same modules, there is a good rapport amongst students which creates a friendly and supportive study atmosphere.

Biomedical Engineering with a Foundation Year Employment Opportunities

Biomedical Engineering graduates are set on course for a range of exciting career opportunities. Your future could lie in any of the following roles:

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

Modules

The Engineering integrated Foundation Year programme is a common one which leads on to any of our branches of engineering. It is not a stand-alone qualification, but is the first year of a 4-year BEng degree.

International/EU Students: Your Foundation Year will be taught by The College and your modules will be different to those below. You can find more information on the Undergraduate Pathways here.

Biomedical Engineering with a Foundation Year, BEng (Hons)