Program Overview

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Biomedical Engineering (in partnership with KMITL) BEng/MEng

Biomedical engineering is about finding engineering solutions to medical problems. As a rapidly expanding industry, biomedical engineering meets the demands of healthcare through the development of technology.

Programme Structure

Years 1 and 2

Students follow years 1 and 2 of the KMITL programme: BEng Biomedical Engineering (International Programme). Students should ensure they take the courses Thermodynamics, Biomaterials, and Fluid Mechanics.

Year 3

You will study more advanced engineering and biomedical subjects including biological fluid mechanics, biomechanics, modelling, instrumentation and control, statistics, medical imaging, and human biological sciences.

Year 4

In year 4 of the BEng programme, you will complete a project. Year 4 MEng students undertake a multidisciplinary design project. All year 4 students continue to take courses in engineering, biomedical, and life sciences and medicine, as well as a range of options.

Year 5

MEng students in the fifth year will work on a detailed research-based project in industry, at a hospital, or at another university.

Course Details

You will study the same courses in the first three years whether you are on the BEng or MEng degree programme. Both embed creativity to develop world-changing engineers.

Year 1 and Year 2

Students follow years 1 and 2 of the KMITL programme: BEng Biomedical Engineering (International Programme). Students should ensure they take the courses Thermodynamics, Biomaterials, and Fluid Mechanics.

Year 3

• Human Biological Sciences 2
• Biomedical Engineering Skills 3
• Biological Fluid Mechanics 3
• Control 3
• Instrumentation and Data Systems 3
• Simulation of Engineering Systems 3
• Microscopy and Optics 3
• Biomechanics 3
• Medical Imaging
• Statistics For Biomedical Engineering 3

In year 3, you will study more advanced engineering and biomedical subjects including biological fluid mechanics, biomechanics, modelling, instrumentation and control, statistics, medical imaging, and human biological sciences.

Year 4

Core courses:

• Biosensors and Diagnostics 4
• Individual Project 4
• Rehabilitation Engineering 4
• Bioethics for Biomedical Engineering 4
• Signal Processing of Biosignatures 4
• Entrepreneurship in Biomedical Engineering

In year 4 of the BEng programme, you will complete a project which takes up one third of the year. Year 4 MEng students undertake a multidisciplinary design project. All year 4 students continue to take courses in engineering, biomedical, and life sciences and medicine, as well as a range of options including cell and tissue engineering, ultrasound technology, control, materials, and mechanics.

Year 5

Core courses:

• Individual Project 5
• Entrepreneurship in Biomedical Engineering

As an MEng student, in your fifth year, you will work on a detailed research-based project in industry, at a hospital, or at another university. Thereafter, you will choose courses in subjects such as energy in biological systems, advanced imaging and therapy, scaffolds and tissues, computational modelling, dynamics, and materials.

Entry Requirements

For Entry in 2026

Students should consult the KMITL website for entry requirements to year 1 of the programme. KMITL applicants are expected to satisfy all of the admission requirements specified in the Regulation of King Mongkuts Institute of Technology Ladkrabang on Undergraduate Study B.E. 2559 (Appendix A). In addition, they are required to satisfy all of the following:

1. Having graduated from a high/secondary school (or equivalent) with a qualification that is considered equivalent to Mathayom 6 according to the relevant announcements on the equivalence of academic qualifications by the Ministry of Education of Thailand

• OR - Transferring from another program of study (in some other institute of higher education) that is of the same academic level

2. Having good skills of mathematics
3. Having good skills of English for academic purposes

For entry to the University of Glasgow in Level 3, KMITL students will need to obtain a GPA of 3.0 in their first two years of study at KMITL, including the courses of Thermodynamics, Biomaterials, and Fluid Mechanics.

There is a maximum of 10 places guaranteed at the University of Glasgow for KMITL students on this programme.

English Language

For applicants from non-English speaking countries, as defined by the UK Government, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level.

English Language Requirements

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic and Academic Online (not General Training)

• 6.5 with no subtests under 6.0
• IELTS One Skill Retake Accepted
• Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.

TOEFL (ibt, mybest or athome)

• 90 overall with Reading 20; Listening 19; Speaking 19; Writing 21
• Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements, this includes TOEFL mybest.

Pearsons PTE Academic

• 59 with minimum 59 in all subtests
• Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.

