Design for Healthcare & Assistive Technologies MSc

Semester 1 has three core modules:

There are two optional modules during semester 1 and you can select one of the following:

Semester 2 has two taught core modules:

You will also complete:

You will also complete a project, selected in consultation with a project supervisor. The project will require the preparation of an interim report, summarising the main aims of the project, research strategy and literature review related to the project. After defining agreed project objectives, identifying appropriate practical or computational techniques, project structure and time management, the student will undertake a period of research or development experimental work, or a combination of both to obtain results, according to the project type.

This course is taught by academics from the School of Science and Engineering & The School of Medicine as well as industrial experts. The programme will involve a variety of teaching formats including:

• lectures
• Tutorials
• VLE screencasts
• Laboratory exercises
• Case studies and demonstrations

Practical sessions are opportunities for students to develop their own prototyping, design critique and usability engineering skills in collaboration with end users.

You will be assessed using a mixture of coursework's and examinations. Coursework's will typically either be:

• individual submission based on a specific topic, related to the taught content
• report based on practical work such as laboratory sessions, prototype development
• the creation of presentations and reflective journals

In addition to examination and coursework, students will be assessed on their biomedical engineering project, by submitting a MSc thesis and preparing a poster presentation as part of a viva-voca thesis defence