Medical Sciences and Engineering BSc
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Bachelor's degree
In London
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
London
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Duration
3 Years
In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 15 or 30 credits, adding up to a total of 120 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 30-credit module is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
This degree comprises eight compulsory modules in both years one and two, which are split equally between engineering and medical science. In year three, you can personalise your education with four student-selected modules and four compulsory modules.
Students are able to choose optional modules from across UCL. You will be encouraged to design your degree programme along themes which include engineering and medical sciences.
You will have the opportunity to experience UCL's cutting-edge research laboratories, as well as state-of-the-art hospital facilities.
Students will develop skills in information evaluation, integration, and its application to healthcare. They will be able to carry out a bioengineering system-related research project in their final year.
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About this course
You will benefit from teaching underpinned by world-leading research activity in medical devices from across UCL. Graduates will be capable of delivering world-class biomedical engineering solutions that sustain human health and longevity.
You will engage with scientists, clinicians and engineers across UCL's Bloomsbury, Royal Free and Stanmore campuses. This close interaction with national hospitals means that education is driven by medical challenges.
You will develop your entrepreneurial skills and learn how research can be translated into clinical practice. You will also learn about commercialisation within the medical technology industry.
Graduates will be equipped to deliver world-class biomedical engineering and regenerative medicine solutions in clinical, commercial, regulatory and research environments. They will have the skills to move into the expanding global medical technologies and regenerative medicine sectors as product specialists, researchers, designers and regulatory advisors. Graduates may also enter NHS Clinical Scientist and Clinical Engineer training programmes.
Recent government and industry reports have identified skills shortages in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. These shortages need to be met by multidisciplinary graduates who can think broadly to create new solutions to global challenges.
Graduates will be able to work in areas such as designing artificial and regenerative body organs and tissues, keyhole and robotic surgery, innovating techniques for diagnosis and treatment of disease, quantifying physiological function, designing equipment for improved surgical techniques, prosthetic reconstruction and assistive technology, and treating patients needing corrective treatments due to malformation, disease, cancer or trauma.
English Language and Mathematics at grade B or 6. For UK-based students, a grade C or 5 or equivalent in a foreign language (other than Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew or Latin) is required.
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Subjects
- Design
- Medical
- Medical training
- Engineering Medicine
- Health and Disease
- Cardiovascular
- Mathematics
- Medical Instrumentation
- Drug Metabolism
- Physiology
- Fluid Balance and Nutrition
Course programme
Core or compulsory module(s)
- Introduction to Engineering Medicine
- Cardiovascular and Respiratory Function in Health and Disease
- Mathematics and Modelling
- Medical Instrumentation
- The Gut, Liver and Drug Metabolism
- Kidneys, Hormonal Control of Human Physiology, Fluid Balance and Nutrition
- Materials and Mechanics
- Design and Professional Skills 1
All first year modules are compulsory.
YEAR 2
- The Functional Nervous System and Brain
- Medical Instrumentation 2
- Mathematical Modelling and Analysis
- Musculoskeletal Biology
- Manufacturing Regenerative Medicines
- Fundamentals of Biomechanics
- Professional Medical Practice
- Infection, Inflammation and Repair
All second year modules are compulsory.
YEAR 3
- Professional Clinical Practice
- Research Project
A variety of optional modules will be available, allowing students to personalise their degree along a theme including engineering or medical sciences.
Your learningTaught modules will be supported by specially-tailored, lab-based group tutorials. Working in small teams, students will apply their knowledge within a supported environment, supervised by academics. Formal learning will include practical classes, case-based discussions, workshops and research projects (group and individual).
AssessmentA range of methods of assessment will be used across the programme, including: written coursework, project reports, and unseen examinations (designed to test knowledge and understanding of both medical sciences and engineering).
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Medical Sciences and Engineering BSc