Program Overview
The Biomedical Engineering program combines engineering, life sciences, and healthcare to improve healthcare quality. Students gain a foundation in general engineering, anatomy, and physiology, followed by specialized technical courses and project work.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Biomedical engineering is a field that combines engineering, life sciences, and healthcare. The goal is to better understand, replace, or fix a target system to ultimately improve the quality of healthcare.
Outline:
- First and second years: Students take a range of modules in general engineering, as well as approved modules in other relevant areas.
- Third year: Students study technical courses in both mechanical/manufacturing engineering and electronic engineering, along with courses in anatomy and physiology.
- Fourth year: Students study a range of technical subjects in greater depth.
- Project work: Project work is an important aspect of this degree and there is an extensive research facility available to students.
Careers:
Biomedical engineering is the fastest-growing career and this trend is expected to continue over the next decade. Ireland’s medical technology sector has evolved into a global leader for medical device and diagnostic products, with more than 450 companies involved in developing, manufacturing, and marketing medical devices. These companies have a strong demand for high-quality graduates at Master’s and Ph.D. level. Biomedical engineers also find employment in clinics and hospitals where they work as clinical engineers, responsible for complex, expensive diagnostic equipment and laboratories.
Other:
- Biomedical engineering is a challenging professional discipline, requiring knowledge of biology and medicine, as well as understanding of a range of engineering subjects.
- It is also a very exciting field in which new methods and products are constantly being developed, using the latest technology in materials, mechanics, electronics, mathematical analytical methods, and manufacturing processes.
