University of Southampton

Medical Engineering with Industrial Placement Year (BEng)

University of SouthamptonHighfield, Southampton

Course overview

Join a new generation of engineers that understand the underlying principles of medical and healthcare technologies. You'll enhance your employability with an industrial placement year; an additional year-long paid placement in an engineering organisation. This programme combines engineering and physical science fundamentals with medicine and healthcare.

The year-long placement is a great opportunity to bolster your employability by ensuring that you graduate with experience of contemporary industry operations and connections. It includes benefits like: support from a placement tutor during placement a reduced tuition fee during the year successful placement being included on your degree certificate progression reviews throughout the year to monitor your progress and development Our medical engineering offerings have a strong focus on mechanical engineering, user interaction and needs. The technologies you develop will help support patients, carers and clinicians in enabling longer, he

Key highlights

  • Year-long paid industrial placement in an engineering organisation
  • Placement tutor support and progression reviews throughout the placement year
  • Successful placement recognised on your degree certificate
  • Combines engineering and physical science fundamentals with medicine and healthcare
  • Strong focus on mechanical engineering, user interaction and user needs
  • Develop technologies supporting patients, carers and clinicians

Entry requirements

  • A-level: AAB — to include including mathematics (Grade A
  • A-level: ABB — to include including mathematics (minimum grade A), plus grade A in the EPQ; with EPQ
  • A-level: AA — to include including mathematics; combined with BTEC

Scholarships

  • Biological Sciences Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Business School Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Economic, Social and Political Sciences Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Education School Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Engineering Global Talent Scholarship

    Up to 5 scholarships of £2,000 are available to international students for the first 3 years of study on an undergraduate degree within the School of Engineering.

    Up to £2,000
  • Geography and Environmental Science Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Health Sciences Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Law School Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Ocean and Earth Science Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Physics and Astronomy Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Psychology Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • School of Mathematical Sciences Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Southampton Arts and Humanities Deans Global Talent Scholarship

    Successful applicants will get £10,000 towards their tuition fees.

    Up to £10,000
  • Southampton Chemistry Deans International Scholarship

    If you are awarded this scholarship, you'll get £5,000 towards your tuition fees in your first year of study.

    Up to £5,000
  • Southampton Electronics and Computer Science Global Scholarship

    There are 12 scholarships for £5000 each.

    Up to £5,000
  • Southampton Physics and Astronomy Achievement Scholarship

    The scholarships are renewable for subsequent years of study (subject to continuing academic performance) for up to £20,000 total. There are 10 stipend scholarships of £5,000.

    Up to £5,000

Careers this course leads to

  • Medical engineer
  • Biomedical engineer
  • Medical device design engineer
  • Clinical engineer
  • Rehabilitation engineer
  • Healthcare technology engineer

Cost of study

UK/Home: £9,535 per year | International: £31,000 per year

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Southampton, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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