Masters Compare - Find your perfect masters course.
Masters Compare - Find your perfect masters course.
Study Details: 1 year
Medical engineering is a multidisciplinary STEM field that integrates knowledge across engineering, materials science, human biology and medicine to develop new devices, algorithms, processes and systems that improve medical practice and health care delivery.
Our MSc is designed to equip you with all the necessary knowledge, transferable skills and training in the exciting field of (bio)medical engineering and enable you to follow a successful career in the medical device and healthcare industry.
A 2:2 honours degree or above in engineering/computing/robotics/biomedical science/biology/medicine/dentistry/chemistry.
The programme is also suitable for mathematics, health profession and psychology graduates with sufficient science background and/or relevant industrial experience.
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From scholarships and loans, to grants from charitable trusts, you can fund your postgraduate study at Plymouth in a number of ways.
Medical engineering graduates will be well-placed to gain employment and build successful careers in: healthcare (including hospitals, NHS), medical device industry, pharmaceutics, medical research, medicine, start-ups, teaching, consultancy and finance. Medical engineers can work as (Bio)medical Engineers, Clinical Engineers/Scientists, Medical Research Scientists, Rehabilitation Engineers, Prosthetic Design Engineers, Application Engineers in Medical Devices, Bioinstrumentation Engineers and Robotic Surgical Instruments Engineers.
Nanotechnology pathway:
Medical Engineering and Biomechanics (MECH549)
Health Data and Medical Statistics (MATH515)
Engineering Research Methods and Professional Development (ENGR501)
Advanced Engineering Design Project (MECH553)
Nanotechnology and Nanoelectronics (ELEC512)
Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (MECH551)
MSc Dissertation (PROJ517)
Biomedical Diagnostics pathway:
Medical Engineering and Biomechanics (MECH549)
Engineering Research Methods and Professional Development (ENGR501)
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