Cambridge Proficiency in English (CPE) and Cambridge Advanced English (CAE)

• 176 overall, no subtest less than 169
• Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.

Oxford English Test

• 7 overall with no subtest less than 6
• Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.

LanguageCert Academic SELT

• 70 overall with no subtest less than 60
• Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.

Password Skills Plus

• 6.5 overall with no subtest less than 6.0
• Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.

Trinity College Tests

• Integrated Skills in English II & III & IV: ISEII Distinction with Distinction in all sub-tests
• Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.

University of Glasgow Pre-sessional courses

• Tests are accepted for 2 years following date of successful completion.

School Qualifications

• IGCSE English First Language, grade C
• IGCSE English Second Language, grade A
• A Level English, grade C
• International Baccalaureate English A SL5 or HL5
• International Baccalaureate English B SL6 or HL5
• SQA National 5 English or ESOL, grade B
• SQA Higher English or ESOL, grade C

International School Qualifications

• Brunei: O-Level English Language 1120 grade B and above
• Denmark: Studentereksamen English at 7
• European Baccalaureate: English as Language 1 pass, if taken as Language 2 grade 7, if taken as Language 3 grade 7.5
• Finland: Ylioppilastutkinto / studentexamen English grade C or 4
• France: International Option Baccalaureate (OIB) / Baccalauréat Français International (BFI) grade 12
• Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone: West African Examination Council (WAEC) / Senior Secondary School Certificate English grade C6
• Germany: German Abitur English Grade 11
• Hong Kong: Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education, English Language grade 4
• India: Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) / All India School Certificate (ISC) English at 80%
• Kenya: Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) English grade B
• Netherlands: Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) grade 7
• Norway: Vitnemal English grade 4 or above
• Singapore: Cambridge International O Level English Language (1128 Singapore only) at Grade C; Singapore Integrated Programme Secondary 4 English Language at grade B
• South Africa: National Senior Certificate (NSC) / Independent Exam Board (IEB) Grade 4 (English as Home Language) OR Grade 4 (English as First Additional Language)
• Sweden: Avgangsbetyg / Fullständigt Slutbetyg fran Gymnasieskolan English grade VG
• Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe General Certificate of Education at English at Ordinary Level grade C

Alternatives to English Language Qualification

• Degree from majority-English speaking country (as defined by the UKVI including Canada if taught in English)
  • students must have studied for a minimum of 2 years at Undergraduate level, or 9 months at Master's level, and must have completed their degree in that majority-English speaking country within the last 6 years.
• Undergraduate 2+2 degrees from majority-English speaking country (as defined by the UKVI including Canada if taught in English)
  • students must have completed their final two years study in that majority-English speaking country within the last 6 years.

Career Prospects

Our graduates are well represented in manufacturing companies and the NHS and in a wide range of industries in this country and abroad, for example as Clinical Engineers in the NHS, as R&D engineers at Pneumowave, at Terumo Aortic, or as product engineers at Cambridge Consultants. Biomedical Engineering can be an excellent preliminary degree for graduate entry into Medicine. The degree also provides graduates with strong transferable skills in engineering, medicine, and biology.

Fees and Funding

Tuition Fees

How and when you pay tuition fees depends on where youre from. In years 1 and 2, students will pay their tuition fees to KMITL. Please consult the KMITL website for details on tuition fees for the first two years of the programme. Fees for the University of Glasgow part of the programme (year 3 onwards) can be found on the Tuition fees pages.

Scholarships

The University is committed to supporting students and rewarding academic excellence. That's why we've invested more than Ł1m in additional scholarship funding in recent years.

King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMTIL) Glasgow Undergraduate Scholarship

The School of Computing Science and James Watt School of Engineering is offering a discount to students from King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang wishing to complete their 3rd and 4th year of the BSc Software Engineering/BEng Biomedical Engineering at the University of Glasgow. A progression to the MSci/MEng may be available depending on the student's performance in year 3 and 4.

How to Apply

Students should consult the KMITL web pages for applying to year 1 of the programme. Students intending to transfer to this programme from KMITL from Level 3 may apply directly to the University of Glasgow. You will require a copy of your transcript showing courses already taken and in progress in the first two years of your degree; a copy of your English language test result and a copy of the photo page of your passport. We would encourage students to apply in January/February for September start.

• Application deadline: 30 June