Medical Engineering with a Year in Industry MEng (Hons)

COURSE OVERVIEW

Medical 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.

Our degrees 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.

MEDICAL ENGINEERING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Medical 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
• Robotic Surgical Instruments

This degree provides a first step on the path to prestigious Chartered Engineer status.

Professional Body Accreditation

The MEng Medical Engineering at Swansea University is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) and The Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.

Our career support services include:

• Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
• Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
• Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
• Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
• Advice and guidance on postgraduate study and funding
• Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.