Program Overview

Bioengineering MSc

Overview

The Bioengineering MSc is a 12-month course that aims to provide science and engineering graduates from diverse backgrounds with a solid grounding in modern bioengineering technologies. The course covers practical and theoretical aspects of bioengineering, including medical imaging, medical device design and regulation, cell-biomaterial surface interactions, materials characterization, functionalization of surface, and biomechanics.

Why Choose This Course?

• Academic expertise: Course content relates directly to the active research interests of staff delivering them.
• Tailored to you: The range of modules enables the course to be tailored to your individual interests.
• Summer projects: Provide an opportunity for research, working alongside postgrad and postdoc researchers.

Course Content

The course is made up of core and optional modules. The range of optional modules enables students to tailor the course towards a particular interest.

Core Modules

• Cell Structure and Function for Engineers (autumn) 10 credits
  • Structure and function of cells and cell organelles
  • Protein and enzyme structure and function
  • Biosynthesis of cell components
  • The role of cell membranes in barrier and transport processes
• Human Structure and Function for Engineers (autumn) 10 credits
  • Basic anatomical and medical terminology
  • Cardiovascular system
  • Gastrointestinal system
  • Reproductive and excretory system
  • Nervous system
  • The skeletal system
• Masters Engineering Research and Communication (full year) 20 credits
  • Develops professional and research skills including academic/technical writing, communication, critical literature reviewing, and project planning
• Individual Postgraduate Project (summer) 60 credits
  • Involves students undertaking an original, independent, research study into an engineering or industrial topic appropriate to their specific MSc programme

Optional Modules

• Biomedical Applications of Biomaterials (autumn) 20 credits
  • The clinical need for materials in medicine
  • The biological responses to materials in the body
  • The application of materials in medicine
• Biomechanics (spring) 10 credits
  • Mechanical properties of biological tissues
  • Hard tissues including bone
  • Soft tissues including cartilage, tendon, disc, and blood vessels
  • Time-dependent behavior
  • Experimental techniques
  • Impact mechanics
  • Modeling
  • Custom implants
• Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing 10 credits
  • Design, processing, and material aspects of additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies
• Digital Signal Processing (autumn) 20 credits
  • Principles, major algorithms, and implementation possibilities of digital signal processing at an advanced level
• Sensing Systems and Signal Processing (spring) 10 credits
  • Background knowledge to understand sensors and their applications
• Computational Fluid Dynamics 20 credits
  • Introduction
  • Fundamental CFD theory
  • Turbulence
  • Multiphase
  • Reactive Flow
  • Quality Assurance
• Functional Medical Imaging (spring) 10 credits
  • Techniques for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS)
  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
  • Electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetoencephalography (MEG)
• Biomechanical Analysis of Human Motion - full year 20 credits
• Advanced Materials Characterisation 10 credits
  • Personal engagement in classes
  • No examination
• Materials Design Against Failure (spring) 10 credits
  • Understanding and manipulating material's microstructure to avoid failure

Learning and Assessment

• How you will learn: Lectures, practical classes, tutorials
• How you will be assessed: Coursework, exams, in-class test, dissertation
• Contact time and study hours: Teaching will take place Mondays to Fridays during term time. Contact time will vary depending on options taken but will typically be 12-14 hours per week.

Entry Requirements

• MSc: Undergraduate degree 2:1 in a relevant subject. Applicants with an engineering or physical sciences or biotechnology degree are eligible to apply.
• International and EU equivalents: We accept a wide range of qualifications from all over the world.
• English language requirements: IELTS 6.0 (no less than 5.5 in any element)

Fees

• Qualification: MSc
• Home / UK: To be confirmed
• International: To be confirmed

Careers

• Careers advice: We offer individual careers support for all postgraduate students.
• Job prospects: Our graduates go on to a wide range of careers. Some go on to do PhDs, while others enter roles that have a direct correlation to their degree, including in the medical device industry, biomedical imaging industry, and bioengineering regulatory organisations. Others use their transferable skills in a range of sectors.
• Career progression: 96.8% of postgraduates from the Faculty of Engineering who were available for employment secured work or further study within six months of graduation. £29,000 was the average starting salary, with the highest being £100,000.