Biomedical Engineering (Taught)

The Masters in Biomedical Engineering is an interdisciplinary programme that will equip you for employment within the biomedical engineering sector. This programme addresses all the key aspects of biomedical engineering.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

• The University of Glasgow has been delivering world-class engineering education and research since 1840.

• Biomedical Engineering is the newest division of the School of Engineering, bringing together our long standing expertise. Research covers four themes, Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Bionanotechnology, Rehabilitation Engineering, Biosensors and Diagnostics.

• Electronic and Electrical Engineering at Glasgow is ranked 5th in the UK and 1st in Scotland (Complete University Guide 2020).

• The MSc Biomedical Engineering is accredited in the “Further Learning” category accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM). This means that a student with an accredited BEng undergraduate degree can take the accredited "Further Learning" MSc to top-up their academic qualifications in order to meet the full academic requirements for conferral of the title of Chartered Engineer. This is an alternative route to the 5-year undergraduate MEng route.

• The course is based on in-depth modules and individual projects, which are designed to give graduates an opportunity to specialise in specific areas of biomedical engineering or to cover a more general biomedical engineering syllabus.

• This taught MSc/PgDip offers a wide exposure to the philosophy and practice of biomedical engineering whilst simultaneously enabling students to deepen their knowledge of specific areas of biomedical engineering disciplines, which have been chosen on the basis of the research strengths of the discipline. The choice includes Biomaterials and Biomechanics including their application in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Rehabilitation Engineering applied within Glasgow hospitals, and bioelectronics and diagnostic systems designed to be applied from advanced hospitals to out-in-the-field situations.

• The compulsory part of the programme provides the basic underlying knowledge needed throughout biomedical engineering. These core courses are taken in both semesters to allow a wide range of optional subjects to be available.

• The school has an Athena Swan Bronze Award, demonstrating the school’s commitment to supporting women in scientific studies and careers, and to improving the working environment for all.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Modes of delivery of the MSc in Biomedical Engineering include lectures, seminars and tutorials and allow students the opportunity to take part in lab, team work and study trips in the UK. You will undertake an MSc project working on a specific research area with one of the academics.

Core Courses
APPLICATIONS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 5
BIOLOGICAL FLUID MECHANICS M
BIOPHYSICS OF CELLS AND SYSTEMS M
ENERGY IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS M
MEDICAL IMAGING
STATISTICS FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 3
MSC PROJECT

Optional Courses
ADVANCED IMAGING AND THERAPY M
BIOMECHANICS M
BIOSENSORS AND DIAGNOSTICS M
FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS M
MICROSCOPY AND OPTICS M
NANOFABRICATION
REHABILITATION ENGINEERING M
SCAFFOLDS AND TISSUES M
SIGNAL PROCESSING OF BIOSIGNATURES M
TISSUE AND CELL ENGINEERING 4Y OPTION
ULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS

CAREER PROSPECTS
Career opportunities include positions in rehabilitation engineering, biomaterials for reconstructive surgery, biosensors, device and implant design and development, and biosignal processing.