都柏林城市大学

About the course

In Year One of this course, you’ll cover the fundamentals of mathematics, physics, engineering and computing. A major group project involves the design and building of a radio-controlled device.

The design-related modules are continued from Year One and further developed in Year Two, as they’re of primary importance in linking the disciplines of engineering and healthcare. In your second year, you’ll cover a combination of mechanical engineering, biological and bioengineering subjects.

Year Three will see you learning to develop products in accordance with the relevant regulatory requirements of the medical device industry and join other DCU mechanical engineering students in a design competition. This is then followed by your six-month INTRA placement, generally in a medical device company. This period of industrial training will provide you with an insight into the structure and functioning of healthcare companies, and will be invaluable in your future career.

In Year Four, you’ll learn about advanced technologies in the fields of rehabilitation engineering, biomaterials, computer vision and surgical device technology, and how to apply sophisticated computer modelling software in the design process. Your fourth-year project will allow you to work on a substantial design or research project in an area related to biomedical engineering.

You may opt to leave the course after Year Four with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Degree.

If you chose to continue to Year Five you’ll expand your design skills, and learn how to conduct advanced research and apply it towards a major research project in a biomedical technology field.

Careers

Given the robust condition of the Irish industrial sector and taking into account DCU’s active synchronization with the medical sector, Biomedical Engineering students can feel confident about their job prospects. The increasing harmonisation of European standards and US regulations also ensures that graduates will be employable worldwide.

Alumni hold positions as:

• Clinical Engineer
• Product Development Engineer
• Project Engineer
• Quality Engineer
• Research and Development

In these areas

• Healthcare Industry
• Medical Device Companies